A meeting between the President of the United States and Prime Minister of Canada is rarely newsworthy. But, with tension between the two nations at the highest levels since the 1800’s, President Trump’s meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney was worth watching. Put another way, a meeting that should have been routine, even…
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As a retired police lieutenant who spent more than two decades walking the beat, investigating major crimes, and partnering with communities on public safety, my career taught me an important lesson: Law enforcement cannot do the job alone. That’s why I was dismayed—and frankly, alarmed—by the Trump administration’s recent executive order halting federal funding to…
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Opposition to California’s High Speed Rail project keeps mounting. What began as a $10 billion bond measure to fund a rail project that would travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco has morphed into America’s most embarrassing boondoggle costing hundreds of billions of dollars. Throughout its tortured history, the project’s detractors have been proven right…
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The Republican party, led by President Trump, has decided that growth is no longer a priority. This is evident in the president’s trade war, the minimal opposition among Republican members of Congress, and the seemingly endless supply of bad policy ideas that will do little to support growth. In the years leading up to the…
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San Juan Capistrano student wins third straight U.S. kneeboard surfing title San Juan Capistrano’s Kevin Skvarna won the open division at the 2025 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles and Festival, becoming the first to win three U.S. titles in a row. The event was held at Oceanside Harbor’s South Jetty in head-high surf with occasional rain…
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Brian White scored on a header in the 70th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps rallied to tie Los Angeles Football Club 2-2 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games across all competitions. The Whitecaps (8-1-3) lead all MLS teams with 27 points and hold a five-point edge over…
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A 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday, May 11, after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton Friday, authorities said. The shooting took place around 4 p.m. Friday in the park in the area of North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies…
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ANAHEIM — On a day that the Angels had a chance to build some momentum by winning back-to-back series for the first time in nearly a month, they instead played a fundamental mess of a game. The Angels made mistakes in the field and on the bases in a 7-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles…
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PHOENIX — As Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow went to the Injured List (yet to return) and bullpen games made an early-season cameo, the depth the Dodgers seemed to have assembled in starting pitching was not in evidence. It might be starting to appear. Pitching like the All-Star he was in 2022 before Tommy John…
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Although this will be the second Mother’s Day we’ve spent together, Katelyn Watkins and I still haven’t figured out which one of us is the mother. Katelyn, my friend in the night, and I met several years ago at about 2:30 a.m. when I emailed a writing submission to TELEPHONE, an international arts project where…
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