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Target books strongest comparable sales growth in 4 years during the first quarter
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO, reported the biggest increase for a measure of quarterly sales in four years.
Risk of Ebola spread is high regionally but low globally, WHO says
The World Health Organization says the risk of spread of the Ebola virus' Bundibugyo strain is high in Congo and Uganda but low globally.
Putin and Xi hail their high-level ties and growing energy trade as they meet in Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until he was toppled by Trump
Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, has lost his primary bid for reelection after a costly attack from President Trump.
Where Trump falters with Republicans — and where he holds steady, according to a new poll
A new poll finds that Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than they were a few months ago.
Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, May 19
Scores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, May 19
LA City Council growing more frustrated with LA28
Nearly eight months past the deadline for a critical agreement between the city and LA28, council members are running out of patience with the organizing committee’s lack of both transparency…
Man killed in 6-vehicle crash near Fashion Island in Newport Beach
A second driver was hospitalized after a Toyota Corolla crashed into several vehicles at a red light on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Reid Detmers roughed up by A’s as Angels get routed
Detmers (1-5) allows a career-high eight runs over 5⅔ innings and the A’s keep pouring it on to hand the Angels a 14-6 defeat, their 22nd loss in the past…
Santa Margarita baseball starts out strong, but falls to Elsinore in playoffs
Santa Margarita gets home runs from Vincent Milo and Andre Owens in the first three innings, but the bats largely go quiet after that in the CIF-SS Division 2 matchup.