The State Bar of California is seeking to strip the law license of former Chapman University law school dean John Eastman, accusing him of coming up with a plan for Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and helping provoke the Jan. 6 crowd that breached the U.S. Capitol. Eastman, who…
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A recent eight-hour wildlife-viewing boat trip off Orange County was focused on migrating gray whales until something more eye-catching to even the veteran boat captain swam by. Capt. Todd Mansur, manning Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching’s Ocean Adventures, said the charter was headed to the east end of Catalina Island – a popular spot…
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Strong Santa Ana winds pushed into Southern California Thursday, with triple-digit gusts in the mountains near Santa Clarita and a mess of tall tumbleweeds and overturned big rigs on freeways. The Magic Mountain Truck Trail, east of the Santa Clarita Valley and north of the San Fernando Valley, recorded a gust at 112 mph about…
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If you are a marginally credit-qualified homebuyer itching to get on the road to homeownership, hold off until April 1. That’s when mortgage lenders will start rolling out pricing discounts for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers who have challengingly low FICO scores. Homebuyers with middle FICO credit scores between 620-660 and small down payments…
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SAN JOSE — Ilia Malinin is a high school senior who likes to play video games and ride his bike in the woods near his family’s home in Washington, D.C.’s Virginia suburbs, is a whiz at math, and wants to go to the prom. He doesn’t, however, have a driver’s license. “Right now it doesn’t…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS Juan Hernandez / 19 Frankie Dettori / 8 Edwin Maldonado / 8 John Velazquez / 7 Mike Smith / 6 TRAINERS / WINS Bob Baffert / 12 Doug O’Neill / 8 Mark Glatt / 7 George Papaprodromou / 6 John Sadler / 6 WEEKEND STAKES AT SANTA…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 1,223 more reported cases of the coronavirus from Jan. 19 to Jan. 26, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 705,608 cases reported. There were 2,738 new cases reported in the last two-week period. The county is averaging at least 5.7 new cases a day…
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Flying 100 feet over a triple jump on a dirt bike during a Supercross race ranks as one of the most intimidating, heart-in-mouth moments in motorsports. Compared to some of the things that Richard Taylor Jr. has done on two wheels, that’s like a stress-free Sunday joyride. When the 23-year-old from Woodland Hills is not…
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All of the southbound lanes on the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa had reopened by about 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Jan. 26, after they were all closed because someone jumped from an overpass into traffic, authorities said. Around noon, the person jumped from the Victoria Street overpass into oncoming traffic and was struck by at…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita girls soccer coach Craig Bull holds a special affinity for the defensive side of the game. He played defender growing up on the pitch, a journey that took him to Sheffield Hallam University in England. But in his first season as the…
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