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The first college hockey tournament series hosted in the Coachella Valley is slated for the start of 2025, it was announced Monday. The inaugural “Coachella Valley Cactus Cup” will pit four NCAA Division I Men’s teams against each other on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 at Acrisure Arena, according to the venue Senior Vice President John Page. “We are thrilled to host the inaugural Coachella Valley Cactus Cup 2025,” Page said. “This tournament will feature some of the nation’s most exciting … hockey teams, providing fans with an unparalleled experience of high-stakes hockey action.” He said the sports entertainment is certain to be “intense, showcasing the competitive spirit of college hockey at its finest.” The arena is home to the Coachella Valley Firebirds, part of the American Hockey League and affiliated with the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken. The teams scheduled to compete for the cup are the Holy Cross College Crusaders, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks, the Michigan Tech University Huskies and the Nebraska University Mavericks. “We are excited to be headed to the Cactus Cup next winter,” Holy Cross Coach Bill Riga

California has sued Huntington Beach, alleging that the city’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification is a violation of state law. The 320-page lawsuit, filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, accuses Huntington Beach of violating California’s Constitution and the state election code over a new charter amendment that would require voters to show photo identification in local elections starting in 2026. Huntington Beach has argued that the city charter grants local officials the authority to handle municipal issues, including local elections. In addition to the photo identification requirement, the amendment requires that Huntington Beach provide 20 in-person polling places and monitor ballot drop boxes. Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Monday that Huntington Beach’s charter does not exempt the city from following state laws that govern voter registration and election integrity. The photo identification requirement “is not only misguided — it is blatantly and flatly illegal,” Bonta said at a news conference in downtown Los Angeles. “They have greatly overstated the authority they think they have,” said Bonta, a Democrat. “They have willfully violated the law, they have brazenly violated the law. …

The Rams convened Monday for the first day of voluntary offseason workouts and, as has been the case for most of the last few years, Aaron Donald was not present. As coach Sean McVay and his team begin preparing for the 2024 season, however, they know the recently retired Donald will not return from training in hometown Pittsburgh to be the leader of the defense. That mantle now belongs to linebacker Ernest Jones IV. And Jones, a three-year veteran, said he was prepared. “From the moment I got here, this was a goal of mine, to be the leader of this defense,” Jones said Monday during a news conference in Thousand Oaks. “With [Donald] being gone, now there’s more eyes on me, which I can sure handle. … Without A.D., we get to go out there, and now it’s time for those guys to make a name for themselves.” The Rams selected Jones in the third round of the 2021 draft. He became a starter midway through his rookie season and helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI. Last season Jones made a team-best 145

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a man after he allegedly called the National Suicide Hotline and threatened to bomb a local trans organization. Authorities say 60-year-old Henry Nolkemper has been charged with making a false bomb threat, and criminal threats with a hate crime enhancement. On March 28, Nolkember allegedly called the hotline around 9:25 p.m., referring to himself, as “Henry,” and made numerous statements about bombing the Trans-Latina Coalition on Juneteenth. He also threatened to set the building on fire using gasoline, and made references to attacking the pride parade in June, LAPD said. An investigation was launched by detectives, who were able to locate the suspect’s phone number. Authorities say they had a lengthy conversation with Nolkember and were able to discover his identity and his tentative address. After several unsuccessful attempts to locate the 60-year-old, officers finally caught a break in the case. Officers determined Nolkember’s last known address and set up surveillance near the property. On April 11, LAPD was able to make contact with Nolkember by phone and secured a surrender and arrest. Nolkember is being held without

There was little drama about who would be the number one overall pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft in Brooklyn. As expected, the Indiana Fever selected women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark to lead the team into its next era. Clark, a six-foot do-it-all guard with range and playmaking skills that propelled her into the NCAA record books, will stay in the Midwest and join reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston and 2023 WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time, regardless of gender, Clark is the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer and was a two-time national player of the year as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes. With two picks in the top five of the WNBA Draft, the Los Angeles Sparks had their chance to retool its roster following the departures of mainstay stars Nneka Ogwumike and Jordin Canada. With the No. 2 overall pick, the Sparks selected 6-foot-4 forward Cameron Brink of Stanford. Brink is the reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, a three-time AP All-American and a 2021 NCAA Champion.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning users of Botox about several reports of harmful reactions linked to counterfeit or mishandled products. Botox injections, which are used to prevent a muscle from moving for a limited time and are often used to smooth wrinkles or treat spasms, are made from the same toxin that causes the potentially deadly food poisoning known as botulism, according to the Mayo Clinic. As of April 12, nine people have been hospitalized and four people received antitoxin treatment for symptoms of botulism. In all, 19 people have been reported to have experienced harmful reactions, mostly among those who had injections administered by unlicensed or improperly trained individuals in non-health care settings like homes or spas. States to report harmful reactions include Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Washington. The CDC says it is investigating the issue alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The CDC is reminding those who regularly received Botox injections to only trust FDA-approved products administered in professional health care settings by licensed and trained professionals. Those who use Botox

Updated on: April 15, 2024 / 7:55 PM EDT / AP WNBA draft set for Monday night Caitlin Clark expected to be picked first in Monday’s WNBA draft 02:11 Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career, and she will now try and help revive the Indiana franchise along with last season’s No. 1 pick, Aliyah Boston. The Fever taking Clark had been a foregone conclusion since she announced on Feb. 29 that she would turn pro. Clark has helped bring millions of fans to the women’s game with her signature logo shots and passing ability. The NCAA’s all-time scoring leader was a big reason why a record 18.9 million viewers tuned in to the national championship game , which Iowa lost to unbeaten South Carolina. The Hawkeyes were also the national runners-up to LSU a year earlier. The draft was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in front of 1,000 fans, who bought all the

A construction worker was killed in Bel-Air on Monday afternoon when a forklift carrying a load of rebar toppled onto him, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Los Angeles firefighters responded at 1 p.m. to a call about an adult male trapped under a forklift at 970 N. Moraga Drive, said Brian Humphrey, Fire Department spokesperson. Upon arriving, firefighters found a man trapped under a forklift that had been carrying steel rebar at the construction site. Humphrey said that, despite the quick response from fire crews, including those trained, certified and equipped for Urban Search & Rescue, the worker could not be saved. Fire paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified. The fatal construction accident comes nearly a month after a Los Angeles Port worker died in a similar accident. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of workers who are dying on the job has been increasing since 2013. In California, more than 500 workers died on the job in 2022, an increase from 2021, when the tally was 462. In 2022, the largest