Eagles honored The bald eagle has been a symbol of our nation’s strength since the Revolutionary War, but it was not made our national bird until recently. The bald eagle is emblematic of America and on coins, bills and is on the Great Seal of the United States. Conservation efforts were needed to bring the…
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In 1987, Judge Robert Bork went before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings to the Supreme Court. Expecting a sober discussion of legal issues, instead he was “borked,” as it came to be called. Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.…
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LOS ANGELES — In the first-ever staff job of his career, cutting up tape for the New York Jets in 2013, current USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn was paid about $21,000. Somehow, as father Anthony Lynn remembered, a young Lynn managed to save $7,000. “I don’t know how you do that,” Anthony said, on a…
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A Buena Park High School staff member who allegedly used charged language on social media to advocate burning the Mexican flag and deporting undocumented immigrants was placed on administrative leave following a student demonstration against those comments. The posts do not reflect the views of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District or Buena Park…
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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 Friday, Feb. 7 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. FRIDAY’S SCORES GIRLS…
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Construction continues inside Dodger Stadium as thousands of fans attend the annual DodgerFest fan event in the parking lots outside the venue on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. This round of $100 million renovations is focused on player facilities, such as expanding the clubhouses and adding another indoor batting cage. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County…
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By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, Associated Press ROME (AP) — American importers have been stockpiling Italian bubbly Prosecco as a hedge against the possible impact of tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, wine industry data show. U.S. imports of Italian sparkling wine — 90% of that Prosecco — skyrocketed by 41% in November, after Trump’s election, far…
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Irvine councilmembers are set to consider whether to nearly quadruple their base salaries from $880 a month to $3,308, which would work out to $39,696 per year for serving on the City Council. Serving on the council is intended to be part-time work, and most members hold other jobs. If approved, the governing board would…
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A House Judiciary subcommittee met Thursday to discuss fires in California and whether the state’s forest and land management practices — or other policies — have resulted in wildfires that could have been prevented or better contained over the years. The Feb. 6 hearing from the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform…
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LOS ANGELES — The sun would crest over the desert hills in Las Cruces, its beating rays inescapable to most marooned in New Mexico. But Rashaun Agee kept his room black. He had shut the light out. He shut it all out. He would FaceTime his uncle Delroy Folkes those few years ago, from his…
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