By MATT OTT Patrick James, the former CEO of bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group, was indicted on federal fraud charges and arrested Thursday in Ohio with his brother Edward, a former senior executive with the company, the government said. Related Articles Nationwide economic shutdown set for Friday in protest of ICE policies Owner…
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The California Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that blocked Huntington Beach’s controversial voter ID policy, dealing what could be a final blow to the city’s 2024 measure approved by voters. In a decision issued Wednesday, Jan. 28, the state high court left intact an appeals court order that said residents cannot…
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. Trump’s threat posted on social media came after he threatened over the…
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If Matt Mahan didn’t exist, California Democrats would need to invent him. Mahan, the moderate Democratic mayor of San Jose, has long positioned himself as a foil to the — sometimes progressive, often will-of-the-wisp and increasingly national — politics of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who soon will be termed out of office as he prepares to…
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at least temporarily stopped…
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FAT Brands — the owner of multiple restaurant chains including Johnny Rockets, Fatburger and Twin Peaks — has filed for bankruptcy amid debt of more than $1 billion. The franchiser filed for Chapter 11 on Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to Fox Business. FAT operates 18 restaurant…
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CIF Southern Section boys and girls basketball playoff brackets will be out Feb. 7. Until then, a couple of regular-season games remain. Also on the basketball schedule between now and then are two league tournaments in boys basketball. The Pacific Coast League’s eight teams have a tournament for the fourth season in a row. This might…
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By Khari Johnson | CalMatters About 4,000 California Department of Public Health employees have been told they must use a federal verification system to prove they’re U.S. citizens. Leaders of the agency said in a memo obtained by CalMatters that the verification is necessary to receive federal funding, but employees and unions are resisting the…
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A man was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 28 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a customer at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana earlier this month, police said. Around 9 p.m. on Jan. 15, a 44-year-old woman reported she had been sexually assaulted earlier that day at the mall, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. She told…
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Listed at nearly $2.52 million, this house spans 4,086 square feet and has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. (Courtesy of PLC Communities) The kitchen of the nearly $2.52 million home. (Courtesy of PLC Communities) Nine homes are complete in Encore at La Viña, center, in the upper part of Altadena’s guard-gated community. (Courtesy of PLC…
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