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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

By JESSE BEDAYN President Donald Trump’s planned UFC fight on the White House’s South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a …

ANAHEIM — A dream hot streak for Sebastian Rivero came to a crashing end as quickly as it began. Rivero was diagnosed with a broken hamate bone in his left hand on Wednesday, an injury that the Angels catcher expects …

California legislators are currently considering whether they’ll put Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 to voters, which would narrow the application of Proposition 209.  Prop. 209, which was passed by voters in 1996, outlaws discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of …

During the Nazi occupation of Paris, the Gestapo frequently raided Pablo Picasso’s Left Bank apartment and studio at 7 rue de Grands-Augustins, a few steps from the Seine. On one of the raids, sometime in 1940 or 1941, a Gestapo …

A bean and cheese burrito priced at an even $1 highlights Del Taco’s latest refresh of its value menu. It’s called the “Get A Lot For What You’ve Got” Value Menu, and it features a dozen items priced from $1 …

A tight-knit South Bay community has been shaken by a fatal shooting that resulted in a car crashing into Martha’s Beauty Salon on the northwest corner of Lennox Boulevard and Bruin Avenue in Lennox on Monday night. Thirty-four-year-old Melissa Osorio, …

A strong swell from the South Pacific, said to be the largest in nearly two decades, has lifeguards from Los Angeles to San Diego on high alert, trying to keep beachgoers safe in the big waves as crowds flood to …

It seems everywhere you look, from conventional outlets to social media, someone is criticizing Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming “The Odyssey” movie adaptation (based on a two-minute trailer and rumor … but that’s for another essay). The complaints run from the look …

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years. We met online and have known each other for about five years. We originally lived an hour apart, and after some persuasion, we bought a condo together. Everything …

Quemars Ahmed increased his lead by one whole vote in a close race for a second seat on the La Cañada Flintridge City Council, according to the latest vote count released Wednesday afternoon. Ahmed, a member of the city’s Sustainability …

Nearly 18 months after a catastrophic wildfire tore through neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, killing a dozen people and destroying thousands of homes and other structures, prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday that a troubled, 30-year-old former Uber …

PITTSBURGH — The bigger his career numbers got, the harder it was for Freddie Freeman to ignore them. “I’ve never thought about it as I was going along,” said Freeman, who became the 102nd player in MLB history to collect …

Predictions of a calmer hurricane season than average saw a further downgrade on Wednesday, as researchers at Colorado State University lowered the number of tropical storms expected in the Atlantic from their initial April report. Forecasters now anticipate a “below …

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump laced into Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling the Senate candidate from Maine a “thug” and a “pig” and suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for lining …

By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Brian Johnson as his choice to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, turning to a trusted former aide and financial services executive who …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, …

By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years, according …

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP, Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong.” Infantino …

By DAVID A. LIEB The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the …