FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was immediately taken into custody Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography. The jury in Fayetteville, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, found the 33-year-old Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.…
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By Crispian Balmer | Reuters ROME — Italian writer-director Lina Wertmuller, the first woman ever to be nominated for best director at the U.S. Academy Awards, has died at the age of 93, the culture ministry said on Thursday. A filmmaker since the early 1960s, Wertmuller took world cinema by storm with her politically charged films of…
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By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sounded an alarm about a global slide among democratic institutions Thursday as he convened the first White House Summit for Democracy. He called for world leaders to “lock arms” to strengthen democracies and demonstrate their worth in a changing world. Biden called it…
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By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bob Dole lay in state Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, as the president and others gathered to pay tribute to a “giant of our history” who served the country in war and in politics with pragmatism, self-deprecating wit and a bygone era’s sense of common civility and…
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LOS ANGELES — Paul George was out, Brandon Boston Jr. was on, and Nicolas Batum was in the lineup for the first time in almost three weeks. The 32-year-old forward had been sidelined with a bout with COVID-19, an experience he detailed Wednesday night after the Clippers’ 114-11 victory over the Boston Celtics. “Interesting day,”…
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By David Koenig | The Associated Press American Airlines is dropping some international flights from its plans for next summer because Boeing has failed to deliver planes that the airline ordered, according to an internal memo Thursday. Boeing has been unable to deliver its 787 jetliner, which it calls the Dreamliner, for about a year…
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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 Wednesday, Dec. 8 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE Cypress 58, La Habra 41 Cyp: Higa 12 pts 7 rebs, Kadowaki 6…
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USC wide receiver Drake London’s collegiate career came to an official end on Wednesday as the junior declared for the NFL Draft. London, who was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, announced his decision on Twitter with a letter addressed to the “Trojan Family”. “It’s been a true blessing to compete as…
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched an independent investigation Wednesday into the Torrance Police Department after evidence emerged that officers were sharing racist and homophobic texts in which they joked about slave lynchings, LGBTQ beatings and police shootings of Black men. FILE – California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference on Aug.…
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A measure of Al Franken’s clout both within his sport and his hometown was evident on a movie set one spring day in 1953. Franken, the longtime Southern California track meet director, was parading Wes Santee, the Kansas miler, around Hollywood as part of the promotion for a local meet. Santee was bidding to become…
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