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• Carlsbad homeowner fighting multimillion-dollar fine over beach access, pickleball court

  14-01-2026 23:59
  
  By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters
  Carlsbad homeowner John Levy’s lawsuit against the Coastal Commission disputes penalties over two locked gates, native vegetation, a wedding site and pickleball court. It also challenges the commission’s authority to exact multi-million dollar fines without judicial review.
  The commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking publ
  
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• How long will this nice summer-like weather last?

  14-01-2026 23:54
  
  Summer-like weather has been lingering across Southern California in recent days — but will it stick around?
  Temperatures in Orange County’s inland areas on Wednesday, Jan. 14, were about 15 degrees higher than the average, reaching into the mid-80s, and were about 10 degrees higher than normal along the coast, said National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Steward.
  Recent windy conditions that brought warm weather in recent days will ease up heading into the weekend, with a marine
  
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• Federal judges allow California to use new US House map ahead of 2026 election

  14-01-2026 23:52
  
  By TRÂN NGUYỄN
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved U.S. House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms.
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• NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

  14-01-2026 23:41
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA’s first medical evacuation.
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• Building homes a top priority for California Democrats this year. Voters could get a say

  14-01-2026 23:37
  
  By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters
  California lawmakers showed historic enthusiasm for the abundance movement last year as they passed sweeping housing laws that roll back landmark environmental reviews for most urban developments and allow denser housing near transit — ambitious endeavors that would have gotten nowhere just a few years ago.
  This year, housing advocates are trying to seize the moment again, particularly in the last year in office for the pro-building Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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• Michael Connelly says same killer committed Black Dahlia, Zodiac murders

  14-01-2026 23:10
  
  After nearly 80 years, hope for answers to the infamous 1947 Black Dahlia murder had faded into nothingness.
  It was, as best-selling writer Michael Connelly said in 2024, “an unsolvable case.” One for which he imagined a different outcome in his then-new book, “The Waiting,” to “keep the lure of the case alive, so that in a way it’s solved, but unsolved.”
  “I just thought, ‘Hey, I write about L.A. in novels now for 30 years,” Connelly sa
  
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• ‘High School Musical’ is turning 20 and you can celebrate with one of the film’s stars

  14-01-2026 23:10
  
  It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since “High School Musical” premiered.
  The megahit changed what it meant to be a Disney Channel Original Movie. The film premiered on January 20, 2006, and went on to become a franchise with “High School Musical 2” airing on Disney Channel the following summer, and “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” becoming Disney Channel’s first film to have a theatrical release in October 2008. The stars of th
  
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• Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

  14-01-2026 22:56
  
  By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has made abrupt and sweeping cuts to substance abuse and mental health programs across the country in a move that advocates said will jeopardize the lives of some of the country’s most vulnerable.
  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding, according to an administration official with knowledge of the cuts w
  
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• Beware the revenge of Wild Wing

  14-01-2026 22:51
  
  Could it be the Curse of Wild Wing?
  Agitated fans have taken to the Interwebs by the thousands, bemoaning the fact that the Anaheim Ducks had a losing streak after the fierce fowl’s statue was removed from its prominent perch in front of the stadium before Christmas.
  View this post on InstagramAre the Ducks … drumroll please … cursed?
  Thousands reacted on Instagram, on Facebook, on Threads. “Coincidence?” “They’ve angered the hockey gods.&rdq
  
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• USC women on 3-game skid with No. 12 Maryland in town

  14-01-2026 22:36
  
  Kara Dunn bent down and put her hands on her knees. Her eyes were focused on nothing in particular. Moments earlier, the USC women’s basketball guard had sunk a buzzer-beating 3-point shot in Minnesota’s Williams Arena.
  It wasn’t enough. The Trojans still lost 63-62 and created their first three-game losing streak since the 2021-22 season.
  Dunn made her intentions as part of the USC women’s basketball team clear back in November:
  “I want to be there for my team, be
  
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• Mount Baldy trails reopen following 3 deaths, but dangers persist

  14-01-2026 22:30
  
  Recently closed trails around Mount Baldy have reopened, but the local Sheriff’s Department advised that conditions still may not be safe.
  Though trails have reopened, hazardous winter conditions still persist and hikers should come prepared to meet snow-covered trails, icy sections, limited visibility, and the possibility of sudden storms, said the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in a news release. That means evaluating weather conditions, carrying appropriate gear, and u
  
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• Official says law Trump is using to seek legal fees in Georgia election case likely unconstitutional

  14-01-2026 22:14
  
  By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
  ATLANTA (AP) — The head of a nonpartisan group that supports Georgia prosecutors said the new state law that President Donald Trump and others charged in an election interference case are using to seek millions in attorney fees and costs from the Fulton County district attorney’s office is likely unconstitutional.
  The law has “serious and potentially unconstitutional deficiencies,” notably because it denies county governments any sort of
  
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• Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

  14-01-2026 22:09
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press
  Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options.
  Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which cleared Congress in the fall.
  The action allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% fat mi
  
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• Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home

  14-01-2026 21:57
  
  By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury indicted the individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage on federal charges Wednesday.
  The three-count indictment charges William D. DeFoor, 26, of Cincinnati, with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
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• John Moorlach: Sacramento still playing a costly game of chicken with Trump

  14-01-2026 21:45
  
  Nine years ago this month, the Sunday January 17th edition of the Orange County Register had front-page, top-of-the-fold headlines under the heading “The President-Elect.” It included “Hope and Fear on the Cusp of Trump.”  The subtitle was “Southern California prepares for the inauguration of a president unlike any other.”  It was by long-time reporter Martin Wisckol. 
  It was accompanied by a “Watchdog” piece by staff columnist Teri
  
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• ‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield due in court on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

  14-01-2026 21:41
  
  By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield is due in court for an initial appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico.
  Albuquerque police issued a warrant for his arrest last week on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor
  
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• Trump claims killing of Iran protesters ‘has stopped’ even as Tehran signals executions ahead

  14-01-2026 21:38
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters.
  The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration
  
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• Discussion extended again for proposed 447-unit housing project at Anaheim Hills Festival center

  14-01-2026 21:37
  
  After much discussion and pushback from concerned residents, the Anaheim City Council delayed making a decision on the housing development proposed at the Anaheim Hills Festival shopping center to Feb. 3.
  Developers want to turn the Anaheim Hills shopping center’s shuttered Regal Cinema into a four-story residential building, wrapped around a five-level parking structure. The public hearing held on Tuesday had been rescheduled from early December.
  That project would include 447 apartment u
  
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• A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times before on different planes

  14-01-2026 21:33
  
  By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
  Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 in November — but at that point the planemaker didn’t believe it threatened safety, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
  The UPS plane crashed in November 2025 shortly after taking off in Louisville, when the left engine flew off the wing as the plane rolled down the runway.
  The NTSB said Wednesday that Boeing had documented in
  
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• NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane crash, officials say

  14-01-2026 21:30
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a plane crash last month.
  The alleged burglary and forcible entry into the Biffle home in Mooresville was reported Jan. 8, according to an incident report from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
  Sheriff Darren Campbell said Wednesday that investigators believe someone entered a sa
  
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• Renee Good’s family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting

  14-01-2026 20:53
  
  By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press
  Renee Good’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to press for answers and accountability.
  Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political flas
  
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• Is Verizon down? Nationwide mobile service outage reported

  14-01-2026 20:34
  
  Verizon customers experienced a mobile service outage across the nation on Wednesday.
  More than 180,000 unconfirmed reports were made to Downdetector, peaking in the early afternoon. The hotspot map showed most of the reports coming from New York City, Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
  The network status section of the Verizon website appeared to have crashed, as well.
  The outage affected voice, text, and data service, but users reported retaining WiFi connections to use app
  
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• Trevor Noah to host Grammys for the sixth and final time

  14-01-2026 20:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Noah will be hosting the Grammy Awards for the sixth consecutive year, but this time, it’s being billed as a farewell gig.
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• Trump administration restores federal funding for family planning after ACLU lawsuit

  14-01-2026 19:58
  
  By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
  Reproductive rights advocates say they have dropped a legal challenge against the Trump administration for withholding millions of dollars of federal funding for family planning, contraception and other services after officials agreed to restore the money.
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• After Minnesota shooting, Democrats call for Kristi Noem’s impeachment

  14-01-2026 19:55
  
  By David Lightman, McClatchy Washington Bureau
  WASHINGTON — Reps. Doris Matsui and Mike Thompson want to impeach Homeland Secretary Kristin Noem. So do dozens of other Democrats.
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• When will Disneyland add Star Wars prequel characters to Galaxy’s Edge?

  14-01-2026 19:50
  
  Star Wars characters from the original trilogy and sequel trilogy will soon harmoniously coexist in Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, which raises the obvious question: What about the prequel trilogy, Clone Wars and everything in between?
  Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia meet-and-greet characters will make appearances in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Anaheim theme park starting on April 29 when Walt Disney Imagineering introduces storylines from the “Empire Strikes Back&rdq
  
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• US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

  14-01-2026 19:40
  
  By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.
  Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than two years — the longest drop in decades — but also that the decline was slowing.
  And the monthly death toll is still not back to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, let alone where it was before t
  
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• Sales of a powerful Nvidia AI chip to China gets the greenlight, with conditions

  14-01-2026 19:26
  
  By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
  The Trump administration placed new security requirements on Nividia’s semiconductor sales to China, but essentially greenlighted the export of its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers.
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• Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

  14-01-2026 19:25
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from power, Trump administration lawyers blessed the action by saying it would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests,” according to a legal opinion that articulates a muscular view of presidential power.
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• Tiger’s lost tooth in Cortina. Bode’s 1-ski show in Bormio. Olympic Alpine slopes filled with tales

  14-01-2026 19:24
  
  By ANDREW DAMPF and PAT GRAHAM, Associated Press
  Tiger Woods’ tooth might still be buried at the bottom of the Cortina downhill course ever since a wild day — and a record-breaking run — more than a decade ago by his girlfriend at the time, Lindsey Vonn.
  A decade earlier, and mountains away, Bode Miller turned in a famous performance on only one ski down the feared Stelvio course in Bormio.
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• Venezuela’s acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro

  14-01-2026 19:18
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday vowed to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro during her first press conference since Maduro was ousted by the United States earlier this month.
  Rodríguez served as Maduro’s vice president since 2018, running Venezuela’s feared intelligence service and managing its crucial oil industry. A 56-year-old lawye
  
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• Diversity still a major issue at the Winter Olympics. The US is making some strides

  14-01-2026 19:13
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press
  LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on the ice at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
  Most of those sliders will almost certainly be women of color.
  By the time the Games open, this could be the most diverse U.S. Olympic winter roster ever assembled. The 2018 U.S. roster for the 2018 Games included 21 athletes o
  
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• Tina Peters’ lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach

  14-01-2026 18:31
  
  By COLLEEN SLEVIN
  DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court on Wednesday to overturn her conviction in a case revolving around the 2020 presidential election as her supporters, including President Donald Trump, continue to pressure the state to set her free.
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• Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm

  14-01-2026 18:24
  
  By CALEIGH WELLS
  It’s that time of year again, when the fuzzy socks are working overtime, the heat is cranking and somehow lots of homes are still freezing.
  Related Articles Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ of a shifting, dangerous climate Trump’s freeze on a NY offshore wind project is still being considered by a judge How will climate change reshape the Winter Olympics? The list of possible host sites is shrinking EPA proposes limiting power
  
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• How creating a peaceful space in your garden offers a simple sanctuary

  14-01-2026 18:22
  
  By Jessica Damiano | The Associated Press
  With temperatures dropping and dusk arriving early, the firepit section of my garden has been on my mind.
  It’s a simple setup. Eight colorful Adirondack chairs are arranged in a circle around a stacked stone hearth, surrounded, during the growing season, by easy-growing, low-maintenance button bush, hydrangeas, hosta, clumping Liriope and coleus.
  And simple is what makes it special. The important part is the feeling it provides – unfussy
  
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• US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance

  14-01-2026 18:11
  
  By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
  The State Department, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, said it had instructed consular officers to halt immigrant visa applications from the countries affected in accordance with a broader order issued in November
  
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• Disneyland adds John Williams’ Star Wars score to Galaxy’s Edge

  14-01-2026 18:10
  
  Star Wars fans will hear the iconic John Williams orchestral scores and themes playing as background music in Galaxy’s Edge that have been missing since Black Spire Outpost opened at Disneyland in 2019.
  Movie soundtrack themes from the first six Star Wars films will play as background music in Galaxy’s Edge at the Anaheim theme park starting on April 29 when Walt Disney Imagineering introduces new storylines in the themed land from the “Empire Strikes Back” and “Ret
  
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• Trump envoy says Gaza is entering second phase of ceasefire plan

  14-01-2026 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance.
  Trump envoy Steve Witkoff says in a post on X that the ceasefire deal was entering a phase focused on demilitarizing Gaza, establishing a technocratic government and reconstruction.
  Witkoff did not offer any details Wednesday about the new transitional Palestinian administration that would govern Gaza.
  The White House
  
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• Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, envoy Witkoff says

  14-01-2026 18:03
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervision.
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• No immediate judicial decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

  14-01-2026 18:01
  
  By STEVE KARNOWSKI
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on Minnesota’s request to suspend the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state, where federal agents have yanked people from cars and confronted angry bystanders demanding they pack up and leave.
  Plumes of tear gas, the deployment of chemical irritants and the screech of protest whistles have become common on the streets of Minneapolis, especially since an immigration agent fatal
  
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• No immediate court decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

  14-01-2026 18:01
  
  By STEVE KARNOWSKI
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on Minnesota’s request to suspend the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state, where federal agents have yanked people from cars and confronted angry bystanders demanding they pack up and leave.
  Plumes of tear gas, the deployment of chemical irritants and the screech of protest whistles have become common on the streets of Minneapolis, especially since an imm
  
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• Disneyland brings Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia to Galaxy’s Edge

  14-01-2026 18:00
  
  Darth Vader’s search for Luke Skywalker will bring him to Batuu with a squadron of Imperial Stormtroopers when Walt Disney Imagineering expands the Star Wars timeline in Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge to include the original trilogy of movies.
  Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia meet-and-greet characters will make appearances in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Anaheim theme park starting on April 29 when Imagineering introduces storylines from “The Empire Strikes Ba
  
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• Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ of a shifting, dangerous climate

  14-01-2026 17:43
  
  By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported.
  Six science teams calculated that 2025 was behind 2024 and 2023, while two other groups — NASA and a joint American and British team — said 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023. World Meteorological Organization, N
  
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• Portola boys basketball tops Woodbridge in Pacific Coast League battle

  14-01-2026 17:38
  
  IRVINE – The heavyweights of the Pacific Coast League tipped off Tuesday with the biggest puncher in the league on the sidelines.
  Still learning to play without Jaden Sabino – a two-time all-league point guard, a 25-point scorer, and a strong MVP candidate who was injured during the Christmas break – league favorite Woodbridge was hoping to restore some order to the PCL standings.
  Portola had other ideas.
  The Bulldogs grabbed the league race by the collar on a night they didn&r
  
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• Sydney Sierota is 8 months pregnant and turning Echosmith show into a baby shower

  14-01-2026 17:30
  
  At eight months pregnant, Sydney Sierota is still stepping on stage, but not out of obligation — out of love.
  “I just hit eight months pregnant,” Sierota shares on a phone call. With a laugh, she admits it’s surreal to be planning a show so close to her due date, but also fitting. “Music, after all, has been the constant through of every chapter of my life.”
  With just weeks to go before welcoming her first child, the Echosmith frontwoman is preparing for a dee
  
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• Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors

  14-01-2026 17:21
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to vote down a war powers resolution Wednesday that is aimed at limiting the president’s ability to carry out further military action against Venezuela.
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• Santiago Canyon College women’s volleyball coach: An athlete and a mentor

  14-01-2026 17:20
  
  The new head coach for Santiago Canyon College’s women’s volleyball team brings years of personal athletic achievement as well as a range of experience coaching and officiating the game.
  Niloofar Mojab, 36, coaches both the indoor and outdoor women’s volleyball teams and is actively recruiting for the spring 2026 season.
  Born in the city of Shiraz, Iran, and raised in Tehran, Mojab showed athletic ability at an early age. “I started with track and field when I was 9,&rdqu
  
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• Proposed wealth tax creates long-term budget risks for California

  14-01-2026 17:00
  
  California’s proposed wealth tax has reportedly already driven at least six billionaires out of state, and proponents haven’t even started collecting signatures yet. The preemptive exodus, and the prospect of significantly more departures later, illustrates the initiative’s fiscal risk: not only revenue under the new tax, but also sustained collections from California’s existing taxes, hinge on the decisions of a small number of highly mobile individuals who are being inc
  
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• Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

  14-01-2026 16:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived a Republican challenge to a law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.
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• Producer prices rise a mild 0.2% in November, government says in report delayed by federal shutdown

  14-01-2026 16:47
  
  By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly in November, the government said in report delayed by the federal government shutdown.
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