Day: March 24, 2022

Firefighters knocked down an apartment fire in Anaheim that displaced two people and a dog Wednesday evening, Anaheim Fire & Rescue officials said. Authorities were alerted to the fire just after 7:30 p.m. at Pine Meadows Apartments on Orange Avenue. When firefighters arrived, fire was coming out of a window on the second floor, Sgt.…

By NEBI QENA and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Moscow on Thursday of forcibly taking hundreds of thousands of civilians from shattered Ukrainian cities to Russia, where some may be used as “hostages” to pressure Kyiv to give up. Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 people, including 84,000 children, have been taken…

At the start of the city’s March 14 council meeting, Cypress City Attorney Fred Galante made a surprise announcement. Moments before, in closed session, council members voted 4-1 to ignore a legal demand that the town transition away from at-large elections. Rather than divide into political districts to avoid an expensive lawsuit – a move…

PLAYA VISTA – Sure, the Clippers have lost four consecutive and seven of their past nine games. It would have been hard to tell that from the energy before practice Thursday at Honey Training Center, where Paul George returned to practice for the first time since he was ruled out Dec. 25 with a torn…

Ever thought about removing a part of your past from the Web? Like a photo of a bad hairdo from college, or a cheesy attempt at building your first website (back when geocities was still in), or a groan-inducing comment from a time you didn’t know better? If you said no to all that, good…

By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated eastern Europe who rose to become the 1st female U.S. secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. A lifelong Democrat…

The Miami Heat confirmed Thursday to the Sun Sentinel that it was the team’s decision, and not the decision of broadcast-rights holder Bally Sports Sun, to elect not to show the third-quarter altercation on the team’s bench during Wednesday night’s loss to the Golden State Warriors at FTX Arena. Lorrie-Ann Diaz, the Heat’s vice president…

Steam train engineer Mark Gonzales thinks about Walt Disney all the time when he’s aboard the Disneyland Railroad and how the Anaheim theme park might not exist today if not for its founder’s life-long locomotive love affair. “I love the history of this place,” said Gonzales, standing on the Disneyland Railroad station platform looking out…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will vote against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, saying he “cannot and will not” support the groundbreaking nominee for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court. While McConnell’s opposition was not unexpected and Jackson’s confirmation is still…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday and oil prices slipped as a streak of uneven trading continues on world markets. The S&P 500 rose 1.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.9%. Technology companies had some of the strongest gains. Major U.S.…

Firefighters knocked down an apartment fire in Anaheim that displaced two people and a dog Wednesday evening, Anaheim Fire & Rescue officials said. Authorities were alerted to the fire just after 7:30 p.m. at Pine Meadows Apartments on Orange Avenue. When firefighters arrived, fire was coming out of a window on the second floor, Sgt.…

Steam train engineer Mark Gonzales thinks about Walt Disney all the time when he’s aboard the Disneyland Railroad and how the Anaheim theme park might not exist today if not for its founder’s life-long locomotive love affair. “I love the history of this place,” said Gonzales, standing on the Disneyland Railroad station platform looking out…

At the start of the city’s March 14 council meeting, Cypress City Attorney Fred Galante made a surprise announcement. Moments before, in closed session, council members voted 4-1 to ignore a legal demand that the town transition away from at-large elections. Rather than divide into political districts to avoid an expensive lawsuit – a move…

By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated eastern Europe who rose to become the 1st female U.S. secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. A lifelong Democrat…

Ever thought about removing a part of your past from the Web? Like a photo of a bad hairdo from college, or a cheesy attempt at building your first website (back when geocities was still in), or a groan-inducing comment from a time you didn’t know better? If you said no to all that, good…

Newly acquired Ducks forward Zach Aston-Reese skates up the ice against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period on Wednesday night at Honda Center. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Ducks defenseman Simon Benoit, right, checks Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in…

The Jets are using one of their official pre-draft visits on Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks, a source told the Daily News. The news of Gang Green doing their due diligence on Burks comes a day after the Jets struck out in the Tyreek Hill sweepstakes when the former Chiefs star chose instead to sign…

Kyle Lowry did not attempt to sugarcoat, not that it would have been possible in the wake of social media seemingly chronicling every twist and turn of the truly bizarre scene on the Miami Heat bench in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors at FTX Arena. “It was…

Lakers forward Wenyen Gabriel (35) blocks a shot by Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers scores on a jumper over Dwight Howard #39 of the Los Angeles Lakers during…

Not one position was missed, not one box went unchecked. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got the fastest receiver in league in Tyreek Hill and the best left tackle on the market in Terron Armstead. He got two running backs, a fullback, another talented receiver and offensive lineman and two re-signed tight ends – all…