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Frenemies reunited: Gavin Newsom names ex-LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to new post

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday appointed one-time nemesis and rival Antonio Villaraigosa, the former…

Gene LeBell, iconic martial arts pioneer, dies at the age of 89

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

Gene LeBell, regarded as America’s first martial arts sensation before parlaying his athleticism into a career as a professional wrestler, actor and stuntman, has died…

Armed man tries to breach Ohio FBI office, is injured in standoff

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

CINCINNATI — An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office Thursday, then fled…

Home affordability worsens as higher mortgage rates take a bite

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

By Prashant Gopal | Bloomberg It’s harder than ever to afford a home in the US, with higher mortgage rates claiming a bigger share of…

Dozens in China infected with new ‘Langya’ virus carried by shrews

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

By Michelle Fay Cortez | Bloomberg Nearly three dozen people in China have been sickened by a newly identified virus from the same family as…

Disney+ raises streaming price by 38%, offers plans with ads

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

By Christopher Palmeri and Thomas Buckley | Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. shares surged the most since December 2020 after the company reported better-than-expected subscriber growth…

Students find UC admission offers can be harder and harder to snag

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

It fell upon me like a ferocious pile of bricks that COVID-soaked spring of 2021: Holy (insert expletive here), my daughter has to apply to college…

Renters are largely left out of the eco-home movement, but solutions exist

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

When it comes to making homes more environmentally friendly, there’s a growing catalog of resources and financial incentives to help property owners install solar panels,…

Armed man demanding savings takes Beirut bank staff hostage, threatens to set himself on fire

By Orange County on August 11, 2022

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and FAY ABUELGASIM | Associated Press BEIRUT — A Lebanese man with a shotgun took up to 10 employees and customers hostage…

Man convicted of killing Long Beach woman, an escort, in Newport Beach

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

A Santa Ana man was convicted Wednesday, Aug. 10, of killing an escort in a Newport Beach office building in late 2015. Nain Isaac Nieto…

OC congressional Republicans question ‘unprecedented raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

Orange County’s Republican congressional representatives want to know more about why FBI agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida earlier this week. …

Newsom nominates first Latina state Supreme Court chief justice

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated current state Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero as the next chief justice. Guerrero, the…

Arrests made in shooting death of Monterey Park officer in Downey

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

Two days after an off-duty Monterey Park police officer was shot and killed in a parking lot outside of a gym in Downey, police have…

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

By ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security John…

Trump arrives for testimony in New York investigation

By Orange County on August 10, 2022

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was being questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney…