Los Angeles County health officials said today they are investigating a case of measles involving a resident who recently traveled from Texas. The person was not believed to have been infectious at the time of travel, according to the county Department of Public Health. The agency is working to identify people who may have been…
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week it is terminating hundreds of federal grants, a move that will impact several Southern California organizations providing victim services and working to prevent crime in local communities. According to Reuters, the Justice Department is cutting 365 grants totaling $811 million that were awarded to organizations across the…
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British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons were announced Friday as a last-minute addition to the Stagecoach Music Festival, playing that same day on the Palomino Stage before Lana Del Rey’s previously announced set. The band will play 6:55 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. with Del Rey following them from 8:10 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. Mumford &…
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Orange County boys lacrosse teams have won the last three CIF-SS championships in Division 1, but the county teams may have a tough hill to climb this season. Corona del Mar (2022), Foothill (2023) and St. Margaret’s (2024) took home championship plaques and the latter two teams narrowly beat Loyola by one goal in the…
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The world will bid a final farewell this weekend to Pope Francis, who leaves behind a legacy shaped by his efforts to revitalize the Church—from addressing clerical abuse to expanding dialogue around climate change, migration, and inclusion. The Argentine pontiff died at the age of 88 on Monday from a stroke that resulted in a…
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The fall of Saigon 50 years ago prompted a mass exodus of Vietnamese over the next months and years. Many were evacuated by the United States military and brought to America to resettle. And as more people fled in the years after the war, and governments stepped in to address the humanitarian crisis, even more…
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Children light candles near a mural of Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in…
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By Josh Eidelson and Daniela Sirtori | Bloomberg Starbucks union delegates voted to reject the company’s latest contract proposal, which organizers say falls short by only guaranteeing annual raises of at least 2%. About 500 baristas representing Starbucks’ 550-plus unionized US stores voted this week on the company’s latest contract offer, according to the union Workers…
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A 19-year-old man appeared to reach in his waistband and pull out a pellet gun before three Fullerton police officers fired shots at him during a family disturbance last month, according to video released by the Fullerton Police Department Friday, April 25. Fullerton officers were called to the 700 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue about…
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By HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Nineteen states that refused to comply with a Trump administration directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools went a step further Friday, filing a federal lawsuit challenging what they consider an illegal threat to cut federal funding. The lawsuit filed in Massachusetts by…
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