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Jack Stadlman never thought his athletic career would turn out like this. He had a dim future in basketball, but he could run. Now he’s a runner, with a very bright future. Temecula Valley’s Jack Stadlman prepares to run on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in a track start postion. Stadlman has been chosen the IE Varsity Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year with a CIF State champion in the 400 meters and the state runner-up in the 200 meters. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Temecula Valley’s Jack Stadlman stands on the track at the number one lane…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs. Jobless claims for the week ended June 21 dropped 10,000 to 236,000, a historically-low level. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly volatility, dipped 750 to 245,000. Applications for unemployment aid are a proxy for layoffs, and so the decline is evidence that businesses are mostly holding onto their employees. Yet separate data suggests hiring also remains cool, in what economists are referring to as…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection bid after a corruption indictment, a controversial dismissal and a decision to drop out of a the Democratic primary. Standing on the steps of City Hall, Adams sought to draw a contrast between himself and the likely Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani, casting the young liberal as a child of privilege with no real political achievements or realistic policies. “This election is a…

For the seventh consecutive season, the Ducks will be selecting in the top 10 of the NHL draft. Or will they? While there are plenty of players who could help the Ducks down the line in this year’s draft, unfolding Friday and Saturday at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, general manager Pat Verbeek has pivoted from playing prospects and selling at the trade deadline to adding win-now pieces and bridge players. That could include dealing away a lottery pick for a more established NHLer. “Well, yes, I’m looking at that as well, certainly. I think there’s a lot of teams looking…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending out the latest round of refunds to consumers it says were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games — and eligible players who haven’t been compensated yet still have time to apply. In an announcement this week, the FTC said it was distributing more than 969,000 refunds totaling over $126 million to consumers on Wednesday and Thursday. That follows the regulator’s first round of payments amounting to more than $72 million, which went out in December 2024. The refunds are…

By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Mike Leslie, 66, sits at a desk beneath the buzz of fluorescent office lights, his fingers hovering over his new laptop keyboard. He smiles, eyes crinkling beneath a worn baseball cap. It’s a place he never imagined he’d be sitting. Before last year, he’d never used a computer. For most of his life, Leslie hadn’t needed one. He spent 36 years in pipe manufacturing near his North Alabama hometown, in jobs that included welding, driving forklifts, mixing concrete and running crews as a foreman. The work was hard and physical, but he…

After not having a pick in the first round of the NBA draft on Wednesday night, the Lakers will move up 10 spots in the second round on Thursday. The Lakers are trading the No. 55 pick and cash to the Chicago Bulls for the No. 45 pick. The transaction, which was first reported by ESPN, will hard-cap the Lakers at the second apron for 2025-26 because they used cash in a trade, meaning they won’t be allowed to exceed $207.8 million in player salary for next season. Moving up in the draft will give the Lakers more options to…

SAN DIEGO — Hours after the surprise raid this month at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in the San Diego’s South Park neighborhood, where masked and armed U.S. immigration agents handcuffed employees and eventually took four workers into custody, a still rattled Matteo Cattaneo was trying to process what had happened to his business — and why. By any chance, had he used the federal government’s voluntary program, E-Verify, to authenticate the legal status of his workers, a reporter asked him. No, said Cattaneo, the owner of multiple Buona Forchetta restaurants in California’s San Diego and Orange counties. “There’s a…

Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t ask for the National Guard or U.S. Marines to be deployed to Los Angeles in response to ongoing unrest over federal immigration raids. But the latest standoff between the California governor and President Donald Trump has cast a larger spotlight on Newsom, further raising the profile of a Democrat already widely considered to be weighing a run for president in 2028. And that, some political observers say, is a plus for Newsom — even this early in the 2028 game. “Newsom probably would have wanted to avoid this particular confrontation,” Dan Schnur, who teaches political messaging…

For the first time since 2010, the NHL draft is in Los Angeles, at the Peacock Theater on Friday and Saturday. Then, the host Kings will look to bolster their organizational ranks, beginning with Friday’s first round. It’ll be the first decentralized draft – the prospects will be in L.A. but the executives will be in their home cities – and also the first draft for the Kings to be presided over by newly hired general manager Ken Holland. “As we come towards the draft this weekend, I would anticipate, around the league, there’s going to be lots of trades,”…