Day: June 16, 2022

The first move is outside, around the initial teammate standing in way. The next is inside, cutting back across the field toward the coach standing in the role of the quarterback. The drill is simple. The defensive linemen aren’t wearing pads — just a jersey, shorts and a helmet — and neither are the coaches.…

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

Stephanie Wade dedicated nine years of her life to military service, but she’s had to fight to have her service accurately documented and commemorated by the American government. Wade served two stints in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer (1984-’88 and ’94-’98, but had yet to physically transition during her time in the armed…

On the biggest stage, Ochai Agbaji did it better than anybody in his draft class. And in about one week, he’ll find out how much stock NBA teams place on the NCAA Tournament. “I think it adds a lot of value. People don’t notice how hard it is to get to that spot in general,”…

  This week the California Legislature is meeting its constitutional obligation to pass a budget by June 15. This timely exercise of civic responsibility would be impressive except for two things: the budget isn’t real, and the only purpose of passing it is to prevent the legislators’ pay from being cut off. Before a ballot…

The Chicago Cubs’ losing streak reached 10 games Thursday with a 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres before 30,096 on a sweltering afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs (23-40) fell into a last-place tie with the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Central. And it doesn’t get any easier this weekend as the defending…

Jed Hoyer knows the drill. When the Chicago Cubs hit a new low, the team president gathers reporters together to defend the manager, his game plan and the organization as a whole. Theo Epstein did it more than a decade ago, praising manager Dale Sveum, the rebuild and the Rickettses during the 2012 and ‘13…

SoFi Stadium hosted the Super Bowl last season and will soon get the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The host cities for the 2026 tournament were announced Thursday afternoon, with the Inglewood stadium being chosen as one of the North American venues. This is the first time the World Cup will be hosted by three countries,…

A regular employee is paid on the basis of the working hours set by company but freelancers are mostly paid according to the time they spend on the project. However, if freelancers don’t have a tool or mechanism in place for measuring their working hours, then they end up getting underpaid. Here is a list…

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  — A Southern California man was found dead in Death Valley National Park after apparently running out of gas and getting out to walk in the scorching heat, authorities said Wednesday. Park visitors found the body of David Kelleher on Tuesday, a park statement said. Kelleher, 67, of Huntington Beach,…

The first move is outside, around the initial teammate standing in way. The next is inside, cutting back across the field toward the coach standing in the role of the quarterback. The drill is simple. The defensive linemen aren’t wearing pads — just a jersey, shorts and a helmet — and neither are the coaches.…

  This week the California Legislature is meeting its constitutional obligation to pass a budget by June 15. This timely exercise of civic responsibility would be impressive except for two things: the budget isn’t real, and the only purpose of passing it is to prevent the legislators’ pay from being cut off. Before a ballot…

A regular employee is paid on the basis of the working hours set by company but freelancers are mostly paid according to the time they spend on the project. However, if freelancers don’t have a tool or mechanism in place for measuring their working hours, then they end up getting underpaid. Here is a list…

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  — A Southern California man was found dead in Death Valley National Park after apparently running out of gas and getting out to walk in the scorching heat, authorities said Wednesday. Park visitors found the body of David Kelleher on Tuesday, a park statement said. Kelleher, 67, of Huntington Beach,…

El Monte city officials have postponed a Main Street Farmer’s Market and Pride Night event scheduled for Thursday as the community continued to mourn the loss of two police officers. The event was postponed “until further notice,” officials said. Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana were gunned down while responding to a report of…

Former Towson running back Darius Victor has found a home — even if it’s not the one he might have initially envisioned. After brief stints with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals, Victor has flourished as a member of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. He leads the eight-team league in both rushing yards…

It’s estimated that 30,000 websites are hacked on average every day. And with over 40% of the websites on the internet being powered by WordPress, an arbitrary estimate would assume that over 12,000 WordPress sites could have fallen victim to a cybersecurity breach in the past 24 hours. If your website is running on WordPress…

Nobody owns the ocean – and the beach belongs to everyone. That’s the message the Surfrider Foundation is spreading for this year’s International Surfing Day, a day to go out and share the stoke of riding waves. The day, held this year on June 18, is celebrated in some 30 countries, with more than 200…

By David Shortell | CNN The man charged last week with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was convinced to call 911 on himself by his sister as he stood nearby the judge’s Maryland home, law enforcement said Tuesday. In a statement, Marcus Jones, the chief of police in Montgomery County, Maryland, where Kavanaugh…