Day: April 7, 2022

Orange Lutheran’s baseball team began defense of its National High School Invitational championship with a 6-3 win over Hanover of Virginia in the first round of the tournament Wednesday in Cary, N.C. The Lancers, champions of the past three NHSI tournaments, have won 14 consecutive NHSI games. Orange Lutheran senior left-hander Oliver Santos struck out…

By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, major players in the war, appear…

“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: It’s time for a “real” debate: How long can California home-price appreciation top the surging inflation rate? Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at “real” home-price appreciation — that’s gains in real estate values minus increases in the cost of living.…

Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was placed on the injured list on Wednesday, the day before Opening Day, although the team has not yet released the nature of his injury. Ward made a sliding catch in right field in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night. He did not come to bat in the…

Since its inception in 1999, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has launched musicians to superstardom, influenced fashion and pop culture, become a playground for celebrities and ultimately branded itself as a global tastemaker in a crowded festival field. This year, while stars Harry Styles and Billie Eilish top the festival’s famous poster in…

From reggaeton to banda to indie rock and beyond, this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival —set for April 15-17 and April 22-24 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio — includes the most extensive and diverse list of Latino artists in the festival’s lineup history. Several artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks fell and bond yields rose on Wall Street Wednesday after details from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting showed the central bank intends to be aggressive in its efforts to fight inflation. Minutes from the meeting show that policymakers agreed to begin cutting the Fed’s stockpile of Treasurys…

LOS ANGELES — At Clippers games, they deploy a T-shirt cannon, display a goofy condor mascot named Chuck and sometimes fire peanut butter and jelly snacks into the crowd after Reggie Jackson’s made fourth-quarter free throws. But what they really specialize in are welcome-back parties. There was Paul George’s return last week, when he scored…

By DAVID KLEPPER Hackers aligned with Russia broke into the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military officers and were working to upload videos of defeated and surrendering Ukrainian soldiers when the plot was disrupted, according to a report Thursday from Meta that details a troubling increase in social media disinformation this year. The…

Google Drive is one of the most versatile tools that you can have in your toolkit, and it can do everything from helping you manage your calendar to keeping all your work organized in one place. With all the features that Google Drive offers, even its most frequent users don’t know about some of the…

Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was placed on the injured list on Wednesday, the day before Opening Day, although the team has not yet released the nature of his injury. Ward made a sliding catch in right field in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night. He did not come to bat in the…

LOS ANGELES — At Clippers games, they deploy a T-shirt cannon, display a goofy condor mascot named Chuck and sometimes fire peanut butter and jelly snacks into the crowd after Reggie Jackson’s made fourth-quarter free throws. But what they really specialize in are welcome-back parties. There was Paul George’s return last week, when he scored…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks fell and bond yields rose on Wall Street Wednesday after details from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting showed the central bank intends to be aggressive in its efforts to fight inflation. Minutes from the meeting show that policymakers agreed to begin cutting the Fed’s stockpile of Treasurys…

Google Drive is one of the most versatile tools that you can have in your toolkit, and it can do everything from helping you manage your calendar to keeping all your work organized in one place. With all the features that Google Drive offers, even its most frequent users don’t know about some of the…

Orange Lutheran’s baseball team began defense of its National High School Invitational championship with a 6-3 win over Hanover of Virginia in the first round of the tournament Wednesday in Cary, N.C. The Lancers, champions of the past three NHSI tournaments, have won 14 consecutive NHSI games. Orange Lutheran senior left-hander Oliver Santos struck out…

IRVINE >> The El Modena baseball team completed a dominant run through the Ryan Lemmon Invitational tournament with a 7-1 win over Woodbridge in the championship game Wednesday at the Great Park. The Vanguards beat Portola, Paramount, Laguna Beach and Woodbridge in the tournament by a combined score of 23-3. El Modena (14-7) last won…

Baltimore and Washington might be moving closer to combining their proposals to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Terry Hasseltine, executive director of the Maryland Sports Commission, which is overseeing Baltimore’s campaign, said U.S. Soccer, the national organization, has asked the two cities to begin conversations about what a “re-imagined” joint bid would look like.…

If you’re into cryptocurrency buying and selling, you’ve probably already know what MetaMask is, but in case you don’t, it is a crypto wallet that makes interacting with the blockchain super easy. MetaMask keeps your crypto assets safe and enables you to access your coins or NFT through a browser extension as well as a…

By ADAM SCHRECK and ANDREA ROSA ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv and braced for what could become a climactic battle for control…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, April 6. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL NATIONAL CLASSIC Semifinals Bishop Amat 2, El Dorado 1 ED: Pugh (7 IP, R 8…