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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia was on 342 ballots and Wagner on 325, which was 29 more than the 296 needed for the required 75%.The trio will be inducted into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.Mariano…
Strong Santa Ana winds pushed a wildfire across 80 acres of dry terrain in Bonsall early Tuesday, rousing people from their beds to heed evacuation orders before firefighters gained control of the blaze.The Lilac fire — which began north of West Lilac Road, just west of Interstate 15 — was burning in an area where the relative humidity is very low. Winds gusted up to 21 mph and were expected to last well into the morning.The blaze was one of three that broke out in North County before dawn. Firefighters stopped the advancement of the other two fairly quickly, but…
By REBECCA SANTANAWASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.“This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens — including murderers and rapists — who have…
LOS ANGELES — Wait – there’s more.Just days after reaching agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract with free agent reliever Tanner Scott, the Dodgers are set to add yet another top free agent.According to multiple reports, the Dodgers are near an agreement with veteran reliever and two-time All-Star Kirby Yates. Like the agreement with Scott, the deal is pending a physical and the Dodgers will need to make moves to clear spots on the 40-man roster.Since winning the World Series less than three months ago, the Dodgers have added Scott, starting pitcher Blake Snell, outfielder Michael Conforto, infielder Hyeseong…
The ornate entry doors open into the grand entrance hall. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The library. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The lap pool and spa. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The outdoor kitchen. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) A bird’s eye-view of the interior courtyard with the glass ceiling opened. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The interior courtyard. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media Group) The interior spa. (Photo by Blake Daryaie with One Point Media…
A Panorama City man who used an electroshock weapon on a police officer, a Santa Ana man who unleashed pepper spray at retreating officers and a former Orange County police chief who transported weapons across the country before joining a mob that marched on Congress are among the more than two dozen people with Southern California ties who appear to have received clemency through President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 defendants.After months of speculation about how many Jan. 6 defendants would receive pardons, Trump — who has painted the defendants as “hostages” or “political prisoners” — announced hours…
By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said during a speech at Capitol One Arena on Monday afternoon, referring to Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Then he slapped his hand on his chest, extended his arm straight outward and upward with his palm facing downwards. He turned around and made a similar gesture facing…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Dave Kleckner did not get into coaching for personal glory or recognition.So when Etiwanda High School sought to honor the soon-to-retire-from-teaching boys basketball coach at a game this season, the initial thought was to keep it a secret from Kleckner because he would discourage it.Etiwanda High School honors longtime boys’ basketball coach Dave Kleckner by naming the court in his honor during his retirement ceremony on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Rancho Cucamonga. Kleckner, set to retire at the end of the season, is San Bernardino County’s winningest boys’ basketball coach with 736 career wins as of…
The principal of Baldwin Park High and a woman who was a Redlands resident died in a traffic collision on the 10 Freeway in Colton on Friday, Jan. 17, when cars were struck by a pickup truck that authorities say crossed the median.Eric D. Lopez, 55, of Grand Terrace, who had led the school for three years, and Faith C. Manigos, 40, in a third vehicle, died at the scene of the crash, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office said.A memorial for Lopez has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at the school at 3900 N. Puente Ave., Baldwin…
By TIFFANY STANLEY and GARY FIELDS, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”The Trump administration has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights and…