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• Rep. Derek Tran, first Vietnamese American congressman from California, brings personal perspective to DC

  07-01-2025 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Amidst a historic snowstorm, Congress convened on Monday to count electoral college votes and certify President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The process unfolded smoothly and without drama, lasting under 40 minutes and clearing the path for the Jan. 20 inauguration.
  For new Rep. Derek Tran, D-Orange, it was a brief and orderly ceremony — but he said he knows the next two years in Congress will be anything but a cakewalk.
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• Critical fire conditions in Los Angeles may extend into Friday as strong, erratic winds persist

  08-01-2025 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  An ongoing surge of Santa Ana winds is expected to last into early next week in much of Southern California, with the potential for critical fire weather conditions in Los Angeles County to extend into Friday.
  Extreme fire weather conditions and damaging northern winds will to continue into Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8, with recorded gusts of 85 mph during the morning in the Malibu and Topanga Canyon area, where the raging Pacific Palisades fire continues to burn. High 30 to 40 mph northern winds
  
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• Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain closed due to extreme winds

  08-01-2025 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain have closed their gates due to the extreme winds fueling a series of dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires across Southern California.
  At least three wildfires propelled by a dynamic and rare Santa Ana windstorm with gusts up to 80 mph were quickly consuming thousands of acres across Los Angeles County on Wednesday, January 8 .
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• Wicked’ tops SAG Award noms as announcement event is canceled due to Southern California wildfires

  08-01-2025 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAKE COYLE
  “Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
  Out-of-control wildfires that swept across Los Angeles and Southern California on Tuesday night forced the Screen Actors Guild to cancel its plans to announce the nominations live Wednesday morning. The nominations were instead issued by press release by SAG,
  
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• President Carter’s legacy lives on in the lives of Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Orange County

  08-01-2025 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Angela Booth was on the verge of homelessness and losing custody of her three children.
  Absent child support from her children’s father, the working single mother couldn’t keep up with a barrage of exorbitant medical bills to pay for chronic surgeries, trips to the hospital and other healthcare needs for her 6-year-old.
  Booth needed to catch a break, she said. Then, she got one.
  “Sometimes you can do it on your own, but sometimes you need a helping hand,” she said.
  For Bo
  
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• Albano’s Fab 5: Orange County girls basketball standouts last week, Jan. 8

  08-01-2025 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowDan Albano’s Fab 5 outstanding girls basketball players last week, Jan. 8:
  Addison Deal, Mater Dei, Sr., G
  The Iowa-bound senior had 22 points and 10 assists in an 83-30 win against Centennial at the Kiernan Klassic. Deal also recorded 20 points and eight assists in a 65-49 triumph against Windward in the finals of the West Coast Jamboree.
  Sydnee Norwood, Crean Lutheran, Sr., F
  The post player score
  
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• ‘Quit messing with the fries.’ Chick-fil-A menu changes draw ire online

  08-01-2025 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Hunter Boyce | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has been catching a little heat online following a “slight” change to one of its most beloved menu items. The waffle fries have a new recipe, and some social media commenters are letting their thoughts be heard.
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• Automakers face affordability challenge in 2025

  08-01-2025 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Breana Noble and Luke Ramseth | (TNS) The Detroit News
  Affordability will be one of the largest challenges in 2025 for Detroit’s automakers after General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. posted their best sales year in the United States since 2019, and as Stellantis NV’s declines eased somewhat in the final months of the year.
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• NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

  08-01-2025 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion.
  Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA’s chief when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
  Nelson said he “pulled the plug” months ago on the original sample return plan given the soaring costs and the delay in gett
  
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• Sam Altman’s sister accuses OpenAI CEO of sexually abusing her

  08-01-2025 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ava Benny-Morrison and Rachel Metz, Bloomberg News (TNS)
  The sister of Sam Altman accused the OpenAI chief executive officer of sexually abusing her for almost a decade, in a lawsuit filed in federal court.
  Ann Altman, 30, alleged that Sam Altman abused and manipulated her while they were growing up in Missouri in the late 1990s to early 2000s. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, the alleged abuse began when she was 3 years old and the last instance allegedly
  
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• Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos seeks to delay fraud sentencing to make more podcast episodes

  08-01-2025 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By PHILIP MARCELO
  NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast “Pants on Fire.”
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• Former FBI informant will be sentenced for bogus bribery claim about President Biden and son Hunter

  08-01-2025 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors will ask a judge on Wednesday for six years in prison for a former FBI informant whose bogus story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes became central to Republicans’ impeachment effort.
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• ‘Obamacare’ hits record enrollment but an uncertain future awaits under Trump

  08-01-2025 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By AMANDA SEITZ
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s landmark health legislation, as the program awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress.
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• Alexander: Rams’ playoff history with Vikings was brutal

  08-01-2025 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  If you are a Rams fan of a certain age, it wouldn’t be surprising if the prospect of an NFC wild-card matchup with the Minnesota Vikings has you shuddering.
  Or at least shivering.
  Yes, it’s been five decades or so, but if you’ve survived long enough on this earth you probably remember those four postseason meetings between Los Angeles and Minnesota from 1969 through 1977. Three of them were played outdoors in the winter chill of Bloomington, Minn., and the fourth happened to be
  
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• New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

  08-01-2025 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday.
  “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater environments are very fragile,” said study co-author Patricia Charvet, a biologist at Brazil’s Federal University of Ceará.
  Freshwater habitats – including rivers, la
  
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• Major freeway and road closures due to fires throughout LA County

  08-01-2025 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Several major throughfares, freeways and connectors are closed throughout Los Angeles County on Wednesday, Jan. 8, due to the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires.
  Officials are asking people to avoid the roads still open near the fire areas if possible, especially in West Los Angeles.
  Current state highway closures:Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) closed southbound at Cross Creek Road
  Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) closed northbound at McClure Tunnel
  I-10 Westbound traffic diverted at L
  
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• Wrap up of 5 Freeway project leads busy 2025 for Orange County Transportation Authority

  08-01-2025 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  In the first few months of 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority expects to fully open the improvements it has been adding to the 5 Freeway between El Toro Road and the 73 Toll Road.
  Wrapping up the multi-year freeway project is part of what the transportation agency’s CEO said is an anticipated busy year ahead with construction on the 55 Freeway and 91 Freeway and in local communities to “meet the needs of residents who are many decades in the future.”
  The $665 mill
  
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• Promises to reduce California’s high living costs conflict with state’s progressive policies

  08-01-2025 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  While post-election autopsies vary on why Democrats fared so poorly in November, there is general consensus that a major factor was voter resentment of high inflation in their costs of living.
  Traditionally, voters who feel angst about their personal finances will take it out on the party in power. It helped Donald Trump win support among working-class voters who feel the financial pinch most severely — a syndrome felt even in deep-blue California, where 10 counties whose voters had backed
  
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• Map: See where the Eaton, Hurst and Palisades fires are burning in Southern California

  08-01-2025 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Three wildfires were raging around Southern California Wednesday, Jan. 8, forcing evacuations and threatening homes in Los Angeles County.
  The Eaton fire, affecting areas in Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre andLa Cañada Flintridge, has burned more than 2,227 acres as of Wednesday morning. Fire officials report that at least 20 homes have been lost to the fire.
  In Sylmar, the Hurst fire has grown to 500 acres early Wednesday, forcing emergency evacuations in some neighborhoods.
  The Palisad
  
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• Palisades fire swells to over 5,000 acres — firefighters focused on structure defense

  08-01-2025 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  A wind-driven brush fire grew minimally overnight in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, now standing at an estimated 3,000 acres charred after destroying dozens of structures Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities said.
  The Palisades fire is “burning both east and west,” Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said in a Wednesday morning update. “We’re going to have more winds today and tomorrow. Likely the biggest growth that we are seeing is to the west and our biggest priority i
  
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• Palisades fire swells to 5,000 acres — 1,000 structures destroyed

  08-01-2025 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  A wind-driven brush fire nearly doubled overnight in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, now having charred an estimated 5,000 acres and destroying approximately 1,000 structures, authorities said.
  The Palisades fire is “burning both east and west,” Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said in a Wednesday morning update. “We’re going to have more winds today and tomorrow. Likely the biggest growth that we are seeing is to the west and our biggest priority is life and st
  
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• Palisades fire doesn’t grow much overnight — firefighters focused on structure defense

  08-01-2025 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  A wind-driven brush fire grew minimally overnight in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, now standing at an estimated 3,000 acres charred after destroying dozens of structures Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities said.
  The Palisades fire is “burning both east and west,” Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said in a Wednesday morning update. “We’re going to have more winds today and tomorrow. Likely the biggest growth that we are seeing is to the west and our biggest priority i
  
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• Peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2025

  08-01-2025 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The counting of the electoral votes in a presidential election has generally been an uneventful affair. That is as it should be, considering all voting, counting and certifying is done by the states. The count in Congress is essentially a formality.
  On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes from the November presidential election. There were 312 electoral votes for Donald Trump, 226 for Harris.
  It was unlike what happened four
  
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• His dog is dying. More than 100 strangers came to say goodbye.

  08-01-2025 16:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Jesse Amlin wanted to give his dog, Buddy, “the best goodbye.”
  Buddy, an 8-year-old American bully, has cancer and is dying.
  So Amlin, who figured he had a few days before Buddy needed to be put to sleep, took to Craigslist and Facebook that he was throwing an end-of-life meet-and-greet party for Buddy on Sunday at Central Park in Huntington Beach. Everyone was invited.
  “This would make him so happy in his final time with us,” Amlin wrote, not expecting the response that
  
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• Where did California rents fall the most last year?

  08-01-2025 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ApartmentList’s December rent highlights for 100 US metros.
  “How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.
  The pain: Despite some hopes that 2024 might be a tenant’s market, barely half of California markets surveyed by one study had falling rents.
  The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed December rent stats from ApartmentList to see what happened in 15 larger California cities last year.
  The pinch: Just eight of 15 Calif
  
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• What do Little Saigon’s Vietnamese residents expect from new Rep. Derek Tran?

  08-01-2025 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  As Rep. Derek Tran took his oath in Washington, D.C., last week alongside dozens of other new legislators, Orange County’s Vietnamese community celebrated a milestone moment.
  For Garden Grove resident Khoa Le and his family, this moment carries historic weight. While Le, a Democrat, often finds himself at odds politically with his Republican mother and brother, he says the three agree on one thing: This milestone has been a long time coming.
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• Eaton fire doubles overnight to 2,227 acres — 20 homes lost, evacuations ordered for La Canada Flintridge

  08-01-2025 16:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A destructive, fast-moving brush fire that broke out above Altadena Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, doubled in size overnight as evacuation orders were added to include all of La Canada Flintridge.
  At least 20 homes have been lost to the fire.
  The Eaton fire has burned 2,227 acres with no containment, fire officials said.
  More than 700 firefighters were assigned to the blaze as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Angeles National Forest.
  “The fire continues to dangerously burn both east and
  
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• Eaton fire doubles overnight to 2,227 acres, 20 homes lost

  08-01-2025 16:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A destructive, fast-moving brush fire that broke out above Altadena Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, doubled in size overnight as evacuation orders were added to include all of La Cañada Flintridge.
  At least 20 homes have been lost to the fire.
  The Eaton fire has burned 2,227 acres with no containment, fire officials said.
  More than 700 firefighters were assigned to the blaze as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Angeles National Forest.
  “The fire continues to dangerously burn both ea
  
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• Eaton fire doubles overnight to 2,227 acres — 100 structures and 2 lives lost

  08-01-2025 16:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A fast-moving brush fire that broke out above Altadena Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, doubled in size overnight, killed two people, destroyned more than 100 structures and prompted evacuation orders adding all of La Cañada Flintridge.
  It was unclear how the people died.
  Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said there were also “a number of significant injuries” due to the fire.
  The Eaton fire has burned 2,227 acres with no containment, fire officials said.
  More than 700 fir
  
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• No fraud in Orange County elections, grand jury finds

  08-01-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  This just in: When your candidate loses an election, it means your candidate has lost an election! It’s not proof of fraud, but may, in fact, be proof that you’re a crybaby.
  The Orange County grand jury didn’t say it quite that way, but it dropped a surprise early report on Tuesday, Jan. 7, examining the myriad processes in the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ office.
  Why? Because of complaints about dead people voting, forged signatures and non-citizens casting ballots
  
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