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• Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system

  23-12-2025 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
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• Body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard found in Utah, mother arrested

  23-12-2025 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By JESSICA HILL
  A California woman has been charged with murder after the remains of her missing 9-year-old daughter were found in Utah, authorities said Tuesday.
  Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested after 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard’s body was found in a rural area of Wayne County, where they had traveled two months ago, said the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
  This image made from surveillance footage captured at a rental car company on Oct. 7, 2025, and released by the Santa Bar
  
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• US bars five Europeans who allegedly pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online

  23-12-2025 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
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• Voters sue to suspend Missouri’s new congressional map until a referendum

  23-12-2025 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID A. LIEB
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The question of whether Missouri’s new congressional districts are in effect for the 2026 elections will be up to a court to decide.
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• All-County girls volleyball: Layli Ostovar is the OC player of the year

  23-12-2025 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  ALL-ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM 2025
  PLAYER OF THE YEAR
  Layli Ostovar, Mater Dei, Senior
  Nothing gets the crowd excited at a volleyball match more than a powerful kill shot.
  Mater Dei senior Layli Ostovar could provide that, and much more. She was a superb server, passer and defensive player who covered the court like a spider. While most players make a diving dig just to save the ball, Ostovar made diving digs with a purpose – her digs were planned passes to a teammate.
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• California drivers warned to reconsider Christmas travel plans ahead of storms

  23-12-2025 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By TRÂN NGUYỄN
  California officials and weather forecasters urged holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ahead of a series of powerful winter storms that threatened to slam California with relentless rains, heavy winds and mountain snow through Friday.
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• Swanson: USC star spreads ‘Good JuJu’ and holiday cheer in Watts

  23-12-2025 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Never change, JuJu.
  Oh, that’s not fair. Like anyone, JuJu Watkins is going evolve, she’s going to get stronger and smarter and better. Her tastes will change, her mind will change. She’s 20, she’ll change.
  Her essence, though? The qualities on display at her third annual “Good JuJu Holiday Give Back” event that treated about 60 kids of different ages to dinner and gifts at the Watkins family’s Watts Labor Community Action Committee h
  
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• Oklahoma college instructor is fired after giving failing grade to essay on gender

  23-12-2025 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN HANNA
  The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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• California High-Speed Rail Authority offering more costly promises

  23-12-2025 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  When California voters in 2008 approved $9.95 billion in bonds to create the start of the state’s High Speed Rail system, they were offered a list of promises — few of which have come to pass. One was that this bullet train “will not require operating subsidy.” Yet the project is dependent now on taxpayer subsidies, with the Legislature last year guaranteeing $1 billion in annual funding from the cap-and-trade system for the next 20 years.
  The train was supposed
  
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• City of Hope’s Annette Walker has faith in future of cancer care in OC

  23-12-2025 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Hope is everywhere Annette Walker looks these days and has been for several years.
  When Walker entered a conference room in 2019 and unveiled an ambitious, $1 billion plan to radically improve cancer care in Orange County to a few journalists – who tend to default toward skepticism – the audacity of her hope was infectious.
  It’s on the name of the Irvine hospital that welcomed its first patients Dec. 1. It’s in the message shared by everyone who works there, especially it
  
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• UCLA hires Darrick Yray as football general manager

  23-12-2025 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA officially announced Darrick Yray as its football general manager under head coach Bob Chesney on Tuesday afternoon.
  Yray, who was general manager of personnel at Florida State for four years, building the 2023 through 2025 rosters, brings West Coast experience to Chesney’s front office. From 2015 to 2021, Yray worked at Oregon State and held the director of player personnel title for his final three years in Corvallis.
  “I’m honored and excited to step into the role of Gen
  
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• Gas explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say

  23-12-2025 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY, Associated Press
  BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — There was a gas explosion reported Tuesday at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia and people are believed to be trapped inside, authorities said.
  “We understand that there are people trapped inside,” said Ruth Miller, a Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency spokesperson.
  Bucks County officials notified the agency of an explosion before 3 p.m. at the Silver Lake nursing home in Bristol Township, about 2
  
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• Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say

  23-12-2025 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY, Associated Press
  An explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.
  A plume of black smoke rose from Silver Lake Healthcare Center in Bristol Township, as emergency responders across the region rushed there, joined by earthmoving equipment.
  Authorities said there were injuries, but had yet to say whether there were any fatalities.
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• This LA County lawmaker’s bill would help get people to vaccine appointments

  23-12-2025 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Getting immunized to prevent someone from becoming severely ill, or even dying, from a virus is the end goal. But for that to happen, a patient must first travel to a clinic or medical facility to get the shot.
  That’s where Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-San Pedro, is hoping to address a gap in health care access.
  Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-San Pedro (Courtesy photo)
  Barragán recently introduced the Vaccine Transportation Access Act. The bill is similar to one she proposed in
  
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• Orange County girls basketball Top 25: Fairmont Prep takes top spot

  23-12-2025 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Dec. 23. The team records are through Monday, Dec. 22.
  Notable this week: Fairmont Prep climbs two spots to No. 1 after defeating Mater Dei 63-48 at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. The Huskies went 2-2 and took 11th in the Vincent Cannizzaro Division, the tournament’s top high school federation grouping. … Mater Dei slips to N
  
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• Flood watch for 5 Freeway north of LA until Thursday night triggered by intense downpours

  23-12-2025 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway north of LA was placed under a flood watch by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:22 p.m. The watch is valid from 4 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 25, at 10 p.m.
  The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to be ready for, “Significant and widespread flooding caused by excessive rainfall will be likely, with potential debris flow impacts across recent burn scars.”
  “This prolonged strong Atmospheric River storm system will bring periods of heavy rain from late Tuesday int
  
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• Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

  23-12-2025 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown, a significant defeat for the president’s efforts to send troops to U.S. cities.
  The justices declined the Republican administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment 
  
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• 5 Freeway north of LA under a high wind warning until Thursday afternoon – gusts to hit 70 mph

  23-12-2025 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway north of LA is under a high wind warning which was released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:19 p.m. The warning is in effect until Thursday Dec. 25, at 3 p.m.
  The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA adds to expect, “South to southeast winds 30 to 50 mph with damaging gusts up to 70 mph likely, except up to 80 mph in the mountains and foothills.”
  “Damaging winds are likely with this powerful Atmospheric River storm, with widespread downed trees and powerlines li
  
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• Jillian Lauren teases new book after LAPD shooting, split from Weezer bassist

  23-12-2025 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  After publishing a memoir about her time spent in the harem of the Sultan of Brunei, and then another about her professional entanglement with serial killer Samuel Little, author Jillian Lauren’s next book may focus on the incident in which she pulled a gun on the Los Angeles Police Department and took a bullet to the arm.
  In a recent exclusive with Rolling Stone, Lauren spoke for the first time about her life after a police incident that captured national headlines in April. The police we
  
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• Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news

  23-12-2025 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the late financier and convicted sex offender.
  The release is the most voluminous so far and comes after a massive public campaign for transparency into the U.S. gov
  
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• Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

  23-12-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNIE MA, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.
  The department said it will send notices to approximately 1,000 borrowers the week of January 7, with more notices to come at an increasing scale each month.
  Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days
  
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• Setting health and nutrition goals for 2026? Here’s something to consider

  23-12-2025 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The end of the year offers an opportunity to reflect on our goals for the New Year, including those focused on health and wellness. Lifestyle, from how we eat to what we do to care for our bodies, helps shape our health outcomes. Armed with self-awareness, we can use today’s evidence-based nutrition science and emerging technologies and tools to make smarter, more sustainable lifestyle improvements in the New Year.
  One of the biggest advances in wellness has been the rise of personalized n
  
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• A new app shows customers are keeping In-N-Out busy in Tennessee

  23-12-2025 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been two weeks since In-N-Out Burger made its debut east of the Mississippi River, and apparently the excitement hasn’t worn off yet.
  The chain’s three new restaurants in Tennessee made national news over the weekend when an app appeared showing their wait times.
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  It’s called the Wait App, and it’s online at thewaitapp.com
  The app was created by an unidentified developer and is not affiliat
  
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• Looking for toys? Here’s the criteria of the Hall of Fame

  23-12-2025 19:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Toy time
  With Christmas just days away, we look at inductees in the Toy Hall of Fame and the importance of play.
  The National Toy Hall of Fame is part of the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Hall of Fame accepts nominations from the public year round, but to be inducted, a toy must be approved by historians and educators with background and appreciation of learning and play. Nominees are rated in four categories, though they don’t have to rate highly in all four to get
  
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• UK authorities bring new charges of rape and sexual assault against Russell Brand

  23-12-2025 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By KRUTIKA PATHI, Associated Press
  LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Tuesday brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women.
  The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service said the new charges — one count of rape and one of sexual assault — against Brand were in relation to two further women. The alleged offenses took place in 2009, the CPS said.
  Brand, 50, had already been charged in April
  
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• Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples in national settlement

  23-12-2025 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters
  Like many young girls, Mara Berton and June Higginbotham both knew from an early age they wanted families and to become mothers. But as lesbians, they were excluded from accessing the same fertility treatment insurance benefits offered to heterosexual peers.
  Instead, like many other same-sex couples, Berton and Higginbotham, who live in Santa Clara County, had to pay $45,000 out of pocket to conceive while heterosexual colleagues with the same insurance plan had man
  
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• Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states

  23-12-2025 19:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement.
  U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ruling solidified a win for the coalition of 12 attorneys general that sued the administration earlier this year after being alerted that their states would receive drastically reduced federal g
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Claire Hirakawa, Aliso Niguel

  23-12-2025 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls athlete of the week:
  Name: Claire Hirakawa
  School: Aliso Niguel
  Sport: Soccer
  Year: Junior
  Noteworthy: The forward scored a goal and earned a corner that led to a goal in a 2-0 victory against Oaks Christian in finals of the AB Division in the Best in the West tournament. Hirakawa also netted two goals in a 2-0 win against Woodbridge in a nonleague match. She has eight goals overal
  
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• Detectives seek tips on South Whittier shooting that killed 19-year-old

  23-12-2025 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Investigators are asking the public for any information about a suspected gang-related shooting that left a 19-year-old Whittier man dead in the unincorporated community of South Whittier.
  The shooting happened on the 10000 block of Mills Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20.
  “There were people around,” sheriff’s Lt. Steven De Jong said.
  The three victims, Adrian Coreno and two 17-year-old boys, were walking northbound on Mills Avenue when someone in a passing car start
  
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• This underappreciated holiday flower has upside-down blooms

  23-12-2025 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jessica Damiano | The Associated Press
  If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to mind. But there’s another, underused seasonal plant that deserves attention.
  Allow me to introduce you to cyclamen.
  There are roughly two dozen species of the perennial plants, some with rounded leaves and others with heart-, kidney- or ivy-shaped foliage. Some boast white or silver marbling or speckles on their leaves.
  But their f
  
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• Popular theme parks YouTuber ‘Adam the Woo’ found dead

  23-12-2025 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  David Adam Williams, a popular theme parks and travel YouTuber known as Adam the Woo, was found dead Monday afternoon, Dec. 22. in his home in Celebration, Fla., deputies said.
  Osceola Sheriff’s deputies found Williams, 51, in his upstairs bedroom after a concerned neighbor climbed a ladder to see Williams motionless on his bed, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said.
  The cause of death is still unknown as of Tuesday morning pending an autopsy .
  Williams gained a sizable following on Y
  
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• Camp Mystic’s reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to return

  23-12-2025 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By SEAN MURPHY
  Patrick Hotze’s three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands the outrage over the Texas camp’s plan to partially reopen next year.
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• US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season

  23-12-2025 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press
  This holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices.
  According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for prices at the pump this year. The national average for unleaded gasoline has stayed below the $3 mark since Dec. 2, falling to its lowest level of about $2.85 a gallon on Monday.
  That figure has inched up slightly since, sitting at closer to $2.86 a gallon Tuesday — but overall, consumer
  
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• Angel City FC defender Sara Doorsoun returns to Eintracht Frankfurt

  23-12-2025 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Angel City Football Club announced it has mutually terminated Sara Doorsoun’s contract.
  Doorsoun joined Angel City in July from Eintracht Frankfurt and was signed through the 2026 season. Doorsun has returned to Germany and rejoined Eintracht Frankfurt through 2028.
  “We sincerely appreciate Sara’s contributions during her time at Angel City,” Angel City sporting director Mark Parsons said. “She is an experienced professional and a great person. We wish her all the b
  
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• A look at aging baby boomers in the United States

  23-12-2025 18:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE SCHNEIDER
  The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026.
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• Highway 38 in San Bernardino Mountains to reopen temporarily starting Christmas Eve

  23-12-2025 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A span of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains that has been closed for more than three months because of a washout is scheduled to reopen temporarily starting Christmas Eve, Caltrans said.
  There will be no travel restrictions, although the key link to and from the east end of Big Bear could close if weather creates a danger, Caltrans said.
  The highway will reopen at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and is scheduled to remain open through Jan. 5.
  After that date, as crews repair culverts, slo
  
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• DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

  23-12-2025 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated Press
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares.
  Pritzker signed a set of laws earlier this month that ban civil arrests at and around courthouses statewide and require hospitals, day care centers and public universities to have procedures for handling civil immigration operations and protect
  
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• US stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs and Trump’s fight with the Fed

  23-12-2025 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By STAN CHOE
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was a scary good year for investors.
  Related Articles Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April Is ‘soft saving’ smart — or shortsighted? US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter A look at the experts racing to decode Trump’s tariff rules US stocks hold near their records after the government reports surprisingly strong economic growth
  It was sc
  
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• Landmarks and notable businesses lost: A year after the Eaton and Palisades fires

  23-12-2025 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The fires in the Palisades and in Altadena and Pasadena one year ago wiped out many notable landmarks, from historic homes to famous restaurants, stores, museums and parks.
  With landmarks reduced to ashes, they leave a hole in what makes the Palisades, Malibu, Sunset Mesa, Pasadena and Altadena unique communities. Most of these old, famous places were part of the fabric of these communities for decades.
  Can these recognizable points of interest ever be restored?
  Palisades fire
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• When do older adults need to go to DMV to renew their licenses?

  23-12-2025 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Carole Ottosen of Riverside asked if Department of Motor Vehicle rules for older adults renewing their driver’s licenses after Jan. 1 are changing. She asked if older people must take an in-person driving test when renewing their license.
  A: The DMV does not require an on-the-road driving test for driver’s license renewal applicants past any certain age, spokesperson Ronald Ongtoaboc said. This is in the California Vehicle Code, in section 12814 (a), which says, “The age of
  
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• Top 10 new theme park attractions in the world for 2026

  23-12-2025 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Roller coaster enthusiasts and thrill ride junkies are already salivating as 2026 is shaping up as a very good year for new rides and attractions at theme parks around the world.
  Consider our Top 10 for 2026 an evolving and ever-changing list of the best new rides and attractions coming to theme parks around the globe in the coming year.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
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• QB Justin Herbert among 5 Chargers picked for Pro Bowl Games

  23-12-2025 17:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Quarterback Justin Herbert was one of five Chargers picked by the NFL on Tuesday to participate in the Pro Bowl Games, to be conducted over several days and culminating with a flag football game Feb. 3 in San Francisco, ahead of the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara.
  Tackle Joe Alt, kicker Cameron Dicker, safety Derwin James Jr. and outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu also were selected to represent the Chargers. Cornerback Donte Jackson, outside linebacker Khalil Mack, fullback Scott Matlock an
  
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• OC Streetcar trains are running for tests ahead of system launch next year

  23-12-2025 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time in modern days, people are riding a streetcar in Orange County.
  For now, it isn’t commuters, but only the crews testing the Orange County Transportation Authority’s new OC Streetcar system.
  An OC Streetcar train crosses over Westminster Ave. from Santa Ana to Garden Grove, CA on Thursday, December 4, 2025 during testing on closed tracks. The Orange County Transportation Authority plans on testing the trains on city streets at the beginning of 2026. (Photo by Paul B
  
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• Former Nebraska US Sen. Ben Sasse reveals advanced pancreatic cancer diagnosis

  23-12-2025 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse on Tuesday said he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.
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• Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

  23-12-2025 17:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.
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• Niles: Epic Universe and Disney Abu Dhabi top 2025’s theme park news

  23-12-2025 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  What was the highlight of 2025 for theme park fans? I cannot decide between two stories: one that the community anticipated and another that took everyone by surprise.
  This year brought the biggest new theme park opening in the United States in more than 20 years. In May, Universal Orlando officially opened Universal Epic Universe, the fourth gate at the resort. Featuring four lands devoted to single entertainment franchises, Epic Universe won initial praise for its stunning scenic design and in
  
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• Cali-fordability crisis is not an accident. It is the product of failed leadership.

  23-12-2025 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s political class takes evident pride in the state’s climate credentials. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass regularly tout a “coal free” future and chase applause from activists who will never have to answer for the practical consequences of their ideas. What they do not celebrate is the state of energy affordability in California, where more than three million households are unable to pay their electric bills and basic service has become a qui
  
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• Fruit Loops on trial: The harbinger of all bad lawsuits to come

  23-12-2025 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The companies behind Tony the Tiger, Fruit Loops, Heinz ketchup, Coca-Cola, Oreo, and Lucky Charms are lawyering up as the government takes them to court. Earlier this month, San Francisco launched a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against major food manufacturers, blaming them for the obesity and health crisis that has become a rallying cry for progressive activists and Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement.
  “These companies created a public health crisis with the engin
  
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• Louvre tightens security after $102M jewel heist, installs bars on infamous window

  23-12-2025 16:44 via ocregister.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the Paris landmark’s Apollo Gallery in October’s stunning heist.
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• Infrastructure installed ahead of paid parking rollout early next year in parts of Old Towne Orange

  23-12-2025 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Eighteen payment kiosks were installed this month around the Old Towne core as part of downtown Orange’s parking meter program that will soon go into effect.
  The city’s paid parking program will span two blocks out from the traffic circle and Plaza Square Park when it goes live in the first quarter of next year. Once implemented, visitors who park in the area anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. would need to pay parking fees ranging from $1.25 to $2 per hour, based on location. Payment
  
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