The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday, Feb. 28, it will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a 44-year-old law that gives preference to placing American Indian children in state foster care with American Indian adoptive families. A ruling could determine the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which has withstood challenge since its…
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By Michael Casey | Associated Press BOSTON — The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. The 422-0 vote follows a long-running campaign to recognize the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The Senate passed the legislation last year. The…
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Natalie Nakase has always been big on speaking her goals into existence. Sometimes, though, opportunities arise almost unbidden. File her new job as the lead assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces in that category. After spending the past 10 years as a coach in the Clippers’ organization, last week Nakase joined Becky Hammon –…
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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 Monday, Feb. 28. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL NONLEAGUE Sunny Hills 5, Kennedy 1 SH: Diaz (W, 6IP 2H 1ER 5K). Bender 1-2,…
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After making no moves at the trade deadline, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka promised to scour the buyout market to improve the team. With the Lakers in ninth place in the Western Conference after losing nine of their last 12 games, the front office finally intends to tweak the roster: A person with knowledge of…
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A coiling serpent of a thrill machine that has impatiently sat idle for two years amid a pandemic pause is crouched and ready to strike at the adrenal glands of ride enthusiasts that have been eagerly eyeing SeaWorld’s new coaster with a mixture of anticipation and fear. SeaWorld San Diego will open the new Emperor…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man shot and killed his three children, one other person and himself at a church in Sacramento, California, on Monday, authorities said. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. found five people dead, including the shooter, at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, said Sgt. Rod Grassmann with…
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Anaheim recorded the hottest temperature in the nation on Monday, Feb. 28, when local thermometers topped out at 90 degrees, the National Weather Service said. The high temperature was a stark 113 degrees warmer than the lowest temperature recorded in the U.S. Monday, with Mount Washington, New Hampshire, coming in at -23 degrees, the NWS’…
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Two Tabor College football players from California have died in a crash near Hillsboro in central Kansas, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday on a rural road south of Hillsboro, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. First responders found Johnethon Aviles, of Paso Robles, California; and Christopher Castillo, of Tustin, California,…
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By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — They have argued viciously in Congress over just about everything: Whether the Capitol insurrection should be investigated or brushed aside. If the president’s choice for the Supreme Court should be limited to the first Black woman. Even over whether or not to wear masks in the Capitol…
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