Laguna Beach baseball gaining notice with its stellar performance
IRVINE – They’re for real. And if they’re not, the Laguna Beach baseball program is playing an Oscar-worthy game of charades because the Breakers certainly look and act the part. Their red carpetesque...
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5 Freeway expansion project completed with new lanes for South County’s...
Transportation officials on Wednesday, April 16, marked the completion of a $687 million 5 Freeway project that added new lanes and rebuilt several interchanges in South County, saying drivers can...
View ArticleCalifornia’s homeless crisis shows the need for government accountability
With 187,000 residents homeless, California leads the nation—not in solutions, but in expensive failures. This year, major cities like Oakland saw a 9% increase in homelessness. If the state’s goal was...
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‘No stranger to body brokering and kickbacks,’ insurer’s $10 million suit says
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma has filed yet another lawsuit against addiction treatment providers in SoCal — while reformers complain that California officials simply watch the show with their...
View ArticleOC Museum of Art director and CEO to step down in December
She was with the Orange County Museum of Art when the walls were bare and its galleries empty, and she was there when eager visitors wrapped around the side of the building waiting for their chance to...
View ArticleWhy you’ll need proper drainage to grow this flowering succulent
Five things to do in the garden this week: Perennials. Ox tongue (Gasteria glomerata) is a succulent gem. Foliage consists of paired leaves, each of which is thick and covered with tiny bumps,...
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Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and...
By ANNIE MA, JOCELYN GECKER and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the...
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UN nuclear watchdog says US-Iran talks at a ‘very crucial’ stage
By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial”...
View ArticleBorder guards ought to get a warrant, too
Last week, local Congressman Ted W. Lieu, D-Torrance, along with fellow Democratic Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., Donald Beyer of Virginia and Adriano Espaillat of New York...
View ArticleUnitedHealth cuts 2025 forecast after dealing with first-quarter care use spike
By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Health Writer UnitedHealth chopped its 2025 forecast after being surprised by rising care use from its Medicare Advantage customers in a worse-than-expected first...
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Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts University student from Turkey, her...
By KATHY McCORMACK An immigration judge denied bond for a Tufts University student from Turkey who has been detained by authorities in Louisiana for three weeks over what her lawyers say is apparent...
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Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care
By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV, KFF Health News EUTAW, Ala. — Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with...
View ArticleFormer OneRepublic bassist to take on GOP Rep. Ken Calvert in tight Riverside...
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican in Riverside County as the party looks to regain control of the...
View ArticleThis Dodgers reliever has become a ‘pleasant surprise’
LOS ANGELES — Just because Jack Dreyer does not howl at the joke, sob during the movie or buckle in the high-pressure situation, does not mean the moment has gone unnoticed. Cool and collected, the...
View ArticleHorse racing notes: Richi can make Santa Anita race a springboard
SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Final standings for Classic Meet) Jockeys / Wins Juan Hernandez / 53 Flavien Prat / 42 Umberto Rispoli / 38 Hector Berrios / 37 Antonio Fresu / 29 Trainers / Wins Mark Glatt / 31...
View ArticleTrump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’...
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s claim that it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El...
View ArticleAngel City FC hires Alexander Straus as new coach
Angel City Football Club is off to an unbeaten start through four games of the NWSL season. Interim coach Sam Laity has led the team since preseason and, come June 1, will take on a new role as senior...
View ArticleHorse racing column: How Umberto Rispoli is preparing for the Kentucky Derby
Sports fans sympathize with an athlete who must wait an extra minute or two for his moment of truth: The field-goal kicker “iced” by a timeout. The no-hit pitcher feeling his limbs tighten and nerves...
View ArticleJSerra hires Rachael Ziemann as girls basketball coach
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now JSerra has hired former Crean Lutheran co-coach Rachael Ziemann as its girls basketball coach, the Trinity League...
View ArticleJudge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social...
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