Women’s PGA Championship: Thompson 1 ahead of Korda, Tavatanakit - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Lexi Thompson knew some form of the question was coming after shooting a 4-under-par 68 and taking the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Would a major title change her plans about retiring from playing full-time on the LPGA Tour?
“I’m just taking it one day at a time. I made my announcement. I’m very content with it,” Thompson said. “Golf is a crazy game, so I’m not goin

Darcy Kuemper welcomes ‘fresh start’ with the Kings

For a player seeking a fresh start and a clean slate, a loofah and some body soap might not be the worst items to have in hand.
Newly acquired Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper shook off a few suds to hear the news Wednesday that he had been sent to Los Angeles in exchange for Pierre-Luc Dubois.
“I was taking a shower and my wife came and grabbed me and said, ‘I think we got traded,’” Kuemper said. “It was a strange way to find out, it was a lot to process, but we’re

LAFC’s Sergi Palencia ‘has made a difference’ everywhere

Right now, the player the Los Angeles Football Club coaching staff puts down first on the team sheet isn’t a name you’re likely to think of for your top five guesses.
Denis Bouanga. Mateusz Bogusz. Hugo Lloris. Timothy Tillman …
Sergi Palencia?
“Probably the first name on the sheet for us,” LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said.
Since entering the LAFC starting lineup on matchday five versus Nashville, the 28-year-old Spanish right back has been a fixture on the fi

A Day of Music rocks Fullerton — in hair salons, book shops, pubs and more

They rocked out in hair salons and pubs, they grooved in breweries and at church. They headlined the local Elks Lodge and the library.
Some three dozen spots around Fullerton are hosting more than 140 musical acts on Friday for the annual Day of Music, with concerts lasting well into the evening.
School of Rock performs at the Fox Theater courtyard during Day of Music in Fullerton, CA, on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Justice Constantine performs at

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Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles to close its Pasadena location

After 30 years in business, the Pasadena location for the famous Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles restaurant chain will be closing its doors soon.
According to a sign posted at the restaurant’s location at 830 N. Lake Ave., the final day for the restaurant will be June 23. Two signs placed on the windows of the restaurant state that “Our last day at this location will be Sunday June 23, 2024. Pasadena, thank you for 30 wonderful years!”
But the sign still offers a bi

Angel City FC looks to maintain momentum at Bay FC

For the first time since early May, Angel City Football Club has an opportunity for a second consecutive win.
Angel City’s 3-2 win over Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday snapped the club’s five-game winless streak.
Now, Angel City will travel to Northern California to face expansion club Bay FC, looking to exact a bit of revenge from the first meeting.
“Excited for the matchup,” Angel City coach Becki Tweed said. “We can’t hide from the fact that we lost to th

Summer means 100-plus temps in LA County valleys and IE cities over weekend

Summer 2024 is coming in like a lion in Southern California.
A ferocious wave of heat will roar with temperatures of 100-plus degrees in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and the Inland Empire on Saturday and Sunday, while highs in the mid-90s will hit the San Gabriel Valley, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The high pressure system in the southwestern United States is causing the hot weather this weekend in Southern California inland valleys. Heat advisories will be

Euro 2024: France, without Mbappé, plays Netherlands to scoreless draw

LEIPZIG, Germany — Kylian Mbappé watched from the substitutes’ bench as France and the Netherlands finished 0-0 in a heavyweight European Championship clash Friday.
Antoine Griezmann missed France’s best chances while Xavi Simons had a goal ruled out for the Dutch in the first goalless draw of the tournament.
It leaves both teams on four points in Group D after their second match. It also ensured Poland was the first team eliminated. Poland was beaten by Austria 3-1 earl

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Woman, 70, convicted of killing mother, 92, in Huntington Beach

By PAUL ANDERSON/City News Service
A 70-year-old woman was convicted on Friday, June 21 of killing her 92-year-old mother.
Cynthia Roberta Strange was convicted of first-degree murder for killing her mother, Ruth Strange, on Sept. 4, 2018, at 6812 Vista Del Sol Drive in Huntington Beach. But jurors rejected special-circ*mstances allegations of murder for financial gain.
Strange is scheduled to be sentenced July 12.
“The defendant — Cynthia Roberta Strange — sitting right there

JJ Redick’s to-do list as Lakers coach starts with hiring an experienced staff

Although it hasn’t officially been announced as of Friday, JJ Redick will be the Lakers’ next head coach.
The Lakers and 15-year NBA veteran agreed on a four-year contract on Thursday to make Redick the 29th coach in the franchise’s history.
Redick being the Lakers’ next coach has been the expected move in league circles since they fired Darvin Ham seven weeks ago – outside of a few days when the Lakers’ failed pursuit of Connecticut men’s basketball coa

OMAHA, Neb. — Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle remembers how he felt when he saw Braden Montgomery, one of the biggest stars in college baseball, break his ankle as he slid into the plate in the NCAA super regionals two weeks ago.
“Yeah, my heart sank,” he said Friday. “Everything sank in that moment, mainly just for Braden.”
The Aggies’ problems were just beginning. Their No. 2 starting pitcher suffered a season-ending arm injury the next day, the right f

Local concerns mounting over how budget cuts could affect OC communities

The deadline for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to finalize budget negotiations for the next fiscal year is right around the corner and local communities are bracing for the impact potential cuts to key programs could have.
While the legislature’s budget — passed last week to meet a constitutional deadline — restores major cuts in the governor’s May budget proposal, it’s a placeholder, meaning the final version, which Newsom has to sign before the start

There’s been more recalls of sunscreen, here’s what to look for

Now that summer is here, we look at the latest issues with sunscreen.
Finding the right sunscreen is a lot more difficult these days. There have been recalls for several cancer-causing agents, and many brands are considered harmful to ocean reefs. The term reef friendly is not regulated.
Reef protection
Experts are recommending sunscreen that contains only mineral UV-blocking ingredients like oxide and titanium dioxide. There are hundreds of brands, so check the ingredients.
The website savether

Ducks add Richard Clune to coaching staff

The Ducks have named Richard Clune as an assistant coach to Greg Cronin, the team announced in a news release Friday.
Clune, 37, may have a name familiar to Southern California hockey fans as he was part of the Kings organization from 2008 to 2013, including a 14-game stint with the parent club during the 2009-10 season.
He was drafted by the Dallas Stars and, after his time with the Kings, he enjoyed a couple campaigns as a regular for the Nashville Predators before moving onto the Toronto Mapl

Here’s how much the middle class has shrunk since the 1970s

A look at the proportion of Americans in the lower, middle and upper-income tiers and how numbers have changed.
Based on a Pew Research Center study. People are assigned to income tiers based on their household incomes in the calendar year before the survey year, after incomes have been adjusted for the number of people living in each household. Shares may not total 100% due to rounding.
The middle class has fallen behind on two key counts. The growth in income since 1970 has not kept pace with

Surfing pups kicks off Purina Pro Challenge in Huntington Beach

Surfing dogs showed up to ride the ruff waves in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 21; the canine competition showing off the pups’ stellar wave-riding skills.
The 27th annual Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge and Surf Dog Competition continues Saturday. The two-day event tests the best in the west for a chance at the national finals later this fall in St. Louis.
Charlie, a Labrador Retriever, rides a wave during dog surfing at the Purina Pup Challenge at Huntington State Beach in Hu

Surfing pups kick off Purina Pro Plan Challenge in Huntington Beach

Surfing dogs showed up to ride the ruff waves in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 21; the canine competition showing off the pups’ stellar wave-riding skills.
The 27th annual Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge and Surf Dog Competition continues Saturday. The two-day event tests the best in the west for a chance at the national finals later this fall in St. Louis.
Carson, a terrier mix, leaps off a surfboard during dog surfing at the Purina Pup Challenge at Huntington State Beach in H

Surfing pups kick off Purina Pro Challenge in Huntington Beach

Surfing dogs showed up to ride the ruff waves in Huntington Beach on Friday, June 21; the canine competition showing off the pups’ stellar wave-riding skills.
The 27th annual Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge and Surf Dog Competition continues Saturday. The two-day event tests the best in the west for a chance at the national finals later this fall in St. Louis.
Charlie, a Labrador Retriever, rides a wave during dog surfing at the Purina Pup Challenge at Huntington State Beach in Hu

Port’s ‘big Legoland’ spins, heaves chugs and toward zero-emissions goal

The fully automated Long Beach Container Terminal, shown here on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024, occupies about one third of the Port of Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
A truck passes the Long Beach Container Terminal’s intermodal crane for rail cars on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024, at the Port of Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The fully automated Long Beach Container Terminal, shown here on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024, occupies about one t

Car dealers reeling from cyberattack that’s upending $1.2 trillion market

From Bloomberg and staff reports
John Patterson’s teams at five Southern California auto dealerships are scrambling to “keep things together” after CDK Global — a software provider to some 15,000 dealers — was waylaid by debilitating cyberattacks.
Patterson, who operates Mazda, Kia and Hyundai dealerships in Orange County, says his employees are doing a remarkable job during “a tough situation.”
“We have put alternative measures in place so as not

Los Alamitos horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, July 22, 2024

The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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Diego fa*gundez playing an important role for the Galaxy

Diego fa*gundez’s role changed when the Galaxy brought in Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil this season
fa*gundez, who was acquired in a trade with Austin FC last season, went from starter to reserve role and now back to starter, helping the Galaxy survive the current midfield injury situation.
“I’m just taking my turn right now being on the field and doing everything I can to help out the team defensively, attacking, whatever it takes,” fa*gundez said.
fa*gundez has started fo

Kings to kick off preseason Sept. 23 in Utah

Normally, a preseason schedule doesn’t provide much in the way of intrigue or novelty, but the Kings’ exhibition slate for the upcoming campaign may offer an exception.
Not one game will be played at the under-renovation Crypto.com Arena, though, like last year, two will unfold in another country. Even the Kings’ annual “Frozen Fury” showcase underwent enough abrupt changes that it was technically canceled and converted into a standard exhibition match.
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Southern California added 4,800 fast-food workers in May despite wage hike

Bosses at Southern California’s quick-serve restaurants added 4,800 workers in May to a new record high, offering an early peek into how a controversial hike in minimum pay for many fast-food workers might reshape the industry.
My trusty spreadsheet review of the Employment Development Department’s job stats found 362,000 workers at limited-service restaurants in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. That was up 4,800 for May and topped July 2023’s previou

Pet donkey who disappeared five years ago is now living wild life with herd of elk

By Scottie Andrew | CNN
When Diesel the donkey ran away on a hike near his home outside Sacramento five years ago, his owners assumed the worst.
Diesel, right, as seen in 2018 — the year before he disappeared.(Courtesy Terrie and Dave Drewry via CNN Newsource)
“He’s not aggressive, he’s a lover,” Terrie Drewry told CNN affiliate KOVR in 2019, days after Diesel’s great escape. “But right now, he’s scared.”
Years passed without a sign of life f

This summer, skip the booze without missing the fun

Ksenia Prints (Associated Press)
If you thought that going sober meant signing up for a lifetime of tepid ginger ale, think again. In the past few years, non-alcoholic drink options have become more popular than ever. So whether you’ve been dry for a decade or have recently become sober curious, read on for an inside look at why so many Americans are embracing mocktails this summer.
Americans are breaking up with booze
Ever thought about reducing your alcohol consumption? If so, you’

Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey revisits the ’80s ahead of Totally Tubular Festival

When the British new wave band Thompson Twins unplugged its synths for the last time in 1997, singer Tom Bailey didn’t look back for nearly three decades.
“Someone told me I didn’t play a Thompson Twins song live for 27 years,” Bailey says on a recent call from his London apartment. “Which is kind of a weird thing. But I mean, it’s just evidence for the fact that I kind of drifted off in other directions and was doing lots of other music.
“It was never m

Backlash against DEI spreads to more states

Erika Bolstad | Stateline.org (TNS)
SALT LAKE CITY — Shortly after taking office in 2023, Republican state Rep. Katy Hall heard from constituents complaining about how their adult children were required to write diversity, equity and inclusion statements while applying for medical and dental schools and other graduate programs in Utah.
“It doesn’t seem right,” Hall said. “It doesn’t seem like it belongs in an application.”
It took two legislative session

For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’

Elaine S. Povich | (TNS) Stateline.org
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Child care worker Marci Then, 32, looked over at two 4-year-olds in her care who were tussling over a toy plate in a model kitchen set. “Are we sharing?” she gently asked them. They both let go.
Then works at Little Learners Academy child care center near Providence, Rhode Island. Her daughter, Mila, 4, is enrolled there, so Then is able to keep a watchful eye on her in addition to about a dozen other 4-year-olds. Mila c

More than 25% of parents struggle to get their children to sleep: Survey

Hunter Boyce | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
More than a quarter of parents find it a challenge to get their children to sleep, according to a new poll. Some of the problems can be explained by poorsleep hygiene, which involves a child’s environment and nighttime habits.
According to theC.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, which surveyed a national sample of parents to children 1-6 years old, 27% of respondents said they have tr