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More than 40 lawsuits filed against GKN Aerospace after chemical threat in Garden Grove
Residents and businesses allege evacuations, displacement and financial losses following the dayslong chemical scare that forced tens of thousands from their homes.
Rancho Cucamonga’s Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Shrey turned a tense, high-quality final into a blowout Thursday night, racing through the 90-second “spell-off” and getting 32 words right to be crowned the best young speller in the…
Rams’ Matthew Stafford says $55 million extension won’t change his outlook
The 38-year-old MVP quarterback cites his wife and daughters as to why he's still taking a year-to-year approach entering his 18th NFL season.
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Rams WR Puka Nacua learning to seek help after off-field incidents
Speaking with reporters for the first time this offseason, Nacua says he is working on himself and how to exercise better judgment away from the football field, with the help…
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Top-ranked UCLA baseball team ready to ride together
The Big Ten champion Bruins, with targets on their backs as the No. 1 team all season, take on Saint Mary's in Friday's Los Angeles Regional opener.
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Preview: Saturday’s CIF-SS softball finals for Northwood, Mission Viejo
A preview of Saturday's Division 5 final between Northwood and Grace, and the Division 4 championship between Mission Viejo and Oxnard.
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Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven’t been found, bringing overall death toll to 199
The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199…
Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation found
A court investigation found that a federal judge had an affair with a police officer, including having sex in chambers overheard by staff, but remains on the bench with a…
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Baby Emmanuel had ‘alarming’ symptoms that his mother Rebecca Haro ignored, prosecutors say
The Cabazon woman is due back in court on Friday for a hearing on whether she will face trial on charges of murder and filing a false police report.
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ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’
ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses. On Thursday, WABC in New York called the move "unlawful"…