By TOM MURPHY COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter. The vaccine maker said Wednesday that revenue from its coronavirus preventive shots jumped to $5.92 billion from $1.73 billion in last year’s quarter, when the vaccines were debuting in most markets. More than 217 million doses of Moderna’s…
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The Sodfather confirmed Wednesday what most of us in Chicago already assumed. This has been our worst spring ever. Period. Roger Bossard, the head groundskeeper of the Chicago White Sox, didn’t need numbers to back up his claim. He has millions of eyewitnesses. Bossard said Sox manager Tony La Russa recently asked him if he’s…
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A Navy investigation says an August helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego was not pilot error, but was caused by the mechanical failure of a hose funneling hydraulic fluid to the helicopter’s rotor. The 23-page command investigation by the Navy’s Third Fleet was released on Tuesday, May 3, and chronicles the events during…
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A man was found dead in an Anaheim home and another arrested on suspicion of the victim’s killing Tuesday night, May 3, authorities said. Officers responded to the 500 block of North Philadelphia Street, near East Sycamore Street, about 6:30 p.m. after receiving a call that a person was at a home in violation of…
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Kudos to Gov. Gavin Newsom for increasing his support for the $1.4 billion Poseidon Water desalination in Huntington Beach. “We need more tools in the damn tool kit. We are as dumb as we want to be,” he said Friday in a meeting with the Bay Area News Group editorial board. “What more…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has opened up to the possibility of extending the operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, according to multiple reports, despite past opposition. That’s a positive development. We encourage the governor to resist ideological or special-interest pressure to shutter the facility, which provided 6% of California’s power last year. Six…
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The barbecue boom continues across our nation and Southern California has its share of stars including Kevin Bludso, with restaurants in Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia, and Daniel Castillo of Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano. Contenders Winnie Yee-Lakhani, left, and Matthew Roth, right, prep elements for their first Advantage Challenge dish, as seen on…
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When the third installment of the BeachLife Festival returns to Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon May 13-15, fans will be able to dig their toes into the sand or drop a blanket on the grass as they listen to headliners like Weezer, the Smashing Pumpkins and the Steve Miller Band during the weekend festival. Related Articles…
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By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in remarks Wednesday at the White House, noting that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. Biden will emphasize how strong job gains have increased total incomes and…
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For the first time since it opened in 1927, Anaheim’s oldest park has a basketball court – and it’s not just a couple of hoops and some lines on the pavement. Pearson Park, just a few miles north of Disneyland, is now home to a “dream court” commemorating NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Tiles in the…
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