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Anyone who watches USC football games is likely familiar with the cadre of towel guys on the sideline. It doesn’t matter if the Trojans just won on a Hail Mary or are down by 40 points and just made a routine tackle – there is no play where the guys aren’t right there ready to show their team spirit by enthusiastically whipping their towels. What would it look like if towel guys went into politics? Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media team does a great impression. In recent months, Newsom’s spokespeople and their branded X account have recently become sassiest in…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Staff Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Didier had taken her son to a psychologist for a possible ADHD evaluation when she spotted an article about women with the condition. As she read it in the waiting room, she thought to herself: They’re describing me. “Lots of risk-taking, lots of very impulsive behavior growing up,” Didier said. As the magazine described, she’d excelled in school but gotten in trouble for talking too much. She’d amassed too many speeding tickets as an adult. She turned to her husband and said, “I think I might have ADHD.” Didier is…

California taxpayers and parents should be alarmed. A deeply flawed bill, Assembly Bill 84, is moving through the Legislature — expanding bureaucracy, draining public resources, and punishing public charter schools that are offering families educational alternatives they want and need. While Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi insists that this bill is about “accountability” and “transparency,” in reality, it’s a dangerous power grab wrapped in feel-good language. At the heart of AB 84 is the creation of a new Office of the Inspector General, a state-level oversight agency with sweeping authority to audit and investigate California’s charter schools. This office, appointed by the…

Felipe Lima hits Payton Talbott in a bantamweight fight at UFC 317, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Payton Talbott, left, fights Felipe Lima in a bantamweight fight at UFC 317, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Payton Talbott, right, fights Felipe Lima in a bantamweight fight at UFC 317, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Beneil Dariush hits Renato Moicano in a lightweight fight at UFC 317, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Joshua Van hits Brandon Royval in a flyweight fight at…

STANFORD, Calif. — Marco Reus scored in the 70th minute and the LA Galaxy played the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night in the 104th edition of the California Clásico. Galaxy (1-14-5) are unbeaten in their last eight road matches (Stanford Stadium & PayPal Park) across all competitions against San Jose (7-8-5) dating to June 26, 2021. San Jose native Beau Leroux opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a shot into the upper-right corner for his fourth of the season. He settled Mark-Anthony Kaye’s cross with his left foot and curled in a shot…

While the U.S. wages war abroad—bombing Iran, escalating conflict, and staging a spectacle of power for political gain—a different kind of war is being waged here at home. This war at home is quieter but no less destructive. The casualties are not in distant deserts or foreign cities. They are our freedoms, our communities, and the Constitution itself. And the agents of this domestic war? Masked thugs. Unmarked vans. Raids. Roundups. Detentions without due process. Retaliation against those who dare to question or challenge government authority. People made to disappear into bureaucratic black holes. Fear campaigns targeting immigrant communities and…

ANAHEIM — Trailing by a run in the seventh inning, the Angels used a couple of overdue homers to break the game open. Mike Trout got the rally started with a solo homer and Kevin Newman added a three-run homer, leading to a six-run inning and an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Trout has been back from the injured list for about a month, but his bat has been relatively quiet ever since a flurry in the first few games. Newman’s bat has been relatively quiet all season, relegating him to the bench on most days.…

Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a noteworthy — even heroic — response to financial problems caused by factors beyond their control, particularly President Donald Trump’s tariffs. A summary of the $321 billion agreement issued by the state Senate declares, “Through the work of the Legislature and the governor the past two years, the budget was once again stabilized, with the governor’s January 10 proposed budget being balanced without needing new solutions. Unfortunately, since January, circumstances have changed, and California now faces a significant budget shortfall.”…

By the time the Philadelphia Flyers are legitimate contenders again a few years down the road, they could have a lineup that makes the 1970s Broad Street Bullies proud. Six of their nine selections in the NHL draft stand 6-foot-3 or taller, including first-rounders Porter Martone and Jack Nesbitt. They overlooked smaller talent to get a hulking winger in Martone at No. 6 and traded up for Nesbitt, a 6-5 center, with the 12th pick. “It’s a nice bonus that they’re both tall and will bring us size, as well,” general manager Daniel Briere said. “It just kind of worked…

Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once again, they confirm what we’ve known for decades: Both programs are barreling straight toward insolvency. The Social Security retirement trust fund and Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund are each on pace to run dry by 2033. When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23% cut in their Social Security benefits. Medicare will reduce payments to hospitals by 11%. These cuts are not theoretical. They’re baked into the law. If nothing changes, they will be made. I have nothing against…