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• Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

  15-12-2025 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday, the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system.
  NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be between 1,444 feet and 3.5 miles in size. But it’s fading as
  
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• USC men enter Sunday with new opponent, new point guard

  20-12-2025 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The changes keep on coming for the USC men’s basketball team.
  On Sunday afternoon, the Trojans will be playing an unexpected opponent with an unexpected point guard now that UC Santa Cruz is on the schedule and transfer point guard Kam Woods is in the lineup.
  USC was originally slated to play Brown University on Sunday until the teams mutually agreed to cancel the game after the school shooting that took place on Brown’s campus.
  Head coach Eric Musselman didn’t want to go into
  
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• Chargers focused on beating Cowboys, not playoff-clinching scenarios

  20-12-2025 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  If the Chargers defeat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Arlington, Texas, and if a set of dominoes falls in their favor, including a loss by an old friend on “Monday Night Football,” then they will have clinched an AFC playoff berth for the second time in Jim Harbaugh’s two seasons as their coach.
  Big deal, you say.
  Actually, it would be a very big deal for the Chargers.
  You see, the Chargers haven’t advanced to the playoffs in consecutive seasons since qualifying four str
  
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• Larry Wilson: A year on from catastrophe, cheers for the ‘good fight,’ but ‘still in the wilderness about it all’

  20-12-2025 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  When I was growing up there, almost unimaginably long ago, in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, it was almost impossible to both live and work in Altadena.And now that the equivalent of an atom bomb a year ago leveled the darling place, which lives mostly in memory, and in forlorn hope? It’s rather harder.
  Because everything is gone.
  Nineteen dead in the Eaton fire. Every neighborhood from Pinecrest Drive west to the edge of the Meadows burned to the ground.
  I know, I know. The courage
  
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• Shepherd-mastiff mix Moxie is a big, beautiful, brindle girl

  20-12-2025 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: German shepherd/Neopolitan mastiff mix
  Age: 3 years
  Sex: Spayed female
  Size: 85 pounds
  Moxie’s story: She came into a shelter unexpectedly pregnant and surprised everyone by giving birth to a single puppy. She needed immediate rescue, and thanks to a wonderful foster, mom and baby received the care they needed. Now that Moxie has finished her mama duties, she’s ready to find a loving home of her own. She is affectionate and people-loving. She’ll offer her paw for pets an
  
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• Meet kittens Tom and Jerry, a couple of charmers

  20-12-2025 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Domestic shorthairs
  Age: 6 months
  Sex: Neutered males
  Tom and Jerry’s story: These sweet, cuddly brothers are gentle and loving with everyone they meet. They have grown up with teenagers, dogs, cats and daily household life, so they are well-adjusted and easygoing. Nothing rattles these two — they just roll with life and charm everyone they meet. They adore playing with each other, and when their zoomies are over, they’ll snuggle together or relax quietly, soaking up the
  
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• Chargers at Dallas Cowboys: Who has the edge?

  20-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARGERS (10-4) at COWBOYS (6-7-1)
  When: 10 a.m. PT Sunday
  Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
  TV/Radio: Ch. 11; 640 AM/94.3 FM (Spanish)
  Line: Cowboys by 1.5
  Notable injury designations
  Chargers: OUT: WR Derius Davis (ankle), S RJ Mickens (shoulder); QUESTIONABLE: OLB Bud Dupree (back), WR Quentin Johnston (groin), S Elijah Molden (hamstring), RT Trey Pipkins III (ankle), DL Teair Tart (shin).
  Cowboys: OUT: CB DaRon Bland (foot), T Tyler Guyton (ankle); QUESTIONABLE: CB Josh Butler (knee)
  
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• California homebuying runs 22% below average

  20-12-2025 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  California house hunters aren’t in a buying mood, pushing statewide sales to their fourth-slowest October in 21 years.
  Across California, there were 29,379 closed sales of houses and condos, both existing residences and newly constructed, in October, according to real estate tracker Attom. That homebuying activity was off 2.2% in a year and 22% below the month’s average since 2005.
  House hunters may be modestly encouraged by mortgage rates dropping off their recent peaks. However, th
  
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• OC Probation Department’s mobile resource vehicles to address barriers and reduce recidivism

  20-12-2025 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Five new Mobile Resource Vehicles will help reduce recidivism among juveniles, people experiencing homelessness, transitional-age youth and other populations by removing access barriers and strengthening compliance with court orders, Orange County Probation Department officials said.
  Described as “first-of-its-kind,” the MRV community outreach program was designed to bring multiple department services directly to clients using the vehicles, which were unveiled in a press conference F
  
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• Checking boxes, losing viewers: The Academy’s fade into obscurity

  20-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Academy Awards are leaving broadcast television. Or broadcast television is getting rid of the Academy Awards.
  Either way, the network television event that has been seen on ABC for five decades is moving to YouTube TV, owned by Google.
  The deal calls for the awards show to stay on ABC through 2028, the 100th anniversary of this pinnacle of Hollywood success. From 2029 through 2033 it will be seen on YouTube, “for free globally and on YouTube TV in the U.S.,” according to the com
  
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• How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

  20-12-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News, KFF Health News
  Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.
  Hunt died five days later. Her death certificate said the foot injury was a “significant” factor. Genesis denied wrongdoing but agreed to pay $3.5 million in a settlement Hun
  
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• Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

  20-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WADE
  TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.
  Related Articles Tanning bed users have nearly twice as much damage to skin cells, Northwestern study finds Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requireme
  
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• Larry Wilson: Trump’s sick take on a National Security Strategy

  20-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I don’t want to live in the world outlined in President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, released last week, and neither do most Americans. Not that most Americans will take the time, as I just did, to read its 33 pages of eccentric, tariff- and war-oriented sabre-rattling.
  So I will boil it down so that you don’t have to peruse it. The president and a handful of nativist advisors would like to replace 250 years of decently successful approaches to our relations w
  
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• Why the Huntington Desert Garden is an inspiration for succulent lovers

  20-12-2025 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  If you decide to make your backyard into a forest of succulent trees, you might not get much shade, but you will probably never need to worry about irrigation or pruning.
  Moreover, you might eventually become a destination for succulent lovers — if you enjoy the company of plant enthusiasts — as the Huntington Desert Garden in San Marino, for example, has become.
  Located on the grounds of the Huntington, the Desert Garden saw its first selections planted in 1907, and it has grown ove
  
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• Rafael Perez: Susie Wiles confirms what we all knew about Trump

  20-12-2025 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Executive Cabinet of Unforced Errors has struck again, adding to the ever-growing list of instances where Donald Trump’s roster of chronic ball-droppers have had to defend each other’s incompetence.
  In February, Pam Bondi told MAGA that the Epstein client list was sitting on her desk ready for her to review — she later infuriated Trump’s base when her DOJ claimed that the list never existed.
  In March, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary of War Crimes Pete
  
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• Finding balance when the holidays arrive

  20-12-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Well, the holidays are upon us, and I always relish this time of year.
  The pace slows, if only a little, and I find myself with more moments to spend with family, reflect on the year that was and imagine the year that is coming.
  It is a season that encourages gratitude and perspective, something that can be hard to maintain during the other 11 months when deals stack up, deadlines tighten and our calendars appear to have a life of their own.
  Looking back on my career, especially those early deca
  
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• Winter storm warning for Yosemite until early Friday evening – gusts to hit 50 mph

  20-12-2025 13:04 via ocregister.com
  
  On Saturday at 4:01 a.m. the National Weather Service released a winter storm warning valid from 4 p.m. until Friday Dec. 26, at 4 p.m. for Yosemite.
  According to the NWS Hanford CA, “Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 8 feet. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.”
  “Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches,” the NWS said. “I
  
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• Canyon beats Villa Park as the schools renew their boys basketball rivalry

  20-12-2025 07:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Nate Chung #24 of the Villa Park Spartans and Dean Dohrmann #3 of the Canyon Comanches go for the ball. Villa Park played Canyon in a boys basketball game at Sonora High School on December 19, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Jorden Salem #12 of the Villa Park Spartans, left, and Pierce Haugen #21 of the Canyon Comanches go for the ball. Villa Park played Canyon in a boys basketball game at Sonora High School on December 19, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by J
  
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• Boys basketball rivalry renewed, Canyon beats Villa Park

  20-12-2025 07:53 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA – It was just like old times.
  The Canyon and Villa Park boys basketball teams had not played each other for three years. Their rivalry was among the fiercer ones in Orange County sports for many seasons, including when they were in the same league.
  Releaguing separated the two programs. Canyon and Villa Park met again on the basketball court at Sonora High for the final game Friday of the two-day Challenge For CHOC boys and girls basketball fundraising event that concludes Saturda
  
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• Fairmont Prep girls basketball collects ‘gritty’ win against Mater Dei

  20-12-2025 07:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA new team could be atop the Orange County girls basketball rankings next week.
  Adyra Rajan scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as Fairmont Prep overcame foul trouble for a 63-48 victory against Mater Dei at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Mesa, Ariz. on Friday.
  Mater Dei (7-2), ranked No. 1 in Orange County, suffered its first defeat to a county opponent since January 2022 when
  
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• San Juan Hills girls basketball cruises to victory over Trabuco Hills

  20-12-2025 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The San Juan Hills and Trabuco Hills girls basketball teams no longer play in the same league, but the result of Friday’s game between the two teams was a familiar one.
  San Juan Hills cruised to a 58-47 win over Trabuco Hills in a nonleague game at San Juan Hills High.
  The teams were South Coast League foes the past three seasons, but Trabuco Hills now plays in the Sea View League. San Juan Hills (10-4) has won 11 consecutive games against the Mustangs dating ba
  
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• Jason Robertson, Stars crush Ducks with 8-goal effort

  20-12-2025 07:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — It was a Friday Night Fight at Honda Center between two of the West Conference’s best teams, but the Ducks never answered the bell against the Dallas Stars, who coasted to an 8-3 victory.
  The Ducks remained in a points tie for first place in the Pacific Division, but the Vegas Golden Knights now have three games in hand. Dallas has gone 11-2-1 in its past 14 decisions and trails only Colorado Avalanche in the Central Division as well as the league standings overall.
  Ryan Po
  
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• Anthony Joshua dominates Jake Paul in 6th-round knockout

  20-12-2025 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night.
  The two-time heavyweight champion displayed why he is one of the sport’s elite punchers when he dropped the fading Paul twice in the fifth round.
  Sensing the YouTuber was finished, Joshua rocked him with a right uppercut early in the sixth. The native of England then floored Paul with a combination to the head.
  Although Paul (12-2) reached his feet again, Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs)
  
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• Kings trade struggling Phillip Danault to Canadiens

  20-12-2025 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings traded center Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick, originally owned by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  There was no salary retained on the deal, which means the Kings shed $5.5 million off their cap for this season and next.
  RG Media’s Marco D’Amico reported earlier this week that Danault had not only requested a trade, but requested it prior to the one-week roster freeze set to take effect Saturday. On Friday, the Kings honor
  
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• Sonora boys basketball clamps down on defense to hold off Huntington Beach

  20-12-2025 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA — The Sonora boys basketball team built a double-digit lead in the second quarter of its nonleague game against Huntington Beach played on at Sonora High School. Huntington Beach made a run early in the third to get to within three.
  That’s when the Raiders, who are ranked No. 21 in Orange County, clamped down on defense, quickly built the lead back up and came away with a 70-57 victory.
  The contest was part of the third annual Challenge for CHOC, a two-day showcase even
  
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• UCLA pulls away from Cal Poly but faces more defensive questions

  20-12-2025 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team might be one of those squads that plays to the level of its opponents. There’s a significant enough sample size to suggest so. The Bruins have hung with two top-10 teams, while playing multiple mid-majors frighteningly close.
  On opening night, UCLA edged Eastern Washington. Two games later, the Bruins allowed West Georgia to make a baker’s dozen of 3-point shots. On Friday, they essentially slept through the first 20 minutes, t
  
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• Belmont’s 3-point barrage buries UC Irvine men in 2nd half

  20-12-2025 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — This was supposed to be a game between two of the stingiest defensive teams in the country. UC Irvine came into Friday night’s game as the nation’s second-ranked team in field goal percentage defense, while Belmont was eighth.
  But by the end, the only ones stopping the Anteaters were themselves as they stumbled to an 84-58 loss to Belmont in a matchup of mid-major programs with NCAA Tournament hopes.
  There were moments early on when both teams looked the part as t
  
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• CFP: Alabama rallies past Oklahoma, will face No. 1 Indiana in Rose Bowl

  20-12-2025 06:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
  NORMAN, Okla. — Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma, 34-24, on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
  Alabama freshman Lotzeir Brooks, who did not score a touchdown in the regular season, scored two and had season highs of five catches and 79 yards.
  It was the third meeting between the schools in 13 months. Oklahoma defeated Alabama, 24-3,
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Dec. 19

  20-12-2025 04:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Dec. 19.
  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.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  BOYS SOCCER
  SUNSET LEAGUE
  Marina 2, Corona del Mar 1 (2OT)
  NONLEAGUE
  Pacifica Christian 2, Capistrano Valley Christian 0
  Southlands Chris
  
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• Irvine couple with jewelry businesses hid $127 million in cash from the IRS, feds say

  20-12-2025 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  An Irvine couple accused of failing to file IRS forms for more than $127 million in cash from their precious metal businesses in the downtown Los Angeles’ Jewelry District have pleaded guilty to criminal charges, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19.
  Alex Nguyen, 50, and Sam Nguyen, 52, owned various businesses that bought and sold precious metals, including Newport Gold Post, Sam Bullion and Coin, AAPS Bullion and Goldtech Assay Laboratory LLC, which did business as Infinity,
  
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