If you live in San Clemente: Smile, you’re on Candid Camera! In this case, it’s not the TV joke show that ran, on and off, from 1948 to 2014, and used hidden cameras to catch people in funny situations. It’s the U.S. government. The Register reported on Jan. 21 the San Clemente City Council approved…
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Eight years before the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, a legal battle began in Orange County that helped set the stage for the Brown v. Board case. In Mendez, et al v. Westminster School District, et al, five Mexican…
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By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday. The move marks the Transportation Department’s latest effort to improve…
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The Galaxy have had more ups and downs recently than your favorite rollercoaster. The Galaxy qualified for the MLS playoffs in 2022 and fell flat in 2023 near the bottom of the league, only to rise in 2024 and win their sixth MLS Cup. And then came last season, when the Galaxy fell back toward…
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TESERO, Italy (AP) — A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway. In this image taken…
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and conflicts. Leo revived the traditional prayer and procession that Pope Francis largely delegated to others in his final years. He walked…
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Travelers heading west from Lake Elsinore on the Ortega Highway will soon be able to start their journey with a Double-Double. In-N-Out Burger will open a new restaurant near State Route 74 on Thursday, Feb. 19, according to a news release from the Southern California chain. ALSO SEE: 12 Southern California chains that made fast…
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Jazzy Davidson’s freshman season has been anything but typical. And yet, she’s made it the norm to earn Freshman of the Week honors and score more than any of her USC teammates – many of whom have much more college basketball experience than her. “She makes kind of ridiculous stats look fairly ordinary for her,…
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MILAN — The Canadian men’s hockey team twice overcame Czechia leads, including one late in the third period, before finally securing a spot in the Milano Cortina Olympic Games semifinals with a 4-3 victory Thursday at the Milano Ice Hockey Arena. Mitch Marner’s game-winning goal, just 1 minute and 22 seconds into the 3-on-3 sudden-death…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products. Hershey acknowledges some recipe changes but said Wednesday that it was trying to meet consumer demand…
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