Jonathan Wright’s chest heaved and he began to sob uncontrollably Thursday, June 9, while clutching a tiny white T-shirt emblazoned with the name of the MacLaren Children’s Center, a notorious and now closed foster care facility in El Monte at the center of a new lawsuit alleging decades of horrific child abuse by staff members.…
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A Navy helicopter with four people aboard went down Thursday evening, June 9, in Imperial County in the same general training area as the site of a deadly Marine Osprey crash the day before, Navy officials announced. One person was reported to have non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. The other three were…
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The Summit of the Americas will draw to a close in Los Angeles on Friday. The conference convenes once every three or four years and is expected to address issues including immigration, climate, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit’s focus: “Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future” in the Americas. Most events are at or…
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By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the…
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The next Chicago White Sox manager was talking with fans Thursday on a beautiful afternoon on the South Side. There was much to discuss, and he had no problem telling them the truth, because he doesn’t know any other way to operate. Of course, it’s probably too early to speculate who will take over for…
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ANAHEIM — Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki can take some solace in the fact that he’s seen something like this before. Suzuki and Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon were both a part of the 2019 Washington Nationals, who famously rebounded from a 19-31 start to win the World Series. Although that team never lost 14 in…
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Cooper Kupp, always looking to take a different route, put a new wrinkle on the familiar image of athletes wearing their jerseys as they sign new contracts. The wide receiver wore quarterback Matthew Stafford’s No. 9 jersey instead of his own No. 10 when he sat down on Wednesday to sign the three-year, $78.5 million…
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Toby Keith has announced that he’ll be making an additional stop on his Country Comes to Town Tour to honor service members on Friday, Nov. 11, at Spotlight 29 Casino. The special event titled “A Salute to Our Heroes” will take place at the Coachella Crossroads outdoor venue adjacent to the Coachella casino. Tickets go…
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The phone call was much like the one Tyler Nevin gave his father last year, when the Orioles infielder made his major league debut. But the roles were reversed, with Phil Nevin dialing Tyler to tell him the long-awaited — if unexpected — news. Stuck in a 12-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Angels fired…
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The sons of Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos are fighting over the ailing patriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court that reveals that the family for several years has intended to sell the team. Louis F. Angelos, 52, is suing John P. Angelos, 54, over what he characterizes as…
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