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Congressional committee asks telecoms to do more to prevent scams as losses surge
A congressional committee is pressing AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to strengthen protections against scams as losses surge.
OC’s first veterans cemetery should cost less than previously expected, new study finds
The 157-acre Southern California State Veterans Cemetery can get through its first phase of construction and burials for $86 million, about $45 million less than initial estimates.
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment.
Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more
Colorado and Illinois became the first states this year to adopt neonatal leave programs. Now parents push for more states to follow.
Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate
Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy said a drone attack targeted the Syzran oil refinery, over 500 miles inside Russia.
Southern California condo sales hit historic low
Local condo sales across six counties are running slower than during the Great Recession.
Appeals in Congo for urgent supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo appeal for more supplies and staff to respond to the outbreak of a rare type of Ebola.
The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's summits with President Donald Trump & Russia's Vladimir Putin highlighted different dynamics with each country.
Researchers at UCI want to build biggest database ever on Asian American health
The ASPIRE Cohort could help unravel some mysterious and troubling links between cancer and race.
US markets head lower as oil prices resume their climb and higher treasury yields pressure stocks
US markets were poised to open lower Thursday as oil prices rose and treasury yields resumed their climb amid the ongoing US-Iran stalemate.