CSUF’s Class of 2022: By the numbers

Cal State Fullerton commencement ceremonies took place  May 23-26. Total number of commencement ceremonies: 12 Total eligible* graduates – undergraduate students: 9,756 Total eligible* graduates – graduate students: 1,186 Total number of students registered** for commencement ceremonies: 10,031 Total number of registered** guests and family members at commencement ceremonies: 73,215 From left, Amy Santos embraces…

$500K salary for a lifeguard in California

  Awash in a $97.5-billion surplus that surpasses the entire budget of almost every other state, California officials obviously are not spending much time with a sharpened pencil, trying to whittle away unnecessary spending items. Local governments are doing surprisingly well, also, with Los Angeles County recently passing a $38.5-billion plan. So it’s unlikely that…

Capitol riot panel: Trump to blame for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the…

Oklahoma sweeps Texas to win 2nd straight WCWS title

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and top-seeded Oklahoma beat unseeded Texas, 10-5, on Thursday night to win its second straight Women’s College World Series title. The Sooners (59-3) won the best-of-three series 2-0 after winning the…

Jordan Lyles’ string of shaky starts continues in Orioles’ series-opening 7-5 loss to Royals

The Orioles had just leveled the game, giving right-hander Jordan Lyles a new lease on his outing. There were no relievers up in the bullpen, and after a low-stress fourth inning, Lyles had the opportunity to grind his way through to a solid start. Instead, the off-kilter form that has now followed Lyles through his…

Americas Summit: Biden urges business leaders to forge ‘economy of the future’

As working sessions began at the Summit of the Americas in downtown Los Angeles, President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 9, challenged business leaders to join with Western Hemisphere nations to prepare the global economy for the coming decades through investments in supply chains, clean energy and the “digital future.” President Joe Biden waves after…

Americas Summit: Biden urges business leaders to forge ‘economy of the future’

As working sessions began at the Summit of the Americas in downtown Los Angeles, President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 9, challenged business leaders to join with Western Hemisphere nations to prepare the global economy for the coming decades through investments in supply chains, clean energy and the “digital future.” President Joe Biden waves after…

$500K salary for a lifeguard in California

  Awash in a $97.5-billion surplus that surpasses the entire budget of almost every other state, California officials obviously are not spending much time with a sharpened pencil, trying to whittle away unnecessary spending items. Local governments are doing surprisingly well, also, with Los Angeles County recently passing a $38.5-billion plan. So it’s unlikely that…

CSUF’s Class of 2022: By the numbers

Cal State Fullerton commencement ceremonies took place  May 23-26. Total number of commencement ceremonies: 12 Total eligible* graduates – undergraduate students: 9,756 Total eligible* graduates – graduate students: 1,186 Total number of students registered** for commencement ceremonies: 10,031 Total number of registered** guests and family members at commencement ceremonies: 73,215 From left, Amy Santos embraces…

How to Download Instagram Reels (5 Ways)

Instagram is an incredibly popular photo-sharing app where users can upload and share their pictures with friends and family members. However, in recent years, Instagram has also begun to allow its users to create videos and short clips that they can share on the app too. These videos and images are often called Instagram Reels…

Jabari Smith’s pre-draft workout helped him see how he could fit with Magic

A little after noon on Thursday, Jabari Smith and Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley gave each other a fist bump at the AdventHealth Practice Facility inside Amway Center. A few seconds later, Mosley, who was speaking with other Magic personnel, patted Smith on his left shoulder and the two shared a smith as Orlando’s chief…

Team Eric Garcetti’s failed strong-arming of Sen. Mark Kelly

Eric Garcetti’s sorry saga continues. According to recent reporting by Politico, “Democratic powerbrokers close to Eric Garcetti privately pressured Sen. Mark Kelly to support the Los Angeles mayor’s ambassadorial nomination, according to five people familiar with the outreach. As part of the push, they left the strong impression that the Arizona Democrat could find himself cut…

Dwyane Wade says he’s ‘afraid every moment’ trans daughter Zaya, 15, leaves the house

NBA superstar Dwyane Wade spoke out against the onslaught of laws targeting transgender youth, adding that he fears for the safety of his 15-year-old daughter Zaya, who’s trans, “every time she leaves the house.” The three-time NBA champion and philanthropist was in New York City on Tuesday, as one of the speakers at the Time…

Supreme Court sides with Border Patrol agent accused of using excessive force

WASHINGTON — The owner of an inn on the Canadian border who said he had been assaulted by a Border Patrol agent may not sue the agent for violating the Constitution by using excessive force, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The decision, by a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, stopped just short of overruling a…

Dwyane Wade says he’s ‘afraid every moment’ trans daughter Zaya, 15, leaves the house

NBA superstar Dwyane Wade spoke out against the onslaught of laws targeting transgender youth, adding that he fears for the safety of his 15-year-old daughter Zaya, who’s trans, “every time she leaves the house.” The three-time NBA champion and philanthropist was in New York City on Tuesday, as one of the speakers at the Time…

$500K salary for a lifeguard in California

  Awash in a $97.5-billion surplus that surpasses the entire budget of almost every other state, California officials obviously are not spending much time with a sharpened pencil, trying to whittle away unnecessary spending items. Local governments are doing surprisingly well, also, with Los Angeles County recently passing a $38.5-billion plan. So it’s unlikely that…

Supreme Court sides with Border Patrol agent accused of using excessive force

WASHINGTON — The owner of an inn on the Canadian border who said he had been assaulted by a Border Patrol agent may not sue the agent for violating the Constitution by using excessive force, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The decision, by a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, stopped just short of overruling a…

CSUF’s Class of 2022: By the numbers

Cal State Fullerton commencement ceremonies took place  May 23-26. Total number of commencement ceremonies: 12 Total eligible* graduates – undergraduate students: 9,756 Total eligible* graduates – graduate students: 1,186 Total number of students registered** for commencement ceremonies: 10,031 Total number of registered** guests and family members at commencement ceremonies: 73,215 From left, Amy Santos embraces…