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Former California gubernatorial hopeful Stephen Cloobeck arrested in West Hollywood
He was allegedly trying to dissuade multiple people from testifying against his fiancée, who was charged with stealing money and other property from people she met through dating apps.
From Luka Doncic’s injury to impending free agency: Lakers face pivotal offseason
The injuries to Doncic and Austin Reaves on April 2 in Oklahoma City helped send the Lakers toward their eventual exit in the playoffs. Their offseason could prove franchise-altering.
Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit
Dr. Stephen Kornfeld says he volunteered to help care for sickened passengers aboard the MV Hondius. Now he's among 18 Americans under observation.
Tariff evading aluminum ruse ends with nearly $550 million settlement by local companies
A cluster of companies with ties to Newport Beach, Riverside, Fontana and Ontario agreed to pay the multi-million fine to end a federal investigation.
‘Ocean Dream’ blue-green diamond sells for more than $17 million at Christie’s auction in Geneva
The “Ocean Dream,” the standout offer at the auction house's Geneva sale of jewelry, was found in Central Africa in the 1990s.
FIFA may have misled World Cup ticket buyers on seat locations, and California is looking into it
The international soccer association is being accused of selling tickets based on seating categories displayed on stadium maps and later altering those seating categorizations before assigning precise seat locations.
Summer travel 2026 will be most expensive in years as airlines aren’t backing off high prices
Summer 2026 will be one of the most costly for consumers in a long time.
Some Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply
The new packaging just has monochrome lettering.
Admitted killer who stabbed co-worker and his roommate to death in Anaheim gets life without parole
A jury last week rejected Ramy Fahim's claim that he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
The Alysa Liu world tour comes to Anaheim
Saturday's Stars On Ice show is the next stop Liu's whirlwind post-Olympic journey.