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Former Anaheim City councilmember found dead at Orange County home 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

A former City councilmember in Anaheim has died, the city announced. According to a release from City of Anaheim, Jordan Brandman was found unresponsive at his home in Anaheim on Friday night by authorities conducting a welfare check. “It is with sorrow and sadness that we learned of the passing of former Council Member Jordan Brandman,” said Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken. “Any loss of life in our city is a tragedy, and my heart goes out to all who knew Jordan and who are now coping with the news of his passing.” Jordan Brandman as seen in an undated photo. (City of Anaheim)A cause of death has not yet been revealed. The Coroner Division of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation.  Burned body found along 5 Freeway in Los Angeles There were no signs of foul play at Brandman’s home, authorities said. Brandman serves on the Anaheim City Council from 2012 to 2016. He was elected again to the City Council in 2018 before resigning i...

Man shot in Santa Clarita; gunman outstanding 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

A man was hospitalized after being shot in Santa Clarita late Friday night. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a man – who has not yet been identified – was standing outside an apartment complex when gunfire erupted near the 15th Street and Walnut Street shortly before 11:45 p.m. He was transported to a nearby hospital in unknown condition. Deputies responded to the apartment complex but were unable to locate any additional victims, witnesses or suspects.A man was hospitalized after being shot in Santa Clarita on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (KeyNews)A man was hospitalized after being shot in Santa Clarita on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (KeyNews)A man was hospitalized after being shot in Santa Clarita late Friday night. (KeyNews)When they arrived at the hospital and made contact with the victim, he stated to deputies that he was speaking with friends when he heard several gunshots, and that's when he realized he was struck in the upper torso. Burned body found a...

5 men sought by FBI in Los Angeles for EBT scams 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

The FBI is asking the public for help in locating five men wanted for allegedly defrauding EBT users. According to a social media post from FBI Los Angeles, the five men illegally installed skimming devices on point-of-sale terminals to illegally access funds in victims’ EBT cards. Five men are wanted for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with an EBT skimming scam. (Twitter/@FBILosAngeles)The five men have been identified as:  Birdal Osman Walerian Grabowski Ilie-Sebastian-Laur Vasilescu Bogdan Adrian Purgariu Silviu-Florin Spiridon Each of the men is charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Former Anaheim City councilmember found dead at Orange County home They were all last seen in Southern California, the FBI said. Anyone with information on any of the men's whereabouts is asked to call the FBI Los Angeles at 310-477-6565.

These classic amusement parks inspired Walt Disney’s creation of Disneyland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

A new report details what classic amusement parks inspired Walt Disney’s creation of Disneyland.The new details can be found in the 309-page Historic Resources Technical Report, which is a part of the 17,000-page environmental review for Disneyland’s proposed expansion known as Disneyland Forward.While Disneyland opened in 1955, Disney’s plans to create a theme park can be traced back to the late 1930s. Disneyland could extend its monorail system under expansion proposal “The outbreak of World War II stalled several of his projects, including the concept of a family entertainment park,” the report said.“We had about 30 acres [to build the new studio] and began to think about the land for an amusement park,” remembered Disney. His original idea was to have something to show people who visited the Disney Studios. “Then came the war and the plans were put aside.”Once he visited the plans to build a theme park, Disney founded the WED Enterprises development organization to help him cr...

Mbappé plays but fails to score as PSG draws 0-0 at Clermont. Monaco faces Marseille

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Star striker Kylian Mbappé was kept quiet and Paris Saint-Germain could not find a way to score in a 0-0 draw at struggling Clermont in the French league on Saturday.Mbappé shook off a minor injury to his left ankle sustained in last Sunday’s 4-0 home win against Marseille and started. He received a yellow card for diving in an attempt to win a penalty in the 80th minute, but could not add to his league-leading seven goals.PSG moved up to second place but has won only three of its seven league games under new coach Luis Enrique, drawing three and losing one. The draw moved Clermont off the bottom and into 17th place with two points.A home win for Monaco later Saturday at home to Marseille would put it on top. Marseille coach Gennaro Gattuso was taking charge of his first game.Goalkeeper Mory Diaw thwarted PSG with a couple of saves in the first half from right winger Ousmane Dembélé.Clermont defender Cheick Konaté forced a save from PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnar...

Live updates | Hats off to Cantlay as U.S. team makes playful gesture beside 18th green

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Hats off to Patrick Cantlay.After his late burst of birdies won the Americans the final fourballs match on Day 2, Cantlay’s teammates responded by removing their caps and waving them in the air.The gesture appeared to be in response to an unsubstantiated report from Sky Sports — the broadcast partner for the European tour at Marco Simone — that singled out Cantlay as causing a rift among the Americans because he thinks they should be paid at the Ryder Cup.The report also claimed Cantlay was not wearing a hat out of protest. Cantlay also did not wear a cap at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in 2021.European fans in the galleries were also waving the hats as Cantlay walked the fairways on the final holes of his round with Wyndham Clark.___Patrick Cantlay holed birdie putts to win the final three holes and earn the Americans a 1-up win in the final fourballs match on Day 2 at the Ryder Cup, giving them a glimmer of hope of retaining the golden troph...

A Baltimore man is charged in the fatal shooting of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A 40-year-old Baltimore man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy that followed an altercation at a bar, authorities said Saturday. Deputy Ryan Demby, 23, of the Howard County Sheriff’s Office was in a Baltimore bar early Friday morning when a “verbal argument broke out between other patrons,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media post. As the altercation continued, shots were fired and Demby was struck. According to a news release from City Councilman Eric Costello, the incident began just inside the bar’s front door and carried over outside. Baltimore police said officers arrived at the scene to find Demby with “numerous life-threatening gunshot wounds.” He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.The suspect, 40-year-old Jewel Crowder, was arrested without incident Friday, Baltimore police said in a news release Saturday. Online court records did not indicate wheth...

Ryder Cup, Expanded Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

At Marco Simone Golf & Country ClubGuidonia Montecelio, ItalyYardage: 7,181; Par: 71EUROPE 10½, UNITED STATES 5½SaturdayFoursomesEurope 3, United States 1Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, Europe, def. Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, United States, 2 and 1.Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, Europe, def. Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, United States, 9 and 7.Max Homa and Brian Harman, United States, def. Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka, Europe, 4 and 2.Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, Europe, def. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, United States, 2 and 1.FourballsUnited States 3, Europe 1Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa, United States, def. Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, Europe, 4 and 3.Max Homa and Brian Harman, United States, def. Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard, Europe, 2 and 1.Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre, Europe, def. Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, United States, 3 and 2.Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark, United States, def. Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy, Europe...

On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate.The new approach would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but the plan would increase federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting President Joe Biden’s full request.With hours to go for the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next.“We’re going to do our job,” McCarthy said ahead of voting. “We’re going to be adults in the room. And we’re going to keep government open.”With no deal in place before Sunday, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active-duty and reserve military troops will work without pay and programs and services ...

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:13 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week.The Florida governor asked that the company’s First Amendment lawsuit against him be tossed from federal court, and Disney demanded emails, texts and other communications from the governor’s office in a separate state court lawsuit originally brought by DeSantis appointees of Walt Disney World’s governing district.The legal filings marked an escalation in the battle between the entertainment giant and DeSantis, a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. The confrontation started last year when Disney publicly opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, and DeSantis retaliated by taking over the governing district that provides municipal services for the 25,000-acre (10,117-hectare) Disney World theme park resort in Florida.Disney has sued DeSantis in federal court, claiming the governor violated it...