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Palisades fire defendant drove erratically, ranted to Uber passengers, witnesses testify
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, is on trial facing several arson-related charges in connection with the massive wildfire.
Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the beloved movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show, has passed away.
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25-year-old Lake Forest man arrested after fatal Irvine hit-and-run
Police said a community tip led investigators to a damaged SUV and the arrest.
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DA’s racial bias prompts OC judge to reduce potential jail time for Chilean charged with burglary
District Attorney Todd Spitzer vows to appeal the judge's ruling "all the way to the Supreme Court" to show he made an error in the law.
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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang.
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US fans were ready to represent at World Cup in LA
The FIFA World Cup has officially kicked off in North America, and on Friday, June 12, thousands of amped-up U.S. fans – and Paraguay supporters as well – made their…
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani out of lineup, day to day with knee injury
Ohtani left Thursday’s game early with discomfort in his left knee. He had an MRI on Friday which showed no structural damage just “wear and tear,” according to Dodgers manager…
Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won’t harm competition, consumers, DOJ says
The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is unlikely to be harmful to consumers.
Kids’ nonprofit in Seattle returns 20 free World Cup tickets over barring of Somali referee
A youth-soccer nonprofit in Seattle has returned 20 free World Cup tickets to protest the U.S. decision to bar Somali referee Omar Artan from entering the country.
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‘Democrats want to win’: Platner’s support reflects a changing party in the Trump era
Democrats are rallying behind Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite a series of controversies that might have derailed a Democratic campaign during the height of the #MeToo movement.