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Connie Simpson

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Raised in Los Angeles, California, Connie Simpson is the Newport Beach reporter for Times Media Service. Simpson covers local news in Newport Beach, including government, schools, public safety, development and coastal community life. Simpson holds a master's degree in mass communication.

Stories by Connie Simpson

5 stories

  1. July 2026

    5 stories: 5 explainers

  2. Sat

    Explainer · Transportation · World

    Airlines warn daylight saving time changes would ripple through global schedules

    Airlines for America warns that changing daylight saving time could disrupt global flight schedules, including Europe-North America summer routes.

  3. Wed

    Explainer · Technology · California

    Google is rolling out a new Search setting that can save Lens images, voice searches and uploaded files. Here’s what it does

  4. Sat

    Explainer · Health · United States

    What a fast resting heart rate can mean, and when doctors say to pay attention

  5. Sat

    Explainer · Business and Finance · United States

    More than 550,000 Kobalt yard tools recalled over battery fire hazard

    Greenworks recalls 550,000 Kobalt 24V and 48V yard tools sold at Lowe's due to lithium-ion batteries short-circuiting and posing a fire hazard.

  6. Fri

    Explainer · Technology · California

    Apple’s early security update shows how AI is changing the race between hackers and defenders