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LOS ANGELES — Wait – there’s more.Just days after reaching agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract with free agent reliever Tanner Scott, the Dodgers are set to add yet another top free agent.According to multiple reports, the Dodgers are near an agreement with veteran reliever and two-time All-Star Kirby Yates. Like the agreement with Scott, the deal is pending a physical and the Dodgers will need to make moves to clear spots on the 40-man roster.Since winning the World Series less than three months ago, the Dodgers have added Scott, starting pitcher Blake Snell, outfielder Michael Conforto, infielder Hyeseong…

The ornate entry doors open into the grand entrance hall. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The library. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The lap pool and spa. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The outdoor kitchen. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) A bird’s eye-view of the interior courtyard with the glass ceiling opened. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The interior courtyard. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The interior spa. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media…

A Panorama City man who used an electroshock weapon on a police officer, a Santa Ana man who unleashed pepper spray at retreating officers and a former Orange County police chief who transported weapons across the country before joining a mob that marched on Congress are among the more than two dozen people with Southern California ties who appear to have received clemency through President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 defendants.After months of speculation about how many Jan. 6 defendants would receive pardons, Trump — who has painted the defendants as “hostages” or “political prisoners” — announced hours…

By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said during a speech at Capitol One Arena on Monday afternoon, referring to Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Then he slapped his hand on his chest, extended his arm straight outward and upward with his palm facing downwards. He turned around and made a similar gesture facing…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Dave Kleckner did not get into coaching for personal glory or recognition.So when Etiwanda High School sought to honor the soon-to-retire-from-teaching boys basketball coach at a game this season, the initial thought was to keep it a secret from Kleckner because he would discourage it.Etiwanda High School honors longtime boys’ basketball coach Dave Kleckner by naming the court in his honor during his retirement ceremony on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Rancho Cucamonga. Kleckner, set to retire at the end of the season, is San Bernardino County’s winningest boys’ basketball coach with 736 career wins as of…

The principal of Baldwin Park High and a woman who was a Redlands resident died in a traffic collision on the 10 Freeway in Colton on Friday, Jan. 17, when cars were struck by a pickup truck that authorities say crossed the median.Eric D. Lopez, 55, of Grand Terrace, who had led the school for three years, and Faith C. Manigos, 40, in a third vehicle, died at the scene of the crash, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office said.A memorial for Lopez has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at the school at 3900 N. Puente Ave., Baldwin…

By TIFFANY STANLEY and GARY FIELDS, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”The Trump administration has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights and…

Stung from perhaps their worst showing of the season, the Kings regrouped for Wednesday’s meeting with the Florida Panthers, who entered the campaign with designs on a second straight Stanley Cup and third consecutive Eastern Conference crown.Kings captain Anže Kopitar and coach Jim Hiller felt their team’s effort in a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday may have been its poorest of the year.“Over a long season, you usually say that [the team didn’t compete hard enough]  too many times, and we haven’t had to say that much this year,” Hiller said. “So, we’ll come back against the…

By MIKE CATALINIAttorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.Trump’s roughly 700-word executive order, issued late Monday, amounts to a fulfillment of something he’s talked about during the presidential campaign. But whether it succeeds is far from certain as attorneys general in 18 states and two cities challenged the order in court on Tuesday, seeking to block the president.Here’s a closer look at birthright citizenship, Trump’s executive order and reaction to it:What is birthright citizenship?Birthright citizenship means…

The Etiwanda girls basketball team suffered some losses early in the season, but the Eagles once again showed why they can never be counted out.Cal-bound point guard Aliyahna Morris scored 26 points to lead Etiwanda to a 74-65 victory over Incarnate Word Academy of St. Louis on Monday at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Incarnate Word entered the event with 141 consecutive victories, a national record for high school girls basketball.Morris knocked down four 3-pointers in the opening quarter to help Etiwanda grab an 18-13 advantage. Incarnate Word battled back and even led by as many as three points…