By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The inspector general’s request focuses on…
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California workers ended 2024 with the nation’s fifth-largest pay raises, despite sluggish job creation. My trusty spreadsheet looked at a fourth-quarter tally of workers and wages by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that’s taken from a review of employers’ unemployment insurance filings for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These stats are considered…
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “Will he? Or won’t he?” speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. Financial terms of the…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, June 6, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now El Modena’s softball team navigated past multiple challenges Thursday to beat visiting Poway 8-6 in the Division I semifinals of the CIF Southern California Regional. Catcher Parker Mayes hit two home runs, including a two-run shot off the scoreboard in center field in…
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Noah Everly #8 of St. John Bosco celebrates after scoring in the third inning. Villa Park played St. John Bosco in the CIF SoCal Regional Division. 1 semifinals on June 5, 2025 in Hacienda Heights CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Jack Champlin #7 of St. John Bosco pitches in the seventh inning. Villa…
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The Redlands Unified School District has made progress expanding services, staff and training to address student sexual abuse, but has failed to respond to and resolve a large number of complaints in timely fashion over the past year, the state attorney general’s office has concluded. The findings came in the first compliance report issued by…
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana’s first and only lead of the game and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of these playoffs, did it again to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.…
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By TIM WILLERT The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her way out of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive third game in the Women’s College World Series with a 4-3 victory over Texas on Thursday night. The Game 3 showdown on Friday night (5 p.m.…
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Old joke: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Just one. But the light bulb has to be willing to change. No joke: The city of Los Angeles may soon have a court-appointed receiver in control of homelessness spending. The city government has been hauled into federal court over its alleged…
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