Month: April 2022

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder at a time when he is questioning the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase, worth about $3 billion, is not…

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…

It doesn’t matter who the Nets have to play. A win is a win, and they need to win out. With four games left in the regular season, the Nets are fighting for their playoff lives. As of Monday, they’re tied with the Charlotte Hornets for the Eastern Conference’s tenth seed. If they finish the…

By JOHN NICHOLSON RANCHO MIRAGE — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late Sunday afternoon in the California desert, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills. Six strokes ahead entering the day, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday with help from big technology and communications stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 1.9%. Twitter soared 27% following a big investment in the company from Tesla’s Elon Musk. The gains…

The 2022 Grammys may be over, but we’re not finished talking about them. Here are seven of the ceremony’s biggest moments — in GIFs. Billie Eilish paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, by wearing a T-shirt with his portrait during her performance. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy surprised…

Jalen Suggs could play again before the Orlando Magic’s season ends. Suggs was upgraded to questionable for Tuesday’s home game vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers (43-36) after missing the last 10 games because of a bone bruise in his right ankle. Despite the Magic (20-59) at the bottom of the standings with three games remaining, coach…

Like it or not, gardening involves a lot of killing things. Responsible gardeners want to accomplish this in the safest way possible by minimizing their pesticide and herbicide use and targeting it toward the specific problem. This is especially important when children and/or pets are present. The internet is full of recipes for homemade weed…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech. The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase worth $3 billion based on the closing price Friday, is not clear.…

By JOHN NICHOLSON RANCHO MIRAGE — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late Sunday afternoon in the California desert, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills. Six strokes ahead entering the day, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda…

Like it or not, gardening involves a lot of killing things. Responsible gardeners want to accomplish this in the safest way possible by minimizing their pesticide and herbicide use and targeting it toward the specific problem. This is especially important when children and/or pets are present. The internet is full of recipes for homemade weed…

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…

The 2022 Grammys may be over, but we’re not finished talking about them. Here are seven of the ceremony’s biggest moments — in GIFs. Billie Eilish paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, by wearing a T-shirt with his portrait during her performance. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy surprised…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech. The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase worth $3 billion based on the closing price Friday, is not clear.…

Here are the answers to our Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach quiz: 1. Who has won the most Grand Prix of Long Beach races? Answer: A. Al Unser Jr. Unser Jr. won the race six times, from 1988 to 91, and then again 1994 and 95. Mario Andretti has won four times. Bobby Unser…

The Moreno Valley Unified School District is inching toward a trial that will determine if it failed to protect an autistic teen who was sexually assaulted on a school bus by another student with a history of deviant and violent behavior. Although a lawyer for the district was optimistic that a lawsuit filed by the…

LOS ANGELES – The NBA is 75 years old, but it can still deliver surprises. Take New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green’s unusual request before tipoff against the Clippers on Sunday that the NBA refrain from featuring one of his players in its highlight packages. And then there’s the reason for that wish: Jose Alvarado.…

NTT IndyCar driver Colton Herta, from Santa Clarita, races down Shoreline Drive during the 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Herta won the race while Alex Palou, from Barcelona, Spain, won his first season championship. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) The Acura Grand Prix of Long…

LOS ANGELES – Talk about meaningful NBA minutes. Sunday’s game between the Clippers and Pelicans wasn’t “win-or-go-home or end-all, be-all,” Tyronn Lue acknowledged, but golly, was it important. At stake for Lue’s Clippers: clinching the eighth play-in spot and an opportunity to win one play-in game and move on to the playoffs proper — and…

LOS ANGELES – Talk about meaningful NBA minutes. Sunday’s game between the Clippers and Pelicans wasn’t “win-or-go-home or end-all, be-all,” Tyronn Lue acknowledged, but golly, was it important. At stake for Lue’s Clippers: clinching the eighth play-in spot and an opportunity to win one play-in game and move on to the playoffs proper — and…