Janet Jackson finalizing plans for new Las Vegas residency - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Janet Jackson is bringing a new residency to Las Vegas — after reportedly turning down a similar opportunity across the pond.
The “Rhythm Nation” singer, 58, would come back to her fans in December at Resorts World, where she’s currently finalizing a deal, insiders with direct knowledge told TMZ.
Rumor has it the five-time Grammy winner — who’s in the midst of her Together Again world tour — will also take part in a New Year’s Eve performance at th

‘A very big light in this dark world’: Friends mourn disabled Irvine man who police say was stabbed by ex-caretaker

The caregiver accused of fatally stabbing his disabled, former client in the victim’s Woodbridge home Monday did so “out of the blue,” having no known dispute with the man, Irvine police said on Tuesday, August 6.
The suspect, Aaron Matthew Shindle, 47, crashed his gold Honda Odyssey minivan into the garage door before entering the house and stabbing John Alexander Bash III, to death, authorities said.
“According to what we know, there was no beef,” Sgt. Karie Davie

Rams WR Puka Nacua avoids long-term injury to knee

THOUSAND OAKS — Rams receiver Puka Nacua was not at practice on Tuesday as the Rams moved training camp back to Cal Lutheran, but there was good news on his injury front.
Nacua is considered week-to-week with a knee injury, head coach Sean McVay said, but the expectation is that the Pro Bowl receiver will be ready to practice ahead of and play in the Rams’ season opener against the Detroit Lions.
Nacua landed on the knee while going up for a touchdown catch during the Rams’ joi

Chargers’ offense struggles with Justin Herbert sidelined

EL SEGUNDO — Greg Roman’s offense took a beating during the Chargers’ joint practice this past Sunday with the Rams. Quarterback Easton Stick struggled to move the ball against the Rams’ defense, misfiring on throws to his wide receivers. Max Duggan and Casey Bauman didn’t fare a whole lot better.
A drop in execution and efficiency was to be expected when starter Justin Herbert was sidelined Thursday by a plantar fascia injury. Stick, Duggan and Bauman aren’t

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Topanga home of Virginia T. Norwood, ‘the mother of Landsat’ imaging, seeks $2.3M

The living room. (Photo by Neue Focus)
The open-plan living space off the kitchen. (Photo by Neue Focus)
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Virginia T. Norwood in 2016, just days before her 89th birthday. (Photo by Gail Ginder)
The kitchen. (Photo by Neue Focus)
The kitchen in the one-bedroom guest house. (Photo by Neue Focus)
The longtime Topanga home of aerospace engineer Virginia T. Norwood, on 1.68 acres near Red Rock Park, is on sale for $2.25 million. (Photo by Neue Focus)
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LAFC gets home-field edge for Leagues Cup clash with Austin FC

Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver doesn’t mind the boos that come his way at BMO Stadium.
They remind him of fans back in the Texas state capital chanting “Stuuuuuu.”
Stuver would obviously prefer to host the Los Angeles Football Club at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday night instead of acting like people are rooting for him, but the competition guidelines for the 2024 Leagues Cup have dictated otherwise.
While Austin FC won its group with six points, beating Mexican powerhouses Pumas by

Angel City FC’s Summer Cup run ends in the semifinals

Angel City Football Club’s run in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup ended Tuesday.
Gotham FC’s Delanie Sheehan’s goal in the 48th minute stood up as the winner, handing Angel City a 1-0 defeat at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City in the first semifinal. Gotham will face either the Kansas City Current or North Carolina Courage in the final Oct. 25.
Gotham had won the two meetings with ACFC in the regular season, both by 2-1 scores.
“I think we created momentum, we had the ba

Disco lights, fog machine decorate trespassers’ makeshift home at Great Park’s former Marine station

A makeshift living space featuring numerous amenities and packed with allegedly stolen items at the former Marine Corps Air Station at the Great Park in Irvine was dismantled after authorities discovered it last week.
Disco lights, a fog machine and sound-proofed walls for an apparent music recording studio decorated the hangar that two men were found to be living inside the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro base on Friday, Aug. 2, according to the Irvine Police Department. The living spac

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Olympics schedule: What to watch on Wednesday, Aug. 7

A’ja Wilson and the United States women’s basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing.
See the full schedule of events and read more on what to watch below:
Women’s basketball reaches knockout stage
Sabrina Ionescu #6 and Breanna Stewart #10 of Team United States high five while Napheesa Collier #11 and A’Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States look on during a Women

Laguna Beach’s Rebel Omakase wins its first Michelin star

While Laguna Beach isn’t lacking for visitors, one of its destination restaurants will soon attract even more — gleaming, as it is, from a new Michelin star.
Rebel Omakase in Laguna Beach, chef-owner Jordan Nakasone’s intimate sushi spot tucked away inside a Forest Avenue shopping plaza, took home the coveted accolade on Monday, Aug. 5. The Michelin Guide crowned Nakasone’s three-year old eatery with one star, giving both the noted chef and the coastal enclave its first c

Gov. Walz tells Redlands-based Esri he’s driven by data

A month before he became presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris‘s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke in Southern California, making the case that a geography geek’s love of data and analysis is the key to effective government.
“What you’re doing here is hard,” Walz told attendees at Esri’s User Conference, held July 15-19 in San Diego. It was one of the last times he spoke publicly before becoming a campaign surrogate and then run

Aging Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center in Devore temporarily closing for renovations

The aging Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center in Devore will temporarily close to undergo renovations, transferring its 303 inmates to other jails across San Bernardino County and reassigning its staff, the Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday, Aug. 6.
The closure will occur over the next several months, but sheriff’s officials would not disclose a precise date because of safety concerns.
Inmates and staff are expected to largely be relocated to the High Desert Detention Center in Ade

Billy Bean, openly gay ex-player and MLB VP, dies at 60

NEW YORK — Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.
MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died at home on Tuesday after a yearlong fight with acute myeloid leukemia.
The former Santa Ana High and Loyola Marymount standout played in six big league seasons from 1987 to 1995, making his debut with the Detroit Ti

Father-son duo finish quest to visit every presidential gravesite with Nixon, Reagan stops

TJ Fallon started visiting U.S. presidential gravesites during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
“I did it out of complete boredom after being furloughed from my job,” the New Jersey native said.
Four years later, not only has he visited all 39 presidential gravesites at least twice, but — as of this week — his son, Henry, 10, has also seen them all.
On Monday, Henry of Brick, NJ, likely became the youngest person ever to check off the feat of paying homage to

Lawmaker wants to ban California schools from serving food with Red 40, other dyes

A state lawmaker from the San Fernando Valley has resumed his push for a bill that would ban public schools in California from serving food or beverages containing synthetic food dyes such as Red 40 that child health advocates say can harm developing brains and cause neurobehavioral problems.
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, is the author of Assembly Bill 2316, the California School Food Safety Act, which proposes to prohibit food containing six synthetic food dyes – Red 40, Yellow

Stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

By STAN CHOE
NEW YORK — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987.
The S&P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day losing streak. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% on a raft of concerns, including worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the U.S. economythrough high interest ratesin order to beat inflation.
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Angels’ Luis Rengifo to miss rest of season after wrist surgery

NEW YORK — It’s been quite an eventful summer for Luis Rengifo.
The Angels announced after Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees was rained out that Rengifo underwent right wrist surgery, ending his season. The Angels did not release the exact type of surgery, but Rengifo is expected to be ready to by the start of spring training.
Rengifo, 27, was in the midst of an All-Star-caliber season when he first hurt his right wrist on July 3 in Oakland.
He spent about three weeks

Amit Elor claims gold to make U.S. Olympic wrestling history

PARIS — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport.
Perhaps it’s because she’s not so far removed from that point.
Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 on Tuesday in the 68-kilogram final at the Paris Games to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history, male or female.
“I’m still in disbelief,” said

Disneyland firefighters dethrone Davy Crockett champs in canoe races

The decades-long reign of the Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes team in the annual Disneyland employee canoe races has come to an end with the Disneyland Fire Department wresting the crown away from the perennial favorites on their home turf.
Disneyland crowned a new champion on Thursday, Aug. 1 before the Anaheim theme park opened to the public as the team made up of Disneyland firefighters hoisted the Fastest on the River trophy.
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CHOC doctor offers timeline for a successful back-to-school plan

By Dr. Clarisse Casilang
Contributing Writer
For me, back-to-school time evokes the same sense of excitement and promise as it did when I was the age of my patients.
But I also haven’t forgotten this season brings a big change in routine and oftentimes a lot of nerves.
Here’s a timeline families can follow to help soothe any jitters and set their children up for success in the new school year:
A week before school starts
A blaring alarm can be a rude awakening after lax summer sleepi

Boeing hearing sheds light on door blowout that pilots said threw flight into ‘chaos’

By David Koenig and Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press
Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet.
Those accounts from inside the company were disclosed Tuesday, as federal investigators opened a two-day hearing into the blowout, which further tarnished Boeing’s safety reputation and left it facing new legal

U.S. men’s basketball routs Brazil to make Olympic semifinals

PARIS — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the U.S. by only eight midway through the second quarter. A big deficit had turned into something rather manageable.
The moment was short-lived.
A 21-2 run turned things into their predictable blowout state and for the 20th time in 20 Olympic appearances, the U.S. will play for a medal. Devin Booker led a balanced front with 18 points and the Americans had little trouble with Brazil in the quarterfinals

Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes fall in Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals

Swiss beat Americans Hughes, Cheng in Olympic beach volleyball; German, Swedish men advance to semisBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports WriterPARIS (AP) — Switzerland ousted Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes from the beach volleyball tournament at the Paris Games. That ended the chances of bringing a fifth women’s gold in the last six Olympics back to the sport’s birthplace. Top-ranked David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden jump-set their way into the semifinals. They beat Evandro

U.S. women’s water polo pushes past Hungary in Olympic quarterfinal

NANTERRE, France — Ashleigh Johnson made 17 saves and Rachel Fattal snapped a tie in the fourth quarter, helping the U.S. women’s water polo team edge Hungary 5-4 in a physical quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night.
U.S. captain Maggie Steffens scored two goals and played terrific defense on Hungary center Rebecca Parkes down the stretch. The 31-year-old Steffens played the entire game.
The U.S. is going for an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal. No team &mdash

Paris Olympics Day 11: Gabby Thomas leads Americans to 2 golds — 5 overall — at track and field

By JENNA FRYER
PARIS (AP) — The United States had a big night in track and field at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning two gold medals and five overall.
Gabby Thomas blazed her way to an easy win in the 200 meters — and beat 100-meter winner Julien Alfred, who earned silver and now owns the only two medals in her country’s history. American sprinter Brittany Brown was third.
Thomas finished in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo t

UCLA football focused on the ‘art’ of the pass rush

UCLA football’s defense is shifting and changing before it finally gets settled at fall training camp. Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe offered insight as to what the Bruins’ goals are at this point Tuesday, which was the fifth day of fall camp.
“For us as a defense, we can get better at block destruction, tackling turnovers, actually creating turnovers and most importantly pass rush,” Malloe said. “I think that’s a certain art that people overlook.”

UCLA focused on the ‘art’ of the pass rush

The UCLA football team’s defense is shifting and changing before it finally gets settled at fall training camp. Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe offered insight as to what the Bruins’ goals are at this point Tuesday, which was the fifth day of fall camp.
“For us as a defense, we can get better at block destruction, tackling turnovers, actually creating turnovers and most importantly pass rush,” Malloe said. “I think that’s a certain art that people overlook

Gabby Thomas wins 200 Olympic gold; Brittany Brown claims the bronze

SAINT-DENIS, France–Gabby Thomas became the first American woman to win the Olympic Games200-meter gold medal since 2012 with a dominating performance at Stade de France Tuesday night.Thomas, the former Harvard star, got out to one of the best starts of her career, led at 100 meters comingoff the turn opening up a sizable gap and was never threatened finishing in 21.83 seconds.
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred took the silver medal in 22.08 with Brittany Brown, the former Claremont Highst

Airfare pain eases as pricing power swings back to passengers

Angus Whitley | Bloomberg News (TNS)
Qantas Airways Ltd., not known for usually offering big discounts, has cut prices more than six times this year. Virgin Australia is averaging at least one fare sale a month. Even Ryanair Holdings Plc, which practically invented affordable European air travel, says flights are getting cheaper.
Passengers around the world are winning some respite from the fare madness that followed the pandemic — and further price declines are coming.
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Moving in retirement? 5 things to ponder before you pack

By Kate Ashford | NerdWallet
More than 338,000 Americans moved for retirement in 2023, according to a January study from HireAHelper, a moving-services marketplace. And a quarter of them changed states, the study found.
Relocating in retirement isn’t simple. There are things to ponder, like whether you need new health insurance, how your new state taxes your income, whether a city has good health care and whether the culture is a match.
Kyle Newell, a certified financial planner (CFP) in W