UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten, left, passes a loose ball while sitting on the court during the first half of their NIT first-round game against Northern Colorado on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer) UC Irvine guard Myles Che, right, gets fouled during the first…
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MISSION VIEJO – Brett Slymen was cruising. Like a Ferrari mowing past Mission Viejo batters like they were fence posts along the highway, the Capistrano Valley Christian pitcher was in charge, in command, in control. And then the gas tank went empty. The pitch count dried up. And after Slymen left the game in the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Mater Dei High on Wednesday announced a 10-year, multimedia rights partnership with Playfly Sports, a sports marketing company that works with professional teams, colleges such as USC and the CIF State. In a joint media release between the company and school, Playfly Sports…
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Mattel is cutting 120 jobs in May at its El Segundo headquarters, part of a cost-savings initiative that will save the company millions of dollars by 2026. The layoffs, described in March 17 letter to the state’s Employment Development Department, will affect dozens of employees in management positions in its marketing, design and information technology…
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By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join an EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying more defense equipment, including fighter jets, in Europe, a senior Canadian government official confirmed Wednesday. The official, who spoke on…
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A Laguna Niguel couple who had lived in the country for 35 years was deported to Colombia on Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed. Gladys Gonzalez, 55, and Nelson Gonzalez, 59, arrived in Colombia on Tuesday night, March 18, after spending weeks in custody. Related: Laguna Niguel couple held in ICE detention, facing deportation…
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous — it makes up nearly 70% of the universe. And it is powerful — it…
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously closing government offices has sparked a furor among lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are worried that the government is placing unnecessary barriers in…
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By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more vulnerable to wildfires. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday credited Trump with securing the pay increase…
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Caitlin Doyle, 6, gets a high five from Heidi Lucero after wining a game at the annual St. Joseph’s Day and Return of the Swallows celebration in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) People take a photo at Mission San Juan Capistrano during the annual…
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