Editor’s note: SCNG prohibits the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates. Welcome to the Southern California News Group’s Boys Athlete of the Week poll. Throughout the high school sports year, SCNG will provide a list of candidates — selected by our 11…
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Editor’s note: SCNG prohibits the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates. Welcome to the Southern California News Group’s Girls Athlete of the Week poll. Throughout the high school sports year, SCNG will provide a list of candidates — selected by our 11…
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By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG TEL AVIV, Israel — The White House said Wednesday that a current intelligence assessment shows Israel was “not responsible” for the explosion at a Gaza hospital, but that information was still being collected. The assessment is “based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source information,” National Security…
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Halloween or any time of year, tourists who are too relaxed while on vacation may be subject to more tricks than treats due to evil that walks among us or lurks in the shadows. As sure as well wishes of “safe travels” by loved ones cannot be guaranteed in this topsy-turvy world, a momentary lapse…
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Anyone who believes law-enforcement agencies can be trusted to reform themselves hasn’t been paying attention to the long-simmering Orange County snitch scandal. Allegations emerged nearly a decade ago that prosecutors and deputies systematically misused jailhouse informants by illegally securing confessions from criminal defendants without their attorneys present – in clear violation of their constitutional rights.…
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SACRAMENTO – I’ve recently been investing in some long-deferred maintenance at my home and it should be no surprise to anyone that I’ve sought to receive as much quality work done for as little money as possible. When people spend their own hard-earned money on such projects, they measure success by results, such as a…
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By John Gittelsohn | Bloomberg A joint venture tied to a Pacific Investment Management Co. fund surrendered a portfolio of 20 hotels with a $240 million mortgage. The properties, located in cities including San Antonio and Carmel, Indiana, were forfeited in a deal that closed in September, according to commentary filed this week by the…
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From a 30,000-foot perspective, the Lakers and Clippers are not the hot storylines as the NBA prepares for its 78th season. It will begin Tuesday night in Denver, where the Nuggets will accept their rings, watch as their championship banner is unveiled and open defense of the title against the Lakers … and coach Michael…
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Huntington Beach will soon have an appointed community review board that could reject new children’s books that are deemed inappropriate, a move critics are calling a book-banning system. The City Council majority decided to create a 21-member community review board that has oversight of children’s books in city libraries. Its powers include rejecting, by a…
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At Tuesday’s OC Board of Supervisors meeting, dozens of speakers raised concerns over a joint statement released by three of the county leaders condemning the recent Hamas attack on Israel, with some saying the message could “place targets on the backs” of those in local Arab, Muslim and Palestinian communities. “Every year, the county remembers…
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