THOUSAND OAKS — The Rams have re-signed running back Sony Michel, a member of their Super Bowl championship team. The Rams announced their reunion Tuesday with Michel, a two-time Super Bowl winner and five-year NFL veteran. Michel rushed for 845 yards and four touchdowns while also catching 21 passes during the 2021-22 season for the…
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama has long been earmarked to be the No. 1 overall selection in the NBA draft, a player so unusual that he defies traditional categorization. He headlines The Associated Press’ list of big men in the draft with a 7-foot-3 frame that eventually could help him dominate inside to…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has gained a reputation for making grand pronouncements and then not following up with specific actions after the press conference is over. Rarely, however, have we seen him actively undermine the goals he outlined in his public statements. Until now. In 2021, the governor signed a landmark police accountability bill to decertify…
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The inaugural Darker Waves Festival is bringing together big-name new wave rock groups for a single-day concert event at Huntington City Beach on Saturday, Nov. 18. The fest will feature over 30 acts performing across three stages including headliners Tears For Fears and New Order. Other acts will include The B-52s, Echo & the Bunnymen,…
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Gummies, those sugary bears, worms or button-sized candies, seem harmless — but they are far from it. Florida’s Poison Control Centers are fielding an escalation of calls from people who have become seriously ill from overdoses of melatonin, THC and CBD gummies. Emergency department visits in Florida are rising, too. Reactions include nausea, vomiting, extreme…
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John Eastman sat between his lawyers — a laptop open before him, a pen and pad within easy reach — as the California State Bar put him on trial early Tuesday, June 20, for alleged “dishonesty and moral turpitude.” Eastman, former dean of Chapman University’s law school and alleged architect of Donald Trump’s attempts to…
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European Union consumer protection groups urged regulators on Tuesday to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT, citing risks that leave people vulnerable and the delay before the bloc’s groundbreaking AI regulations take effect. In a coordinated effort, 13 watchdog groups wrote to their national consumer, data protection, competition and product safety authorities warning…
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Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless – and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300 a month could have kept them off the streets. That’s according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that provides the most comprehensive look yet at California’s…
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If the projections are reasonably accurate, Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the only player standing between the Pac-12 and a hefty dose of ignominy Thursday evening in the 2023 NBA Draft. The versatile UCLA forward is considered the only likely first-round selection for a conference that typically produces a handful of them and hasn’t been shut…
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A road trip along Route 66 is an American culture touchstone. The highway that first connected Chicago and Los Angeles in the 1920s became larger than life thanks to the writing of John Steinbeck, the music of Nat King Cole and a certain snippet of lyrics by The Eagles. (You’ll have “standing on the corner…
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