The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday that it “is taking swift action to recall” a set of license plates that mocked the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. The license plate read “LOLOCT7,” which stands for laugh out loud, according to a post on X from the organization StopAntisemitism. “Demand the CA…
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Two men who helped carry out the 2019 slaying of a marijuana dispensary worker who was run off the road and shot to death on the edge of the Santa Ana College campus while transporting tens of thousands of dollars in cash were sentenced Friday, Dec. 13, to life in prison without the possibility of…
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Economists at two Southern California universities see new reasons to worry ahead, namely policies from the nation’s next president. They warn in new forecasts released this week that the economy may stumble in 2025 because of controversial policies promised by President-elect Donald Trump. Economist James Doti, president emeritus at Chapman University, said the economy “still…
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The Ducks have made a short, dense road trip feel long and grueling, extracting a solitary point from their opportunities to accumulate six more in the standings ahead of this journey’s fourth and final game in Columbus on Saturday against the Blue Jackets. They would love a high note on which to conclude a stammering…
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Same iconic statue, very different race. With two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty leading the field, these certainly aren’t your typical Heisman Trophy contenders. Sure, veteran quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel from top-ranked Oregon and Cam Ward of No. 15 Miami…
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Now sworn back in for another term, Santa Ana’s four incumbents said winning November’s election let’s them resume their focus on meeting public safety, housing and budget needs, among others, and continuing to make big improvements in the city. Mayor Valerie Amezcua fended off a challenge in November from Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez, solidifying her second…
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A divorce battle that spanned 15 years between a Woodland Hills doctor and his ex-wife included financial and custody disputes as well as a series of restraining orders with claims of threats of violence, according to some of the court records reviewed by the Southern California News Group. Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was shot and killed…
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RH Newport Beach, a 97,000-square-foot “immersive” furniture store, opened Friday at Fashion Island. Officially called RH Newport Beach, The Gallery at Fashion Island, it’s the largest store of its kind for the retailer formerly known as Restoration Hardware. The ocean-facing store three years in the making rises four levels along the western side of the…
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A 32-year-old carjacker who ran over and killed a man who was trying to prevent him from stealing his work van was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13, to 25 years to life in prison. Omar Sanchez was convicted last month of first-degree murder for the carjacking turned killing of 33-year-old Jose Berrelleza-Ibarra in the early…
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. As in past years, YouTube was the single most popular platform teenagers used —…
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