By YURAS KARMANAU LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale ground offensive to take control of Ukraine’s east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 300 miles (480 kilometers) long, Ukrainian officials said in what marked the opening of a new and potentially climactic phase of the war. “The Russian troops have…
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An attorney for a father and daughter who in 2017 buried a stranger thought to be their loved one, due to an Orange County Coroner’s Office mix-up, said Monday, April 18, his clients deserve financial compensation — not just an apology — for the devastating error. “When you make a mistake you own up to…
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Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd closed out the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with a co-headlining set that somehow managed to both attract the largest crowd of the festival and underwhelm at the same time. Of course, you could say Coachella was lucky to have a Sunday night headliner at all after Kanye West, or…
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LOS ANGELES — Some ties seem more difficult to cut than others. Hours before game time Monday – almost as if he couldn’t wait to visit his old friends – Freddie Freeman walked across the grass behind home plate at Dodger Stadium and down the steps into the visitors’ dugout. From there, he made his…
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HOUSTON — The Angels watched the Houston Astros put on a clinic in small ball and big ball on Monday night. The Angels lost, 8-3, to the Astros in the opener of a three-game series, with much of the damage coming on a pair of titanic two-run homers by slugger Yordan Alvarez. In between, the…
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Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki needed only one full week of games to earn his first accolades in Major League Baseball. Suzuki’s sizzling start has helped the Cubs produce the best offense in the majors, leading in key areas including batting average, on-base percentage, doubles and OPS. Pitchers have struggled to solve Suzuki, who…
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By CURT ANDERSON ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration said the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order. The ruling appeared to free operators to…
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County officials have re-opened the picturesque Table Rock Beach after studies decided a cliff overlooking the sand is stable. Table Rock had been closed since Dec. 23, when a rockfall spilled boulders from cliffs high above onto the county-operated beach. Debris from a rock slide sit on Table Rock Beach in Laguna Beach, CA, on…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, April 18. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Portola 4, Laguna Hills 0 Woodbridge 5, University 2 NONLEAGUE Edison 6,…
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A Chapman University cinematography student working on a project with students from USC died when the off-highway vehicle they were in rolled down the side of a sand dune in Imperial County last week. The person who died in the community of Glamis was from Walnut and a cinematographer on a production with three students…
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