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When circumstances caused Janette Solis Martinez and her son Jakob to be students at Santiago Canyon College at the same time, they took the opportunity to help each other get the most out of their education. “My last year was his first year,” said Solis Martinez, 41, who currently works at SCC as executive secretary…
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By Scott McFetridge | Associated Press The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it’s the first time the two nearly national lottery games have each grown so large at…
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This weekend’s late-night spending vote in Congress seems like another in an endless series of sequels to a bad suspense movie. Just at the brink of “disaster,” just before the stroke of midnight, Congress pulls off a miracle and passes an omnibus bill to save us from a “government shutdown!” The heroes have saved the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general – including California’s – last week filed a far-reaching and dubious antitrust lawsuit against Apple accusing it of monopolizing smartphone markets. The legal action is less an indictment of Apple’s business practices and more of an indictment of the Biden administration’s anti-business philosophy – and…
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Three brothers have a different take on the Easter Bunny as they get their picture taken during the Anaheim Hills Rotary Club Easter Festival on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Big brother Aiden Russell, 4, smiles as twins Levi, 1, center, looks tentative and Miles is ready to go home. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County…
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Republican Rep. Michelle Steel and Democrat Derek Tran appear poised to advance to the general election for California’s 45th congressional district race — a contest closely watched by both parties this year. While Steel has consistently led the pack since the March 5 primary, the race was extremely close for the second-place spot. As of…
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After more than two decades, Iva Lee’s, the San Clemente food and live music destination that specialized in Southern-influenced fare, will close its doors for good on Saturday, March 30. “After 21 remarkable years of serving the community, Iva Lee’s has come to the conclusion to close our doors on March 30th,” owners Lisa and…
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By Sarah Varney | KFF Health News Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country. The case challenges the FDA’s regulation of…
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Mumbi Gitau, Ilena Peng and Dayanne Sousa | (TNS) Bloomberg News As the Easter holidays approach, higher cocoa prices mean shoppers are paying far more for their chocolate eggs and bunnies. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Higher prices in stores now reflect increases in cocoa in 2023. Since then, the rally has…
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Weldon Haywood lived on the streets for a decade and had been arrested for public intoxication multiple times. So, when an Anaheim police officer stopped him at the back of a liquor store a little more than a year ago, he expected to be arrested again. But instead, the officer offered him a lifeline –…
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