• Laguna Beach transitioning to FBI’s crime reporting system, officials warn numbers will look higher

    Laguna Beach transitioning to FBI’s crime reporting system, officials warn numbers will look higher
    Crimes occurring in Laguna Beach will be reported in greater detail offering more transparency following a switch to a national crime database, but that could also mean an increase in the numbers, city officials said.
    As of the new year, the Laguna Beach Police Department has started using the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System, known as NIBRS, which puts the department in compliance with the Department of Justice, which wants all law enforcement agencies to use the system, whi
  • Records show Gene Hackman’s wife researched symptoms of illness in days before her death

    Records show Gene Hackman’s wife researched symptoms of illness in days before her death
    By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails and internet searches done by Gene Hackman’s wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring the internet for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.
    Betsy Arakawa died in February of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome — a rare, rodent-borne disease that can led to a range of symptoms that include flu-
  • US judge to question Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

    US judge to question Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY
    A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, even after the Supreme Court ordered his return to the U.S.
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  • Nick Nickson, the ‘Voice of the Kings,’ going out on top after 44 seasons

    Nick Nickson, the ‘Voice of the Kings,’ going out on top after 44 seasons
    Nick Nickson’s rhythmic cadence and distinctive timbre have narrated nearly all the momentous occasions in Kings history.
    The Miracle on Manchester, capped by Daryl Evans’ clutch goal.
    The arrival of Wayne Gretzky, and, later, the fateful measurement of Marty McSorley’s stick.
    Jonathan Quick’s brilliance in 2012 en route to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, and Alec Martinez’s sudden-death goal to secure its second two years later.
    But after 44 years, that si
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  • A fifth of Americans are on Medicaid. Some of them have no idea

    A fifth of Americans are on Medicaid. Some of them have no idea
    By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org
    Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink.
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  • Why ‘intuitive budgeting’ might be your new favorite budgeting tool

    Why ‘intuitive budgeting’ might be your new favorite budgeting tool
    By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet
    Intuitive budgeting involves approximating your expenses instead of counting every penny. For some people, this kind of relaxed approach is more appealing than traditional budgeting.
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  • Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation

    Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation
    By ANNIE MA, MAKIYA SEMINERA and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER
    WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense.
    In recent days, the calls have begun flooding in. Hundreds of students have been calli
  • Bank of America ordered to pay $540 million in long-running lawsuit from the FDIC

    Bank of America ordered to pay $540 million in long-running lawsuit from the FDIC
    NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Bank of America to pay more than $540 million to resolve long-running litigation from a U.S. regulator that alleged the company underpaid mandatory assessments for deposit insurance.
    The order, reached March 31 and published publicly on Monday, arrives over eight years after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued Bank of America in 2017.
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  • US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary

    US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary
    By HYUNG-JIN KIM
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday, days after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to resist a U.S.-led push to eliminate the North’s nuclear program.
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  • Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’

    Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’
    By HUIZHONG WU
    BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.”
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  • Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

    Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer.
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  • South Africa’s new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech

    South Africa’s new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech
    By GERALD IMRAY
    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020.
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  • As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

    As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry
    By ALEXA ST. JOHN
    DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn’t specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
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  • Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power

    Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
    By COLLIN BINKLEY
    On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go farther than any other White House to reshape American higher education.
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  • Go inside the factory where Peeps are made

    Go inside the factory where Peeps are made
    By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JOHN SEEWER
    BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are inescapable around the Easter holiday.
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  • West Point graduate becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest

    West Point graduate becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest
    By LOLITA C. BALDOR
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall.
    First Lt. Gabrielle White, and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, were among the 16 teams that made it through the final events, where Ranger teams compete for accolades as the best of the elite military force. All together, 52 teams competed and all of the othe
  • Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan’s death in 2023

    Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan’s death in 2023
    WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against two Rhode Island men in connection with the death of a fan following an altercation at a New England Patriots game in 2023.
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  • OC girls athlete of the week: Sara Pinedo, El Modena

    OC girls athlete of the week: Sara Pinedo, El Modena
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls athlete of the week:
    Name: Sara Pinedo
    School: El Modena
    Sport: Softball
    Year: Senior
    Noteworthy: The right-handed pitcher threw 12 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out 17 over two starts to lead the Vanguards to a pair of victories in the Crestview League. She tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out seven in a 4-0 win against Canyon. Pinedo, who is committed to Loyola Marymou
  • Judge grants Justice Department’s request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

    Judge grants Justice Department’s request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader
    By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington.
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  • Red Robin offers a $20 Bottomless Burger Pass

    Red Robin offers a $20 Bottomless Burger Pass
    Red Robin has announced it will be selling a limited number of $20 passes entitling holders to a free burger and side every day in May.
    The Bottomless Burger Pass will go on sale at 9 a.m. Mountain time on Thursday, April 17, according to the Colorado-based chain’s website.
    That means it will be available at 8 a.m. Pacific time in Southern California, but most likely only for a very short time.
    Red Robin cautions the passes could sell out in minutes, and usually in these kinds of promotion
  • Environmental Nature Center anxious for Newport Beach council support for housing element change

    Environmental Nature Center anxious for Newport Beach council support for housing element change
    A Newport Beach councilmember is set to hear from his colleagues on the dias tonight, April 15, if they would support removing a 1.5-acre parcel that was once home to the Newport Bay Hospital from the city’s housing element.
    The property along 16th Street is identified in the city’s housing document as a place where commercial property owners could put through plans to build residential housing. The city has been mandated by the state to have zoning and planning in place to accommoda
  • Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse

    Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse
    By MICHAEL CASEY
    BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a contempt case against an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whose arrest of a man during his trial sparked criticism among the law enforcement community in Boston.
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  • Why Universal Epic Universe matters

    Why Universal Epic Universe matters
    The new $7 billion Epic Universe marks the first new major theme park in the United States in a generation and throws down the gauntlet in Universal’s crosstown showdown with rival Walt Disney World that promises to get even more heated over the next decade.
    The new Universal Epic Universe park will officially open to the public on May 22 after passholder previews with more than 50 rides, attractions, shows and experiences.
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  • Why Florida’s Universal Epic Universe theme park matters

    Why Florida’s Universal Epic Universe theme park matters
    The new $7 billion Epic Universe marks the first new major theme park in the United States in a generation and throws down the gauntlet in Universal’s crosstown showdown with rival Walt Disney World that promises to get even more heated over the next decade.
    The new Universal Epic Universe park will officially open to the public on May 22 after passholder previews with more than 50 rides, attractions, shows and experiences.
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  • Japan’s anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones

    Japan’s anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones
    TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Tuesday accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and Europe.
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  • Dodger Stadium, Santa Anita part of 2028 Olympic venue plan

    Dodger Stadium, Santa Anita part of 2028 Olympic venue plan
    LA28 announced Tuesday that Long Beach would host beach volleyball in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28)
    LA28 announced Tuesday that Dodger Stadium would be the site for baseball in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28)
    LA28 announced Tuesday that the Pomona Fairgrounds would host cricket in the 2028 Olympics. (Image courtesy of LA28)
    LA28 announced Tuesday that the Olympic triathlon and marathon would start in Venice Beach. (Image courtesy of LA28)
    LA28 announced Tuesday that Low
  • Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

    Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons
    By DEE-ANN DURBIN
    Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.
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  • Honda Center chosen to host volleyball for 2028 Olympics

    Honda Center chosen to host volleyball for 2028 Olympics
    The Honda Center has been selected to host volleyball for the 2028 Olympics, LA28 officials announced Tuesday.
    Anaheim is now one of two places in Orange County hosting a 2028 Olympics event. Surfing will be held at Lower Trestles south of San Clemente.
    This is the first time the Honda Center will host an Olympic event. During the games, the Honda Center will be referred to as the Arena in Anaheim.
    This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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  • China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games

    China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
    By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press
    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Tuesday it is pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Games held in the city of Harbin in February.
    A notice from the Harbin police headquarters named them as Katheryn A. Wilson, Robert J. Snelling, and Stephen W. Johnson and said they worked through the National Security Agency. The police said nothing about how they obtained the names or
  • Debbie Millman describes her personal growth in ‘Love Letter to a Garden’

    Debbie Millman describes her personal growth in ‘Love Letter to a Garden’
    On the second day of spring, Debbie Millman was happy to report that her hydrangea are in bloom and saw tiny buds emerge from her peonies. 
    “In New York, I have a very small garden,” says Millman from her office at the School of Visual Arts, where she runs the master’s program in branding. “Not even a garden.” In fact, she clarifies, Millman has some container plants on a Juliet balcony, a small assortment of greenery in front of her brownstone, a birch tree in

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