Lawsuits filed on behalf of three more Orange County prosecutors alleging sexual harassment by a former senior DA manager and retaliation by DA Todd Spitzer raise new accusations of racial comments within the office. A 20-year veteran district attorney – one of three unnamed women prosecutors to file new lawsuits this week against the county…
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Florida cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond knows how to command a room, be it the living room of a recruit or the meeting room of his position group. Raymond’s presence is palpable regardless of square footage. LSU’s 2017 Pro Day showcased generational talent — notably top-10 picks Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams — and the SEC’s…
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual…
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Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier revealed this week that he cried the day he traded franchise left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Houston Texans before the 2019 season for an array of draft picks. If he has cried again at any point since, they’re probably tears of joy. The picks received in that deal…
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A former minor league baseball player from Orange County and several other people were named in a series of cases tied to an illegal sports gambling ring, which started 20 years ago and came to involve current and former professional athletes, federal authorities announced Thursday, March 31. Documents unsealed this week show several of the…
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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled on Thursday, March 31 honoring the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the latest honor for the band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and the recipient of six Grammys. All four members of the band — lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Jose Rojas may be forcing his way on to the Angels’ roster. At first glance, there is no good fit for how the Angels would use Rojas, but he has hit the ball so well in spring training that manager Joe Maddon conceded he’s leading to some tough decisions. “It’s hard to…
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By Colleen Long | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A lot is known about the few hours that shook American democracy to the core. The defeated president’s incendiary speech, the march by an angry crowd to the U.S. Capitol, the breaking in, the beating of cops, the “hang Mike Pence” threats, the lawmakers running for their…
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James McClain Pop quiz: when is a $177 million house just not enough? When it’s right down the road from a $44.5 million house, of course! That’s how much billionaire Marc Andreessen and his longtime wife Laura Arrillaga have forked out to buy their second Malibu home, which they’ll presumably use as office space or…
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LOS ANGELES — Linebacker Bobby Wagner has agreed to a five-year deal to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams. The Super Bowl champions announced the deal Thursday for Wagner, who became one of the NFL’s top linebackers during a decade with the Seattle Seahawks. ESPN reported Wagner’s deal is worth $50 million. The Seahawks released…
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