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• Fernando Mendoza aced Indiana’s Rose Bowl test

  02-01-2026 03:18 via ocregister.com
  
  PASADENA — Fernando Mendoza badly wanted to fit like a glove in Bloomington.
  Some may have called him creepy, or a stalker, Mendoza said. Others may just say the Heisman Trophy winner was well-prepared.
  Transferring into Indiana from Cal – on the heels of the Hoosiers’ first College Football Playoff berth – the redshirt junior printed out pictures of each of his new teammates. Like a playbook, he memorized the names, the faces of Indiana’s roster – study habit
  
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• Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

  10-01-2026 01:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By GEOFF MULVIHILL
  A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now.
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• MemorialCare Orange County hospitals deliver lifesaving OB and neonatal care when every second counts

  10-01-2026 01:12 via ocregister.com
  
  With 24/7 OB Emergency Departments and on-site NICUs, MemorialCare is transforming maternal and neonatal care — ensuring no family faces pregnancy complications alone
  During pregnancy, unexpected challenges can sometimes arise, making the quality of hospital care especially important for the well-being of both mother and baby. In Orange County, families trust MemorialCare’s Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center for expert, compassionate obstetric and neonatal care
  
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• Orange County’s top boys and girls wrestlers, Jan. 9

  10-01-2026 01:06 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY’S TOP WRESTLERS  
  (Rankings as of Jan. 6)
  BOYS
  (Based on the state rankings by CalGrappler.com)
  106 pounds: Giovanni Suarez, Esperanza, So.
  113 pounds: Sammy Sanchez, Esperanza, So.
  120 pounds: Max Murillo, Esperanza, Jr.
  132 pounds: Aaron Silva, Corona del Mar, Sr.
  138 pounds: Vinnie Gutierrez, Fountain Valley, Jr.
  144 pounds: Kavi Garvey, Fountain Valley, Jr.
  150 pounds: Mikel David Uyemura, Fountain Valley, Sr.
  157 pounds: Dimetri Molina, Esperanza, So.
  165 pound
  
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• Esperanza wrestler Sammy Sanchez aiming for another state title

  10-01-2026 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The high school wrestling season goes into prime time this month.
  Esperanza state champion Sammy Sanchez – and now a world champion – will have to approach the season with caution.
  Sanchez was a CIF State champion last season as a freshman at 106 pounds, the only Orange County boy to win a CIF State title. He was the Orange County boys wrestler of the year. Sanchez won a world championship this past summer in the U17 World Championships at Athens, Greece.
  He tweaked a knee during pra
  
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• Mater Dei’s Layli Ostovar named state girls volleyball player of the year by Gatorade

  10-01-2026 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei’s Layli Ostovar has been chosen by Gatorade as the California girls volleyball player of the year, it was announced Friday.
  Ostovar, a senior outside hitter who signed with USC, led Mater Dei to the CIF State Open Division championship this past season. She had a match-high 31 kills against Rocklin in the state final.
  She was the Orange County player of the year in the fall and in 2024.
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• Dodgers add infield depth with moves for Andy Ibañez and Ryan Fitzgerald

  10-01-2026 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers added infield depth with a pair of moves on Friday.
  Minor-league journeyman Ryan Fitzgerald was claimed on waivers from the Minnesota Twins in one move. And veteran utilityman Andy Ibañez was signed to a one-year contract after becoming a free agent in November when the Detroit Tigers did not tender him a contract.
  The Ibañez signing will not be official until the Dodgers make a move to create a 40-man roster spot for him.
  The additions give the Dodg
  
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• Here’s a look at Netflix and its $72 billion offer for Warner Bros.

  10-01-2026 00:23 via ocregister.com
  
  From big screen to stream
  Netflix says it will buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion, one of the most colossal mergers in recent Hollywood history. Here’s a look at the beginnings of the Hollywood studios and what the entertainment landscape is like today.
  The film industry has always been changing from silence to sound or VHS to DVDs. The giant Netflix merger is sure to shift the streaming landscape. It gives the streaming giant control of rival HBO Max and a storied film studio.
  War
  
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• Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in the US Virgin Islands

  10-01-2026 00:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANSELM GIBBS
  PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday.
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• What Southern California lawmakers think about Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget

  10-01-2026 00:02 via ocregister.com
  
  California lawmakers wasted no time in offering their opinions about Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, an overall spending plan of $348.9 billion, which the governor released on Friday, Jan. 9.
  The Newsom administration said the proposed budget limits new ongoing spending while continuing to invest in other areas, including universal transitional kindergarten, child care and health care. The budget calls for $23 billion in reserves and reflects a deficit of $
  
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• Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour is coming to Inglewood in October

  09-01-2026 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Bruno Mars is headed out on the road for his first headlining tour in nearly a decade, with a couple of stops in Ingelwood.
  The Grammy Award-winning artist will stop at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 2 and 3, with Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson.Paak as DJ Pee. Wee., and Raye. The tour will span close to 40 shows across North America, Europe, and the UK, but so far, it has only two shows slated for Southern California.
  The artist presale begins at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, but fans must sign up at Brun
  
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• UCLA men have little defense for recent struggles

  09-01-2026 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA will honor alum Dave Roberts before Saturday’s game against Maryland at Pauley Pavilion. T-shirts displaying the Dodgers manager and Bruins coach Mick Cronin will be given to fans who make a donation to UCLA’s NIL collective Men of Westwood.
  The T-shirt is a spin off of the famous “Step Brothers” poster, featuring Cronin resting his hands on Roberts’ shoulder, as Will Ferrell does with John C. Reilly. Below them, the T-shirt reads: “We
  
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• Here’s a look at the nation of Venezuela’s history

  09-01-2026 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Eyes on Venezuela
  The United States’ incursion has split Latin America, with leaders aligned with President Donald Trump, mostly from the right, applauding the ouster, and nonaligned leaders condemning it on sovereignty grounds. Here’s a look at Venezuela and other nations in South America.
  According to the CIA World Factbook, Venezuela was one of three nations that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830, the others being Ecuador and New Granada (Colombia). For most of th
  
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• UCLA football adds to James Madison bounty via transfer portal

  09-01-2026 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dukes-to-Bruins trend continues to roll into Westwood as new Bruins coach Bob Chesney added another former player to UCLA’s transfer class Friday.
  James Madison offensive lineman Carter Sweazie, a 6-foot-2, 327-pound left guard who started every game for Chesney at the position in 2025, announced his commitment to UCLA on Instagram on Friday morning. Additionally, Rutgers defensive lineman transfer Darold DeNgohe – who played for Chesney at James Madison in 2024 – announced
  
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• Fractures are starting to show in Trump’s GOP at the start of this election year

  09-01-2026 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year started with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a stemwinder of a speech. But by the time lawmakers had completed their first week of work this midterm election year, fractures in the party were already showing.
  From pushback to Trump’s self-described “Donroe doctrine” of aggression in the Western Hemisphere to breaks in party un
  
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• Chargers’ major injuries couldn’t stop their playoff push

  09-01-2026 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — When standout left tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp in August, Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he began waking up at 4 a.m., in order to consider his options without their top offensive lineman available for the rest of 2025.
  When veteran running back Najee Harris sustained a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos, Roman said he started waking up at 3:30 a.m., wondering who might be ca
  
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• Coach of softball teams in San Bernardino, Orange counties accused of molesting player

  09-01-2026 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A 64-year-old man who has coached softball in San Bernardino and Orange counties was charged with child abuse on Friday, Jan. 9.
  Michael Patrick Fitzgerald was arrested at his home on Wednesday after a 14-year-old girl who played on one of his teams came forward, the Ontario Police Department said in a news release.
  Fitzgerald was charged with three counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14 and one count of lewd acts on a child aged 14 or 15. The first three crimes were alleged to have occu
  
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• ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ changes everything you think you know about Disneyland

  09-01-2026 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  If you think you know everything about Disneyland, a new documentary from filmmaker Leslie Iwerks will make you realize you really don’t know anything about the wild, improbable and chaotic birth of Walt Disney’s first theme park.
  The new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary on the one-year blitz to create the Anaheim theme park will debut Jan. 22 on YouTube and the Disney+ streaming service.
  The blue carpet premiere of “Disneyland Handcrafted” took place on T
  
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• From climbing vacuums to cyber pets: Some highlights of CES 2026

  09-01-2026 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By RIO YAMAT and SHAWN CHEN
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens, paper-thin TVs and cars and gadgets that can think for themselves as they get to know you and your family’s wants and needs.
  As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang put it, “The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here.”
  And everywhere you looked, robots. They roamed the show floor, assisted workers and entertained crowds — from humanoid
  
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• Battle-hardened Rams ready for another postseason opportunity

  09-01-2026 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — These aren’t the young Rams of 2023, with 40 rookies in training camp and little idea of what to expect from the NFL. They aren’t even the 2024 Rams anymore, a group that was still developing its identity in real time.
  As they prepare for their playoff opener Saturday at the fourth-seeded Carolina Panthers, the fifth-seeded Rams are something different in 2025. Confident in who they are, and their roles within the collective. Seasoned by past experiences, includin
  
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• Update: Wind advisory active for 5 Freeway north of LA until Sunday afternoon – gusts as high as 50 mph

  09-01-2026 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Southern Ventura County Mountains, Northern Ventura County Mountains and Western Antelope Valley Foothills are the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 1:22 p.m. on Friday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is in effect until Sunday Jan. 11, at 1 p.m.
  The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to anticipate, “Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.”
  “Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could
  
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• Grammy Museum displays very personal items from Tejano Music Queen Selena

  09-01-2026 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Grammy Museum is paying tribute to late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez with an exhibition made up of very personal items that have never been seen outside of Texas until now.
  “Even 30 years after her passing Selena is still inspiring so many people. She’s passed down from generation to generation. I think her music is timeless,” said Kelsey Goelz, curator for the museum which opens the exhibition “Selena: From Texas to the World,” on Jan. 15.
  M
  
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• Editorial: Newsom has proven more government spending isn’t the answer

  09-01-2026 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  When Gov. Gavin Newsom first took office in 2019, his first budget proposal called for $144 billion in general fund expenditures.Now, his final state budget proposal, released Friday, is calling for $248 billion in general fund expenditures.Even after accounting for inflation, does it seem like Californians are getting their money’s worth from all of this state government spending?Newsom, of course, says Californians are better off: “Because of what we have built and protected in pas
  
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• Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million

  09-01-2026 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
  A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million.
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• Captain Mauri’s in San Clemente announces closure after more than 20 years

  09-01-2026 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  After opening its doors in 2005, Captain Mauri’s has announced it will bid San Clemente farewell at the end of January.
  The restaurant took to social media to break the news, stating, “We would like to thank all of our customers for your continued support and patronage throughout our 20.5 years in business. We have made a bittersweet decision to close Captain Mauri’s. We will miss the great community and will cherish friendships made.”
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• Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations

  09-01-2026 21:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By HAVEN DALEY, Associated Press
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and blocked traffic.
  Demonstrators holds signs during a protest by Uber and Lyft drivers asking state regulators to take self-driving taxis off the streets due to safety concerns at the California Public Utilities Commissio
  
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• Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders

  09-01-2026 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered temporary legal protections for more than 10,000 family members of citizens and green card holders.
  U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said at a hearing that she planned to issue a temporary restraining order but did not say when it would be issued. This case is part of a broader effort by the administration to
  
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• Rams at Carolina Panthers: Who has the edge in the NFC wild-card game?

  09-01-2026 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  NFC WILD CARD: RAMS at CAROLINA PANTHERS
  When: 1:30 p.m. PT Saturday
  Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
  TV/Radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 225, 226
  Line: Rams by 10.5
  Notable injury designations
  Rams: OUT: RG Kevin Dotson (ankle), WR Jordan Whittington (knee); QUESTIONABLE: TE Terrance Ferguson (hamstring), CB Josh Wallace (ankle).
  Panthers: QUESTIONABLE: OG Rob Hunt (biceps), OG Chandler Zavala (calf).
  What’s at stake?&n
  
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• Chevron could see $700 million-a-year boost from Venezuelan oil

  09-01-2026 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Kevin Crowley
  (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. could grow its cash flow by as much as $700 million a year from increasing oil production in Venezuela as the Trump administration seeks to control the South American country’s crude supplies, one analyst says.
  Chevron, the only US oil major currently operating in Venezuela, has a “differentiated opportunity among peers to increase production,” Jason Gabelman, an analyst at TD Cowen wrote in a note Friday. Its efforts could add be
  
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• South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio

  09-01-2026 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press Health Writer
  South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days.
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