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• A Wicked Wedge

  24-08-2016 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Zachariah Zeiger can remember how, when the wave slammed him into the ocean’s hard, sandy bottom, he could hear bones in his back snap. He also can remember how, as the ocean tossed his limp body, he worked to control his emotions.You’ve been...
  
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• US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean

  24-02-2026 14:08 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
  U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X that U.S. forces boarded the Bertha overnight, conducting “a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding.”
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• Zelenskyy says Putin has ‘not broken’ Ukrainians as he marks 4 years since Russia’s all-out invasion

  24-02-2026 13:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By ILLIA NOVIKOV
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow’s ambitions.
  In a show of support, more than a dozen senior European officials headed to the Ukrainian capital to mark the grim anniversary of the conflict, which has killed tens of th
  
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• UK lawmakers to consider motion to release confidential documents related to former Prince Andrew

  24-02-2026 13:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Parliament on Tuesday will debate calls for greater accountability from a member of the royal family as the arrest of the former Prince Andrew and his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein force British society to re-examine its deference to the monarchy.
  Lawmakers will confront the issue when they consider a motion calling for the release of confidential documents related to Andrew’s appointment as Britain’s special envoy for in
  
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• World shares are mixed after heavy selling of potential AI losers hits Wall Street

  24-02-2026 13:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer
  BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Tuesday after U.S. stocks slumped on heavy selling of shares in companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence boom.
  A report by Citrini Research, a New York-based financial services company, that outlined a future scenario in which AI’s dominance caused the “human-centric consumer economy,” to wither away with dire consequences for employment, was the latest hit to confidence f
  
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• Home Depot tops expectations in the fourth quarter, but customers pull back on spending

  24-02-2026 13:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer
  Home Depot’s fourth-quarter was muted by ongoing caution from American consumers in a weak housing market, but the home improvement retailer topped Wall Street expectations.
  The Atlanta company earned $2.57 billion, or $2.58 per share, for the three months ended Feb. 1. Stripping out one-time charges or benefits, earnings were $2.72 per share, topping analyst projections for per-share earnings of $2.53, according to FactSet.
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• British comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges

  24-02-2026 13:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to new counts of rape and sexual assault.
  Brand, who was already facing similar charges involving four women, denied the new charges in Southwark Crown Court. The alleged offenses took place in 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
  Brand, 50, was charged in April with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. Prosecutors said those offenses involving four women took plac
  
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• Foothill girls water polo opts out of regional after winning CIF-SS title

  24-02-2026 08:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — Foothill’s girls water polo team wanted its season to end with a historic win.
  That’s why the Knights decided to opt out of this week’s CIF Southern California Regional, coach Paden Mitchell said.
  Foothill (21-11) qualified by reaching the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals and went on to claim its first section championship since 2007.
  “They want to end on a high note,&rd
  
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• Schedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championship games

  24-02-2026 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The schedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championship games was released Monday.
  The games are Friday and Saturday, with the majority of them will being played at El Modena High’s Fred Kelly Stadium or Veterans Stadium in Long Beach. A few games will be hosted by one of the teams in that division’s final.
  Here is the schedule:
  CIF-SS FINALS SCHEDULE 
  BOYS SOCCER 
  FRIDAY
  Division 6: Animo Leadership at Ontario Christian, 5 p.m.
  SATURDAY 
  Open Division: Orange L
  
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• CHP officer’s death after Culver City crash attributed to effects of fentanyl

  24-02-2026 04:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The death of a 34-year-old California Highway Patrol officer following a Culver City traffic crash that occurred while he and his partner were transporting a DUI suspect was caused by the effects of the powerful opioid fentanyl, the county Medical Examiner’s Office announced Monday.
  Officer Miguel Cano, 34, was driving a CHP cruiser around 12:30 a.m. July 2, 2025, near Bristol Parkway and Green Valley Circle when the vehicle crashed. According to the CHP, Cano and his p
  
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• Southern California homebuying: December 2025 at a glance

  24-02-2026 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  It was the best December for Southern California home sales since 2021, but still 29% below the 21-year average, according to stats from Attom.
  Here’s a quick, graphical look at how the local housing markets fared in December 2025 …
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, Feb. 23

  24-02-2026 03:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, Feb. 23
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  BASEBALL
  LOARA TOURNAMENT
  Santiago/Corona 1, San Juan Hills 0
  NONLEAGUE
  Aanheim 7, Godinez 2
  Villa Park 12, Downey 3
  Yorba Linda 5, Yucaipa 4
  Esperanza 5, Centu
  
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• LAFC made quite an impression on Real España in CONCACAF Champions Cup opener

  24-02-2026 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Most people know what’s been implied when someone says one thing or another is “on steroids.” Bigger, badder, ripped to the gills, literally or metaphorically, positive or not, the meaning is understood. A sense that abilities and characteristics are enhanced well beyond normal because how else could something get that way.
  After his team lost to the Los Angeles Football Club last Tuesday night, Elias Burbara, president of the Honduran club Real España, could have used t
  
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• Amid LA wildfire recovery, FEMA freeze on ongoing disaster aid adds new delays, uncertainty

  24-02-2026 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The Trump administration is freezing FEMA aid for ongoing disaster relief, amid the federal government’s partial shutdown — an action that generated a new layer of uncertainty and sharp pushback Monday in Los Angeles County’s fire-scorched burn zones.
  Effective Sunday morning, funding ceased indefinitely under the federal agency’s Public Assistance Program for ongoing and “legacy” disasters, according to an announcement Sunday from the Department of Homel
  
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• Reform group launches campaign to recall 6 OC probate and family court judges

  24-02-2026 02:18 via ocregister.com
  
  A grassroots group advocating judicial reform received approval Monday, Feb. 23, to begin circulating petitions to recall six Orange County probate and family court judges on allegations of bias and disregard for due process.
  The judges were formally notified in mid-December of the recall effort by the California Family Law Naked Truth group, a fledgling organization headed by Christine Fleming that is gathering steam throughout the state.
  Fleming said 7,500 affected families statewide belong to
  
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• UCLA men must build on what they learned in upset of Illinois

  24-02-2026 02:14 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball players heard the noise. They were aware, Eric Dailey Jr. said, of the negativity toward their program. It seeped into their conversations, drawing their attention, which should have, solely, been directed at playing their way off the NCAA Tournament bubble.
  Rather than let it simmer, they authored a response, turning the pandemonium into their spark. Their connectivity helped mount a 23-point comeback win against No. 10 Illinois on Saturday. A
  
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• Owners of vocational schools in Whittier and San Luis Obispo stole thousands in injured workers’ benefits, investigators say

  24-02-2026 02:07 via ocregister.com
  
  The owner of California’s largest vocational return-to-work counseling center was among those accused of forging injured workers’ signatures to take thousands of dollars in funds meant to help employees reenter the workforce, according to state officials.
  Hazel Ortega of La Habra, who owns Ortega Counseling Center in Whittier, along with alleged co-conspirators Gemi Bertran and Elbert Irving were arraigned on 31 felony counts related to the alleged scheme, the California Department o
  
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• US women’s gold medal-winning team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address

  24-02-2026 02:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN WAWROW and MELISSA GOLDIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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• Epstein sought to bring entourage of women on 2013 SpaceX visit

  24-02-2026 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dana Hull, Bloomberg News
  Jeffrey Epstein attempted to bring three women who were foreign nationals along with him for a tour of SpaceX’s headquarters in 2013, emails released by the U.S. Justice Department show, an effort that raised security concerns within the Elon Musk-run company.
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• Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop

  24-02-2026 01:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACQUES BILLEAUD and FELICIA FONSECA
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother three weeks ago has inspired a small number of volunteers to launch their own searches in the dense desert near her home in hopes of cracking the case.
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• Schedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls basketball championship games

  24-02-2026 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The schedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls basketball championship games was released Monday.
  The games will be played Friday and Saturday at Azusa Pacific University and Toyota Arena in Ontario.
  All of the finalists are set in Divisions 1-9. The Open Division semifinals are Tuesday and will determine the matchup in that division.
  Here is the schedule:
  CIF-SS FINALS SCHEDULE
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISION 
  Winner of Harvard-Westlake vs. La Mirada will play winner of Sierra Canyon-Notre Dame/
  
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• Chargers center Bradley Bozeman announces retirement after 8 NFL seasons

  24-02-2026 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Bradley Bozeman, the Chargers’ starting center the past two seasons, announced his retirement from the NFL with a social media post on Monday. Bozeman started 33 of 34 regular-season games plus two AFC wild-card playoff games during his tenure with the Chargers.
  Bozeman’s retirement gives the Chargers an additional $6 million in salary cap space, providing roughly $90 million of total cap space during the offseason, according to the website overthecap.com. Free agency begins March 11
  
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• Huntington Beach’s state housing lawsuit appeal won’t get Supreme Court consideration

  24-02-2026 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach has nowhere else to take its years-long court battle against the state’s housing requirements after the US Supreme Court declined on Monday, Feb. 23, to consider its appeal of a lower court decision.
  With the high court passing on the city’s request, that leaves in place a ruling that the city violated state law and needs to update its housing plan and zone for at least 13,368 new homes this decade, including affordable options.
  Attorney General Rob Bonta applauded t
  
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• Lakers hope to see more out of Deandre Ayton, with Jaxson Hayes day-to-day

  24-02-2026 01:05 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Boston Celtics guard Baylor Scheierman watched as his teammate fired an off-target 3-point shot while the Lakers’ Deandre Ayton and LeBron James turned their backs, yet to converge on an incoming rebound opportunity.
  James didn’t make an attempt for the rebound, standing to the side of the basket. Ayton, late to react, jumped toward the ball. But there was the 6-foot-6 Scheierman, using every inch of his vertical leap to jab his left hand at the ball, away from the
  
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• Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

  24-02-2026 00:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be honored at the South Carolina capitol in the state where he was born and where his crusade career as a civil rights activist started in high school by pushing to integrate his local library.
  Jackson’s body will lie in state next Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse, Gov. Henry McMaster announced. Details were to be released later.
  Jackson, 84, died on Feb. 17 after battling a rare neurolo
  
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• Medical influencer Attia resigns post at CBS News after name included in multiple Epstein files

  24-02-2026 00:49 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Peter Attia, a medical influencer whose emails with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in the latest U.S. Justice Department release of files, has resigned a post with CBS News.
  Attia, podcast host and author of “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” was one of a group of people named last month by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as a contributor to network programming. He was the subject of a “60 Minutes” profile tha
  
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• Dodgers’ Alex Vesia returns to mound, gets ovation from fans

  24-02-2026 00:35 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The healing will probably never be complete for Alex Vesia. But at least it has begun.
  Vesia returned to game action on Monday afternoon for the first time since he and his wife, Kayla, lost their newborn daughter shortly after her birth in October. Vesia retired the side in order, striking out two of the Seattle Mariners, including Colt Emerson to end the inning.
  In typical fashion, Vesia stalked off the mound after getting Emerson. This time, he got a warm standing ovat
  
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• More than 5 million have registered for LA Olympics ticket draw — and there’s still time

  24-02-2026 00:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games has surpassed 5 million registrations for its ticket draw, officials announced Monday, calling it a “record-setting surge” of interest.
  Registration for the ticket draw opened in January and will remain open through March 18 at tickets.la28.org. Once registered, participants are entered into a random drawing to receive time slots for future ticket purchase windows.
  Fans will be notified by email between Ma
  
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• US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3

  24-02-2026 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed three people Monday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration’s monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers.
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• Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies

  24-02-2026 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNIE MA
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies, announcing a pair of new agreements Monday that move the Trump administration closer to its goal of shutting down the department.
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