Angel City FC comes up empty in North Carolina

CARY, N.C. — Angel City FC’s path to a playoff berth hit another pothole on Wednesday night, as the expansion club dropped a 1-0 decision against the North Carolina Courage at WakeMed Soccer Stadium. With both teams battling to position themselves for one of the six postseason berths in the 12-team NWSL, Angel City (7-6-5,…

Aaron Judge stays at 57 home runs, Gleyber Torres hits inside-the-park HR in 5-3 win against Boston

The Yankees got their nickname “Bronx Bombers” from hitting baseballs out the ballpark. Gleyber Torres had other plans to get his home run Wednesday night. Major league teams are used to seeing the Yankees land baseballs into the seats, totaling 224 homers entering Wednesday’s game — the most in the MLB. This time, an inside-the-park…

La Puente mom to write apology, pay $9,000 after accused of telling daughter to strike rival in Garden Grove basketball game

A La Puente mother accused of telling her daughter to hit a rival player during a youth club basketball game in Garden Grove has agreed to write an apology and pay more than $9,000 in restitution to the teenage victim. Latira Shonty Hunt, 44, will also take anger-management classes before attending another youth basketball game,…

Galaxy’s unbeaten streak ends in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — The Galaxy had several quality opportunities but Coach Greg Vanney’s squad could not convert any of them, and that proved costly in a battle between Western Conference playoff hopefuls on Wednesday night. Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Tosaint Ricketts scored second-half goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps kept their slim postseason hopes alive with…

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after solemn procession

By MIKE CORDER, JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall. There,…

Anaheim council tightens lobbyist rules

Lobbying Anaheim officials about a project or policy without registering with the city or falsifying reports about lobbying activities or income are set to start carrying criminal penalties. Acting as a lobbyist, but failing to register with the city; not filing reports as required; or filing inaccurate reports could result in a misdemeanor charge under…

How Disneyland’s weather station helps save water and keep 1,000 floral beds blooming

Keeping Disneyland’s 17,000 trees green and 1,000 floral beds blooming takes a mammoth effort by the Anaheim theme park’s horticulture team that’s focused on reducing water consumption during Southern California’s latest drought. Constant readings from Disneyland’s weather station in the Toy Story parking lot combined with a sophisticated irrigation control system have allowed the horticulture…

Election officials are the gatekeepers of our democracy: Natalie Adona and Neal Kelley

Election officials may not top the headlines every day, but without them, our democracy wouldn’t function. These county registrar of voters, city clerks, and volunteer poll workers are also our friends, family members, and neighbors. They not only embody our country’s commitment to government by and for the people, they are specially trained and equipped…

AUDIO: Sparks beat writer John W. Davis on the state of the team ahead of free agency

Sparks beat writer John W. Davis and Southern California News Group assistant sports editor James H. Williams discuss the fallout of the Sparks’ 2022 season and what the team must do to turn things around. Davis and Williams talk about the Sparks’ need to hire a new general manager and a head coach before the…

Recovering Permanently Deleted Files on Mac with iBoysoft

It is a regular practice to delete any unwanted files and folders on your Mac by moving them to the Trash. If need arises, you can always recover the files sent to the Trash. However, at times, deliberately or accidentally, we delete some files permanently from the Trash or the system folders, and those files…