By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who rejected a negotiated…
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Lake Forest City Council member Benjamin Yu was arrested Monday for the second time on suspicion of domestic violence, following his arrest in 2023. Around 1:45 p.m., deputies responded to a domestic dispute on the 100 block of Fremont Street in Lake Forest, where a woman with a contusion on her head was later hospitalized…
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Todd Miller set out for a regular, rigorous hike on a cloudy Monday morning in Newport Beach, his sights set on working into shape to take on the grueling 800-mile Arizona Trail hike this spring. From his home on Poppy Avenue in Corona del Mar, the retired 69-year-old periodontist made his way up to the…
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As Election Day March 5 marches toward us, voters will get even more mail flyers than already. Video ads also will flood TV shows and social media posts. But look carefully to see where they’re from. Here’s one I got in Irvine: “Republican Dr. Steven Choi Fights Taxes.” The former assemblyman is running for state…
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A woman was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 21, on suspicion of fleeing officers in a stolen vehicle and ramming police vehicles during the pursuit, Costa Mesa authorities said. Around 12:45 p.m., Costa Mesa police officers were called to assist another agency in pulling over a stolen vehicle, according to a Costa Mesa Police Department statement.…
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Kings right wing Adrian Kempe checks his tape during the first period of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko, right, controls the puck in front of Kings defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov during the third period on Tuesday night at…
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Regional transportation planning is about more than reducing traffic congestion. It’s about economic viability, equity, air quality and, ultimately, where and how we live. It’s also true that the mobility and quality-of-life challenges we face do not end, or begin, at the county line, which is why the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities…
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The seafloor off the Palos Verdes Peninsula may contain low levels of radioactive materials, according to new research, which also confirmed previous reports that the harmful insecticide DDT is spread across the ocean there at high concentrations. There is only circumstantial evidence for the cause of the radioactive materials, though nuclear testing and waste disposal…
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The government and private companies spy on us. My former employee, Naomi Brockwell, has become a privacy specialist. She advises people on how to protect their privacy. In my new video, she tells me I should delete most of my apps on my phone. I push back. I like that Google knows where I am and can recommend…
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While Gov. Gavin Newsom gallivants around the country as a campaign surrogate for President Joe Biden – and to burnish his own national image – the state budget he proposed just six weeks ago is falling apart at the seams. Last week, his Department of Finance indirectly acknowledged the budget’s problems, reporting that through January revenues were running…
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