Day: June 23, 2022

ANAHEIM — Summer has arrived and the optimism of spring around the Angels is long gone. They are 34-38, trailing the Houston Astros by 11 games in the American League West. Even with a third wild-card spot now available, the Angels have already slipped to the fringes of contention. They are five games out of…

ST. PETERSBURG — Aaron Judge just gave everyone a reminder. With his 2022 contract still hanging in limbo, the Bombers’ slugger belted two home runs, showing off his prodigious power and what his bat means to this team. He helped spark the Yankees to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Rays at Tropicana Field. Jose…

The Chicago White Sox continued to get hit hard on the injury front Thursday with the news infielder Danny Mendick suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during an outfield collision Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mendick was placed on the 10-day IL along with Adam Engel, who suffered a strained right hamstring one…

During graphic designing, there often comes a time when you find an image really suitable for your project save for that one object. If you’re facing such a situation, then take a look at this tutorial where I’m going to show you a quick, yet effective way to remove any object from its background using…

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry threw up brick after brick in a three-point challenge basketball midway game at California’s Great America during a post NBA championship celebration at the Northern California amusement park. Curry visited the Santa Clara amusement park with his children on Wednesday, June 22 after the Warriors defeated the Celtics to…

Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died after authorities found him unresponsive late Tuesday in a North Baltimore home. He was 26. Officials have not released a cause of death, but Baltimore Police said Wednesday that investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an overdose. “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon…

Alexander Evans — aka Dr. Neon — lives to evoke emotions from his artwork. Dressed in a green cape with funky sunglasses, he was doing just that as dozens gathered around his wild-looking booth during a preview night for the 56th annual Sawdust Art Festival, which opens Friday, June 24, for its summer run. He…

The Yankees have done a lot this year, but they haven’t played the Astros yet. Outside of the Red Sox, the games against the Astros are undoubtedly the most heated ones on the Yankees’ schedule. With the Yankees returning home in the middle of the night after their last series in Tampa, manager Aaron Boone…

“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: The stock market is officially in a bear market downturn, and that’s rarely good news for California’s economy. Source: Using the definition of a bear market as a 20% drop in the S&P 500 stock index, my trusty spreadsheet looked…

The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,324,587 county residents were fully vaccinated as of Thursday, June 23. This represents about 72% of Orange County’s total population. Also, there have been 1,329,788 booster doses administered. According to the OC Health Care Agency dashboard, the percentage of population by age (eligibility is now open to children as…

Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died after authorities found him unresponsive late Tuesday in a North Baltimore home. He was 26. Officials have not released a cause of death, but Baltimore Police said Wednesday that investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an overdose. “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon…

Alexander Evans — aka Dr. Neon — lives to evoke emotions from his artwork. Dressed in a green cape with funky sunglasses, he was doing just that as dozens gathered around his wild-looking booth during a preview night for the 56th annual Sawdust Art Festival, which opens Friday, June 24, for its summer run. He…

ST. PETERSBURG — Aaron Judge just gave everyone a reminder. With his 2022 contract still hanging in limbo, the Bombers’ slugger belted two home runs, showing off his prodigious power and what his bat means to this team. He helped spark the Yankees to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Rays at Tropicana Field. Jose…

During graphic designing, there often comes a time when you find an image really suitable for your project save for that one object. If you’re facing such a situation, then take a look at this tutorial where I’m going to show you a quick, yet effective way to remove any object from its background using…

“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: The stock market is officially in a bear market downturn, and that’s rarely good news for California’s economy. Source: Using the definition of a bear market as a 20% drop in the S&P 500 stock index, my trusty spreadsheet looked…

After more than 800 days, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration of a COVID-19 state of emergency remains in effect. Although Gov. Newsom has dropped most of the restrictions he unilaterally imposed under this emergency, he retains the power to reimpose lockdowns and other highly coercive measures without legislative intervention. The time has come to both…

CINCINNATI — There are a lot of people looking forward in anticipation to Freddie Freeman’s return to Atlanta this weekend. None more so than his 5-year-old son Charlie. “My son was really excited to go back,” Freddie said, his family having already flown ahead to their former home Tuesday. “He calls that ‘the cool house’…

By ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee will hear from former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results while suppressing a bizarre challenge from within their own ranks. The hearing Thursday will bring attention to a memorably turbulent…

Relatives and police sought an autistic man in his 60s and the U-Haul box truck he was in, which was stolen in Anaheim on Wednesday, June 22. The 2011 GMC box truck with an Arizona license plate number of AE23468 was reported stolen at 2:20 p.m. on the 3100 block of West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim…

If finding a dead moth on your bed pillow is the symbolic equivalent of “bon voyage” in ancient Egyptian mythology, then my river cruise adventure aboard the Aggressor Nile Queen would have been blessed by 3,000-year-old deities just hours before sailing. Alas, the winged cabin mate that was literally dead on arrival — mine —…