While the world still struggles with the pandemic, we yearn for a return to normalcy. In many places, this has already occurred, while in other places it is still underway. However, our society and our communities have suffered great relational damage. Too many ruptures of the social fabric have occurred. Consider the divisions that have…
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A former Orange County sheriff’s deputy fired in 2018 for discarding meth and other evidence in an office trash can must be rehired without back pay, according to a confidential arbitration decision. Arbitrator Catherine Harris ruled Dec. 3 that termination was too severe for ex-Deputy Randolph Torres, who threw out a gram of methamphetamine in…
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A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has refused to rubber stamp an agreement between a controversial prosecutor and defense attorneys to remove a man from death row for a 1996 double murder in South Gate. In a sign that the bench is beginning to push back against some of District Attorney George Gascón’s sweeping…
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Southern California residents can expect cool weather and on and off showers into next week, forecasters said. San Bernardino County had some of the most precipitation Tuesday morning, but it was still relatively light and short-lived. Yucaipa Ridge saw only 0.08 inches, the second-highest in the region. Mount San Jacinto came just behind at 0.07…
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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 Tuesday, Oct. 7 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. TUESDAY’S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL BEACH BASH Foothill 56, Valley View 33 Foot: Billings 17 pts, Mazurie 11 pts Records: Foothill…
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands | CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, on Tuesday after months of confirmation setbacks that left the agency with a void at the top amid a record number of border arrests. The vote was 50-47, with Republican Sen.…
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By Mark Kennedy He’s a legendary musician and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, but the thing that Graham Nash never leaves home without isn’t his guitar. It’s his camera. The Nash in the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young began taking photos long before he started making music and taunts fate every…
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By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are threatening to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after his lawyer said Tuesday that his client will cease cooperating with the panel. In an abrupt…
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By AAMER MADHANI and DASHA LITVINOVA WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face for over two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin squared off in a secure video call Tuesday as the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that an invasion of Ukraine would bring sanctions and enormous harm to the Russian economy. With…
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Southern California BoysAthlete of the Week Athlete: D’Angelo Davis School: Serra Sport: Football Noteworthy: Davis led the Serra defense to another strong playoff performance. The junior lineman recorded 10 tackles, four for loss and three sacks in Saturday’s 31-3 CIF-SS Division 3 final win over Apple Valley.
