Children so young their feet can’t touch the floor when they sit in courtroom chairs have been left without representation in immigration court because of Trump administration cuts, according to organizations that help these kids navigate the legal system when they arrive in the U.S. without a parent or guardian. The organizations say the children…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, Feb. 19 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS…
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Optimism in challenging times must be found whenever and wherever you can uncover it. For a short week at the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa the reminder that the sun will come out tomorrow is on handsome display in “Annie,” the musical that perpetually pursues hope and ultimately finds it in family. Riding along on…
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If you had to think of two words in the English language to represent the concept of inertia, a complete lack of forward progress, it would be these: task force. If you had to get it down to one word, it could be this: Congress. So the announcement this week that there is now a…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is forming a $125 million mortgage relief program to benefit victims of recent wildfires and natural disasters, tapping a legal settlement fund created after major lenders were accused of misconduct during the mortgage crisis nearly 20 years ago. The mortgage relief program is designed for homeowners whose houses were damaged or destroyed by…
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By Allyson Versprille, Julie Johnsson and Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg A spate of deadly airline crashes has tarnished the industry’s sterling track record, fraying the nerves of travelers and prompting questions about how the world’s safest form of transportation can respond. The tragedies began on Christmas Day when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan,…
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As an Orange County judge, who a short time earlier had admitted to fatally shooting his wife during a heated argument at their Anaheim Hills home, was being processed into police custody, his thoughts apparently took a turn toward how he might address the jury at his own future trial. “I killed her,” Superior Court…
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The final 28 regular-season games could be viewed as a new beginning for the Clippers, something of a do-over given their five new players, a near-full strength Kawhi Leonard and elevated expectations. “We got a chance to be really, really good,” All-Star point guard James Harden said. “Really, really good, a really good team.” Is…
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, Associated Press The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef departed from south Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront on Wednesday, marking the opening segment of its final voyage. The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the transatlantic speed record on its…
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Preparations for the 50th anniversary of Long Beach’s “200-mph beach party” — otherwise known as the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach — is officially underway. Crews recently began building grand stands for the event, which will take place from April 11 to 13. Grand Prix and city officials with formally mark the start of…
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