• The Original Saugus Cafe, which closed its doors on Jan. 4, could reopen soon

    The Original Saugus Cafe, which closed its doors on Jan. 4, could reopen soon
    After announcing that after almost 140 years of serving comfort food, Jan. 4 would be the final day for The Original Saugus Cafe, it looks like the Santa Clarita diner may get a second chance at life.
    According to a report posted on Jan. 5 by Santa Clarita radio station KHTS-FM, the cafe, which was established in 1886 and is Los Angeles County’s oldest restaurant, will reopen under new ownership.
    Demetrio Lopez, a customer since 1980, says goodbye and wishes well to Michaela Vuong, who has
  • How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela

    How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela
    By JOSHUA GOODMAN
    MIAMI (AP) — In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening.
    Related Articles Trump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must
  • Trump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

    Trump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
    By EMMA BURROWS
    Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to President Donald Trump at the time.
    The Russians repeatedly floated the idea of a “very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine,” Hill said during a congressional hearing in 2019. Her comments surfaced again this week and were shared on soc
  • FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations

    FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations
    President Donald Trump spread some confusion about childhood vaccinations in social media posts about changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations.
    Related Articles US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here’s what they really think Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack Georgia sets March 10 election to replace Marj
  • Advertisement

  • Why Walter Isaacson says the Declaration of Independence can still unite us

    Why Walter Isaacson says the Declaration of Independence can still unite us
    Humans have produced some great sentences over the years, such as this one from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” 
    But in his book, Walter Isaacson has declared “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written” to be the second line of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by th
  • New LAFD chief admits there were missteps in analysis of Palisades fire response

    New LAFD chief admits there were missteps in analysis of Palisades fire response
    On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the eruption of the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s recently sworn-in chief admitted there were missteps made by leadership in response to the blaze before committing to corrective action and further review to prevent residents from another harrowing wildfire experience.
    “We acknowledge where we must do better,” said Jaime Moore at an LAFD’s Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6. “We take respon
  • Ex-OCFA chief blasts helicopter contract lapse, but officials say it won’t hurt firefighting

    Ex-OCFA chief blasts helicopter contract lapse, but officials say it won’t hurt firefighting
    An Orange County Fire Authority contract for a multi-agency fleet of firefighting aircraft has expired, drawing criticism from the outgoing fire chief, even as other officials tied to the program argue it shouldn’t have an impact on the amount of resources available to rapidly battle large-scale wildfires.
    At issue is the Quick Reaction Force, a partnership between OCFA, Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles and Ventura County fire departments dating back to 2022 that includes sev
  • Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

    Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns
    By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press
    President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud.
    “For too long, Democrat-led states and Governors have been complicit in allowing massive amounts of fraud to occur under their watch,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement.
    Th
  • Advertisement

  • What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case

    What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case
    By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) — Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing in the U.S. — a spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life.
    The deposed South American leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arraigned Monday on drug trafficking charges, days after U.S. force
  • Mater Dei’s Kaeli Wynn stays positive after season-ending surgery

    Mater Dei’s Kaeli Wynn stays positive after season-ending surgery
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei’s Kaeli Wynn smiled and chatted with well-wishers as she left the Meruelo Athletic Center in crutches and her leg in a stiff brace.
    The South Carolina basketball signee held her head high Saturday after the Matt Denning Hoops Classic as she discussed her recovery from a Dec. 3 surgery that wiped out her senior season.
    “I have a lot of positivity in me,” Wynn said. “This i
  • Theft of luxury handbags worth $100,000 foiled by Irvine police

    Theft of luxury handbags worth $100,000 foiled by Irvine police
    Would-be handbag thieves were caught by Irvine police officers after they entered a luxury shop at Jamboree Road and Dupont Drive, attempting to take roughly $100,000 worth of bags in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 6, authorities said.
    Building security contacted the Irvine Police Department to report two people spotted on camera entering the building, police said. Officers arrived and found two suspects hiding inside, and took both men into custody.
    Footage of the suspects shows them,
  • Swanson: Clippers undaunted scaling their own chasm

    Swanson: Clippers undaunted scaling their own chasm
    INGLEWOOD — Heard it first from a former college basketball coach: “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
    Don’t know why anyone would want to eat an elephant, but I can appreciate imagery more colorful than the old “one game at a time” cliché.
    Unfortunately for the 13-22 Clippers, they’re not looking at an elephant. They’re working their way through a task the size of a brontosaurus. Or maybe something even bigger – Jupiter?
  • 70 new Disneyland eats and treats for the 70th anniversary party

    70 new Disneyland eats and treats for the 70th anniversary party
    Disneyland will restart its 70th anniversary celebration with a new menu lineup designed to tempt foodies and keep them coming back for more after pressing pause on the yearlong party during the Halloween and Christmas seasons.
    Disneyland chefs will kick off the second half of the 70th anniversary celebration on Thursday, Jan. 8 with a new limited-time menu of eats, treats and drinks.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern Califo
  • US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas

    US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas
    By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
    Less than a week after adding seven countries to the list of nations subject to visa bonds, bringing the total to 13, the State Department on Tuesday added 25 more. The bond requirement for the latest additions will take effect Jan. 21, according to a notice posted o
  • Bill would ban ICE arrests at California state courthouses

    Bill would ban ICE arrests at California state courthouses
    Immigrants worried about being arrested by federal agents outside California state courtrooms could be helped by an Inland Empire state senator’s bill announced Tuesday, Jan. 6.
    SB 873 from San Bernardino Democrat Eloise Gómez Reyes “aims to prevent federal immigration agents from disrupting regularly scheduled court appearances with unannounced and indiscriminate arrests,” a news release from the senator’s office states.
    The bill “will provide legal assuranc
  • Kings hope to keep rolling vs. Sharks and Macklin Celebrini

    Kings hope to keep rolling vs. Sharks and Macklin Celebrini
    LOS ANGELES –– The Kings have a modicum of momentum for the first time in a month, and might have finally found an offensive spark in a line combination to boot.
    They took a pair of clashes with the Minnesota Wild, their first consecutive wins since Dec. 8. Next, they will welcome Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday for the final game of their homestand.
    The second of those two victories was propelled by the line of Kevin Fiala, Andrei Kuzmenko and Alex Turcotte. F
  • Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here’s what they really think

    Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here’s what they really think
    By JESSE BEDAYN, MIKE CATALINI, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, SOPHIE BATES, OBED LAMY and CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press
    It’s only been days since an audacious U.S. raid snatched Nicolás Maduro from a Venezuelan military base and sped him to a Brooklyn prison, yet Detroit-area Trump supporter Aaron Tobin can already see it all playing out on the big screen.
    It’ll be the subject of movies for years to come, he predicts. “I am thrilled.” Plenty of others who voted for Preside
  • Brian Jones: State of the state is not what we’re told, or what it should be

    Brian Jones: State of the state is not what we’re told, or what it should be
    When I arrived in the legislature as a newly minted state legislator, I was shocked by what I found in the annual state budget. A bloated and reckless spending plan stuffed with pork, misguided priorities and overspending on feel-good social programs at a time when a strong cinching of the belt was in order to preserve essential services.
    That was 2010 and Democrats spent what I called an “absurd” $129 billion that year. 
    Fast forward and California’s budget has exploded t
  • 5 Freeway north of LA placed under a high wind watch Wednesday and Thursday – wind gusts reaching 65 mph

    5 Freeway north of LA placed under a high wind watch Wednesday and Thursday – wind gusts reaching 65 mph
    5 Freeway north of LA is the focus of a high wind watch issued at 12:29 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid from Wednesday 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.
    According to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, “North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible.”
    “Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” the NWS said. &l
  • Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him

    Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him
    By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
    The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew in past legal filings.
    Captain Brandon Fisher was commended by the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration and even Boeing executives for helping ensure none of the 1
  • How the real-life story of an actress turned nun inspired ‘Lori Lovely’

    How the real-life story of an actress turned nun inspired ‘Lori Lovely’
    Sarah McCoy’s latest novel might never have happened if it weren’t for Turner Classic Movies.
    The author’s “Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?” tells the story of Lu Tibbott, a college student writing her senior thesis about her aunt, Lori, who, as a young woman, gave up her career as an actress to become a Benedictine nun. Lori has refused to tell her story to the press, but agrees to tell Lu the story of what really happened in her youth. It’s a story that mi
  • New 2026 laws make the case for less legislating in California

    New 2026 laws make the case for less legislating in California
    We’ve quoted 19th century lawyer and editor Gideon J. Tucker before, but his pithy words bear repeating this time of year: “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” Not only is the California Legislature back in session, but hundreds of new laws went into effect on the first of the New Year. Californians could have gotten by without most of them.
    One relatively minor law (passed in 2024), Senate Bill 1053, is emblematic of the Leg
  • 5 Freeway through Grapevine placed under a high wind watch Wednesday and Thursday – gusts could peak at 60 mph

    5 Freeway through Grapevine placed under a high wind watch Wednesday and Thursday – gusts could peak at 60 mph
    5 Freeway through Grapevine, Tehachapi, Frazier Mountain Communities and Mojave Desert Slopes are the focus of an updated high wind watch released at 12:03 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid from Wednesday 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.
    According to the NWS Hanford CA, “Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph possible.”
    “Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel
  • The ‘Coachella for book lovers’ festival returns to Pasadena in February

    The ‘Coachella for book lovers’ festival returns to Pasadena in February
    Rare Books LA is returning to Pasadena, inviting booksellers and booklovers from around the world to peruse antiquarian books, historic maps and original artwork for artist’s books, punk zines, fine prints, ephemera, and more.
    The event, supported by AbeBooks, will set up shop at the Raymond Theatre from Feb. 21-22, featuring more than 80 exhibitors from London, Paris, Vienna, Melbourne, New York, and throughout the United States and Canada. A second location at the neighboring Courtyard b
  • A union is suing Texas’ education agency for investigating teachers over posts about Charlie Kirk

    A union is suing Texas’ education agency for investigating teachers over posts about Charlie Kirk
    By JOHN HANNA
    A Texas teachers union sued the state’s education department on Tuesday, accusing it of an improper “wave of retaliation” against public school employees over their social media comments following the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
    The lawsuit says the free speech rights of teachers and other school staff were violated by the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner, Mike Morath, because they directed local school districts to document
  • Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack

    Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack
    By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
    HAVANA (AP) — The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning.
    Related Articles At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the Wes
  • Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services

    Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services
    By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org
    Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness since 18 and currently living in a shelter, Foreman has managed to continue her academic journey, studying for exams last month in hopes of attaining a nursing degree.
    But Foreman believes there were intervention points that could’ve prevented her from experiencing homelessness in the first place.
    “If someone in school had understood what I was going through
  • Georgia sets March 10 election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

    Georgia sets March 10 election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
    By JEFF AMY, Associated Press
    ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in northwest Georgia will go to the polls to select a successor to U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on March 10.
    Gov. Brian Kemp set the election date on Tuesday, a day after Greene resigned from Congress following a tumultuous five years.
    The field to succeed Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is already swelling. As many as 19 Republicans have said they will run or are considering it, including state Sen. Colton Moore
  • What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled

    What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled
    By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer
    Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a helmet.
    Daly laughed. “If I knew that, I probably wouldn’t be out here,” he said.
    Skeleton will be the sport for thrill-seekers to watch during the Milan Cortina Olympics. Not everyone can skate, not everyone has been on skis, very few would dare
  • Orange County boys athlete of the week: Kenneth Nguyen, Fountain Valley

    Orange County boys athlete of the week: Kenneth Nguyen, Fountain Valley
    The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
    Name: Kenneth Nguyen
    School: Fountain Valley
    Sport: Basketball
    Year: Senior
    Noteworthy: Nguyen scored 30 points and had six assists in the Barons’ 79-53 win over Pacifica in the Oxford Academy Winter Tournament. Nguyen was named tournament MVP. He averaged 21 points and seven assists over four games in the tournament. Fountain Valley is 16-2 overall and 0-2 in the Sunset League.
    Related Articles Orange County girls basketball Top 25: JSerra rises
  • Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics

    Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics
    By TIM REYNOLDS
    Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope.
    Related Articles What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled What to know about bobsled at the Winter Olympics: The Germans vs. everyone else Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin is ready to tell his story What to know about curling, the popular Olympic sport with
  • What to know about bobsled at the Winter Olympics: The Germans vs. everyone else

    What to know about bobsled at the Winter Olympics: The Germans vs. everyone else
    By TIM REYNOLDS
    The biggest rivalry going into the bobsled competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics is pretty much not in dispute.
    Related Articles What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin is ready to tell his story What to know about curling, the popular Olympic sport with an Italian star seeking more gold at home Vonn, Shiffrin, Odermatt chase gold in Alpine skiing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics A b
  • Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal

    Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal
    By BILL BARROW
    President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old amendment that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.
    Related Articles At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evoke
  • Ex-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity gets probation for using forged signatures

    Ex-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity gets probation for using forged signatures
    By JACQUES BILLEAUD
    PHOENIX (AP) — A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizona’s elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action was sentenced Tuesday to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office for using nominating petitions that contained forged signatures in a bid to qualify for a 2024 primary election.
    Related Articles Here’s what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendati
  • Chick-fil-A marks its 80th anniversary with collectible cups

    Chick-fil-A marks its 80th anniversary with collectible cups
    Chick-fil-A has created a series of collectible cups to mark its 80th anniversary, to be released throughout 2026.
    The first cup became available on Monday, Jan. 5. It costs $3.99 at participating restaurants.
    It features a caricature of a rooster named Doodles, the Atlanta-based chain’s first mascot. Doodles was replaced by cows that can’t spell after Chick-fil-A launched its “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign in the mid-1990s. but a bird remains part of the chain’s logo an
  • ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial

    ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
    By JESSICA HILL
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse, the former “Dances with Wolves” actor accused of sexual abuse, was temporarily thrown out of court Monday after he disrupted proceedings with demands he be allowed to fire his defense attorney a week before trial.
    Related Articles Mickey Rourke denounces GoFundMe that raised over $100K in his name BTS announces March comeback date, putting an end to a nearly four-year hiatus YouTube illusionist claims employee lawsuit aims
  • At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say

    At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say
    By REGINA GARCIA CANO, AAMER MADHANI and MEGAN JANETSKY, Associated Press
    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal drug charges, officials said Tuesday.
    Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said “dozens” of officials and civilians were killed and that prosecutors would investigate the d
  • Orange County girls basketball Top 25: JSerra rises to top spot

    Orange County girls basketball Top 25: JSerra rises to top spot
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Jan. 6. The team records are through Monday, Jan. 5.
    Notable this week: JSerra climbs two spots to No. 1 after defeating previously top-ranked Fairmont Prep 51-33 in the Premier Division final at the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego. … Troy leaps five spots to No. 7 on the strength of an impressive victory against Beckman at the Mari
  • California tax revenue getting a boost from AI boom — but for how long?

    California tax revenue getting a boost from AI boom — but for how long?
    By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters
    As California becomes more dependent on tax revenue from the tech industry, its stake in the health of the artificial intelligence industry has grown.
    The state is seeing financial benefits from the AI boom, a new analysis by the Legislative Analyst’s Office shows. But the boom raises questions: Will it continue to be accompanied by a decline in tech and other jobs? Is it a bubble?
    Tax revenue from stock-option withholding paid by some of the state&rsq
  • Mickey Rourke denounces GoFundMe that raised over $100K in his name

    Mickey Rourke denounces GoFundMe that raised over $100K in his name
    Mickey Rourke says he is not behind the GoFundMe that was ostensibly initiated to help the Oscar nominee and former boxer avoid eviction.
    The 73-year-old star of “The Wrestler” broke his silence late Monday in a 5-minute Instagram Reel amid reports that he’d been given three days’ notice last month to pay nearly $60,000 in back rent or face eviction from his Los Angeles bungalow, which spurred the crowd-funded campaign that’s thus far raised over $100,000.
    “So
  • Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two

    Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
    By JULIA FRANKEL
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a government tender.
    The tender, seeking bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction of the E1 project.
    The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now first reported the tender. Yoni Mizrahi, who runs the group’s settlement watch division, said initial
  • Is circumstantial evidence really effective? Ask the Lawyer

    Is circumstantial evidence really effective? Ask the Lawyer
    Q: I just sat on a jury for the first time. It was a criminal case and there was not much direct evidence, but a bunch of circumstantial details. We deliberated and found the defendant guilty. Is circumstantial evidence typically what is offered, and is it persuasive most of the time?
    T.W., Diamond Bar
    Ron Sokol
    A: Circumstantial evidence does not directly prove an element of the alleged misconduct, but provides information from which the trier of fact may draw reasonable inferences to reach a c
  • Musk’s AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

    Musk’s AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children
    By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer
    LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool.
    On Tuesday, Britain’s top technology official demanded that Musk’s social media platform X take urgent action while a Polish lawmaker cited it as a reason to enact digital safety laws.
    The European Union&rsquo
  • Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro

    Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro
    By DAVID BAUDER
    In the wake of last weekend’s U.S. military action in Venezuela, the news media got something it has seldom heard from the Trump administration: a “thank you.”
    Related Articles After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here’s why Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban Trump&rs
  • Tacos Los Cholos opens new Orange County location

    Tacos Los Cholos opens new Orange County location
    There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill. Now, that savory perfume has found another new home along downtown Santa Ana’s Fourth Street corridor.
    Marking its fifth location, the lauded taqueria officially opened its doors on Dec. 22, located on the ground floor of the eight-story Rafferty building, brining new energy to the thoroughfare that’s currently
  • SoCal Edison offers compensation to only 82 Eaton fire victims 2 months into recovery program

    SoCal Edison offers compensation to only 82 Eaton fire victims 2 months into recovery program
    By Malena Carollo | CalMatters
    After just over two months, Southern California Edison has drawn more than 1,800 customers to a compensation program meant to settle scores of lawsuits against the company over the deadly Eaton Fire.
    As of Monday, the company has made offers to 82 of those who applied, Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison’s parent company Edison International, told CalMatters.
    Also see: With winter looming, Eaton fire survivors demand SoCal Edison provide housing relief
    Fire sur
  • SoCal Edison compensated only 82 Eaton fire victims 2 months into recovery program

    SoCal Edison compensated only 82 Eaton fire victims 2 months into recovery program
    By Malena Carollo | CalMatters
    After just over two months, Southern California Edison has drawn more than 1,800 customers to a compensation program meant to settle scores of lawsuits against the company over the deadly Eaton Fire.
    As of Monday, the company has made offers to 82 of those who applied, Pedro Pizarro, CEO of Edison’s parent company Edison International, told CalMatters.
    Also see: With winter looming, Eaton fire survivors demand SoCal Edison provide housing relief
    Fire sur
  • Security forces clash with protesters in Iran’s main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations

    Security forces clash with protesters in Iran’s main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations
    By JON GAMBRELL
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down.
    Related Articles Ukraine’s allies meet in Paris but progress is uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of Ameri
  • Ukraine’s allies meet in Paris but progress is uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland

    Ukraine’s allies meet in Paris but progress is uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland
    By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET
    PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s allies met Tuesday in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country’s security after any potential peace deal is reached with Russia.
    Related Articles After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here’s why Trump’s vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions abou
  • After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism

    After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism
    By AAMER MADHANI
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit the deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges.
    “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere,” Trump declared following Maduro’s capture, “will never be questioned again.”
    In the days sinc

Follow @Anaheim_NewsUS on Twitter!