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Liliana Escobar powers JSerra softball past Norco in Division 1 semifinals
Escobar pitches a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and Annabel Raftery hits a solo home run as JSerra reaches the Division 1 final for the first time.
Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for role in actor’s drug death
After administering the fatal dose to the actor, Kenneth Iwamasa "left him alone for quite some time," and upon returning and finding Perry dead, took steps to get rid of…
SpaceX’s Starship rockets are grounded pending investigation after test flight
FAA investigates Starship mishap after booster engines fail during descent.
Albano’s Diamond Club: Orange County softball standouts last week
Irvine's Harper Vandermolen is among the selections by Dan Albano for outstanding play in softball last week.
CIF-SS baseball finals schedule
CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES DIVISION 1 St. John Bosco vs. Norco at Cal State Fullerton, Friday, 7:30 p.m. DIVISION 2 Ganesha vs. Loyola at Morongo Field, Rancho Cucamonga, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.…
Many National Spelling Bee contenders pursue mastery. For a few, it’s more about memorization
Spellers Shrey Parikh and Sarv Dharavane represent opposing strategies: rote memorization or mastering language roots.
Election 2026: Is it too late to mail your ballot? Why California election officials are urging voters to send them early
Secretary of State Shirley Weber recommends voters mail their ballots in advance of June 2.
UK cyberspying chief: AI ‘an unstoppable force’
Anne Keast-Butler, director of the communications intelligence agency GCHQ, said that Britain and its allies are in a space between peace and war.
Angels’ Nolan Schanuel out with a calf injury
Schanuel hurt his ankle early in the season and he says that led to a calf problem, and he’s been battling both ever since. He and Manager Kurt Suzuki both…
Preview: CIF-SS softball championships, Irvine vs. Arroyo in Division 6
A preview of Thursday's CIF-SS Division 6 softball final between Irvine and Arroyo of El Monte.