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• 23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn

  06-05-2025 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org
  The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, stoking fears about how it might be used and prompting attorneys general from more than a dozen states to warn 23andMe users: Delete your data.
  “Your genetic data is your most personal, confidential data, and you should be able to protect who has access to it,” North Caro
  
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• US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic, US official says

  07-01-2026 14:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks. The official spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations.
  The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade around Venezuela.
  The ship was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2024 for allegedly smuggl
  
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• Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano activity raises alert level

  07-01-2026 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers in a permanent danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday.
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• A Palisades pastor struggles with ‘those memories’ on 1-year anniversary of fire

  07-01-2026 14:39 via ocregister.com
  
  In a service juxtaposing grief and hope, the displaced congregation of the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church met Tuesday night, Jan. 6, for a bittersweet gathering that marked the one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed their church.
  “I hate those memories,” Pastor Rev. Matthew Hardin told the group assembled at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, which has served as their temporary home since spring. “I really do. I hate them. And I was really not looking forward to
  
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• Trump leaves Venezuela’s opposition sidelined and Maduro’s party in power

  07-01-2026 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the leaders of his repressive administration remain in charge.
  The nation’s opposition — backed by consecutive Republican and Democra
  
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• Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over ‘rhetoric’ targeting country after Trump’s comments

  07-01-2026 14:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” America “will come to their rescue.”
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• Wildfire 1-year anniversary live coverage: Altadena, Palisades honor what was lost, advocate for future

  07-01-2026 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  One year on from two of the most devastating wildfires in California’s history, two communities in the greater Los Angeles area Wednesday, Jan. 7, are mourning the death and loss caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
  Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.
  Some will be simple gatherings, where survivors and neighbors will reflect. Some events will be more ceremonial
  
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• Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island

  07-01-2026 13:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
  Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
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• Warner Bros rejects takeover offer from Paramount, tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

  07-01-2026 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. again rejected Paramount’s latest takeover bid and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.
  Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders just weeks ago to support selling its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9 billion hostile bid for the entire company.
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• High wind warning in place for 5 Freeway north of LA for Thursday – gusts may reach 65 mph

  07-01-2026 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Southern Ventura County Mountains and Northern Ventura County Mountains are the focus of a high wind warning issued at 1:59 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The warning is valid for Thursday, Jan. 8 between midnight and 2 p.m.
  “Northwest to north winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected,” the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA said. “Wet soils will increase the likelihood of damage due to fallen trees.”
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• High wind warning in place for 5 Freeway through Grapevine until Thursday evening – gusts may reach 60 mph

  07-01-2026 09:43 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway through Grapevine, Tehachapi, Frazier Mountain Communities and Mojave Desert Slopes are under a high wind warning which was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:39 a.m. The warning is valid from 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA said, “Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph possible.”
  “Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, es
  
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• Rosary girls basketball knocks off Portola with a strong finish

  07-01-2026 08:45 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Sage Hill’s girls basketball team might be the class of the Pacific Coast League, but the Lightning doesn’t own the market on excitement – or drama.
  The early leaders in that department are Rosary and Portola, which battled Tuesday as they tipped off play in the PCL in playoff-atmosphere fashion.
  Portola, ranked No. 12 in the Orange County Top 25, led by seven points at halftime and three points with less than two minutes remaining. But Rosary, ranked No. 13, sco
  
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• Boys basketball roundup: Cypress defeats La Habra in an OT thriller

  07-01-2026 08:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cypress boys basketball team scored 10 consecutive points in overtime to beat La Habra 64-55 in a Crestview League game Tuesday at Cypress High.
  Cypress (15-7, 1-1) led by 14 in the second half, but La Habra (15-5, 1-1) rallied to force overtime.
  Ryan Gov led Cypress with 18 points. Gavin Kroll had 13 points and Emmanuel Igbekoyi added 12.
  Acen Jimenez scored 23 points for La Habra, including the game-tying basket in the final minute of regulation. Josh Desatoff added 17 points.
  La Habra hos
  
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• Crean Lutheran boys basketball too big, too strong for Canyon

  07-01-2026 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Crean Lutheran small forward Bryce Coleman lays the ball in during an 80-54 win in a Crestview League game against Cayon on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Crean Lutheran big man Chadrack Mpoyi brings the ball well above the rim before dunking it during an 80-54 win in a Crestview League game against Cayon on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Crean Lutheran guard Hunter Caplan shoots the ball during an 80-5
  
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• Tustin boys basketball missing key player but still too strong for Calvary Chapel

  07-01-2026 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  TUSTIN — The Tustin boys basketball team used a balanced effort to defeat Calvary Chapel 64-52 in an Empire League game Tuesday night at Tustin High.
  The Tillers (12-10, 2-0) had four players score in double figures.
  Point guard Peyton Montha had a team-high 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Brannon Hampton had 11 points and 13 rebounds, John Gonzalez also had 11 points and Felix Alcazar came off the bench to score 10 points.
  Tustin coach Jonathan Antolin was proud of his team’s
  
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• Beckman girls basketball sinks 11 3-pointers to beat San Clemente

  07-01-2026 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowBeckman’s girls basketball team sank a season-high 11 3-pointers — all in the first three quarters — and defeated host San Clemente 59-45 in the teams’ South Coast League opener Tuesday.
  The Patriots (13-4, 1-0), ranked No. 8 in Orange County, made seven shots from beyond the arc in the first half as they took a 31-22 lead in their South Coast League debut.
  Jeanette Fabella and Aks
  
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• Portions of Yorba Linda’s Dominguez Ranch Trail closed after flood-control wall collapse

  07-01-2026 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Portions of the Dominguez Ranch Trail in Yorba Linda have been temporarily closed due to a collapse along a flood-control channel wall, city officials said Tuesday, Jan. 6.
  The closure affects sections of the trail between Yorba Ranch Road and Dominguez Ranch Road, city officials said in a post on X.
  There is currently no estimated date for reopening, and repairs are expected to take several months. City officials said the collapse did not impact nearby homes.
  The west side of the greenbelt rema
  
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• UCLA men can’t erase another poor 1st half in loss to Wisconsin

  07-01-2026 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. — The UCLA men’s basketball team couldn’t dig itself out of another first-half hole.
  Nolan Winter and Nick Boyd combined for 23 first-half points, and Wisconsin opened a 20-point lead midway through the first half on its way to handing UCLA an 80-72 defeat on Tuesday night.
  Winter scored 12 points, and Boyd added 11 to help Wisconsin build a 45-31 halftime lead. The Badgers shot 54% overall in the first half, including an 8-for-16 showing from behind the arc.
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• Oregon hands No. 21 USC women their 2nd straight Big Ten loss

  07-01-2026 06:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Oregon women’s basketball team pulled away in the final minute to beat No. 21 USC, 71-66, on Tuesday night.
  The score was tied at 66-all with a minute remaining when Mia Jacobs took a 3-point shot that bounced off the rim. Ari Long, who had previously tied the game with a 3-pointer, hit another to give the Ducks the lead.
  Katie Fiso made two free throws as part of a game-ending 14-0 run to hand the Trojans their second straight loss. It’s the first time all se
  
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• Pasadena Jewish Temple marks Eaton fire anniversary on ‘hallowed ground’

  07-01-2026 05:37 via ocregister.com
  
  There was none of the strong winds that whipped embers into hungry flames at the place where the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center once stood. But on Tuesday night, on the eve of Jan. 7, about 400 people gathered under big white tent on North Altadena Drive, the first time the synagogue’s congregants have been together at the site.
  “Tonight is our time to grieve for the loss we endured one year ago,” the temple’s Rabbi Joshua Ratner said. “This space is for all of u
  
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• Luka Doncic, LeBron James each score 30 as Lakers hold off Pelicans

  07-01-2026 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The formidable duo that is LeBron James and Luka Doncic carried the Lakers across the finish line again.
  James scored 30 points, Doncic capped his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3-pointers as the shot clock wound down, and the Lakers held off the reeling New Orleans Pelicans, 111-103, on Tuesday night.
  Deandre Ayton had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in their past five games while sending the Pelican
  
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• Trevor Zegras scores twice to lead Flyers past reeling Ducks

  07-01-2026 04:33 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Trevor Zegras made the most of his first game against the team that traded him away in the summer.
  Zegras scored twice for the Philadelphia Flyers to lead them to a 5-2 victory over the Ducks on Tuesday night.
  Cutter Gauthier scored his 20th goal of the season for the Ducks in his second game in Philadelphia against the franchise he forced to trade him – and turned him into one of Philly’s biggest sports villains.
  On a night when the Flyers honored late founder E
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Jan. 6

  07-01-2026 04:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, Jan. 6
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
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  605 LEAGUE
  Whitney 57, Oxford Academy 27
  CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
  Canyon 53, Crean Lutheran 49
  Villa Park 68, El Dorado 25
  FREEWAY LEAGUE
  Sonora 41, Yo
  
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• UCLA football adds 2 more James Madison players via transfer portal

  07-01-2026 03:50 via ocregister.com
  
  New UCLA football coach Bob Chesney has kept the transfer portal rolling in his favor.
  The Bruins added two James Madison-to-UCLA commitments on Tuesday, with tight end Josh Phifer and defensive back DJ Barksdale announcing via social media their intentions to come to Westwood. Chesney has now brought in nine transfers, five of whom are coming with him from the Dukes.
  Phifer kicked off Tuesday when he told the Southern California News Group that he would be following head coach Bob Chesney and s
  
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• USC football gains two more defensive transfers from Big Ten teams

  07-01-2026 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC football team has picked up two defensive transfers from two different Big Ten opponents.
  Penn State four-star edge rusher Zuriah Fisher and Michigan State three-star defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren each committed to the Trojans on Tuesday. Both bring experience with them.
  Fisher, who was born in Western Pennsylvania, just finished up a senior year that included 19 total tackles (11 solo), two sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup. He had a season-high four tackles against CFP semi
  
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• Driver of unmarked, white tow truck stealing vehicles in Southern California

  07-01-2026 03:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Someone driving a mysterious, unmarked white tow truck has been stealing vehicles in Southern California, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies are investigating the thefts.
  Three such thefts, including two in the sheriff’s patrol area, have taken place in the county, said Gloria Orejel, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
  “We have also received information indicating similar thefts have occurred in neighboring counties,” Orejel said. “We
  
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• Michael Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan and longtime conservative commentator, dies at age 80

  07-01-2026 03:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Michael Reagan — the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, a conservative commentator and a stalwart supporter of his father’s foundation, library and museum — has died. He was 80.
  Reagan lived for years in Southern California, having attended Los Angeles Valley College and getting his start in talk radio in the L.A. area. His popular politics-steeped talk radio show broadcast from various studios over the years, including KIEV in Glendale and stations in the San Diego area.
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• After ‘lean’ recovery moments, Rams QB Matthew Stafford ready for playoffs

  07-01-2026 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — While the football world was full of speculation, wondering whether his disappearance into a red-light therapy airstream spelled the end of his career, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford’s summer was filled primarily with uncertainty.
  Uncertainty about what his 17th season would look like. Whether or not the aggravated disk in his back would cooperate enough to allow him to practice, let alone let him start in Week 1.
  “It’s touch and go, we didn’t reall
  
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• Northwood football coach Erik Terry resigns after one season

  07-01-2026 02:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowNorthwood football coach Erik Terry has resigned after one season for family reasons, he confirmed Tuesday.
  Terry said will he continue as co-athletic director at the Irvine Unified school.
  This past season, Northwood finished 4-6, including a 1-4 in the Foxtrot League, and missed the playoffs.
  Three players earned first-team all-league honors. They were defensive linemen Jacob Harper and Xayn Ali and ath
  
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• CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

  07-01-2026 02:10 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84.
  A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons confirmed Ames died Monday.
  Ames admitted being paid $2.5 million by Moscow for U.S. secrets from 1985 until his arrest in 1994. He admitted disclosing the identities of 10 Russian officials and one East European who were spyin
  
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