Day: March 26, 2021

NOHA ELHENNAWY CAIRO (AP) — Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing at least 32 people and leaving at least 66 injured, Egyptian authorities said. Dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene in the southern province of Sohag, according to a statement by Egypt’s heath ministry.…

The trade deadline will be slow, they said. The new play-in tournament will compel teams to want to stay the course, they said. There aren’t enough tradable draft picks to trigger much movement, they said. The financial squeeze put on teams by the coronavirus will make them conservative, they said. And then 23 of the…

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting with his party and becoming the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The award was created by the family of the late…

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting with his party and becoming the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The award was created by the family of the late…

The University of California plans to contribute COVID-19 data collected from its hospitals to a national repository at the National Institutes of Health, allowing researchers access to more information on the disease, UC Irvine officials announced this week. With the help of a $500,000 grant from the NIH, UC Irvine will spearhead the data transfer.…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher in Friday afternoon trading, erasing the market’s losses from earlier in the week and setting Wall Street up to avoid a second straight weekly drop. The S&P 500 was up 0.7%, and some of the biggest gains came from…

By PATTY NIEBERG and JAMES ANDERSON BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and he also had a second weapon with him that he didn’t use in the attack that killed 10 people this week, authorities and the…

As Devinn Elysse Fisher’s 1-year-old twins and 2-year-old son watched television on Jan. 25 in the garage where they lived at a home near Lake Elsinore, Fisher, who had methamphetamine in her system, sat outside in her SUV with her boyfriend, who himself was getting high, a sworn declaration written by a Riverside County sheriff’s…

Q. How much can a mirror extend out from the body of a pickup truck? Over the weekend I parked next to a pickup. When my wife tried to open her door, it hit the truck’s mirror. I measured from the window frame to the end of the mirror and it was 20 inches. Is…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers spending slumped 1% as severe winter storms raked portions of the U.S. and personal incomes fell sharply as well in February. The drop in spending came after a big 3.4% gain in January, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for two-thirds…

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting with his party and becoming the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The award was created by the family of the late…

NOHA ELHENNAWY CAIRO (AP) — Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing at least 32 people and leaving at least 66 injured, Egyptian authorities said. Dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene in the southern province of Sohag, according to a statement by Egypt’s heath ministry.…

As Devinn Elysse Fisher’s 1-year-old twins and 2-year-old son watched television on Jan. 25 in the garage where they lived at a home near Lake Elsinore, Fisher, who had methamphetamine in her system, sat outside in her SUV with her boyfriend, who himself was getting high, a sworn declaration written by a Riverside County sheriff’s…

Q. How much can a mirror extend out from the body of a pickup truck? Over the weekend I parked next to a pickup. When my wife tried to open her door, it hit the truck’s mirror. I measured from the window frame to the end of the mirror and it was 20 inches. Is…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers spending slumped 1% as severe winter storms raked portions of the U.S. and personal incomes fell sharply as well in February. The drop in spending came after a big 3.4% gain in January, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for two-thirds…

By KEVIN McGILL Tornadoes and severe storms have torn through the Deep South, killing at least five people as strong winds splintered trees, wrecked homes and downed power lines. The tornado outbreak rolled into western Georgia early Friday. Meteorologists said one large, dangerous tornado moved through Newnan and surrounding communities in the Atlanta metro area.…

TUSTIN– Beckman senior running back Jett Daviss carried the Patriots’ offense on his back in a 27-7 win over Portola on Thursday at Tustin High. The three-year starting running back rushed for a career-high 206 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns on senior night. He accounted for over 70 percent of Beckman’s total offense.…

Sophomore shortstop Sharon Duncan homered in the 10th inning and Emily Gomez fired a two-hitter as visiting Esperanza High upset nationally No. 1-ranked Chino Hills 3-2 in a nonleague softball game Thursday, March 25. Duncan led off the 10th by belting an 0-2 pitch to center for a home run to give the Aztecs (2-0),…

In our 2021 Executive Marketing Leadership Survey, 20% of marketing leaders described company blogs as one of their “most important channels” for hitting goals. The enduring importance placed on blogging isn’t shocking. Not only can blogs boost your SEO, overall site traffic, and online presence, but they can also help prospects learn more about your…

WESTMINSTER — During one juncture of the nonleague football game between Laguna Beach and Marina on Thursday at Westminster High School, the host Vikings scored touchdowns on four consecutive offensive plays. That’s the kind of a night it was for the Vikings, who came away with a 59-40 victory. After losing to Huntington Beach, 42-6,…