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• Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO

  05-01-2026 23:56
  
  By ANDERS KONGSHAUG, CLAUDIA CIOBANU and STEFANIE DAZIO
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island to come under U.S. control in the aftermath of the weekend military operation in Venezuela.
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• 2 plead not guilty to federal charges alleging SoCal bomb plot

  05-01-2026 23:50
  
  Two alleged members of an extremist group pleaded not guilty on Monday, Jan. 5, to charges of planned coordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve across Southern California — a suspected plot that was derailed by authorities weeks earlier.
  Audrey Carroll, 30, of South Los Angeles, and Zachary Aaron Page, 32, of Torrance, were arraigned in Los Angeles federal court.
  The pair are charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, providing and attempting to provide material
  
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• Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro

  05-01-2026 23:44
  
  By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally, as residents here wonder what the capture of President Nicolás Maduro means for their future.
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• Chargers review: Will resting key players pay off in Sunday’s wild-card game?

  05-01-2026 23:36
  
  We’ll find out in no uncertain terms this Sunday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts, whether Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s plan to rest so many key players for their final regular-season game pays dividends in their AFC wild-card game against the New England Patriots.
  The Chargers’ 19-3 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday was an all-too-predictable result considering how many of their top players didn’t play or played very limited roles. Was that the plan all along?
  
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• McDonald’s facing class action lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ McRib meat

  05-01-2026 23:30
  
  McDonald’s is facing a class action lawsuit from plaintiffs who allege the fast food chain has long deceived customers about what type of meat is in the popular, limited McRib sandwich.
  The lawsuit was filed late last month in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by eaters from California, New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C. who claim the sandwich is marketed as containing pork rib meat but actually has none.
  The complaint alleges that despite the patty’s
  
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• Orange County boys basketball stat leaders, Jan. 5

  05-01-2026 23:26
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County boys basketball stat leaders through Jan. 3.
  The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com.
  SCORINGName, school
  GP
  Pts
  PPG
  Richie Ramirez, Mater Dei
  17
  430
  25.3
  Devin Gonzales, MSA
  7
  169
  24.1
  Josh King, Orange Lutheran
  16
  377
  23.6
  Matthew Ahern, Capo Valley Christian
  13
  301
  23.2
  Jaiden Sabino, Woodbridge
  12
  263
  21.9
  Rocco Jensen, San Juan Hills
  11
  234
  21.3
  Christopher Trotter
  
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• FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro

  05-01-2026 23:22
  
  By MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press
  As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media.
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• ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ documentary offers behind-the-scenes look at park’s construction

  05-01-2026 23:18
  
  A new documentary film focused on the yearlong creation of Disneyland offers a behind-the-scenes look at the transformation of an Anaheim orange grove into a revolutionary theme park using rarely seen footage discovered in the vaults of the Walt Disney Archives.
  The new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary by filmmaker Leslie Iwerks on the one-year blitz to build Walt Disney’s first theme park will debut Jan. 22 on YouTube and the Disney+ streaming service.
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• Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using ‘women’ and ‘race’ in grant applications

  05-01-2026 22:56
  
  By MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people” — a directive that could reshape the early education program.
  A coalition of organizations representing Head Start providers and parents said in court filings last month that the Department of Health and Human Services told a Head S
  
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• FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on

  05-01-2026 22:24
  
  By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
  The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system.
  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that contractors RTX and Spanish firm Indra will replace the radar systems by the summer of 2028. The administration set an ambitious goal of completing the overhaul by the
  
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• What to know about curling, the popular Olympic sport with an Italian star seeking more gold at home

  05-01-2026 22:05
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  Curling dates to the 1700s and was among the handful of sports at the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
  It didn’t return until the 1998 Games with both men’s and women’s competition. It has grown in popularity and size: Curling will be the first sport to open competition, two days before the opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Games in February.
  FILE – Rachel Homan, right, throws a rock during Canadian Olympic curling trials ac
  
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• Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Santa Margarita still on top

  05-01-2026 22:00
  
  The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Jan. 5. The team records are through Sunday, Jan. 4.
  Notable this week: Santa Margarita won the championship of the top division in the Desert Holiday Classic. …  Mater Dei went 4-0 in its division of the Desert Holiday Classic. … Los Alamitos won the championship of the Diamond Division of The Classic at Damien tournament. … Huntington Beach makes its season debut in the Top 25 … Transfers who had to obser
  
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• Banks snatch up mortgage bonds that saw best returns since 2002

  05-01-2026 22:00
  
  By Ameya Karve | Bloomberg
  Flush with deposits, US banks are buying up mortgage bonds and betting that the asset class will get a further boost in 2026 from relaxed capital rules.
  Late last year, commercial bank holdings of mortgage paper reached the highest level since 2023, and stood at more than $2.7 trillion toward the end of December, according to Federal Reserve data that wasn’t seasonally adjusted. That sum has increased for four consecutive months through November, the longest such
  
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• IKEA battles Amazon, Temu as market shifts bring pain to flat-pack dynasty

  05-01-2026 21:55
  
  By Rafaela Lindeberg | Bloomberg
  As the first snow fell in November over Älmhult, the small Swedish town where IKEA was born in the 1940s, managers of the world’s biggest furniture retailer from across the globe gathered for its annual summit on products, prices and priorities.
  Beneath the bonhomie under the warm glow of Scandinavian lamps and the corporate talk of “togetherness” was a sense of urgency. The iconic global brand with its familiar blue-and-yell
  
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• Factory malaise continues as manufacturing gauge drops to 1-year low

  05-01-2026 21:35
  
  By Reade Pickert | Bloomberg
  US manufacturing activity shrank in December by the most since 2024, capping a rough year for American factories.
  The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index edged down to 47.9 from 48.2, according to data released Monday. The measure has been below 50, which indicates contraction, for 10 straight months.
  The decline in the measure reflected producers drawing down their raw materials inventories at the fastest rate since October 2024. That indicat
  
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• Troy’s Michael Echaves, Trabuco Hills’ Mark Nolan named all-star coaches

  05-01-2026 21:25
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMichael Echaves of Troy and Mark Nolan of Trabuco Hills will coach the North and South teams, respectively, in the Orange County all-star football game Jan. 31 at Newport Harbor High.
  The 66th edition game is scheduled for 7 p.m., organizer Frank Albers confirmed.
  Echaves and Nolan will coach the all-star game for the first time.
  This past season, Echaves guided Troy (10-2) to a second consecutive, outrig
  
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• Michael Echaves, Mark Nolan named coaches for OC All-Star Football Classic

  05-01-2026 21:25
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMichael Echaves of Troy and Mark Nolan of Trabuco Hills will coach the North and South teams, respectively, in the annual Orange County all-star football game Jan. 31 at Newport Harbor High.
  The Orange County North vs. South All-Star Football Classic is scheduled for 7 p.m., organizer Frank Albers confirmed.
  Echaves and Nolan will coach the all-star teams for the first time.
  This past season, Echaves guid
  
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• Vonn, Shiffrin, Odermatt chase gold in Alpine skiing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

  05-01-2026 21:23
  
  By ANDREW DAMPF, Associated Press
  Alpine skiing in its Olympic form dates back more than a century and the sport made its debut at the 1936 Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Events have been modified over the years, but the individual competitions familiar to most fans like downhill and slalom remain. Here is what to know for the Winter Olympics in Italy next month.
  How it works
  There are five different events in Alpine skiing at these Olympics for both the men and women. The i
  
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• No. 21 USC women moving forward from rivalry game ‘disappointment’ and on to Oregon

  05-01-2026 21:20
  
  Disappointment and embarrassment. Two words that USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb used to describe how her team felt after losing 80-46 to No. 4 UCLA on Saturday in the first of two regular-season games between the crosstown rivals.
  “But we own it,” Gottlieb told reporters after the game. “We get a lot of basketball to achieve our goals and we’ll get back to work and take it on the chin. We’ve had great wins and celebrations here and tough lo
  
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• Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence

  05-01-2026 21:20
  
  By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press
  Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967.
  CPB had been winding down since Congress acted last summer to defund its operations at the encouragement of President Donald Trump. Its board of directors chose Monday to shutter CPB completely instead of keepin
  
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• Will this be the year California makes kindergarten mandatory?

  05-01-2026 21:15
  
  By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters
  The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education.
  But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly a half dozen legislative attempts to require it, California is one of 32 states that doesn’t mandate that all 5-year-olds attend school.
  That might change next year. Legislators plan to introduce a new
  
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• UCLA football starts receiving new commitments in transfer portal

  05-01-2026 21:11
  
  LOS ANGELES — Bob Chesney hosted his first recruiting weekend from Friday to Sunday, where about 20 transfer portal entrants arrived in Westwood for their official visits. And on Monday, the Southern California News Group can confirm the first few commits joining the Bruins’ new head football coach as he attempts to right the ship heading into the spring.
  UCLA football received commitments from Cal linebacker Ryan McCulloch, James Madison offensive lineman JD Rayner and Virginia tech
  
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• Could mysterious news site with ties to Orange County influence 2026 election?

  05-01-2026 21:10
  
  By Colin Lecher | CalMatters
  Earlier this year, as the political battle over Congressional redistricting brought California into the national spotlight, Facebook users were shown a curious series of ads.
  The ads, from a straightforward-looking news site called the California Courier, often felt a lot like campaign commercials, linking to articles hammering Democrats in the state, including Gov. Gavin Newsom. Few punched in the other direction, toward Republicans. One said “California Democ
  
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• Cheap tacos for members as Jack in the Box kicks off its 75th anniversary

  05-01-2026 20:40
  
  Jack in the Box will celebrate its 75th anniversary throughout 2026, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6.
  The San Diego-based fast food chain was founded by entrepreneur Robert Oscar Peterson, who opened its first location on Feb. 21, 1951. It was at  6270 El Cajon Blvd., near San Diego State University.
  The Valley Relics Musuem in Van Nuys has an original Jack In The Box drive-thru speaker. (2018 photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Jack in the Box is known for pioneering drive-thru
  
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• Landslide closes section of beach trail in south San Clemente, rail service still operating

  05-01-2026 20:23
  
  Another landslide in San Clemente has shut down a section of the town’s coastal beach trail, though rail service continues.
  Debris fell onto the trail sometime in the evening of Sunday, Jan. 4, or early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 5, with the call coming into the Orange County Fire Authority at about 6 a.m., said OCFA battalion chief Nathan Arellano.
  “We have a significant amount of dirt that came down from the hillside, blocking about 150 feet of the walking trail. It did come dow
  
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• US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

  05-01-2026 20:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
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• Venezuelan government seeks to show it is operating free from US control

  05-01-2026 19:48
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its stunning weekend arrest of Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader who had ruled for almost 13 years.
  Lawmakers aligned with the ruling party, including Maduro’s son, gathered in the capital, Caracas, to follow through with a scheduled swearing-in ceremony o
  
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• US-based multinational companies will be exempt from global tax deal

  05-01-2026 19:38
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
  The OECD announced Monday that nearly 150 countries have agreed on the plan, initially crafted in 2021, to stop large global companies from shifting profits to low-tax countries, no matter where they operate in the world.
  The amended version excludes large U.S.-based multinational cor
  
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• A brand new Olympic sport, ski mountaineering, will debut at the Milan Cortina Games

  05-01-2026 19:18
  
  By PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer
  The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will debut a new sport next month: Ski mountaineering, which combines uphill sprinting (on boots and on skis) and downhill skiing. Although the sport on the global stage is relatively new, it does have roots dating to the late 19th century. Backcountry winter sports have grown in popularity and there is anecdotal evidence that they saw a surge in participation during the pandemic.
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• Orange County Vietnamese restaurant Brodard to open location in Long Beach

  05-01-2026 19:04
  
  Orange County-based Brodard Restaurant will be coming to Los Angeles County when a new location opens in Long Beach sometime in 2026.
  The latest spot for the long-standing Vietnamese restaurant is slated open at the busy 2ND & PCH mall complex at at 6480 E. Pacific Coast Highway possibly by May.
  This will mark the fifth location for the restaurant that first opened in the 1990s in Orange County’s Little Saigon neighborhood. It was founded by Diane Dang, whose family owned a French bake
  
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• First Person: My post-fire year of here and now

  05-01-2026 19:04
  
  By Michele Zack
  Practicing Buddhism on and off for 50 years helped me cope with the loss of our Altadena home.
  The word “practice” is key; something you keep working on, not expecting to ever perfect. If your daily habit is reminding yourself to notice the impermanence and discomfort of life, the result is not being as devastated (or angered) by arising misfortune as you might otherwise be.
  2025 has been my year of practicing being in the here and now.
  People with different views of
  
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• After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers

  05-01-2026 19:02
  
  By ALI SWENSON
  NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials, according to a federal judge’s ruling, in a blow to states that had sued the administration over privacy concerns.
  But the judge’s decision, issued last Monday, strictly limits the scope of data from the 22 plaintiff states that can be shared — for now only allowing the agency to hand over basic
  
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• If someone’s always late, is it time blindness, or are they just being rude?

  05-01-2026 18:53
  
  By ALBERT STUMM
  Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late.
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• 6 fast ways to simplify your finances in 2026

  05-01-2026 18:52
  
  By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet
  The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.
  Managing money doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming.
  Still, about a third of Americans (32%) feel anxious about their finances going into 2026, according to a new NerdWallet survey.
  You got this. If
  
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• Finland’s battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms

  05-01-2026 18:47
  
  By JAMES BROOKS
  HELSINKI (AP) — The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms.
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• Recipe: Tangerines lend tang to chicken thighs in this tasty dish

  05-01-2026 18:34
  
  It’s no secret that I love to cook chicken thighs. They are richer in flavor than chicken breasts, plus they are less expensive. Myriads of flavor enhancements can showcase the bird. Citrus is a favorite, especially tangerine or other varieties of mandarins.
  To make this delicious tangerine-spiked chicken dish, you can use the minced zest, but I prefer to use the finely chopped peel of 2 thin-skinned tangerines, or other mandarins, such as Cuties or Halo brands.
  It is difficult to find bon
  
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• US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to blast Venezuela intervention as America defends action

  05-01-2026 18:33
  
  By FARNOUSH AMIRI and JENNIFER PELTZ
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday after an audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, with the United Nations’ top official warning that America may have violated international law.
  Before the U.N.’s most powerful body, both allies and adversaries blasted President Donald Trump’s intervention and him signaling the possibility of
  
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• Rams expect Davante Adams, Quentin Lake back for playoff opener vs. Panthers

  05-01-2026 18:33
  
  As the fifth-seeded Rams prepare for their playoff opener against the fourth-seeded Carolina Panthers on Saturday, they anticipate getting two of their most impactful players back on the field for the contest.
  Both wide receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) and defensive back Quentin Lake (elbow) are expected to play in this weekend’s wild-card round in Charlotte, head coach Sean McVay said on Monday.
  Adams has missed the last three games since suffering the injury in Week 15 against the Lion
  
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• US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas

  05-01-2026 18:26
  
  By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
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• Are Americans’ household debt levels a major concern for the economy?

  05-01-2026 18:17
  
  Holiday spending was expected to be tempered this year but the latest data shows Americans aren’t slowing down, even with growing debt.
  The National Retail Federation said nearly 203 million U.S. shoppers went to retail stores and websites from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday — its highest in nearly nine years.
  Some experts have expressed concern about growing credit card debt and burdens from other factors. U.S. household debt reached $18.59 trillion as of September, said the
  
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• Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic

  05-01-2026 18:13
  
  By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse.
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• EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

  05-01-2026 17:55
  
  By MICHAEL PHILLIS
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn’t significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered it.
  The agency said it will seek input on how strict the limit should be for perchlorate, which is particularly dangerous for infants, and require utilities to test. The a
  
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• NFL coaching moves: Raiders fire Pete Carroll

  05-01-2026 17:50
  
  HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge.
  Carroll expressed high hopes upon taking over, saying he was used to double-digit victories and he expected the same in Las Vegas. But the Raiders went 3-14, going on a 10-game losing streak before finishing with a 14-12 victory over Kansas City on Sunday.
  Now the question is where the Raiders head next under
  
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• A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

  05-01-2026 17:42
  
  By SYLVIE CORBET
  PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born a male.
  One defendant was sentenced to six months in prison, while eight were handed suspended sentences between four and eight months. All 10 were ordered to attend cyberbullying awareness training.
  The court pointed to “particularly degrading, in
  
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• Jury selection begins in trial for ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting

  05-01-2026 17:34
  
  By VALERIE GONZALEZ
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history went on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children from the gunman.
  Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the 2022 attack, is charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment in a rare prosecution of an officer accused of not doing more to save li
  
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• After Maduro, who’s next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia

  05-01-2026 17:22
  
  By AAMER MADHANI
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests and threatened military action on Colombia for facilitating the global sale of cocaine, while his top diplomat declared the communist government in Cuba is “in a lot of trouble.”
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• Here’s when you can get into all national parks free in 2026

  05-01-2026 17:15
  
  It’s getting pretty darn pricey to get into a national park these days — at least one that charges admission — but if you plan ahead, you can visit on one of the annual days that don’t charge fees. This can save you $50 or even more, but it’s a good idea to plan in advance.
  For starters, I strongly recommend getting yourself out of bed before sunrise (c’mon, you can do it) so you arrive at the park before it gets crowded. This means a beautiful, uncrowded driv
  
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• Sacramento Snapshot: What Orange County legislators plan to address in 2026

  05-01-2026 17:00
  
  The California Legislature is back in session this week, and those representing communities in Orange County largely seem to be in agreement over what issue will be at the forefront of work this year.
  If you guessed affordability, you’d be correct.
  Sacramento Snapshot
  Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly and Senate are working on — from committee work t
  
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