Black is the new red at Mater Dei. The recent installment of Servite’s Joel Hartmann as Mater Dei’s executive director of athletics a couple of months after former Servite principal Michael Brennan was named president at Mater Dei makes it look like Servite people are being hired to clean up Mater Dei’s mess. This is…
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The Long Beach ARP Sprint Nationals speedboat race — which the Southern California Speedboat Club first hosted at the city’s Marine Stadium in 1946 — annually entertains fans with several classes of speedboat racing, some which top speeds up to 150 mph. But in recent years, safety concerns have thrown the event’s future into question.…
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By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school walked in unimpeded through an apparently unlocked door, a law enforcement official said Thursday. Also, the gunman, Salvador Ramos, was apparently inside the building for at least three-quarters of an hour…
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California has experienced many drought periods, but in January 2014 the drought situation became sufficiently severe that then-Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of drought emergency. Soon thereafter, several laws were added to the Davis-Stirling Act, Civil Code Sections 4735 and 4736. Civil Code Section 4735 does not allow governing documents to directly or indirectly…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors cheered a strong set of quarterly results from Macy’s and other retailers. The S&P 500 rose 2.1% as of 12:38 p.m. Eastern and is solidly in the green for the week following a choppy few…
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By LYNN ELBER | AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres brought her nearly two-decade daytime talk show to an end Thursday with a celebrity lovefest and a forceful assertion of her achievement as a gay woman daring to be herself. DeGeneres and guests Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink shared memories and affection…
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The Disneyland Resort has closed one of its most popular attractions indefinitely after what appeared to be smoke coming out of one of its cars. Radiator Springs Racers, the centerpiece of the Disney California Adventure Park’s Cars Land, was closed late Tuesday for investigation after witnesses said they saw smoke coming out of one of…
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By RICARDO MAZALAN and ELENA BECATOROS KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis that has been worsened by Kyiv’s inability to ship millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products due…
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Beckman High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Wednesday, May 25, at Northrup Stadium. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. A graduate celebrates after they call her name during the Beckman High School graduation…
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LOS ANGELES — Actor Ray Liotta, best known for his leading role in Martin Scorsese’s mob classic “Goodfellas,” died in his sleep Thursday while filming a movie in the Dominican Republic. Liotta, 67, was filming a movie titled “Dangerous Waters.” There was no immediate word on a cause of death. A New Jersey native, Liotta…
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