Mastermind Event in Philadelphia To Help Funeral Service Companies Reach New Heights Join Your Peers on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 When you come to Mastermind, you’ll walk away with a full toolkit of strategies to build market share, boost the value of your business and connect with families in a […] Read More
Right in the middle of the United States’ National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) annual convention in New Orleans is probably a good time to drop information from a press release that we received in mid-September. That press release, which you can access here, came from PR Newswire […] Read More
RIVERSIDE — Jesus Palma was never really worried. Trailing 1-0 with a trip to the CIF Southern Section Open Division championship hanging over the final 40 minutes, Palma pumped in two goals around the match-winner from Javier Hernandez as the Arlington boys soccer team topped Mira Costa 3-1 (5-3 on […] Read More
Five more Southern California hotels have reached tentative labor agreements covering about 650 workers, the latest settlements in a months-long strike that at times has been marked by violence. In all, Unite Here Local 11 has signed tentative agreements with 34 out of some 60 properties in Los Angeles and […] Read More
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) runs against Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) runs against the San Francisco 49ers […] Read More
By SIMON CAMBERS The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff kept alive her hopes of back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles after beating Marta Kostyuk, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2, in an error-strewn quarterfinal match at the Australian Open on Tuesday (Monday night PT). The U.S. Open champion had 51 […] Read More
By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in a divisional-round playoff game on Sunday, lifting the long-suffering franchise into the NFC championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise […] Read More
Facing increased scrutiny over its social networks’ effects on teenage users, Meta announced Tuesday that teens on Facebook and Instagram will see less content related to self-harm and eating disorders. Meta already filters such content out of the feeds it recommends to users, such as Instagram’s Reels and Explore. But […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hues to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend […] Read More
Southern California’s massive hotel strike reignited Sunday, Dec. 17 as hundreds of workers from Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Pasadena walked off the job for higher wages and better working conditions. The walkout continued Monday at the Pasadena Hilton, Courtyard Santa Monica, Doubletree Los Angeles, Doubletree San Pedro, Hampton Inn […] Read More
Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for more than five months, said it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Beverly Hilton that covers more than 500 unionized workers. The Beverly Hills hotel, longtime host of […] Read More
LAS VEGAS — The signs that LeBron James was going to have a special performance in Thursday’s In-Season Tournament semifinal appeared suddenly. And the New Orleans Pelicans didn’t find an answer to the James-led onslaught, with the Lakers crushing the Pelicans, 133-89, at T-Mobile Arena to advance to the championship […] Read More
Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and roughly 45,000 students would be back in school Monday after more than three weeks without classes. The agreement must still be voted on by teachers who have been on the picket line […] Read More
Orange Vista’s Sire Gaines runs into the end zone for a touchdown during their CIF Southern Section Division 5 quarterfinal victory over San Jacinto on Friday night at San Jacinto. Orange Vista won, 49-17. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer) Orange Vista’s Dionte T west scores the game’s first touchdown […] Read More
VA’s Online Memorial Project Doubles reach with nearly 10 Million Veterans Memorialized using Keeper Memorials On November 9, 2023 – The National Cemetery Administration Department of Veterans Affairs and Keeper Memorials announced a historic milestone for the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) project as it honors 9.8 million Veterans, a substantial […] Read More
