President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to establish a national center on the West Los Angeles VA campus to house and provide services to homeless veterans – while redirecting funds spent on “housing or other services for illegal aliens” to pay for the project. The order, issued on Friday, May 9, sets a…
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A 24-year-old man was sentenced on Friday, May 9 to more than 17 years in prison for shooting at a couple of teenagers outside a liquor store in Tustin two years ago. Daniel Martinez pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to two counts of attempted murder with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun…
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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, May 9 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 BOYS…
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It was almost unfair. At the same time, it was a fair example of Kaitlyn Zermeno Smith’s ability to own the moment — whatever and wherever the moment. During the second round of the Big West Women’s Golf Championships, Zermeno Smith was standing behind a tree, lining up her second shot on the 18th hole…
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By COLLEEN BARRY, DAVID CRARY and GIADA ZAMPANO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine.…
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Annette Walker watched the movie “Conclave” on her flight to Rome to witness — you guessed it — the real conclave. She and her husband, Chuck, both lifelong Catholics living in Orange County, booked tickets to Rome the day Pope Francis died, Monday, April 21. “I woke up at three in the morning that day…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company. Related Articles FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals Despite historic indictment, doctors…
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an federal immigration detention center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said. Related Articles 15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order Federal Reserve official sees signs of slowing economy but…
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By REBECCA BOONE A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Related Articles New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says Federal Reserve official…
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Two top Nutrition Services administrators in the Rialto Unified School District have been placed on leave while district officials investigate whistleblower allegations that student meal count numbers were inflated for years to extract more reimbursement — possibly millions of extra dollars — from state and federal programs. The Southern California News Group has learned the…
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