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Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the US, citing discrimination against Afrikaners
Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Trump visited Beijing.
The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again
Usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, the bond market has seen yields climb to their highest levels in years and in some cases decades. That's rattling stock market worldwide.
Police say dozens of people and organizations could be charged over deadly 2017 London fire
British police plan to ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organizations over the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London.
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers.
Orange County girls athlete of the week: Hayden Jo Stofle, El Toro
Stofle pitched a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts in the Chargers' victory in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 softball playoffs.
Orange County softball Top 25: La Habra takes top spot for CIF quarterfinals
La Habra takes over the No. 1 spot in the Orange County softball rankings following its upset of Murrieta Mesa in the Division 1 playoffs.
Where to find Olivia Rodrigo album listening parties in Southern California
Independent record stores throughout the region will host late-night celebrations ahead of the June 12 release of “You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love."
Israeli forces intercept 6 more activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza
Israeli forces have intercepted six more vessels from an activist flotilla challenging Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires.