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Check out our Register photographers’ favorite images from June 2026
We asked our photographers to pick their favorite moments from June 2026. Here are some of the images they selected.
‘Right under our nose and no one was there to help them.’ 16 kids found in squalor shocks Ohio town
Authorities removed 16 children from a squalid Ohio home. Four relatives face child endangerment charges after the kids were found in deplorable state.
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LAX: July 4th holiday to bring 2 million passengers through airport
Airport officials recommended arriving at least two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international departures. Also, fireworks are prohibited on airplanes.
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ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump’s deportation push
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people in five days, marking a surge as the agency adopts a quieter enforcement strategy.
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Judge halts crushing cardroom regulations sought by California AG
New cardroom regulations would have financially crippled several Los Angeles County cities that rely heavily on taxes derived from an industry that generates billions in revenue.
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Secret nude recordings were like ‘getting punched in the stomach,’ ex-lifeguard says
2 lifeguards and a former one are the latest to file a lawsuit over hidden recordings in California State Park locker rooms.
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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Reflecting Pool.
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Report: Mitch McConnell was unconscious when he was hospitalized last month
McConnell’s office has not confirmed whether he is still hospitalized.
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Soft-spoken Malik Tillman delivers a loud statement with his bloody sock goal at the World Cup
Malik Tillman scored the first free kick goal in a World Cup for the USMNT in 32 years to seal a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Mats Zuccarello calls Kings ‘a dream to play for’
The 38-year-old Norwegian winger and free-agent signee hopes to make as many headlines in L.A. as Erling Haaland and his World Cup teammates are back home.