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By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press BANFF, Alberta (AP) — President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they are signing a trade deal that will slash tariffs on goods from both countries. The deal does not include tariffs on steel, an especially important piece of bilateral trade. Instead, talks are still going on about whether steel tariffs will be cut to zero as planned in the provisional agreement. Trump and Starmer announced in May they’d struck an agreement that would slash U.S. import taxes on British cars, steel and aluminum in return for greater access to the…
Total betting on Santa Anita racing rose about 10% from a year ago as the Arcadia track ran more races with more horses during its winter-spring season, executives said Monday. The season, which opened Dec. 26 and ended Sunday, was Santa Anita’s first winter-spring meet since its management’s controversial decision to close Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay Area in June 2024 sent many lower-level horses to Southern California and reduced competition for wagering dollars. The number of races at Santa Anita went up 10.1% to 763 in the 2024-25 season from 693 in 2023-24 as starts by…
One company offers California employers artificial intelligence that filters potential hires by combing through 10,000 public online sources looking for references to violence or illegal drugs. Another uses the technology to scan workers’ office emails for signs of dissatisfaction or burnout. Others offer AI analysis of workers’ every online action in the workplace. As artificial intelligence gives new, powerful tools to employers seeking to streamline hiring and monitor workers, a bill is advancing through the California Legislature to address fears that the technology could unfairly deny workers jobs and promotions or lead to punishment and firings. The “No Robo Bosses…
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history. NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an afternoon press conference, accusing Trump of working against its mission. “This has nothing to do with political party,” Johnson said in a statement. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”…
The Ducks will be represented by at least three players at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. There, Lukáš Dostál and Radko Gudas will reprise their roles from their 2024 World Championship triumph for Czechia while prospect Damian Clara will man the net for host nation Italy. Dostál made an immense leap forward last season for the Ducks, when he routinely saved goals above expected as the team’s most outstanding and most consistent player. Gudas took a step back on the blue line from his superb first season on Katella Ave., but also assumed the role of captain for the…
La Sierra University bid farewell Sunday, June 15, to 378 graduates in a Father’s Day ceremony on the Riverside campus. La Sierra University graduate Alyssa Lee celebrates Sunday, June 15, 2025, during commencement on the Riverside campus. She earned a degree in business management for health care professionals. (Courtesy of Jon Hwang) John D. Aitken receives his master of divinity degree from La Sierra University President Christon Arthur during the Riverside school’s Sunday, June 15, 2025, graduation. (Courtesy of Jon Hwang) Surangel Whipps, Jr., president of the Republic of Palau, gives the commencement address Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the…
As two real estate giants escalate a war over how homes should be listed for sale online, both sides say they’re acting in the interest of consumers. Both sides also stand to make a lot of money if they win. The issue intensified at the end of 2024, when Compass, the country’s largest brokerage by sales volume, began advising its sellers to use a three-phased marketing approach — making their homes visible only to Compass agents and clients as a “private” listing, making them viewable only via Compass.com, and reserving the option to later make them public on popular house-hunting…
A federal appeals court is set to hold a hearing Tuesday, June 17, on whether President Donald Trump can continue to control California’s National Guard troops and deploy them to help with his administration’s immigration enforcement operations and the massive protests that have followed. But ahead of that hearing, Trump issued a message. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are “ordered,” the president said in a post on his Truth Social account Sunday evening, to carry out “the single largest mass deportation program in history.” And that means expanding immigration efforts targeting the country’s largest cities, including Los Angeles, Trump said.…
TEMECULA — Chaparral senior Troy Song, like most golfers, started his journey in the game swinging a set of plastic clubs around his mom’s office. Chaparral’s Troy Song has been chosen the IE Varsity Boys Golfer of the Year, he putts the ball at the Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Chaparral’s Troy Song has been chosen the IE Varsity Boys Golfer of the Year, he stands with his club at the Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul,…
In his commencement address to the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology on Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta did not shy away from politics as he challenged graduates to take a stand against injustice. “I’m here to call you to action,” he told the graduates, who have completed studies in fields related to criminology and law, urban planning and public policy and other social studies. Students react after turning their tassels during graduation ceremonies for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine in Irvine, CA on Monday, June 16, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) A…