• LA, San Francisco in top 10 ranking of global ‘best places’

    LA, San Francisco in top 10 ranking of global ‘best places’
    ”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations, noting that these grades are best seen as a mix of art and data.
    Buzz: Los Angeles and San Francisco ranked in the top 10 as best places in the world to choose for a global relocation.
    Source: Money.co.uk, a British financial service site, that ranked cities that made other “best place for expats” listings by grading items from costs of living to health to jobs to climate.
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  • Video: Steve Fryer and Dan Albano make their predictions for quarterfinals of CIF-SS football playoffs

    Video: Steve Fryer and Dan Albano make their predictions for quarterfinals of CIF-SS football playoffs
    In this week’s OCVarsity Gridiron video, Dan Albano and Steve Fryer discuss Orange County’s top football games in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS playoffs and make their predictions.
    They discuss: Northwood at Murrieta Mesa (Division 6), El Modena at Thousand Oaks (Division 4), San Juan Hills at Oaks Christian (Division 2), JSerra vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College (Division 1) and Centennial at Mission Viejo (Division 1).Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | El Rancho f
  • Correction: Absolute Technologies temporarily closing Anaheim plant

    Correction: Absolute Technologies temporarily closing Anaheim plant
    An article about Absolute Technologies that published Nov. 12 on Page A1 in the Orange County Register print edition and online on Nov. 11 incorrectly stated that the Anaheim company was temporarily laying off workers at Christmas. The company is temporarily closing its plant during the holidays from December 23, 2024, through December 27, 2024.
  • El Rancho football hands Los Amigos its first loss in CIF-SS Division 11 quarterfinals

    El Rancho football hands Los Amigos its first loss in CIF-SS Division 11 quarterfinals
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowGARDEN GROVE — Los Amigos’ football team entered the CIF-SS Division 11 quarterfinals Thursday with a perfect record and its best start in school history. The Lobos still wanted more.
    El Rancho had other ideas.
    The Dons forced three turnovers to shutout the Lobos in the second half and went on to collect a 40-20 victory at Garden Grove High.
    In the semifinals next week, El Rancho (8-4) will pl
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  • Real Housewives of Orange County: Friend-zone celebration

    Real Housewives of Orange County: Friend-zone celebration
    Here’s one of the big differences between the real world and the reality TV of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”
    In the real world, it’s a good thing, as Martha Stewart might say, to be called a friend.
    But in the reality of the “Housewives,” and especially in the mouth of a very angry housewife, that might be the most cutting putdown of all. Housewives are Olympians, you see. Friends of housewives? Mere mortals, with less airtime and smaller paychecks.
  • Saquon Barkley, Eagles beat Commanders to extend NFC East lead

    Saquon Barkley, Eagles beat Commanders to extend NFC East lead
    By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
    PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley ran for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Jalen Hurts ran for the go-ahead score after being evaluated for a concussion, and the Philadelphia Eagles stretched their lead in the NFC East with a 26-18 victory over Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on Thursday night.
    The Eagles (8-2) won their sixth consecutive game since their bye, although this one came with a serious scare.
    Hurts’ head was spiked into
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Nov. 14

    Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Nov. 14
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Nov. 14
    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.
    THURSDAY’S SCORES
    GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
    CIF STATE PLAYOFFS
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
    Round II
    DIVISION I
    Huntington Beach def. San Luis Obispo, 25-13, 25-
  • Pepi goal helps USMNT edge Jamaica in first leg of Nations League quarterfinal

    Pepi goal helps USMNT edge Jamaica in first leg of Nations League quarterfinal
    Ricardo Pepi put the United States in good position to advance to the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, scoring an early goal for a 1-0, first-leg win against Jamaica on Thursday night at Kingston in Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive match.
    “We were here to fight. We knew it was going to be difficult,” Pepi said. “At the end of the day we got the result and now it’s time to go and take care of it at home.”
    The second leg of the total-goals quarte
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  • Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani wins multiple honors at All-MLB awards

    Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani wins multiple honors at All-MLB awards
    Shohei Ohtani’s historic season continues to earn the first-year Dodgers star awards.
    Ohtani was named the National League winner of the Hank Aaron Award as the top offensive player in the league. He also was named the outstanding DH for a fourth consecutive season and joined Mookie Betts on the All-MLB first team as part of MLB’s awards show Thursday night.
    New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge won the Hank Aaron Award in the American League.
    “It’s an honor to win an awar
  • Trump election won’t impact Olympics, LA28 officials say

    Trump election won’t impact Olympics, LA28 officials say
    LOS ANGELES — Officials organizing the 2028 Olympic Games said on Thursday that they do not expect the election of Donald Trump as president to impact the funding of Los Angeles’ third Olympics.
    LA28 has a $6.9 billion budget funded by television rights, corporate sponsorships, marketing and ticket and merchandising revenue streams.
    But security for the Games is expected to cost an additional $1-2 billion, which will largely be covered by the federal government. The Los Angeles Olymp
  • ‘Senseless act:’ Man arrested after popular great egret killed in San Bernardino Mountains

    ‘Senseless act:’ Man arrested after popular great egret killed in San Bernardino Mountains
    People who frequent Lake Gregory in the San Bernardino Mountains are seething and grieving after authorities say a man trampled on the beauty and tranquility there by throwing rocks and injuring a great egret, leading to its death.
    The bird was so beloved that visitors gave it a name: Arthur.
    “The egret stands out all the way across the lake. It’s really a showy kind of bird,” Nathan Godwin, general manager of the Lake Gregory Company, which manages the park near Crestline for
  • UCLA football at Washington: Who has the edge?

    UCLA football at Washington: Who has the edge?
    UCLA (4-5 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) at Washington (5-5, 3-4)
    When: Friday, 6 p.m.
    Where: Husky Stadium, Seattle
    TV/radio: Fox (Ch. 11)/570 AM
    Line: Washington by 4
    What’s at stake? These are two teams trending in opposite directions with UCLA winning three in a row and Washington dropping three out of its past four games. A victory would bring the Bruins to a .500 record after a 1-5 start, erasing the negative energy that clouded the team during the first half of the season. The Huskies need a
  • Election 2024: Michelle Steel still leads Derek Tran, narrowly, in California’s 45th congressional race

    Election 2024: Michelle Steel still leads Derek Tran, narrowly, in California’s 45th congressional race
    More than a week after Election Day, Rep. Michelle Steel is still holding onto her razor-thin lead over Derek Tran in the race for California’s 45th congressional district, as of the latest vote tally posted by the secretary of state Thursday, Nov. 14.
    But Tran has further cut into her lead in the nailbiter race. Wednesday’s tally had Steel up by 349 votes. On Thursday, her lead shrunk to just 236.
    The Southern California race is currently the closest in the state that has yet to be
  • Irvine’s new space-themed playground is universal in more ways than one

    Irvine’s new space-themed playground is universal in more ways than one
    Irvine introduced its first “universal” playground Thursday, Nov. 14, at Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park.
    The wheelchair-accessible play area is designed as an inclusive space for all residents, regardless of ability.
    Among its unique features, the outer space-themed playground includes adaptive swings, a sensory garden and Bankshot basketball, which the brand describes as mini golf but with a basketball. The Bankshot court features an array of creatively angled backboards of various s
  • Police officers take down street takeover near Temecula – with infant reportedly a passenger in 1 car

    Police officers take down street takeover near Temecula – with infant reportedly a passenger in 1 car
    Law enforcement officers, responding to complaints from residents about illegal street takeovers in the community of De Luz west of Temecula, impounded four cars and wrote 11 citations after busting up a recent sideshow. An infant was a passenger in one of the cars, the California Highway Patrol said.
    The residents said the reckless driving, including spinouts and cars doing doughnuts, has been happening for weeks, particularly on weekend nights, according to a CHP news release.
    So the CHP and R
  • USC QB Jayden Maiava is an ‘inspiration for the people of Hawaii’

    USC QB Jayden Maiava is an ‘inspiration for the people of Hawaii’
    LOS ANGELES — On a dot of green in the middle of the North Pacific, 13-year-old Nehemiah Gavino-Veneri trains across the blooming fields of O’ahu, hoping one day for a shot on the mainland.
    Since his son first threw a football at 3 years old, Mark Veneri said, all Nehemiah can talk about is becoming a quarterback. He is a product of this generation of Polynesian dreamers, same as USC’s Jayden Maiava. Young quarterbacks, suddenly, are blossoming in Hawaii, a region of islands on
  • Six Flags to spend $1 billion on 11 new coaster over next 2 years

    Six Flags to spend $1 billion on 11 new coaster over next 2 years
    Six Flags is going on a billion-dollar spending spree to add new roller coasters, thrill rides and water slides to its playlands across North America that doesn’t even include the $1 billion being spent on a new Six Flags park in Saudi Arabia.
    Six Flags plans to spend $1 billion on new rides, kids play areas, seasonal events and other amenities at its 42 amusement parks and water parks in North America over the next two years.
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  • Six Flags to spend $1 billion on 11 coasters over next 2 years

    Six Flags to spend $1 billion on 11 coasters over next 2 years
    Six Flags is going on a billion-dollar spending spree to add new roller coasters, thrill rides and water slides to its playlands across North America that doesn’t even include the $1 billion being spent on a new Six Flags park in Saudi Arabia.
    Six Flags plans to spend $1 billion on new rides, kids play areas, seasonal events and other amenities at its 42 amusement parks and water parks in North America over the next two years.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s
  • Lakers begin quest for 2nd NBA Cup with matchup against Spurs

    Lakers begin quest for 2nd NBA Cup with matchup against Spurs
    LOS ANGELES — Nearly one year after winning the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament and the sluggish play that followed, it’s become common to question what the Lakers’ approach would be in their quest to win the NBA Cup again.
    And if they would have similar motivations as last year.
    So far, it appears they do.
    “We want the money,” forward Rui Hachimura said after the team’s home win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. “Last year, we
  • Knott’s Soak City will get a little TLC in 2026

    Knott’s Soak City will get a little TLC in 2026
    Knott’s Soak City will get a little TLC when the 15-acre water park with two dozen slides, a lazy river and wave pool undergoes a major refurbishment for the first time in nearly a decade.
    Knott’s Soak City water park in Buena Park will be refreshed and enhanced in 2026, according to Knott’s Berry Farm officials.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
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  • Construction accident at Villa Park High School leaves 1 dead

    Construction accident at Villa Park High School leaves 1 dead
    One person was killed and another severely injured in an accident in a construction zone at Villa Park High School on Thursday morning, Nov. 14, authorities said.
    At around 10:20 a.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Orange County Fire Authority were dispatched to one of the construction zones at the school, fire Capt. Sean Doran said.
    “While no students were involved or injured, we are deeply saddened to share that we have been notified by authorities that one individ
  • Anaheim will drop appeal and end efforts to prevent group home for homeless women

    Anaheim will drop appeal and end efforts to prevent group home for homeless women
    Anaheim will end its efforts to prevent a transitional housing home for women with mental health issues from operating in the Anaheim Colony historic district and drop its appeal in a lawsuit against the city, officials said.
    Grandma’s House of Hope, a nonprofit operating in Anaheim that provides supportive housing, had sued after the City Council denied a permit to open a group home in the Colony neighborhood in 2021.
    The group home had been met with fervent community opposition and the C
  • Rams QB Stetson Bennett IV continues to work despite limited opportunities

    Rams QB Stetson Bennett IV continues to work despite limited opportunities
    LOS ANGELES — After practice has ended, after players have pulled off their shoulder pads and retreated to the weight room or showers, after coaches have returned to their offices, Stetson Bennett IV and Dave Ragone walk clockwise laps around the Rams’ practice field.
    It started around Week 3; Ragone, the quarterbacks coach, asked Bennett, the third-string quarterback, to walk around the field with him. They discuss the game script that was installed that day, the audibles the coachi
  • Sting plays hits and surprises at Wiltern Theatre during 5-night run

    Sting plays hits and surprises at Wiltern Theatre during 5-night run
    Weeks before the Sting 3.0 Tour reached Los Angeles, the singer-bassist described his decision to tour as a trio for the first time in years as a way to surprise both himself and the audience.
    We can’t say how surprised he was at the Wiltern Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the second of five nights at the venue, but there was definitely a frisson of excitement in the audience as Sting walked on stage in Los Angeles accompanied only by a guitarist and drummer for the first time since the Pol
  • These prisoners from Southern California could be freed under Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons

    These prisoners from Southern California could be freed under Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons
    Southern California-based defendants who took part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol following Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral loss could be among the winners of Trump’s imminent return to the White House if the president-elect follows through on promises of clemency related to the Jan. 6 riot.
    Throughout the campaign season, Trump repeatedly pledged pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, though exactly how wide-ranging such expected acts of clemency would extend — and whether they would
  • Young leaders inspire at Orange County National Philanthropy Day event

    Young leaders inspire at Orange County National Philanthropy Day event
    Sage Hill seniors Wilson Song and Connor Wong didn’t need to preach much to move a rather full choir at the annual National Philanthropy Day lunch Thursday.
    The Grove in Anaheim was packed with people from Orange County who care about philanthropy. Still, they got the program started with their enthusiastic advocacy for finding ways to help others.
    “Each of us has the power to offer hope and support,” Song said when they were recognized as the Outstanding Youth for the 39th ann
  • Check out these limited-time ‘Wicked’ food, merchandise and events

    Check out these limited-time ‘Wicked’ food, merchandise and events
    The Broadway sensation is hitting the big screen. That’s right, 20 years after it premiered in California and shortly thereafter made its way to New York, “Wicked” is coming to movie theaters across the globe. Part one of the film premieres on Nov. 22, with the second part set to come out Nov. 21, 2025.
    As fans of the musical prepare for the release, there are quite a few limited-time offerings happening to promote the film, some of which are exclusive to Southern California.
    A
  • California Senate leader calls union ‘morally bankrupt’ for opposing Fullerton’s Josh Newman

    California Senate leader calls union ‘morally bankrupt’ for opposing Fullerton’s Josh Newman
    By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters
    California’s top Senate Democrat called a prominent labor union “morally bankrupt” after it spent more than $1 million to oppose the state’s most vulnerable Democratic senator in a tight race that could put a Republican in his seat.
    The union apparently spent the money against Sen. Josh Newman of Fullerton because leaders were angered by at least one vote that he cast. And while it’s not uncommon for unions to criticize or threaten Demo
  • Chargers QB Justin Herbert inflicting damage passing and running

    Chargers QB Justin Herbert inflicting damage passing and running
    EL SEGUNDO — The play was designed for quarterback Justin Herbert to run around the right side of the Chargers’ formation on fourth-and-1 from the Tennessee Titans’ 4-yard line this past Sunday. The blocking broke down in front of Herbert, though, and so he was forced to improvise, to think on his feet.
    No problem.
    Herbert found a hole in the line to his left and darted through it, picking up the first down and then a touchdown for a 13-7 lead with 1:55 remaining in the first h
  • Roger Penske adds Grand Prix of Long Beach to his Southern California motorsports legacy

    Roger Penske adds Grand Prix of Long Beach to his Southern California motorsports legacy
    LONG BEACH — Roger Penske’s fingerprints are all over the motorsports landscape in Southern California.
    His latest venture will be overseeing the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in April.
    Penske Entertainment acquired the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach on Thursday, buying it from Gerald R. Forsythe, and will be in charge of running the race weekend.
    It won’t be a typical race weekend either.
    It will be the 50th running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, a milestone event in

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