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Shelling out for eggs If you don’t see a lot of Easter eggs this weekend, it could be because of rationing and high prices. Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago, with an average price of $6.23 per dozen, up $0.33 per dozen from last month. Iowa consistently produces the most eggs of any U.S. state. In 2019, chickens on its farms produced just over 17 billion eggs, according…
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Just days after being promoted to acting IRS commissioner, the whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is out again, according to three people familiar with the decision. Gary Shapley, who previously testified to Congress as Republicans reviewed the business dealings of Joe Biden’s son, will be replaced by Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender, according to the three people, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the move and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Faulkender will be the fourth IRS leader since…
ANAHEIM — Early in Zach Neto’s minor-league injury rehab assignment with the Salt Lake Bees, the shortstop took a cutoff throw in shallow left field and fired a throw to the plate. Then he waited for the pain. When no discomfort came, Neto knew he passed the final hurdle in his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. “That’s when I kind of that mental block went away from my head, saying, ‘Hey, I’m, I’m good to go now,’” Neto said from the third-base dugout before Friday’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants. Neto had just been activated from the injured…
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading. It mentions that Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus first began spreading, is home to a research lab with a history of conducting virus research with “inadequate biosafety levels.” The web page also accuses Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and…
Gordon Jones, the popular handicapper and horse-racing writer for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, died Friday, four days after his 95th birthday, his daughter Joanne said. Jones, a Whittier High and Whittier College alumnus, taught journalism at several universities before he was lured to the Herald Examiner in the 1960s by a group of sportswriters who had been students of his at USC. “Prof. Gordon Jones,” as the byline on his daily handicap read, parlayed his work in the newspaper into writing books called “Gordon Jones to Win!” (1976) and “Smart Money” (1977) and hosting pre-race seminars at Santa Anita,…
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting. That senator, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, accused El Salvador’s government on Friday of aiming to paint the picture of a leisurely respite for the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia by staging their meeting with drinks appearing to be alcohol, and angling to set the meeting by a hotel pool. Van Hollen referred to the stagecraft with a term that…
Los Angeles Football Club head coach Steve Cherundolo intends to step down at the end of the season. On Friday, as LAFC (4-4-0, 12 points) prepared to visit the Portland Timbers (4-2-2, 14 points) for an MLS regular-season match, Cherundolo informed the coaching staff and players of his decision to return to Germany with his wife and two girls. A native of San Diego, Cherundolo became a Bundesliga legend playing for Hannover 96 during the entirety of his career – 415 total matches over 15 seasons before retiring in 2014, a record for the most appearances by an American at…
Last week, Homeland Security agents showed up unannounced and without a warrant at two elementary schools in our district. They attempted to question students, young children, without legal authority. Agents claimed to have permission from guardians to visit these children – this was false. Fortunately, staff at both schools acted quickly and refused to let the agents in, in accordance with our laws to protect kids’ privacy and safety. However, the fact that this even happened should alarm every parent, teacher, and public servant in this country. In my view, this wasn’t a miscommunication or a misunderstanding, and their visit…
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a meeting on Wednesday clarifying how it would treat new worker complaints of gender-identity discrimination in view of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order declaring that the government would recognize only two “immutable” sexes — male and female. Staff who handle incoming charges, or intakes, were directed to code them as “C,” the lowest categorization…
EL SEGUNDO — During the regular season, Lakers coach JJ Redick would often reference a meeting he had with LeBron James the morning of the team’s blowout loss to the Miami Heat on Dec. 4 as an inflection point. The Lakers were in the midst of a 2-5 stretch, with the aforementioned loss to the Heat and an overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks two nights later putting them in what became one of their worst stretches of the season. James was going through his own individual struggles on the court. His 3-point shooting was inconsistent, evident by a stretch…