Prep talk: Loyola freshman pitcher Sheriff Hall can be a slayer in Division 2 final
Week by week, freshman left-handed pitcher Sheriff Hall of Loyola High has gotten better and…
Prep talk: Loyola freshman pitcher Sheriff Hall can be a slayer in Division 2 final
Week by week, freshman left-handed pitcher Sheriff Hall of Loyola High has gotten better and better. It sets up for an intriguing Southern Section Division 2 baseball final on Saturday when Hall goes against Ganesha at 5:30 p.m. at the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes’ diamond. He’s expected to face unbeaten left-handed pitcher Logan Schmidt after the…
Struggling Carls Jr. franchisee plans to close 10 and sell 49 California locations
A Carl’s Jr. franchisee is trying to close and sell his 59 locations in California after filing for bankruptcy protection in April. The franchisee, Harshad Dharod, who has branches mostly in Southern California, intends to close 10 of the branches he controls and find a buyer for the remainder, according to a broker helping find…
Starmer announces plans to fully nationalise British Steel
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would introduce legislation this week to give the government powers to take full ownership of British Steel in Scunthorpe, the last plant in the UK that can make steel from scratch. Last year, the government seized control of the steelworks from its Chinese owner to stop the potential…
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ review: Alicia Keys’ musical brings the heat
“Hell’s Kitchen,” the Alicia Keys musical that has landed at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in a blaze of rousing sound, deploys the R&B star’s glorious treasure trove of work in the service of a semi-autobiographical version of her coming-of-age story in the Manhattan neighborhood that gives the show its title. The Hell’s Kitchen of Alicia…
U.S. support for Taiwan reaffirmed by members of Congress
A ship fires a weapon during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 29, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command | Via Reuters The U.S. Congress continues to have strong support for Taiwan even as it remains a focal point…
WCWS: Megan Grant becomes UCLA’s all-time home run leader in win
OKLAHOMA CITY — UCLA, facing elimination in the Women’s College World Series on Friday night, erupted for nine runs in the second inning against Arkansas and rolled to an 11-0 win in five innings that ended the Razorbacks’ first appearance on college softball’s biggest stage. The Bruins (53-9) got home runs in the inning from Aleena Garcia,…
100 million barrels lost every week Strait of Hormuz is shut, Saudi Aramco CEO says
Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “on massive life support”. Meanwhile, the CEO of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, told analysts the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has generated a loss of 100 million barrels every week. Also in this…
YouTuber banned from Six Flags for eating chicken nuggets
After eating a lot of fast food, some of it on roller coasters, YouTuber Allen Ferrell has been banned by Six Flags from all of its amusement parks nationwide. For life. McDonald’s chicken nuggets were apparently an ultra-processed food item too far for the folks at Six Flags’ Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. “This guest…
Trump can’t add name to Kennedy Center, judge rules
The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on May 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center, as he did in late December,…
California extends its key climate program, but critics say it’s being weakened
In a high-stakes decision that will shape California’s economy for years to come, air regulators on Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s signature climate program, cap-and-invest. The 10-3 vote from the California Air Resources Board determines how aggressively the Golden State will curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the years ahead — and…