For weeks Gov. Gavin Newsom teased an endemic plan that seemed as though it would bring an end to the California government’s often heavy-handed and arbitrary response to COVID-19. “We recognize that we want to turn the page on the status quo,” Newsom said last Monday. And then a few days later, Newsom unveiled…
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO | Associated Press NEW YORK — Lowe’s Cos., the nation’s second-largest home improvement chain behind Home Depot, offered an upbeat annual outlook after reporting strong fiscal fourth-quarter results that showed a still sizzling housing market. The report, released Wednesday, follows a robust quarterly report from Home Depot. Home improvement stores have been…
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The Ravens have added five new assistant coaches, the team Wednesday, stabilizing the staff after a month of attrition in Baltimore. Tight ends coach George Godsey, inside linebackers coach Zach Orr, outside linebackers coach Rob Leonard, assistant offensive line coach Mike Devlin and defensive quality-control coach Ryan Osborn have joined coach John Harbaugh’s 2022 staff.…
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With $4 million in state funds, Fullerton city officials are exploring the purchase of a 150-bed recuperative care and navigation center on Commonwealth Avenue that offers beds and medical services for the area’s homeless population. The money was secured by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva from the state budget. Officials hope that buying the property will help…
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Celebrated for their accomplishments in their respective fields and their service and support of the university, Cal State Fullerton is recognizing four Titan alumni and one honorary alumna on Feb. 26 as the 2022 Vision & Visionaries award recipients. Established in 1994 and in its 25th year, the awards are the highest honors presented by…
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The American Medical Association now tells doctors: Use woke language! It’s issued a 54-page guide telling doctors things like, don’t say “equality”; say “equity.” Don’t say “minority”; say “historically marginalized.” Much of the AMA’s advisory sounds like Marxism: “Expose … property rights … Individualism is problematic … Corporations … limit prospects for good health ……
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Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins coach who filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL claiming racially discriminating hiring practices after being fired on Jan. 10, has found his next destination. Flores was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday as a senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach, the Steelers announced. Flores getting the job with the…
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BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists on Wednesday blocked roads leading to Germany’s three biggest airports, gluing themselves to the ground before police arrived. Members of the group Uprising of the Last Generation said they wanted to disrupt cargo and passenger traffic at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. The group has demanded that the…
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We’re less than a week from the NFL combine and less than three from the opening of free agency. What approach will new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus take in rebuilding the Chicago Bears roster? The Tribune’s Brad Biggs reads the tea leaves in this week’s Bears mailbag. How are the Bears…
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By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration’s insistence on sticking to China’s “zero-COVID” strategy as the city posted another record number of cases Wednesday, bristling at ever-stricter regulations and a plan to test everyone for the virus. Schools have already switched to…
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