MOREHOUSE COLLEGE in Atlanta, Georgia (Morehouse College).

Warning against “extremist forces,” President Joe Biden on Friday delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

While speaking at Morehouse, an historically black men’s college, Biden said that extremists “peddle a fiction, a character about what being a man is about – tough talk, abusing power, bigotry. Their idea of being a man is toxic.”

At a time when many college campuses have been roiled by protests related to the Israeli-Hamas conflict, this event was quiet.

The only evidence of protest was seven students at the commencement sat with their backs to Biden during his remarks.

The college honored Biden with an honorary degree.

Iran president’s helicopter found

There are conflicting reports about the crash of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

EBRAHIM RAISI, president of Iran (Wikipedia).

Initial reports said that the copter suffered a “hard landing” and that rescue efforts were underway.

Later, rescuers spotted the copter from a distance of two miles and reported that it had crashed in a mountainous area and “no sign of life” was detected.

The incident came after Iran in April fired drones and missiles at Israel, most of which were knocked down.

Raisi’s tenure as president has been controversial and there have been demonstrations about both the economy and women’s rights.

It was a good Sunday for the locals

Both the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers posted wins on Sunday.

The Angels got a sterling pitching performance from Jose Soriano (2-4) in their 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers in Arlington. He worked 7.2 innings, giving up five hits and one run. Soriano struck out five Texans and walked two.

Trailing 1-0 after six innings, the Halos struck back with four runs in the seventh inning. The key hits were a pinch-hit single by Kevin Pillar and a triple by Luis Rengifo.

With the run, the Angels have won three of four games and are 18-29. They remain in fifth place in the AL West, but are just a half-percentage back of the fourth place Oakland A’s.

Back in SoCal, the Dodgers edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in 10 innings. The  Blue Crew won the game on a single by Shohei Ohtani that brought home Jason Heyward. Ohtani reached base three times with two hits and being hit by a pitch. The other runs were scored on a two-run homer by Andy Pages.

Five pitchers held the Reds to six hits.The Dodgers are 32-17 and lead the NL West by 7.5 games over the San Diego Padres.

Weather: Send in the clouds

If you like clouds, this is your week. The forecast in our West Orange County area is for plenty of them for the next few days. Morning clouds and afternoon sun are expected Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with partly cloudy skies on Tuesday. Daytime temperatures will range from 67 to 70. Overnight lows will be from 56 to 59.