LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers have had to pitch to the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani on at least two occasions in each of the last five seasons. They have never had to face the two-way star as a pitcher, a fate Manager Dave Roberts will no longer be able to avoid Wednesday. “Given the choice, I’d…
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The story of her husband’s tragic death isn’t easy to tell, but Michelle Brislen knows the dangers of shallow water blackouts are an important message to share – especially as summer break gets underway. “It was definitely part of my healing process. It still is,” Brislen, a San Clemente High School marine science teacher, said…
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Is it amnesia or is it arrogance? Sacramento Democrats seem to have forgotten that Proposition 16, the 2020 ballot measure to repeal California’s constitutional ban on race-based affirmative action, failed epically. In spite of a staggering $31 million war chest and high-profile endorsements for the Yes on 16 campaign, over 9.65 million California voters of…
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It’s time to confront some hard truths. As a conservative, I value truth, even when it’s inconvenient. Here’s the truth: Donald Trump mishandled highly sensitive, classified information and lied to the public about his authority to do so. This conversation is not something I enjoy, considering he held the position of president. However, the recent…
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Three Huntington Beach councilmembers want the city on Tuesday, June 20, to condemn recent flarings of antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in the community. Councilmembers Dan Kalmick, Rhonda Bolton and Natalie Moser are introducing a resolution to say: “The City Council of the city of Huntington Beach denounces antisemitism, white supremacy and anti-LGBTQ hate.” Moser said…
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The summer of 2023 might be fairly compared to the summer of 1823, if the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has it right about power outages to come. The common ground between the two would be the lack of electricity. According to the NERC, the country’s Western Interconnection, which includes California, much of the Western…
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India’s IndiGo airline is buying 500 passenger jets from European planemaker Airbus, the two companies said Monday, in a record-setting order that underscores surging demand for air travel fueled by the country’s economic growth. IndiGo, India’s dominant carrier, is buying the narrow-body A320 aircraft in what the companies said was the single biggest purchase agreement…
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This May, the Biden administration extended a reprieve to the 76,000 Afghans it evacuated from Kabul two years ago: They will be able to stay in America for another two years. Some may think that Afghan immigrants/refugees like myself should be happy—even grateful—for this news. But as we approach World Refugee Day on June 20th, that is…
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Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged Monday to hire more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over the next three years in Europe. Just ahead of World Refugee Day on Tuesday, more than 40 corporations say they will hire, connect to work or train a total of…
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An armed man was shot by at least one deputy on Monday, June 19, in a Diamond Bar neighborhood, authorities said. The suspect was hospitalized with his condition unknown. No deputy was injured in the confrontation at Diamond Bar Boulevard and Crooked Creek Drive, said Deputy Miguel Meza, a sheriff’s spokesman. The Sheriff’s Department received…
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