Rain, if you can believe it, is still in the forecast for today — but clear skies are on the horizon. The latest atmospheric-river system has dumped rain just about everywhere in Southern California in the last day or so, and snow at higher elevations. The system will persist throughout Wednesday, March 22, with rain…
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By Cora Lewis | The Associated Press As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again, credit card debt is already at a record high, and more people are carrying debt month to month. The Fed’s interest rate increases are meant to fight inflation, but they’ve also led to higher annual percentage rates (APRs) for people…
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By Christopher Rugaber | The Associated Press The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system. “The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” the Fed said in…
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Cindy Krischer Goodman and Spencer Norris | South Florida Sun-Sentinel After earning a reputation in the early days of the pandemic as floating disease carriers, cruise ships are back in favor with American travelers. With COVID in the general population easing, so too, are cases aboard ships. The number of COVID-19 cases reported on cruise…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — While the baseball world was focused on the matchup between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout to end the World Baseball Classic, it was nothing like the feelings their Angels teammates were having back in Arizona. “I was nervous as hell,” first baseman Jared Walsh said Wednesday morning. “I was sitting there and…
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A strong microburst — which some witnesses dubbed a possible tornado — heavily damaged several buildings in Montebello today, with video from the scene showing portions of rooftops being ripped off industrial structures and debris swirling in the air. um tornado in south montebello @ABC7 @KTLA pic.twitter.com/houu2nW1zn — Daniel (@djavim) March 22, 2023 The National…
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The classic “old grumpy grandpa” saying goes something like this: “Back in my day, we walked 15 miles to school in the snow! Barefoot! Uphill! Both ways! And we liked it that way!” For Eagle Peak Middle School eighth grade science teacher Paula Abajian, there is some truth in that saying for her, as she…
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A worst-case scenario became the best-possible news for Clippers’ Paul George, who was diagnosed with a sprained right knee Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after appearing to hyperextend his right knee, an MRI revealed that the All-Star wing suffered a less dire injury. George will be evaluated in two to three weeks, according to the…
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Country star and actress Reba McEntire can’t wait to bring her full stage show — her live band, backup singers and opening acts Terri Clark and The Isaacs — to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for the first time. Though she’s graced the stage a couple of times before — during a Broadway performance…
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The popular cookie chain Crumbl Cookies is set to open its first Garden Grove location on Friday, March 24. Over the past five years, the company, started in Utah, has grown to more than 700 locations nationwide and has repeatedly gone viral on social media platforms like TikTok. Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index,…
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