Day: April 8, 2021

By PETER MORRISON and JILL LAWLESS BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Crowds from Protestant and Catholic communities hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other overnight in Belfast, as a week of street violence escalated. Police and politicians tried Thursday to calm the volatile situation in Northern Ireland, where Britain’s exit from…

By BEN FOX, ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government officials they were scheduled to meet in Damascus seemed ready to discuss the fate of U.S. hostages believed held in their country, including Austin Tice, a journalist…

While certainly a source of entertainment, YouTube is also an incredible platform for marketers to use, especially since it is the second-largest search engine in the world. Its users take action based on the videos they see, as 70% of them report buying from a brand after seeing their content on YouTube. Aside from product…

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Point guard Andi Martinez sank a free throw with 4.4 seconds left in regulation to lift Santiago High’s girls basketball team past visiting Whittier Christian 49-48 in nonleague game on Wednesday, April 7. Martinez, a sophomore, drove to the basket with 8 seconds remaining and drew a foul with the score tied 48-48. She gave…

SANTA ANA — A former Santa Monica and Orange County resident was charged in federal court Wednesday with ripping off about 100 investors to the tune of $14 million in an alleged stock fraud scheme. Ronald Shane Flynn, who is the founder of Vuuzle Media Corp., an online streaming and entertainment company, is charged in…

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, right, skates around the Coyotes’ Clayton Keller, left, and Jakob Chychrun during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, right, gives up a goal on a shot from Arizona Coyotes left wing Lawson Crouse, top left, during the first…

Louis Tovar has barely had time to grieve the deaths of his father, sister and 9-year-old brother – all killed in a shooting rampage in Orange. For now, he’s focusing on his mother, Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo. Details that he’s heard about the March 31 shooting offer little comfort. Tamayo was shot three times while trying…

WESTMINSTER — A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to time served in custody and ordered to pay $2 million in restitution for a $3 million affinity fraud scheme in Garden Grove. Lo Van Tran of Fremont was sentenced to 630 days in jail, or time already served since his arrest in…

One of the most important elements in an ecommerce website is the shopping cart. The design and functionality of the shopping cart plays a major role in ensuring a successful purchase. The easier your shopping cart’s interface and functionality is, the better the user experience will be. Here is a comprehensive list of some absolutely…

Point guard Andi Martinez sank a free throw with 4.4 seconds left in regulation to lift Santiago High’s girls basketball team past visiting Whittier Christian 49-48 in nonleague game on Wednesday, April 7. Martinez, a sophomore, drove to the basket with 8 seconds remaining and drew a foul with the score tied 48-48. She gave…

SANTA ANA — A former Santa Monica and Orange County resident was charged in federal court Wednesday with ripping off about 100 investors to the tune of $14 million in an alleged stock fraud scheme. Ronald Shane Flynn, who is the founder of Vuuzle Media Corp., an online streaming and entertainment company, is charged in…

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, right, skates around the Coyotes’ Clayton Keller, left, and Jakob Chychrun during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, right, gives up a goal on a shot from Arizona Coyotes left wing Lawson Crouse, top left, during the first…

Louis Tovar has barely had time to grieve the deaths of his father, sister and 9-year-old brother – all killed in a shooting rampage in Orange. For now, he’s focusing on his mother, Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo. Details that he’s heard about the March 31 shooting offer little comfort. Tamayo was shot three times while trying…

WESTMINSTER — A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to time served in custody and ordered to pay $2 million in restitution for a $3 million affinity fraud scheme in Garden Grove. Lo Van Tran of Fremont was sentenced to 630 days in jail, or time already served since his arrest in…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple in Yorba Linda, among 20 new locations planned around the world, church officials announced Sunday, April 4. Details are sparse, however; church officials did not elaborate on the forthcoming house of worship in the announcement or offer any renderings of what…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple in Yorba Linda, among 20 new locations planned around the world, church officials announced Sunday, April 4. Details are sparse, however; church officials did not elaborate on the forthcoming house of worship in the announcement or offer any renderings of what…

One basic misunderstanding is to fail to distinguish between a private firm raising its wages paid, and a law compelling all and sundry to do the same. Unhappily, this rookie error was committed by no less than the New York Times, the supposed newspaper of record. Recently it blasted out this headline: “When Amazon Raises…

Louis Tovar has barely had time to grieve the deaths of his father, sister and 9-year-old brother – all killed in a shooting rampage in Orange. For now, he’s focusing on his mother, Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo. Details that he’s heard about the March 31 shooting offer little comfort. Tamayo was shot three times while trying…

By Holly Ramer | Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Six former staffers at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center were arrested Wednesday in connection with the abuse of 11 children over the course of a decade, including one who continued working with children for nearly 20 years after he is accused of holding a boy…