Some of you may be familiar with a certain ritual of American life: The doctor’s appointment. I don’t know anyone who actually likes doctor’s appointments — except maybe the doctor — but it seems to be an inevitable part of our lives, especially when you get to be old like me. As some of you…
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Now, $10,000 is barely pocket change for even the smallest local governments. But it could, say, pay for a modest wedding at a park overlooking the beach, or for a halfway decent used car, or for a year’s worth of property taxes for a lot of folks. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, though, the Orange County…
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” pointed comments that risked further souring relations with Washington as the American leader pushes for an end to the war. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREA ROSA and PAOLO SANTALUCIA, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complicated bronchial infection that has sidelined the 88-year-old pontiff for six days.…
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the now-infamous Executive Order 9066 on this day in 1942, which gave military commanders the power to prescribe areas “from which any or all persons may be excluded.” That gave the greenlight to forcibly relocate 112,000 residents of Japanese descent (two-thirds were American citizens) from their West Coast homes to…
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Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez is running for the 68th State Assembly District seat in the 2026 election. Lopez said she is running with the belief that the government should be a force for good. “Making life more affordable, holding bad actors accountable and ensuring that every taxpayer dollar works for people, I’ve done…
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Just a few months ago, California voters decisively rejected Proposition 6. The measure, put before the voters by the state Legislature, proposed removing involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. That has not deterred Assemblymember Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, from reintroducing the idea. “We’re doing this again and going back because we felt like it…
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By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year. Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in…
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When Skegss frontman Ben Reed appears on a Zoom call for an interview, Australia’s morning sun illuminates his face with a golden hue. In his signature nonchalant tone, he says it’s the middle of a scorching summer, and while it’s the season for good times and relaxation, the band is ready to embark on their…
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The scores for the Orange County teams that played Tuesday in the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs and the schedule for the semifinals Saturday, Feb. 22. CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Semifinals First leg of 2-game series, Tuesday Santa Margarita 3, Oaks Christian 0 Second leg of 2-game series, Saturday Santa Margarita at Oaks Christian,…
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