A 30-year, county-wide backlog of untested sexual assault kits has been cleared, resulting in hundreds of new DNA profiles of potential offenders being entered into law enforcement databases and criminal charges being brought in a half-dozen cold cases, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. A final test on Friday officially cleared a…
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By LISA MASCARO | AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee held a surprise hearing Tuesday delivering alarming new testimony about Donald Trump’s angry, defiant and vulgar actions as he ignored repeated warnings against summoning the mob to the Capitol and then refused to intervene to stop the deadly violence as rioters…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,688 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, June 24, and Tuesday, June 28, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 600,229. There were 14,109 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging nearly 31 new cases a…
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Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested Thursday night in Chicago on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful firearm possession, according to police. He also was cited for having high-capacity magazines and metal-piercing bullets, a violation of city code. Police said Adams was arrested at approximately 6:46 p.m. in the 200 block of North Garland Court in…
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All through the years, right to his death of pneumonia, Marlin Briscoe was called, “The Quarterback,” by quarterback legend Joe Namath. They’d see each other at some NFL reunion or social get-together and Namath would greet him with something like, “Hey, how’s The Quarterback doing?” “He remembers,’ Briscoe would say in relating the story. “He…
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Disneyland resort hotel guests are about to get a half-hour head start on booking Genie+ and Lightning Lane slots each day on the most popular attractions ahead of daily Disneyland visitors and Magic Key annual passholders. Guests at the three Disneyland resort hotels will have Early Entry privileges starting 30 minutes before the opening each…
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that the supporters he addressed that morning had weapons but he told…
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after completing a White House summer internship, Cassidy Hutchinson was in the room was in the room where the president’s top aides debated how they could overturn his election loss. Hutchinson, 25, who served as a top aide to Mark Meadows, chief…
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The restaurant industry in California has been my life ever since my father immigrated here 31 years ago and saved every penny to open his first Burger King franchise in Santa Ana. Since then, we’ve worked hard to grow our family business to 21 locations, providing opportunities for our 500 employees. Our story is the…
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By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Associated Press NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The stiff sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored…
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