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WASHINGTON — U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi repeatedly sparred with lawmakers on Wednesday as she was pressed over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and faced demands for greater transparency in the high-profile case. Bondi accused Democrats and at least one Republican on the House Judiciary Committee of engaging […] Read More
LOS ANGELES — The takeaways were few and far between in Victor Wembanyama’s seemingly single-handed destruction of the Lakers on Tuesday night. Without LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton on the floor, the Lakers avoiding double-digit defeat would have been a near-miracle considering the full-strength […] Read More
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died. He was 48. A […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the agencies enforcing President Trump’s immigration crackdown faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with one Democratic lawmaker asking the head of ICE if he would apologize to the families of two U.S. citizens who were killed by federal agents and called domestic terrorists by Homeland […] Read More
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are flirting with a record Wednesday following an encouraging report that said the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is sitting just below its all-time high set late last month. […] Read More
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The report included major revisions that reduced the […] Read More
A person was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case Tuesday during a traffic stop south of Tucson, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The detention came hours after FBI officials released surveillance footage showing a masked individual approaching the 84-year-old’s front door the morning she was […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita’s football team has received a key addition for its rebuilding defense. Linebacker Allen “Cinco” Kennett V of Servite has enrolled at Santa Margarita, the sophomore confirmed Tuesday. Kennett (6-1, 215) made first-team All-Trinity League on defense […] Read More
YUCAIPA — Looks can be deceiving. Yucaipa’s Jaylin Gehrke (18) and Yucaipa’s Payton Harp (7) celebrate the teams 13-11 victory over Palm Desert in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 girls water polo second-round playoff match at Crafton Hills College pool in Yucaipa on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by […] Read More
More than a week after Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson home, authorities offered few clues. No video surveillance. No suspects. No firm sense of exactly when she was abducted. No sense of where she was being held or if she was still alive. But that changed Tuesday morning […] Read More
5 Freeway north of LA was placed under a high wind warning by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 7:03 p.m. The warning is in effect until Wednesday Feb. 11, at 4 a.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to prepare for, “South winds 30 to 40 mph with […] Read More
MILAN — Italy left wing Luca Frigo has played against NHL superstar Sidney Crosby hundreds, maybe thousands of times. In video games. “Sidney Crosby, Nathan Mackinnon and all those superstars that you follow were also in the video games,” Frigo said. “So now we will see them and play against […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Public health experts warned Tuesday that $600 million in cuts to federal public health funding announced by the Trump administration would endanger one of California’s main early-warning systems for HIV outbreaks, leaving communities vulnerable to undetected disease spread. The grant terminations affect funding for a number of disease control programs […] Read More
Back in September of 2023, Steve Avila felt overcome with nerves. The rookie left guard was about to make his NFL debut, and his anxiety was written all over his face. Looking over at him, veteran Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein offered the kind of salt-of-the-earth wisdom that he specialized […] Read More
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels answered one of the questions about their television coverage on Tuesday, by announcing that fans will be able to purchase a streaming package through MLB.TV. Fans who are in the Southern California market can pay $99.99 for the whole season or $19.99 per month to […] Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a political hero among liberals and populists, next week will formally kick off the campaign to place a new tax on billionaires on California’s November ballot. The controversial proposal, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state’s wealthiest residents, is critical to […] Read More
Southern California air quality officials have issued three violation notices to one of Orange County’s public landfills in response to a spike in odor complaints from nearby Irvine residents. South Coast Air Quality Management District officials said it received more than 130 public complaints since the start of the year […] Read More
For Volodymyr and Helen Cherkasov, who came to the U.S. from war-torn Ukraine in 2023, finding community was essential as they began settling in and looking for work. “We are educated, we want to help people,” said Helen Cherkasov, who is an artist and accountant. Walking through their neighborhood in […] Read More
Five days into the suspected abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother from her Tucson-area home, the urgency to find her has only increased as missed medication and a ransom letter loom over the case. At a news conference Thursday morning, law enforcement officials appeared to give legitimacy to reports there was […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now These are the final Orange County girls basketball stat leaders that OCVarsity.com will publish for the 2025-26 season. The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com. SCORING Name, school GP Pts PPG Rylee Bradley, Marina 26 613 […] Read More
LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick and Mark Daigneault fielded similarly-themed questions during their respective pre-game media sessions on Monday night – and for good reason. How close is the NBA’s MVP race? Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s reigning MVP, are entrenched in a two-dog race for the award […] Read More
As the threat of nuclear conflict loomed during the Cold War, the U.S. Army hatched a top secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland. In case of a Soviet attack, nukes dispersed in thousands of miles of cut-and-cover […] Read More
LOS ANGELES — Just ask Kobe Bufkin. Sharing the same first name as Kobe Bryant while playing in the arena that the “Black Mamba” called home is worth sharing, even when not asked about it. Bufkin, the Lakers’ new signee, took fewer than 30 seconds to bring up the fact […] Read More
By KANIS LEUNG HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s […] Read More
Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie abduction are consulting with artificial intelligence experts to examine ransom notes to determine the validity and possible origins of the messages, sources told The Times on Monday. As a second deadline given for the Guthries to pay $6 million in bitcoin at 5 p.m. Monday […] Read More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire – NEWS/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the national association representing the real estate finance industry, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to expand advocacy, education […] Read More
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor said on Monday that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado, less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility as part of a […] Read More
By MORGAN LEE SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms began Monday in New Mexico with opening statements. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of […] Read More
By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press National Writer LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim’s first truly meaningful ride through a halfpipe in almost 11 months will come at no place other than the Olympics. United State’s Chloe Kim practices as a photographer watches during a snowboard halfpipe training session at the […] Read More
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed as snow melted from rooftops — signs of a warming world. “I definitely thought we’d be wearing all the layers,” said […] Read More
The latest nauseant from MAGA types pretending to care about children was dished up last week, but amid the internment of kindergartners, the slashing of funds to catch child predators and a measles outbreak at a detention center, you are forgiven for missing it. I am talking about a coordinated […] Read More
Super Bowl LX was shaping up to be a memorable one even before game day. For one, it marks the diamond year celebration for the big game, taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the same venue where the 50th Super Bowl was held a decade ago. It also […] Read More
Super Bowl LX was shaping up to be a memorable one even before game day. For one, it marks the diamond year celebration for the big game, taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the same venue where the 50th Super Bowl was held a decade ago. It also […] Read More
In recent weeks, Marin County Registrar Natalie Adona has been largely focused on the many mundane tasks of local elections administrators in the months before a midterm: finalizing voting locations, ordering supplies, facilitating candidate filings. But in the wake of unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to intervene in state-run […] Read More
Behind career games from freshman Jazzy Davidson and sophomore Kennedy Smith, USC went on the road on Sunday and defeated Illinois 70-62 in a Big Ten Conference women’s game in Champaign, Illinois. Davidson had a career-best 27 points, plus eight rebounds and eight assists. Smith, from Etiwanda High, scored 20 […] Read More
UCLA guard Gianna Kneepkens, right, battles for the ball with Michigan guard Brooke Q. Daniels, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel) Michigan guard Olivia Olson (1) battles for the ball with UCLA guard Charlisse […] Read More
A week after Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home, investigators spent the weekend searching at least two residences as more details emerged about a ransom note. The frantic search comes as Nancy’s daughter, NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, issued a second video appeal to the kidnappers. Sources told […] Read More
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN CAIRO (AP) — A limited number of Palestinians traveled between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday as the Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported. The vital border point opened last week for the first time since mid-2024, one of the […] Read More
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign […] Read More
You may have missed it, what with President Trump’s endless pyrotechnics, but California voters will decide in November who succeeds Gavin Newsom, the highest-profile governor since the Terminator returned to Hollywood. Unfortunately for those attempting to civically engage, the current crop of contenders is, shall we say, less than enthralling. […] Read More
Every semester, instructors in the California State University system confront a discouraging and uncomfortable reality: some entering students arrive unable to perform elementary algebra or write a coherent paragraph. In one of my courses — a General Education class that fulfills a quantitative reasoning requirement — I routinely see freshmen […] Read More
RIVERSIDE — The Lancers refuse to lose at home. Senior Dominique Daniels Jr. was 11 of 11 from the free-throw line and had the game-winning assist to freshman Jordan Müller as the California Baptist University men’s basketball team extended its unbeaten streak at the Fowler Events Center to more than […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House’s TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at “the lowest price anywhere in the world.” “This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it’s not even close,” President Trump said at […] Read More
Image Credit: Pexels When a loved one enters rehab, many families wonder how or when they can see them again, and that worry is completely normal. Staying connected to family and friends can be a big part of healing, but every rehab program has its own rules about visitors. In […] Read More
It seemed as though USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman had finally perfected his starting lineup. Point guard Kam Woods could nearly read Musselman’s mind, accurately predicting how he wants plays run. Ezra Ausar and Jacob Cofie are physically formidable, while Chad Baker-Mazara and Alijah Arenas are wings who can […] Read More
ARCADIA — It’s never a shock when Bob Baffert trains the winner of a Kentucky Derby steppingstone race, but Saturday at Santa Anita, it looked like a surprise on the tote board. Baffert saddled the heavy favorite in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, only to watch his less highly regarded […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — The imprisonment of a cartel member in the U.S. has dashed hopes in Mexico for justice in one of the country’s most notorious slayings — the death of acclaimed journalist Javier Valdez, who was gunned down in broad daylight two blocks from his newspaper office in the cartel-embattled city […] Read More
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now In a girls basketball season full of parity in Orange County, Sage Hill and Mater Dei separated themselves from the pack late but never met on the court to settle the No. 1 ranking. That showdown will happen […] Read More
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was struck by a car driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old with passengers during a walkout at Heritage High School on Friday, authorities said. The crash was reported around 9:30 a.m. Friday near the intersection of Briggs Road and Highway 74, where responding officers found an off-road motorcycle […] Read More
Commentary: Petty Trump spikes football over nearly 200-year-old Mexican-American War
It was a war fueled by colonialism, launched with the intent of humiliating a weaker country, fought in the name of revenge and waged by a racist president. So leave it to President Trump to spike the proverbial football over the U.S. victory 178 years ago in the Mexican-American War. […] Read More