By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Bill Stepien abruptly pulled out of his appearance today — Monday, June 13 — before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, citing a family emergency, the panel said. The committee was told on…
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Toward the earlier days of KFI’s (640 AM) talk format, the station tended to lean political, even more than it does today. And while it tended to be on the conservative side of things, there was a semblance of balance … morning host Rush Limbaugh countered with afternoon drive’s Tom Leykis. And in the evening…
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Soon we’ll all be using less water — and some of us may be lucky enough to pay more for the privilege! Happy Summer of the Drought, version 2022, folks. Be warned: It might hurt a bit. Orange County’s cities and water districts used 25% more water this April than in April 2020, even with…
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Q: LeBron James just stated that he could have an immediate impact on the Heat or the Warriors. Do you think there is any way Pat Riley would consider bringing back LeBron? Is a short-term chance worth mortgaging the future for? – Bob, Davie. A: First, that is not nearly the context of what LeBron…
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In the midst of a lawsuit among members of the Angelos family, Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos issued a statement Monday morning asserting that the club “will never leave” Baltimore. Louis Angelos, the brother of John, brought a lawsuit against his brother Thursday alleging he was trying to seize control of the team and…
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Last month, state energy officials warned that California likely will have a shortage of electricity this summer equivalent to what is needed to power about 1.3 million homes. So why are local and state regulators increasingly trying to force Californians to rely on increasingly unreliable electricity? In Sacramento, the California Air Resources Board is working…
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The Ravens wrapped up organized team activities last week, a series of nine voluntary workouts more notable for who wasn’t in attendance than who was. This week, the team will turn its focus to mandatory minicamp, three days of practices that will set the stage for the start of training camp in late July. Here…
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In little more than a month, the Orioles will replace Adley Rutschman in their farm system with another first overall draft pick. With the new collective bargaining agreement’s draft lottery system not going into effect until next summer, Baltimore’s 52-110 record last year, paired with a tiebreaker against the Arizona Diamondbacks, secured the organization’s second…
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California’s universities once required faculty to sign an anti-Communist oath. Many faculty resigned or refused to sign on principle, and no one looks back on that history with fondness. Yet California’s community colleges are on the brink of embracing a new loyalty oath. Rather than force faculty to denounce communism, a new policy will force…
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SANTA ANA — A 24-year-old Oakland man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 16 years in prison for pimping three underage girls in Santa Ana. Malik Omar Malveaux pleaded guilty to four counts each of human trafficking a minor and pandering with a minor, three counts of attempting to pimp a minor and…
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