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Cook’s Corner adds to Orange County’s history of mass shootings, attacks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

Orange County has been the scene of several mass or spree attacks, including Wednesday’s shooting at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon that left four dead, including the shooter, and six others shot.Before Wednesday, the most recent mass shooting in Orange County at a church in Laguna Woods on May 15, 2022. One person was killed and five others were shot.David Wenweii Chou is now facing nearly 100 federal hate crime, weapons and explosives counts, the Department of Justice announced nearly a year after the mass shooting.An indictment returned by a grand jury at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana charged Chou of 45 counts of obstructing free exercise of religious beliefs by force, which prosecutors say resulted in one death and attempts to kill 44 others through the use of a gun, explosives or fire.Orange County has been the scene of several mass or spree attacks, including one at a real estate office in Orange on March 31, 2021.Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez was charged with special circu...

Father ‘extremely relieved’ to find daughter transported alive to hospital after mass shooting at California biker bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

A Lake Forest man had heard his daughter was killed in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at the Cook’s Corner bar – but was “extremely relieved” to learn she was transported alive to a local hospital.William Mosby of Lake Forest heard the terrible news when he turned on a television newscast.He heard his daughter, Marie Snowling, was murdered, he said, as he walked with a cane to the Emergency Room at Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo.“Her friend in the bar said she was shot in the lower jaw.”Mosby learned from hospital staff that his daughter had been brought in alive and was taken to UCI Medical Center.“I’m extremely relieved, what I heard was the worst.”Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Cook’s Corner adds to Orange County’s history of mass shootings, attacks California News | Cook’s Corner, iconic biker bar with non-violent past, is scene of mass shooting California News | At least 9 shot at iconic California biker bar; 4 confirmed...

Cook’s Corner, iconic biker bar with non-violent past, is scene of mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

If Cook’s Corner is a biker bar – and by all accounts it still is – it’s a biker bar that never lived up to the stereotype, even when biker’s bars were (sort of) common.In the mid-1970s, when Victor Villa and Volker Streicek bought the restaurant and bar from the Cook family, the place was already nearly 100 years old. Under several generations of Cook family ownership the place had served miners and what passed for cowboys in Orange County. And, after World War II, it had become a fun stop for visitors to the county’s still rural canyon areas.RELATED: At least 9 shot at Southern California biker bar; 4 confirmed deadBut Villa and Streicek, who sold motorcycle accessories, saw Cook’s as a biker bar – with a twist.Motorcycle gang members and their loud rides would be welcome. But biker colors – and whatever biker grudges or disputes any patron might have outside the bar – were not. Fights were rare. Violence was frowned upon.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Cook’s Corner ...

At least 9 shot at Southern California biker bar; 4 confirmed dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

Deputies and medical personnel rushed Wednesday night to a mass shooting at a bar in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon, with authorities saying four were confirmed dead at the scene, including the shooter.Six more people were taken to hospitals, including five with gunshot wounds, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.In an image from video, authorities work at the scene of a fatal shooting Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at Cook’s Corner, a biker bar in rural Trabuco Canyon, Calif., in Orange County. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)Undersheriff Jeff Hallock holds an 11 p.m. press conference in the parking lot at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 to give information about the number of victims in a mass shooting at Cook’s Corner. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon on Aug. 23, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Ryan Guidus of Lake Forest was on the patio of Cook’s Cor...

Build a home with ease of living for all

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

Life at home continues to evolve and redefine itself. And in California, that includes the growing popularity of multigenerational living and the need for flexible floor plans for all types of lifestyles.Builders now provide a variety of options for people of all ages, stages and needs to live comfortably and safely under the same roof. Whether a new-home buyer is purchasing a home to start a family, enjoy their golden years or to accommodate someone with mobility limitations, California’s builders are ready.The accessibility features that builders offer — in their homes and even throughout their communities — provide even more reasons to consider new construction.Some of these features are driven by the California Building Code (CBC), which outlines building standards based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Other accessibility elements extend naturally from contemporary design methodologies builders already practice.Buyers can partner with a builder’s design team before...

Hain Celestial: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Hain Celestial Group Inc. (HAIN) on Thursday reported a loss of $18.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Boulder, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 11 cents per share.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 11 cents per share.The organic and natural products company posted revenue of $447.8 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $440.6 million.For the year, the company reported a loss of $116.5 million, or $1.30 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.8 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HAIN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HAINSource

Petco: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Petco Health & Wellness Co. (WOOF) on Thursday reported a loss of $14.6 million in its fiscal second quarter.The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, were 6 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 7 cents per share.The pet store chain posted revenue of $1.53 billion in the period.Petco expects full-year earnings in the range of 24 cents to 30 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $6.15 billion to $6.28 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WOOF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WOOFSource

Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate to 25% to combat inflation, in a new sign of normalizing economic policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate to 25% to combat inflation, in a new sign of normalizing economic policy.Source

Destination XL: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Destination XL Group Inc. (DXLG) on Thursday reported net income of $11.6 million in its fiscal second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Canton, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 18 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, were 23 cents per share.The retailer of big and tall apparel posted revenue of $140 million in the period.Destination XL expects full-year earnings in the range of 51 cents to 59 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $535 million to $545 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DXLG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DXLGSource

Oleksandr Usyk to defend heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois. Tyson Fury could be next

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:09:40 GMT

Oleksandr Usyk will defend his heavyweight boxing titles for the first time in a year when he faces hard-hitting British challenger Daniel Dubois on Saturday in a clash of styles. A win could revive plans for a unification fight with Tyson Fury.The Ukrainian champion, who took up a rifle when his country was invaded by Russia last year, is set to have passionate backing from the crowd in Poland, which is a close ally of Ukraine. Poland has hosted many Ukrainians during the war.Usyk hasn’t fought since a rematch with Anthony Joshua in August 2022 in Saudi Arabia, after talks broke down to stage a fight with WBC champion Fury that would have crowned the first undisputed men’s world heavyweight champion since 2000.Expect the fight with Dubois, the WBA’s mandatory challenger, to follow a familiar playbook for Usyk.Just as he did against Joshua and in his earlier years unifying the cruiserweight division, the Ukrainian will look to dictate the pace of the fight with sli...