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All-Orange County boys golf team, player of the year
Sunny Hills' Cole Kim, who won the CIF-SCGA regional to lead the Lancers to the CIF State tournament, is the Orange County player of the year.
Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle’ best friend and ‘slowest rising comedian,’ dies at 94
He was best known for his role on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.”
Home where King planned Selma voting rights marches opens at Michigan museum
A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders planned strategies during the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South now has been rebuilt at a Michigan…
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As Trump again says Iran war could soon end, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled
By most accounts, the strikes by the U.S. and Israel have significantly degraded Iran's military capabilities and killed scores of senior leaders.
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International fugitive accused of OC killing and botched murder-for-hire in San Jose brought back to U.S.
Authorities allege Myung Jin Kim, 31, executed a friend in Westminster and orchestrated the killing of what turned out to be the wrong man in San Jose.
Rancho Mirage home once owned by hitmaker Michael Masser asks $4.5M
The 7,312-square-foot Thunderbird Heights estate sits on 1.29 acres and features a pool, spa and sunken tennis court.
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FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts
It’s the latest action by President Donald Trump's Republican administration connected to voting or election operations in the states.
Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad
The announcement comes amid a severe economic crisis with power outages and shortages.
EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on
Ukraine sees EU membership as an important “security guarantee” for a stable future once war with Russia ends.
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Judge denies Kennedy Center request for pause in ruling ordering Trump’s name removed from building
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper denied a request to stop the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center building on Friday.