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When firefighters told Officer Adrian Woolford of a woman trapped as the Eaton fire spread rapidly, he ran towards her home.Two of his fellow Pasadena Police Department officers, Chrystian Banuelos and Jonathan Bombardier, saw Woolford and quickly followed him in the smoke-choked darkness.“I know that, if he was running, he was running in the direction of someone that needed help,” Banuelos said. “None of us had any questions about what our task was. Our task was to save lives. That was our purpose, and that was the only thing we were thinking about the entire day.”Inside the house, they found…
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURSTWASHINGTON (AP) — A familiar pattern has emerged since President Donald Trump returned to the White House less than three weeks ago: He makes a brash proposal, his opponents file a lawsuit and a federal judge puts the plan on hold.It’s happened with Trump’s attempts to freeze certain federal funding, undermine birthright citizenship and push out government workers.Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican president, who is determined to expand the limits of his power — sometimes by simply ignoring the laws.Although…
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANS — Jason Kelce stood on stage during a taping of his late-night talk show when he spotted his former boss and Eagles general manager Howie Roseman hanging out in the balcony.Kelce turned the cameo into a Q&A and asked what every fan in Philadelphia – heck, everyone around the NFL – really wanted to know: “Did you know Zack Baun was going to be this good?”Roseman, who built the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship team in 2017, took a flier on Baun and signed him to a modest $3.5 million, one-year deal in…
By CATHY BUSSEWITZNEW YORK — They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour or stretched out in bed while working from home.People who make a habit of sleeping on the job comprise a secret society of sorts within the U.S. labor force. Inspired by famous power nappers Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein, today’s committed nap-takers often sneak in short rest breaks because they think the practice will improve their cognitive performance but still carries a stigma.Multiple studies have extolled the benefits of napping, such as enhanced memory and…
By STEPHEN GROVESWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government.Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47. With the Senate chamber full, Democrats repeatedly tried to speak as they cast their “no” votes to give their reasons for voting against Vought, but they were gaveled down by Sen. Ashley Moody, a Florida Republican who was presiding over the chamber. She cited Senate rules that ban debate…
The Angels are now going to have two third basemen coming off injury-marred seasons.The Angels on Thursday agreed with Yoán Moncada on a one-year, $5 million deal, according to multiple reports. The team has not confirmed the signing.Moncada joins Anthony Rendon on the Angels’ third base depth chart. Rendon has missed most of the last four seasons with a litany of injuries.Moncada, 29, played only 12 games last season, missing almost the entire season with a left adductor strain. He was hurt on April 9 and did not return until September.The Chicago White Sox declined his $25 million option, instead…
By Alejandro Lazo | CalMattersAfter three straight years of strong growth, sales have stabilized in California, raising questions about whether the state will fail to meet its groundbreaking mandate banning sales of gas-powered vehicles.About a quarter — 25.3% — of all new cars registered in California in 2024 were zero emissions, just slightly more than 25% in 2023, according to new California Energy Commission data. The flat sales follow several years of rapid growth — in 2020, only one in 13 cars sold was zero-emissions. Their share of California’s market is now three times larger than four years ago.But the…
By AMY TAXINThe former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years’ supervised release for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between the Japanese athlete and his English-speaking teammates and fans, was sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana, California, after pleading guilty last year.He was ordered Thursday to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS. He…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally.Neither the U.S. nor Israel are members of or recognize the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes over his military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack against Israel in October 2023. Thousands of Palestinians, including children, have been killed during the Israeli military’s response.The order Trump signed accuses the ICC of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our…
Jim Alexander: I’m not sure if today’s NBA trade deadline was the most consequential ever. We’re dealing with recency bias here – along with a number of head-spinning moves (and at least one non-move) – and to determine this definitively would require far more research than I’m willing to pursue right now.But it has certainly been consequential, and I think ESPN analyst Bobby Marks summed it up adequately on the network’s NBA coverage this morning when he said, “The trade deadline is the new free agency.” July 1 used to be the league’s big day for player movement and speculation…