By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD — Shohei Ohtani could have pursued a 15-year contract through age 44, agent Nez Balelo said Thursday, explaining the two-way superstar didn’t want to risk a decline in his skills while under the big deal. Balelo pulled back the curtain that shrouds Ohtani a bit when he spoke…
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday asking the courts to halt new Trump Administration vetting procedures for reuniting children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents, saying the changes are keeping families separated longer and are inhumane. Related Articles ‘JD Vance is wrong’: New Pope Leo…
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By BRIAN MELLEY LONDON (AP) — Jurors in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree that once stood along the ancient Hadrian’s Wall in northern England did not reach a verdict Thursday after several hours of deliberations. Related Articles Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in…
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Pope Leo XIV, who was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost before becoming the first American selected to lead the Catholic Church on Thursday, has reposted online content critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on immigration and religious issues. A Chicago native and Villanova University graduate, Leo XIV speaks English, Spanish, Italian,…
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A defense attorney on Thursday questioned the mental competency of a man accused of ramming his vehicle into the front gate of actress Jennifer Aniston’s Bel Air home. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz suspended criminal proceedings against Jimmy Wayne Carwyle pending a mental competency evaluation and ordered him “not to have…
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ANAHEIM — From a purely hockey standpoint, the Ducks’ hiring of Joel Quenneville to be the 12th head coach in the team’s history is a no-brainer. Anaheim has a roster of young talent ready to take the next step, and Quenneville has a proven ability to take such a collection of talent to greatness. He’s…
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It didn’t take long for Chicago Cubs fans to welcome the first American pope into their arms, or for White Sox fans to claim him as their own. When Pope Leo XIV’s election was announced Thursday, ABC News reported Robert Prevost, of Dolton, was a Cubs fan. The jokes were flying on social media, many of…
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A large portion of Long Beach’s Los Cerritos Wetlands is finally on its way to restoration, with officials gathering on Thursday, May 8, to celebrate the start of the long-awaited project. The 154-acre portion of the Los Cerritos Wetlands, a privately owned oil field for the last six decades, is near the city’s border with…
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Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area. In his first words as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost announced “peace be with you,” invoking a message of dialogue and care for those in…
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A 53-year-old man was convicted on Wednesday, May 8, of sexually assaulting for more than a half-decade two boys he was tutoring at an Orange County after-school program. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than five hours before finding Zeta “Jimmy” Dhanapanth guilty of a dozen counts of felony lewd acts with a…
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