Day: March 9, 2021

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

By Lauren M. Johnson | CNN A rare Kobe Bryant rookie card sold for more than $1.795 million on Saturday, “an all-time record” for any Bryant card, according to the Goldin Auctions, an online auction house. The Topps trading card is a chrome refractors edition sold from 1996-97, Goldin Auctions said on its website. It…

Orange County’s adjusted case rate for the coronavirus plunged Tuesday, March 9 below the threshold that requires weekly testing for water polo and football teams. The county’s adjusted case rate per 100,000 people checked in at 6 %, fulfilling the 7 % condition set by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that requires testing…

First, there’s the physical toll. Latrell Wrightsell chronicles the effects of that on the bodies of his Cal State Fullerton basketball teammates and him: “Battling through the shutdowns while we’re in season and fighting for seeding in conference is pretty draining as well,” Wrightsell said. “We’d be so excited for a game and the coaches…

By Colleen Barry | Associated Press CHIARI, Italy — The 160-bed hospital in the Po River Valley town of Chiari has no more room for patients stricken with the highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain that has put hospitals in Italy’s northern Brescia province on high alert. That history was repeating itself…

LOS ANGELES — A winter storm will make its way into Southern California Tuesday evening, with some mountain areas potentially seeing more than a foot of snow and the rest of the region expected to see rainy conditions into Thursday. A winter storm warning will take effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday and continue until 10…

When Instagram Reels first launched, many users treated it like TikTok 2.0. They posted their videos on TikTok first, then reuploaded that same content to Reels. Now, Instagram is saying, “Hey, stop that.“ On its creators’ account, the company announced it would be on the lookout for recycled content and stop recommending it to users…

When Anna Tada was 9 years old and a recent immigrant from Japan, her mother was hospitalized, facing surgery and fearing she had a cancerous cyst. Tada was terrified and said although the experience was traumatic, “the nurses were amazing. I knew then and there I wanted to be a nurse. It’s all I wanted…

We know that growing a business can feel like a constant juggling act: from driving sales and managing a team, to prioritizing product roadmaps and keeping customers happy. Founders are often forced to step away from building their business and consider the numbers behind their day-to-day operations, in order to fundraise, which can be a…

We know that growing a business can feel like a constant juggling act: from driving sales and managing a team, to prioritizing product roadmaps and keeping customers happy. Founders are often forced to step away from building their business and consider the numbers behind their day-to-day operations, in order to fundraise, which can be a…

We know that growing a business can feel like a constant juggling act: from driving sales and managing a team, to prioritizing product roadmaps and keeping customers happy. Founders are often forced to step away from building their business and consider the numbers behind their day-to-day operations, in order to fundraise, which can be a…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

First, there’s the physical toll. Latrell Wrightsell chronicles the effects of that on the bodies of his Cal State Fullerton basketball teammates and him: “Battling through the shutdowns while we’re in season and fighting for seeding in conference is pretty draining as well,” Wrightsell said. “We’d be so excited for a game and the coaches…

LOS ANGELES — A winter storm will make its way into Southern California Tuesday evening, with some mountain areas potentially seeing more than a foot of snow and the rest of the region expected to see rainy conditions into Thursday. A winter storm warning will take effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday and continue until 10…

When Instagram Reels first launched, many users treated it like TikTok 2.0. They posted their videos on TikTok first, then reuploaded that same content to Reels. Now, Instagram is saying, “Hey, stop that.“ On its creators’ account, the company announced it would be on the lookout for recycled content and stop recommending it to users…

When Anna Tada was 9 years old and a recent immigrant from Japan, her mother was hospitalized, facing surgery and fearing she had a cancerous cyst. Tada was terrified and said although the experience was traumatic, “the nurses were amazing. I knew then and there I wanted to be a nurse. It’s all I wanted…

When Anna Tada was 9 years old and a recent immigrant from Japan, her mother was hospitalized, facing surgery and fearing she had a cancerous cyst. Tada was terrified and said although the experience was traumatic, “the nurses were amazing. I knew then and there I wanted to be a nurse. It’s all I wanted…

Gen Z has the fastest-growing buying power of any generation — but it’s still one of the most misunderstood and challenging age groups to market to. While previous generations can be generally be persuaded to buy products through brand loyalty, fear of missing out, or high-budget ads from major companies, Gen-Z’s relatively modest spending habits and…

The Kings have had enough of an up-and-down season to give their followers a bout of vertigo. They’ve had a league-best six-game win streak but two slumps that accounted for nine total losses. They have a three-goal comeback victory but three would-be wins squandered in the final minute of regulation. Their one constant has been…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…