The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt of over $36 trillion (heading toward $59 trillion in 2035 by some estimates), inflation not resolved, an entitlement crisis looming and the need to extend the president’s 2017 tax cuts, we’d…
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Irvine poses for a celebration shot after winning a Pacific Coast League boys basketball championship game against Northwood at Portola High School, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Irvine, CA. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer) IRVINE – Eight months ago, Holden Stearns might have crawled into his shell. Might have hung his head. Might have…
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a basic idea about everybody on the planet; he believes that people just want to live well in nice housing and safe communities. The world saw that in Singapore in 2018 when Trump met with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un; Team Trump made a video that offered the…
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He’s being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. The trade ends a Miami era for Butler that will be remembered…
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. — The USC women’s basketball team regrouped before leaving the Midwest and heading back home. Kiki Iriafen scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as the seventh-ranked Trojans bounced back from a rare loss and never trailed in an 86-64 victory over Wisconsin on Wednesday night.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County high school football has a reputation for producing standout tight ends. Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez, for example, played at Huntington Beach High. But one school has been working especially hard to extend the pipeline of prospects. Look no…
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LOS ANGELES — Six women and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners have filed suit in Los Angeles against the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a prison gynecologist, and various officials with responsibility for overseeing the doctor, alleging ongoing sexual violence, according to court papers obtained Wednesday. The lawsuit filed this week in federal…
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LOS ANGELES — The top-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team took control in the fourth quarter to beat Ohio State, 65-52, and set a program record with its 22nd consecutive win on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA (22-0 overall, 10-0 Big Ten), which remains the only unbeaten team in Division I, eclipsed a 21-game win…
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Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka acknowledged the team’s need for a big man on Tuesday morning during Luka Doncic’s introductory press conference. And nearly 36 hours later, the Lakers filled that need, acquiring 7-foot, 241-pound center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets to fortify their interior presence. As part of the trade, which was first…
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FULLERTON – It was only right that Orange County boys basketball’s wild and crazy Crestview League would need an additional game to decide the league’s third and final guaranteed playoff berth. Canyon and Cypress played each other Wednesday in that third-place tiebreaker game. Led by Brandon Benjamin’s 29 points, Canyon defeated Cypress 64-56 at Sunny…
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