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Trump’s reflecting pool rehab jumps in cost as White House ballroom price tag sparks debate
The costly Reflecting Pool project is getting attention as congressional Republicans seek to add $1 billion for Trump's sprawling White House ballroom.
Poll: Democrats rally around Becerra, Steyer as Republicans consolidate behind Hilton
The top two vote-getters will advance to the November election.
Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline
Only five states plus the District of Columbia had meaningful growth in reading test scores from 2022 to 2025.
CIF-SS boys volleyball finals: Previews of the matchups for the OC teams
Five Orange County teams play for CIF Southern Section boys volleyball championships this week.
Three taxes could go before Orange voters this November
The City Council asks staffers to explore a one cent sales tax, raising taxes on hotel stays and a new cannabis tax.
France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
The Ambition, on a 14-night cruise from Belfast and Liverpool, reached Bordeaux on Tuesday.
$7 million Laguna Beach home opens to ‘floating gardens,’ coastline views
The home includes a two-car garage with a 16-foot ceiling, ample height for vehicle lifts to double its capacity and plans for an ADU.
NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit
The Federal Aviation Administration receives reports of smoke in the cockpit almost daily, but the NTSB said the agency still doesn't require airlines to conduct realistic smoke-in-cockpit simulations.
Pot retailer charged for not paying $7.1 million in sales tax in Orange, L.A. and San Bernardino counties
Pin Hsien Hsu is accused of running a network of about 30 dispensaries across Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties and failing to report approximately $80 million in revenue.
Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who fears deportation over voting controversy
The former mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, is in the custody of federal immigration authorities, a possible step toward deportation. It comes months after Joe Ceballos acknowledged he voted in elections…