The Clippers embarked on a four-game eastern trip that is crucial to their postseason goals. It’s not a make-or-break situation, but they could find their season on the edge if the outcomes aren’t favorable. For instance, if they win all four games, the Clippers would solidify themselves as legitimate playoff contenders. Win two or more…
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A federal judge in Texas has set a June trial date for the U.S. government’s years-old conspiracy case against Boeing for misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. Related Articles Wall Street drifts and Trump Media jumps despite souring moods for US consumers Utility customers getting…
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A teenage boy and girl will not be criminally charged in connection with a classroom tussle at a Rialto Unified middle school that was partially recorded on video and widely seen on social media. In a statement Tuesday, March 25, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson said his office declined to file charges against…
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By JAMIE STENGLE The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 would avoid the death penalty under a plea offer announced Tuesday, abruptly ending years of efforts by prosecutors to see that he face execution by lethal injection. Related Articles Judge…
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS, ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency illegally canceled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution, Senate Democrats say. Related Articles Republicans look to rein in courts, judges as Trump rails against rulings Newly unsealed…
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By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary with proposals to limit the reach of its rulings, cut funding and even impeach judges, tightening the GOP’s grip on government. Related Articles Democrats say EPA…
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LOS ANGELES — A jury has ordered James Harden to pay nearly $1 million in punitive damages and share in the payment of another $450,000 in compensatory damages in a contract dispute lawsuit related to a Beverly Hills mansion the Clippers guard leased in 2019. Plaintiff George Santopietro’s long-running Los Angeles Superior Court complaint alleged…
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On Monday, several Trump Cabinet members including Pete Hegseth, the person in charge of our entire military, mistakenly sent war plans about the bombardment of Houthi rebels in Yemen to Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic and a private citizen. The Secretary of Defense is dishing about secret military operations on Signal, an unsecured…
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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 Tuesday, March 25 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. TUESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of community activists have dropped their 2018 lawsuit accusing the Orange County Sheriff’s Department of continuing to illegally use jailhouse informants. Attorneys for the ACLU said the department has made substantial reforms in its informant practices in recent years. Most of those reforms came through negotiations with…
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