Two local foundations took stock of what challenges may have been keeping Orange County nonprofits from being more successful, and with that information in hand, the Samueli Foundation is investing $15 million to address some of the gaps. The Samueli Foundation and the Orange County Community Foundation surveyed more than 600 nonprofits, which said leadership…
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Federal prosecutors have filed papers showing support for students and a professor at UCLA who say the university failed to protect Jewish students and faculty members from unlawful discrimination during pro-Palestine protests on campus last year, according to documents obtained Tuesday. The newly formed Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced that the U.S. Department…
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By JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) — Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. Related Articles National News | Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients National News |…
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LOS ANGELES — Ahead of a March 10 road loss to the Brooklyn Nets, with his team going through a mini offensive slump, Lakers coach JJ Redick expressed an eagerness to further incorporate the team’s movement/off-ball actions that are regularly used for after-timeout plays into its regular offensive package. One week later, the Lakers are…
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State law enforcement officials on Tuesday warned Californians to take steps to protect themselves amid new reports of individuals impersonating U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement officers and other immigration scams. In recent months, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued ways to help California immigrants better understand their rights and protections under the law and…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. Related Articles National Politics | Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over…
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By WILL WEISSERT and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, intensifying efforts to exert his administration’s control over independent agencies across the government. Related Articles National Politics | Federal prosecutors support UCLA students and professor in antisemitism lawsuit National Politics | Social…
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Once upon a time, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, track and field’s global governing body, were the closest of friends. “Best buddies,” said Olympic historian David Owen. They first met at the transformative XI Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden, a West German resort town, in September 1981 as…
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Six Flags Magic Mountain exhibited a willful disregard for safety by operating an “unreasonably dangerous” roller coaster that was responsible for the tragic and preventable death of a young Orange County man, a lawsuit contends. Anne and William Hawley alleged in a 2024 lawsuit that the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain caused…
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The fate of two newly named national monuments in California that stretch across roughly 850,000 acres of scenic lands — an area 28 times larger than of the city of San Francisco — remained unclear Monday after President Trump issued a statement saying he was rescinding their protections, but then deleted it the next day.…
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