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Rams to host Packers in NFL’s first ‘Thanksgiving Eve’ game
Green Bay and its legion of Cheeseheads will arrive for the Netlfix showdown Nov. 25 at SoFi Stadium.
Albano’s Diamond Club: Orange County softball standouts last week
Kileigh Villalobos of Fountain Valley is among the selections by Dan Albano for outstanding play in softball last week.
Disneyland game sends kids scurrying by boat, train and foot in search of clues
Mickey’s Park Rangers will kick off the Kids Rule Summer campaign at the Anaheim theme park.
Pumped up for temporary riding track in Mission Viejo
A temporary pump track will be back in Orange County this summer, starting in Mission Viejo.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century
Eagles are not uncommon sights in Chicago-area parks, but the agency wasn't aware of any successful breeding until now.
Brazil’s beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
Unlike payment apps run by private banks, however, PIX is governed Brazil’s Central Bank.
The European Commission seeks to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’
Over a million EU citizens petitioned for a legal ban.
‘Run For The Wall’ riders set out from Ontario, kicking off annual cross-country trek honoring veterans
The first ride took place in 1989 and every year since motorcycle riders have made the trip across the United States to Washington, D.C.
Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder
Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins faces a life sentence for killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl.
As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages
Farmers and cities are bracing for potential cutbacks in their water allocations from rivers that have less to give.