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The Kings will play the last game of the 2024-25 NHL regular season Thursday when they’ll host the Calgary Flames in a makeup match from Jan. 8 that was rescheduled amid this winter’s massive fires. Should the Kings win or earn a point by way of an overtime or shootout loss, they’d secure the best single-season points total in franchise history, beating a mark set 50 years ago. It was one they tied Tuesday, along with the franchise record for most wins in a season (48 in 2015-16). Another home victory would not only add to their single-season franchise best…

By Rosie Cima, NerdWallet Having a tough week? Have you considered spending some money on yourself? You’d be in good company. Three in 10 (30%) Americans say they’ve spent money on items to improve their mood in the past 12 months, according to a recent NerdWallet survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll. Some research indicates it may be effective — buying stuff you don’t need can make you feel better, providing a distraction, escape or sense of control. But those benefits may come with negative attachments, like regret or even debt. According to the survey, 15% of Americans frequently…

An off-duty San Bernardino County firefighter died when his motorcycle crashed in Lake Elsinore on Tuesday, April 15, authorities said. Ryan Spandrio, a Riverside County resident, was married with two young children, Eric Sherwin, a Fire Department spokesman, said Wednesday. “He served with honor, professionalism, and courage,” the Fire Department said in a written statement. “He was a valued member at Fire Station 224 in San Bernardino, and a true public servant who demonstrated compassion and a commitment to the community.” The crash happened around 12:15 p.m. at Railroad Canyon Road and Church Street. Spandrio died at the scene. No…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, China and Iran have been accused of spreading. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement Wednesday that he had closed what had been known as the Global Engagement Center because it had taken actions to restrict freedom of speech in the United States and elsewhere. The center has been a frequent target of criticism from conservatives for calling out media and online reports that it said are biased or untruthful. At times, it has identified U.S. websites…

EASTVALE — Brayden Burries’ high school career included a major detour, but he still reached the final destination. Roosevelt’s Brayden Burries led the Mustangs to CIF Southern Section and CIF State Open Division Championships and is the IE Varsity Boys Basketball Player of the Year in Eastvale on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Roosevelt’s Brayden Burries led the Mustangs to CIF Southern Section and CIF State Open Division Championships and is the IE Varsity Boys Basketball Player of the Year in Eastvale on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Roosevelt’s Brayden…

By MATT O’BRIEN OpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence company’s philanthropy as it attempts to shift itself into a for-profit business. Huerta, who turned 95 last week, formed the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez in the early 1960s and will now have a say on the direction of philanthropic initiatives that OpenAI says will consider “both the promise and risks of AI.” The group will have just 90 days to make their suggestions. “She recognizes the significance of AI in today’s world and…

Six former Mountain View School District students molested by a teacher won their lawsuit against the district and their ex teacher and were awarded $48 million by a jury on Monday, April 14. The district will have to pay $36.2 million of the $48 million while the rest will come from ex-teacher, Joseph Alfred Baldenebro, according to the ex-students’ lawyers. Baldenebro is in prison for committing lewd acts on students. “Justice finally came for these six survivors,” Michael Carillo, attorney for the victims, said Tuesday. “Mountain View School District fought them for so many years without accepting any responsibility for…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision. The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use. The program had been in limbo since the start of the Trump administration as Elon…

The point of gig work is independence. You set your own hours. It can be a full-time job, or part-time to pay for unexpected bills. It also means avoiding the rigid structure and rules of jobs controlled by union membership and collective bargaining agreements.  Such stifling regulations could strike under Assembly Bill 1340, by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, called the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act. The TNC companies affected are Uber and Lyft. The bill says gig “drivers have the right to form, join, and participate” in a union “for the purpose of collective bargaining.” The bill tasks…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait for greater clarity” on the impact of policy changes in areas such as immigration, taxation, regulation, and tariffs, Powell said. The sharp volatility in financial markets since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs April 2, only to put most of them on hold a week later, has led to speculation…