Child safety advocates disrupt Apple developers conference - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

CUPERTINO — Around 35 protesters gathered at Apple headquarters Monday morning during the company’s annual global developers conference demanding the tech giant add a system to remove child sexual abuse content on iCloud — a venture Apple previously abandoned due to concerns over user privacy.
iCloud is a storage service that allows users to store and sync data across their devices, keeping information including photos, files, backups, passwords secure. The protesters — c

Man accused of murder after fight with deputy in Corona resulted in shooting death of woman

The reported fight for a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy’s gun in Corona on Tuesday resulted in a San Diego County resident being arrested on suspicion of murder and mayhem after the deputy shot to death a woman involved in the struggle and the deputy was hospitalized, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Eric Nourani, 33, was also booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer. He was being held in lieu of $1 million ba

Alexander: Jerry West’s indelible impact on Southern California

Jerry West taught multiple generations of Southern Californians various lessons through the years.
For children of the ’60s, his and the Lakers’ struggles through the decade against the Boston Celtics reminded us that life wasn’t fair, and valiant effort wasn’t necessarily its own reward. What else could you divine from someone who was named MVP twice of postseasons in which his team lost (the 1960 NCAA Tournament and the 1969 NBA Finals)?
For those who came of age in the

Father’s Day 2024: Steak, gift cards and other dining deals for dad

Restaurants are using gift card deals to lure dad away from the grill this Father’s Day weekend, but there’s also bacon, beer and, at one chain, really large steaks.
The holiday falls on Sunday, June 16, but many deals start early and run longer.
Here are some of the promotions restaurant chains have announced in news releases or on their websites.
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse: Dads who buy a $50 e-gift card June 15-16 will get a 20% off VIP card to redeem from June 17 to Ju

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New UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk takes charge: What his appointment means for the Bruins (and college sports on the West Coast)

Moments after the University of California regents approved his appointment Wednesday morning, new UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk addressed the system’s governing board.
Frenk touched on his personal background and life in public service, UCLA’s mission and history of innovation, the challenges facing higher education and more.
It all made perfect sense for a physician who was born in Mexico City, served as the country’s secretary of health, became a Harvard dean and has been the

New UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk takes charge: What his appointment means for the Bruins

Moments after the University of California regents approved his appointment Wednesday morning, new UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk addressed the system’s governing board.
Frenk touched on his personal background and life in public service, UCLA’s mission and history of innovation, the challenges facing higher education and more.
It all made perfect sense for a physician who was born in Mexico City, served as the country’s secretary of health, became a Harvard dean and has been the

Disneyland union files charges over Mickey Mouse raised fist buttons

A Mickey Mouse button with the Disney icon’s white gloved hand raised in a fist as a symbol of fighting oppression is pitting workers against managers at Disneyland as union negotiations continue over a new contract for more than a third of the 35,000 park employees.
Master Services Council, which represents 13,000 Disneyland employees from four unions, filed unfair labor practice charges on Tuesday, June 11 on behalf of more than 500 workers who were disciplined for wearing union buttons

What to stream: Get ready for upcoming slate of summer sequels

Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service (TNS)
Like most summer movie seasons, summer 2024 is lousy with sequels. Last weekend we saw “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise, take over the box office, and one of the buzziest titles of the summer is “Furiosa,” the prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road.” This weekend, “Inside Out 2” hits theaters. So here’s a quick streaming guide on this summer’s sequel

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Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Thursday, June 13, 2024

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
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Tips for beach safety in the sun, sand and sea

Lois Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP | (TNS) American Academy of Pediatrics
When the weather’s nice, many families love spending time near the water. Whether your favorite spot is near the ocean or the edge of a river or lake, it’s always best to prepare for your surroundings and make sure that health hazards don’t spoil your good time.
I encourage families to look for beaches where lifeguards are on duty and watch for any postings about water quality, rip currents or shore break, which can

‘Firebrand’ review: Katherine Parr tale succeeds, fall short of potential

“Firebrand” is the first English-language film by Brazilian-Algerian director Karim Aïnouz, and he infuses this portrait of mid-1500s Tudor England figure Katherine Parr with an entrancing fluidity with which you cannot help but be impressed.
In theaters this week, “Firebrand” also benefits from an understated performance by Alicia Vikander, as the English queen and regent and a bolder turn by Jude Law as her tyrannical husband, King Henry VIII.
In all, though, this

Bone broth buzz: Is this trendy diet worth the hype?

Avery Newmark | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
Bone broth has been making waves in the wellness world, with influencers touting its benefits for gut health and weight loss. But what exactly is involved with this trendy diet, and does it live up to the hype?
A quick Google search for “bone broth diet” yields quite a few results, but one of the most popularized diets is by naturopathic doctorKellyann Petrucci, according toWomen’s Health. It combines intermitte

Skilled trades on the rise as college enrollment sags. ‘Ticket to the middle class’

Colleen Schrappen | (TNS) St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — Both of Dan Tague’s parents earned bachelor’s degrees. So did his older sister and brother.
But as his turn approached, Tague, 20, saw a different route. In high school, he designed sets for plays and enrolled in any “hands-on” classes he could. By the time he graduated, he decided he wanted to be an electrician.
His mom and dad needed no convincing.
“They knew right out of the gate, you have a payc

Thefts of charging cables pose another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

By TOM KRISHER | AP Auto Writer
DETROIT — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.
Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bolt cutters. One man snipped several charging cables; the other loaded them into the truck. In under 2½ minutes, they were gone.
The scene that night has become part

Is debt settlement a good idea?

By Jackie Veling | NerdWallet
More U.S. consumers may need help managing their credit card payments. Roughly 6.9% of credit card users were in serious delinquency in the first quarter of 2024 — the highest rate since historic lows in 2021 — according to the Federal Reserve’s latest quarterly report on household debt and credit, released May 14.
If you’re behind on your credit card payments and looking for a solution, you might be considering debt settlement, which promise

Elizabeth Holmes appears to gain ground as her appeal is heard

A lawyer for imprisoned fraudster Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday appeared to make headway with the trio of judges weighing her bid for a new trial.
Holmes, 40, was convicted by a jury in early 2022 on four felony counts of defrauding investors in Theranos, her now-defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup. On Tuesday, her appeal was heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, with one of her lawyers and a prosecutor facing off before a three-judge panel.
Holmes’s

YouTuber, Comicstorian creator Ben Potter killed in Colorado crash

Popular YouTuber and Windsor resident Ben Potter, who brought comic books to life as audio dramas on his channel Comicstorian, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Fort Collins, Colorado, on Saturday.
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Should we fear AI? Auto tech founders say we’ll learn to live with it

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the tech world and has become the dominant new kid on the block in the world of Silicon Valley startups.
AI has also taken to the streets as fully autonomous robotaxis have been roaming San Francisco since last August — and are expected to expand to the rest of the Peninsula soon.
Founded in 2017 in Mountain View, Applied Intuition is among the companies that have emerged at the forefront of developing driver-assisted and automated-driving techno

Uncertainty grips US-Mexico border in early days of Biden executive order

Lautaro Grinspan | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
EL PASO, Texas — A 24-year-old mother from Venezuela called it “destiny” that she and her twin daughters had made it into the U.S. just hours before new restrictions were enacted at the border.
Clad in a purple tracksuit, Jenny Giro breastfed her daughters while sitting on the ground of a bustling migrant shelter in the border town of El Paso, Texas.
The timing of the trio’s illegal entry into the U.S. was fortuito

Dodgers trade for infield depth, adding Cavan Biggio from the Blue Jays

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers added more infield depth, acquiring veteran utility man Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for minor-league right-hander Braydon Fisher.
The Dodgers are expected to option outfielder Miguel Vargas to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room on the active roster.
Biggio, 29, has six seasons of experience with the Blue Jays, batting .227 with 48 home runs and 176 RBIs in 490 career games. He was batting just .200 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 44 g

For Sandy Hook shooting survivors, high school graduation is a ‘bittersweet’ milestone

NEWTOWN, Conn. —The students who survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 live with their trauma — and without their friends — every day.
Sitting around a table at the Edmund Town Hall in Newtown on their last Friday as high school students, five seniors who survived the shooting were making plans to leave Sandy Hook soon, heading off to college campuses and careers. Many of their future plans are driven by the advocacy work that has helped them heal.
Th

Manhattan DA Bragg, prosecutor from Trump hush money trial to testify before Congress

Molly Crane-Newman | New York Daily News
NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a member of the prosecution team thatsecured Donald Trump’s convictionfor covering up a conspiracy to hide information from voters on Tuesday agreed to testify about the case before Congress next month.
“It undermines the rule of law to spread dangerous misinformation, baseless claims, and conspiracy theories following the jury’s return of a full-count felony convic

Biden plan to brand Trump a felon is hobbled by son’s conviction

Hadriana Lowenkron | (TNS) Bloomberg News
Hunter Biden, like Donald Trump, is now a convicted felon — a personal and political blow to his father, President Joe Biden, that complicates his 2024 campaign for reelection.
The younger Biden is the first child of a sitting U.S. president convicted of a felony. He was found guilty of violating federal laws for illegally buying a gun during a period he was taking crack cocaine. Jurors delivered their verdict after deliberating for three hours, ca

Recipe: Here’s how to make Jet Tila’s Easy Lo Mein Noodles

Los Angeles-born celebrity chef-restaurateur Jet Tila is a skilled teacher. The son of Thai parents who immigrated to the United States, Tila reveals every essential step in the preparation of dishes in cooking sessions on his Food Network show, “Ready, Jet, Cook.” He offers helpful hints along the way, and relays stories tied to his delicious Thai and Chinese dishes.
His Lo Mein Noodles are a delight. Once all the ingredients are assembled, the irresistible dish cooks in just a few

Stagecoach Country Music Festival announces 2025 dates. Tickets go on sale this week

It’s about time to dust off the cowboy boots and bolo ties. Goldenvoice’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival is set to return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 25-27, 2025, and the tickets go on sale this week.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s sister country fest will follow the back-to-back weekends of Coachella, which will be held on April 11-13 and 18-20.
Although Stagecoach hasn’t officially announced the lineup, advanced passes will go on sale at

Travel: Here’s why the best way to see French Polynesia is on a cruise ship

“Welcome to paradise!”
Experience should tell well-traveled warm-weather wanderlusters that when offered this greeting at a tropical resort, it’s best to take it with a grain of sea salt. Too many times has this heat-seeking holiday maker been burned, not by the sun’s rays, but that seemingly hospitable phrase.
At the five-star GoldenEye resort in Jamaica, for one, “paradise” had me waking up in a bedsheet speckled with blood despite having the protection, or

UC Regents in Westwood to discuss appointment of new UCLA chancellor in wake of campus unrest

The University of California Board of Regents is meeting in a special session in Westwood Wednesday to consider the appointment of a new chancellor to oversee the campus that has been roiled in recent weeks by pro-Palestine protests.
Current Chancellor Gene Block, who has come under fire both on campus and from as far away as Washington, D.C., over the university’s response to a pro-Palestine encampment and other protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war, is scheduled to retire at the end o

UC Regents appoint first Latino UCLA chancellor

Dr. Julio Frenk, a global health expert and current president of the University of Miami, was named Wednesday as the next chancellor of UCLA, making him the first Latino to lead the Westwood university in its history.
Frenk will take over the job on Jan. 1, 2025, succeeding Gene Block, who is stepping down on July 31. UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt will serve as interim chancellor until Frenk arrives.
“At this crucial moment for higher education, returning to the p

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, more than a month after hearing arguments.
The co

Top Chef winner is bringing classic Middle Eastern food to a new Hollywood restaurant this summer

A Lebanese born Top Chef is bringing Middle Eastern food to Hollywood in a new restaurant with a massive patio set to open this summer.
“Top Chef Middle East & North Africa” season 5 winner Charbel Hayek will be behind the kitchen at the upcoming Laya restaurant, which is set to open at 1430 N. Cahuenga Blvd. on July 2.
“It’s going to be straight-forward comfort food but executed at the highest levels,” said Hayek, who also runs the respected Lady Hawk Mediterra