Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Aliso Niguel’s softball team experienced two memorable days last week. The Wolverines beat Pacifica — the two-time defending CIF-SS Division 1 champion — and JSerra — a Division 1 semifinalist last season — in consecutive road games to continue their surprising start. Aliso…
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There will be no wait into the summer or even after the summer this time around, as the Rams agreed to a one-year contract to bring cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon back to Los Angeles, the team announced Wednesday. Witherspoon was a late addition to the Rams ahead of training camp in 2023, and despite some important…
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By SUSAN HAIGH and ADRIANA MORGA If you haven’t filed your 2021 tax returns you might be missing on a COVID stimulus payment. Taxpayers who haven’t filed 2021 tax returns who may be eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit must file it by April 15, 2025 to claim the credit. Related Articles National News |…
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By JACK DURA MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Related Articles National News | Massachusetts Trooper Michael Proctor fired over Karen Read case actions National News | Haven’t filed your 2021…
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INGLEWOOD — The U.S., Canada and Mexico men’s national soccer teams arrive at this moment with eyes on the big stage that’s coming in 2026. The teams will be playing in front of home crowds during the FIFA World Cup, but first comes this week’s CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. All three nations will not go…
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Disgraced Trooper Michael Proctor has been fired. Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble announced that he had accepted the MSP Trial Board’s recommendation to terminate Michael Proctor’s employment for failing to uphold agency standards, particularly regarding his conduct while as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case. Proctor’s dismissal is listed as a “dishonorable…
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As we settle into the second Trump era, we’re also seeing the return of the strangest things becoming a controversy thanks to a presidential post on Truth Social. The latest of these is a post declaring that a batch of pardons signed by President Biden during his final days in office are “VOID, VACANT, AND…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. Related Articles Business | Wall Street rises ahead of Fed announcement Business | Federal Reserve could still cut interest rates this year, but for ‘bad’ reasons Business…
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies. The images and other information released Wednesday by the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory includes a preview of three cosmic areas that the mission will…
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By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Delaware is trying to protect its status as the corporate capital of the world amid fallout from a judge’s rejection of billionaire Elon Musk ’s landmark Tesla compensation package, although critics say fast-tracked legislation will tilt the playing field against investors, including pensioners and middle-class savers. Related Articles…
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