Day: March 9, 2022

By EVGENIY MALOLETKA MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Ukrainian officials said at least 17 people were wounded in the attack. The ground…

By Lauran Neergaard and Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact…

DALLAS — For the briefest of moments, Quentin Grimes felt his kneecap jerk out of place. He even saw the displacement, which, to any athlete or human being, is a scary visual. So it could’ve been worse. Nearly two weeks later, the Knicks rookie was still knocking on wood when recounting his good fortune. “Yeah,…

Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…

Converting a PDF to an image file on Mac has been around for quite some time now, you don’t need to install a special tool to do this or run a command through the Terminal. All you need to do is open your image file via Preview and export it as either JPEG, JPEG 2000,…

LA VERNE >> The Crean Lutheran boys basketball team thought it could build a lead and sustain its momentum long enough to beat Damien on Tuesday night in the CIF Southern California Regional finals at Damien High School. The Saints built a lead, but the Spartans finished with a lot more momentum. Unfortunately for Crean…

According to the California Department of Justice, Orange County is the safest major county in California and one of the safest major counties in America.  Whether that continues to be true will be entirely dependent on the outcome of the most important district attorney’s race in Orange County’s history. The safety we enjoy is not…

Make-A-Wish alum hosts wedding that pays it forward to kids Newport Beach couple Bob Shahmardi and Jill Welch know firsthand how the Make-A-Wish Foundation  changes kids’ lives. Bob Shahmardi and Jill Welch of Newport Beach turned their wedding registry into a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish.(Photo by Abbi Cooley) When he was 4, Shahmardi was diagnosed with…

By VADIM GHIRDA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine’s capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling, amid renewed efforts Wednesday to rescue civilians from besieged cities. With sporadic gunfire echoing behind them,…

Pitfire Pizza has six stores already in Los Angeles and Orange counties and will add four more new ones in Southern California with openings starting as early as mid-2022. Pitfire Pizza will add four Southern California restaurants with openings starting in 2022. Seen here, Caesar Salad. (Courtesy of Pitfire Pizza) Pitfire Pizza will add four…

Converting a PDF to an image file on Mac has been around for quite some time now, you don’t need to install a special tool to do this or run a command through the Terminal. All you need to do is open your image file via Preview and export it as either JPEG, JPEG 2000,…

According to the California Department of Justice, Orange County is the safest major county in California and one of the safest major counties in America.  Whether that continues to be true will be entirely dependent on the outcome of the most important district attorney’s race in Orange County’s history. The safety we enjoy is not…

Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…

By VADIM GHIRDA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine’s capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling, amid renewed efforts Wednesday to rescue civilians from besieged cities. With sporadic gunfire echoing behind them,…

LA VERNE >> The Crean Lutheran boys basketball team thought it could build a lead and sustain its momentum long enough to beat Damien on Tuesday night in the CIF Southern California Regional finals at Damien High School. The Saints built a lead, but the Spartans finished with a lot more momentum. Unfortunately for Crean…

Two veteran Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed a lawsuit alleging they were demoted from their positions as bureau directors in retaliation for complaining about District Attorney George Gascón. Head deputies Maria Ramirez and Victor Rodriguez are seeking undisclosed damages for lost wages, overtime pay and pension benefits. “Both plaintiffs were subjected to retaliation in…

GARDEN GROVE >> The Orangewood Academy girls basketball team had its strong run through the regional playoffs end Tuesday night with a 61-58 loss to Windward in the CIF SoCal Division I regional final at Orangewood Academy High. Orangewood Academy (24-10) won the San Joaquin League championship and went 1-2 in pool play of the…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency. The Biden administration views the explosive popularity of cryptocurrency as an opportunity to examine the…

By AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion took an unexpected turn before she even left Washington. She’ll be parachuting into the middle of unexpected diplomatic turbulence over fighter jets. The Polish government…

By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman and Eric Tucker | Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan government freed at least one jailed American on Tuesday night as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration, which is looking to undercut support for Russia in Latin America. A nongovernmental group that tracks arbitrary detentions…