By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA — Left back pylon. One knee. Head bowed. Eyes closed. That is how Stefon Diggs will spend some of his final moments prior to kickoff of the first Super Bowl of his career. It’s been a staple of the wide receiver’s routine before each game he has played this…
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Police Wednesday sought additional potential victims connected to a 63-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a child in Irvine. Ruediger Luzian Aldred Smith, also known as Rudy Smith, of Irvine, was taken into custody on Tuesday and booked into the Orange County Jail, stemming from an allegation on Friday of sexual abuse that occurred at…
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Border czar Tom Homan recently announced 700 federal immigration agents would be pulled out of Minnesota, leaving roughly 2,000. The move comes after what Homan describes as “unprecedented” cooperation from local leaders. This drawdown follows weeks of unrest, heightened scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics and renewed public concern over how interior enforcement is conducted…
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Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who is serving a five-year prison sentence for accepting bribes, has been stripped of his law license. Do, who served nearly a decade on the board, was summarily disbarred on Dec. 31, the California Bar announced late Wednesday, Feb. 4. Do pleaded guilty in October 2024 to accepting $868,000…
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By Amancai Biraben Unfilled insurance claims. Slow permitting. Costs. Thirteen months after the Palisades and Eaton fires tore through whole towns, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler visited the Palisades on Wednesday, Feb. 4, where they heard local concerns over fire recovery while touting the Trump administration’s efforts…
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By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. Related Articles Supreme Court lets California’s Proposition 50 maps stand — with implications for 2026 and possibly beyond Nike faces federal probe over…
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Los Angeles County is pushing back against President Trump’s executive order to take over the rebuilding process in the Palisades and Eaton fire zones, threatening to sue the administration if local land-use powers are overridden. The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 without discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to monitor the actions of the Federal Emergency…
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With the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for California’s newly gerrymandered congressional maps to be used in this year’s midterm elections, the stage is set for California Democrats to try to notch five new House seats. Meanwhile, the number of Republican seats is expected to be slashed by roughly half. The nation’s highest court…
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Martin Rascon was riding in his brother-in-law’s pickup truck on Aug. 16, on the way back from an errand, when the vehicle stopped. Assuming they stopped at a light or for traffic, the San Bernardino resident looked up from his phone. “But to my surprise, I was instead met with four men in face masks,…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. Related Articles Private-sector’s weak hiring misses forecasts in January, ADP says Michael Burry warns of cascading effects from Bitcoin plunge More drops for technology stocks weigh on Wall Street…
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