Orange County prosecutors have dropped an attempted-murder charge in the high-profile criminal case against Tatiana Turner, a Black Lives Matter activist from Long Beach who prosecutors accused of purposely driving into a crowd of counter-protesters during a violent confrontation at a 2020 Yorba Linda demonstration. Turner – who says she acted in self-defense after an…
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It has been a few days, and the shock of death’s suddenness has worn off, a bit. But the grief throughout the soccer community, and particularly that of the American soccer community, won’t subside easily after the sudden passing of Grant Wahl on Friday as he was covering a World Cup match in Qatar. In…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Cypress’ Rick Feldman, who guided the Centurions to a 10-0 regular season and runner-up finish in CIF-SS Division 4, has been named the Chargers’ Orange County coach of the year. The Chargers made the announcement Sunday during halftime of their game against Miami…
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By Ken Sweet | Associated Press NEW YORK — The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government, U.S. and Bahamian authorities. Bankman-Fried had been under criminal investigation by the two countries following the collapse last month of FTX. The firm…
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By Donie O’Sullivan | CNN Twitter’s former head of trust and safety has fled his home due to an escalation in threats resulting from Elon Musk’s campaign of criticism against him, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday. Yoel Roth, who resigned from the social media company in November, has in recent…
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By Donie O’Sullivan | CNN Twitter on Monday night announced it was disbanding its “Trust and Safety Council,” according to an email the company sent to the councils’ members that was obtained by CNN. The company said in the email that it was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights into our product and policy…
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From the earliest exploration by European explorers of what became California, its position on the western coast of the North American continent has been its most important attribute. Its coastline allowed that exploration and the development of outposts while most of the continent was still a mysterious wilderness. It fostered the 1849 gold rush that…
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Ottawa Senators right wing Claude Giroux, right, tries to take the puck from Ducks defenseman Dmitry Kulikov as the Ducks attempt to get the puck out of their zone during the second period on Monday night in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Ducks center Sam Carrick falls after clashing with Ottawa Senators…
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On one hand, the Kings have essentially kept pace with the second-place Seattle Kraken and would be in playoff position if the season were to end today, despite any question marks on their roster and the potential to backslide from last year’s odds-defying achievements. On the other, they just lost to the worst team in…
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The granddaddy of all Halloween events will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year as Knott’s Berry Farm rolls out plans for its 2023 festival lineup that fills the Buena Park theme park every month of the year with fun, food and thrills plus an October full of fear. Knott’s has unveiled its annual Seasons of…
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