LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored all three goals for his first hat trick in two seasons with LAFC and the Black and Gold defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday night. Bogusz’ hat trick came with scores in the 20th minute, assisted by Denis Bouanga and Ilie Sánchez; unassisted in the 58th minute;
Continue ReadingAsisat Oshoala scored on a penalty in the 76th minute and Bay FC beat Racing Louisville 1-0 on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Bay FC’s Jordan Bagget fouled Princess Marfo in the box at Lynn Family Stadium and a penalty shot was awarded after a video review. Oshoala scored her third goal of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has an affordable housing problem. The government plans to build 250,000 houses each year, with the aim of eventually closing a housing deficit that World Bank data puts at 2 million units. But experts say construction and financing need to change and speed up for the housing deficit
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with “U Don’t Have to Call,” joined by
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with “U Don’t Have to Call,” joined by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah — at least for now — with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop reception in the city’s Wynwood
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah — at least for now — with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop reception in the city’s Wynwood
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France’s first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two and dealing a major slap to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his risky decision to call
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Think back to when you were a kid and movement was instinctive — and often infused with pure joy. Maybe it was racing your sister and dad to the front door. Or jumping on the bed with friends during a sleepover. Or playing a team sport. Or riding your
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Will Smith knocked in two runs to start a seven-run 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 14-7 on Saturday night. Smith, leading off the inning after Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked, scored two runs with a hard double into the left-center field gap
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — An illness forced Brian Ortega to withdraw Saturday hours before his scheduled fight with Diego Lopes in the co-main event at UFC 303, and Dan Ige was called in as a replacement and narrowly lost by decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor Lopes (25-6).
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The Office of Attorney General, Rob Bonta released the ‘2023 Hate Crime in California Report’ Friday. Overall reported hate crimes in California have decreased the past year, but hate crimes towards some communities within state have increased, including criminal acts targeting the LGBTQ+ community. According to the ‘2023 Hate Crimes in California Report’ there was
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured at American Family Field in Milwaukee Saturday when an escalator malfunctioned following the Brewers baseball game against the Chicago Cubs. The escalator was moving fans from the Terrace to Loge Level of the stadium when it malfunctioned, “resulting in an increased downward
Continue ReadingStory by Jessie Yeung, CNNPhotos by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Mumbai, India (CNN) — When Masoom Ali Shaikh arrived in Mumbai in 1974 as a young man from northern India, the patch of land where he set up shop was “just a creek with no proper road and garbage all around,” he said. Fifty years later,
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers’ loss to the Chicago Cubs. The issue occurred Saturday. Brewers’ spokesperson Tyler Barnes says six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark. The escalator’s malfunction resulted “in an
Continue ReadingLOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Wynstock won the $100,000 Los Alamitos Derby by a nose over Cornell on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and his eighth consecutive victory in the Grade 2 race. Ridden by Kyle Frey, Wynstock ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.51 and paid $10.80 and $4.
Continue ReadingAP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAMMU, India (AP) — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes
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