A motorcyclist was killed and the driver of a BMW sedan was arrested on suspicion of DUI after they crashed in Fullerton Wednesday night, June 12, authorities said. As police investigated, the driver of a Tesla on auto-pilot slammed into a police cruiser blocking traffic, but no one was injured. At around 9:45 p.m., a…
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Over the last dozen years, Democrats have gained, lost and finally nailed down supermajorities in the California Legislature. Now they hold more than 75% of its 120 seats. Having achieved total control, Democratic leaders could — and did — completely ignore the dwindling numbers of Republican legislators, now just 18 in the 80-member Assembly and…
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TORRANCE — It’s not necessarily that rugby – or, specifically, Major League Rugby – is a tough sell in SoCal. But part of the challenge faced by Rugby FC Los Angeles in its inaugural season may have been the way the previous attempt to bring MLR to the region ended. The L.A. Giltinis were named…
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Krishna Venta and his wife, Ruth, in Feb. 1949. (File photo by Denver Post) The property is “so big that I have to show it in my Jeep — or as we call it, the Jurassic tour,” said co-listing agent Holly Hatch of Calabasas-based Holly and Chris Luxury Homes Group at Coldwell Banker Realty. (Photo…
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Sean Callender, center, and Katty Callender take a photo while holding a photo of family member Jericho Callender’s face after the Huntington Beach High School graduation ceremony in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Photo by Claire Nguyen, Contributing Photographer) Graduates find their families in the stands during the Huntington Beach High School graduation…
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John Katsilometes | (TNS) Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — A legendary showman who dates to the Strip’s golden era and been the subject of millions of panties-throwing fans, is coming back to Las Vegas. Tom Jones is headlining two shows at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Sept. 28-29. Jones’ shows were confirmed…
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By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” Related Articles National Politics | Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication National Politics | Supreme Court has a lot of work to do…
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Midway through Vampire Weekend‘s night at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig paused to remind, or perhaps inform, fans in the packed amphitheater of the night’s special theme. “Now some of you may be aware, and some of you may not be, but it’s ska night at the Hollywood Bowl,” Koenig said, noting…
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By WILL WEISSERT (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — When Robert De Niro showed up outside a Manhattan courthouse to decry Donald Trump as his New York hush money trial was winding down, it sparked a life-imitates-art screaming match with a nearby group of the former president’s supporters. “You are gangsters!” De Niro, who starred in…
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Dee DePass | (TNS) Star Tribune Six weeks ago, the public relations firm Bellmont Partners reopened its renovated Edina, Minnesota, office with a catch: Not every employee would have a permanent desk. Like an increasing number of employers wrestling with work-from-home trends, Bellmont adopted a musical-chairs-like seating system, albeit more high-tech, commonly called “hoteling.” Only…
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