The OC Fair has announced three new shows at The Hangar, adding to the diverse lineup of performances this summer. Situated at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, The Hangar will feature nightly live music throughout the duration of the fair, from July 18 to Aug. 17. Concert tickets include same-day access…
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Behind the scenes at the Brookfield Zoo, five spider monkeys are preparing to make their public debut this summer. Their journey began more than a year ago when they were confiscated from smugglers at the Mexican border after being snatched from the wild, their mothers killed in the process. Found malnourished and in diapers, the baby…
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If Democrat politicians are to be believed, Elon Musk is evil, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reckless. A group of 20-year-old “tech bros” are tearing the federal government apart, root and branch. Democrats assert daily, aided by the mainstream media, that the United States faces a constitutional crisis. This hyperbolic rhetoric, which…
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In the wake of the recent round of fires that have proven to be the costliest blazes in the history of the United States, the state of California should take a critical look at all of the policies that led up to the fires, and all of the policies that impacted our response to them,…
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Fleeing her Altadena home at 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 8, Jessica Coker-Lentz grabbed her family’s go-bags, thinking they would return to unpack soon enough. They’d evacuated because of fire before, and she reminded her children to pack “everything we can’t replace.” “I honestly didn’t think the house would burn,” Coker-Lentz said. Lost amid the ashes…
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By PHILIP MARCELO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to congestion pricing tolls in New York City, which thin traffic and fund mass transit by making people pay to drive into some parts of Manhattan. Related Articles Transportation | Jobs cut at the FAA helped…
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By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press Health Writer A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay for nutritious food has been tried before — but it may soon get a boost from new Trump administration officials. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed health and human…
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Some of you may be familiar with a certain ritual of American life: The doctor’s appointment. I don’t know anyone who actually likes doctor’s appointments — except maybe the doctor — but it seems to be an inevitable part of our lives, especially when you get to be old like me. As some of you…
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Now, $10,000 is barely pocket change for even the smallest local governments. But it could, say, pay for a modest wedding at a park overlooking the beach, or for a halfway decent used car, or for a year’s worth of property taxes for a lot of folks. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, though, the Orange County…
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” pointed comments that risked further souring relations with Washington as the American leader pushes for an end to the war. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…
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