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Anaheim Hills briefs: Teens can help the Canyon Hills Library this summer
Sharon Hlapcich writes about events and happenings in the Anaheim Hills area.
US Border Patrol chief announces his resignation in a Fox News interview
The head of the federal agency that patrols the borders of the United States says he's resigning. Michael Banks of the U.S. Border Patrol told Fox News on Thursday that…
Los Angeles Chargers 2026 schedule: What we know so far
The Los Angeles Chargers regular season schedule for 2026 will be announced at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Leigh Steinberg, Aaron Peirsol among honorees at OC Sports Awards
The event to honor Orange County athletes, coaches and sports figures is June 18 at Angel Stadium.
OC Fair to hire 400 workers for this summer’s event
The jobs are mostly seasonal, part-time opportunities to build exhibits, provide customer service or work as ticket takers.
Cash-out home loans on the rise for debt reduction, renovations
Home improvements, credit card consolidation and buying more real estate are among the reasons homeowners tap their equity.
Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future
One of the jury’s tasks is to decide if Musk filed his lawsuit in time.
Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout
Cuba’s national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island’s eastern provinces amid a prolonged economic crisis.
This court became a symbol of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now it’s at the center of a House race
Both candidates have made the Trump administration's treatment of migrants at 26 Federal Plaza a feature of their campaigns.
Over 40% of Sudan’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns
A hunger monitoring group reported that over 40% of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity through May and it is expected to worsen.