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CHICAGO — Something was lost in translation. Travelmates in Tokyo just over a month ago, the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs have already played their season series, seven games in the first 25 games of the season. It started with a two-game Dodgers sweep at the Tokyo Dome but the Cubs found a favorable exchange rate, winning four of the five meetings on U.S. soil, including a two-game sweep at Wrigley Field this week. Noah Davis and Jack Dreyer were the weak links in the Dodgers’ bullpen game Wednesday night, combining to allow seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings…
The Narbonne football program has to forfeit the 2024 City Open Division championship and is banned from competing in the postseason for three seasons due to violations of CIF eligibility rules, the L.A. City Section announced Wednesday. In a statement, the City Section said that “a thorough investigation by the LAUSD and the CIF LA City Section” found that Narbonne “violated CIF bylaw 202 (Accurate information) and CIF bylaw 510 (Undue influence, pre-enrollment contact) during the 2024 football season.” After the 2025-26 school year, Narbonne may appeal the remainder of the football playoff ban. Narbonne’s entire athletic program was placed…
A 45-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning, April 23, on suspicion of felony animal cruelty following weeks of reports from community members that he had been luring and harming cats in a Santa Ana neighborhood, authorities said. The investigation of the suspect, Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, began after multiple reports over several weeks alleged that the man had been attracting neighborhood cats in the area of Sullivan Street and McFadden Avenue to his property, where he then injured or killed them, police said. The exact number of cats harmed or killed was not immediately available, but Santa Ana Police Department spokeswoman…
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers entered their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a specific game plan for how to defend Anthony Edwards. And it’s worked through the first two games of the best-of-seven series, which is tied 1-1 after the Lakers’ Game 2 win on Tuesday night, with the All-NBA guard admitting that how the Lakers have defended him has been confusing. “I don’t know – it seemed like every time I caught the ball, [the Lakers] kind of went into a zone in a sense,” Edwards responded when asked about the Timberwolves’ lack of ball and…
ATLANTA (AP) — The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day “fast” boycott of Target stores over the retail chain’s commitment to diversity initiatives is now calling for that effort to continue as a “full Target boycott.” The Rev. Jamal Bryant said this week that the Minneapolis-based retailer has not met all of the boycott effort’s demands. Among them: Restoring its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion principles and pledging money to Black-owned banks and businesses. Target announced in January that it would phase out a handful of DEI initiatives, including a program designed to help Black…
Dick Durbin, whose tenure as one of Illinois’ longest serving U.S. senators has also been a testament to the power of seniority in the chamber, announced Wednesday he would not seek a sixth term next year, setting up a scramble among potential successors vying for a politically coveted six-year term. “The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end…
At the closing bell for Major League Soccer’s primary transfer window, the Los Angeles Football Club added depth to the middle of the park. Seeking to fight off fatigue from setting in for a trio of heavily used midfielders who have each played in more than 80% of LAFC’s 15 matches, LAFC brought in reinforcements Frankie Amaya and Ryan Raposo to its roster Wednesday. Amaya and Raposo, the ninth and 10th inbound moves for LAFC this season, offer head coach Steve Cherundolo additional pieces he can deploy before stepping down from the role when his fourth and final season with…
As the federal government threatens funding cuts over school diversity programs, California says it already complies with federal law and that the Trump administration’s actions are illegal. Meanwhile, many Southern California school districts are echoing the state’s stance, with some saying they never received a letter from federal officials. Thursday, April 24, is the deadline from the U.S. Department of Education for K-12 districts to certify they are complying with the federal interpretation of Title VI or risk losing federal funding. Title VI is part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that bars discrimination based on race, color or national origin.…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is putting his “touches” on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork, a complete redecoration of the Oval Office and possibly covering up the lawn in the Rose Garden. Trump, a former real estate developer and hotelier, said Wednesday that he’s adding two “beautiful” flagpoles to the grounds to fly the American flag “in about a week or so.” The Republican president recently hung new artworks featuring himself, including a rendering of him with his fist raised after last year’s attempted assassination in Pennsylvania. He has spruced up the Oval…
As they spoke during a news conference last week, Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz and assistant GM Chad Alexander smiled and smiled and smiled some more. The NFL draft was a week away and, clearly, they couldn’t wait, counting the hours and days until they could make their picks. How the draft might unfold Thursday, Friday and Saturday is anybody’s guess. Hortiz and Alexander could guess, of course, but even they couldn’t be certain. Plus, they could trade up or down, swapping selections with another team during the draft, if someone made an offer they couldn’t refuse. What was for…