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• Kings fall to Lightning to open a new year

  02-01-2026 04:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– If the Kings’ New Year’s resolution was improving their last-ranked power play, they got 2026 off on the right foot.
  If it was to win more games at home, and overall, then they fell very, very flat.
  They converted twice with the extra man for the first time all season en route to a 5-3 loss over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday evening.
  They led 3-2 with 3:20 to play, but ceded two goals in 98 seconds off Lightning players storming th
  
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• Last year’s odd economy in five charts, and what to watch for in 2026

  04-01-2026 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose.
  Last year’s odd outcomes raise a host of questions for the upcoming year: Will a growing economy eventually boost the sluggish job market? Or are last year’s weak job gains a sign of a stumbling economy that could get worse?
  There is another uncomfortable possibility: The economy could keep growi
  
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• Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

  04-01-2026 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER
  MIAMI (AP) — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama’s Manuel Noriega.
  Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day after Noriega was removed by American forces. And as was the case with the Panamanian leader, lawyers for Maduro are expected to co
  
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• More rain expected through Tuesday in LA area, Thursday in Inland Empire

  04-01-2026 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Rainfall, heavy at times, is expected to continue Sunday in Southern California and remain at least through Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, with wet conditions and gray skies forecast to remain all the way to Thursday in the Inland Empire, according to the National Weather Service.
  The Sunday forecast also includes a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, with highs in the low 60s.
  “Rain and high elevation snow will affect the area through Sunday as a couple of storm systems move over
  
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• Probe sought after man killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge on New Year’s Eve

  04-01-2026 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles civil rights leaders are calling for an independent investigation into the New Year’s Eve shooting death of a man by an off-duty ICE agent at the apartment complex where both men resided.
  “We believe that Keith Porter Jr. was unjustly shot and killed by an overzealous off-duty ICE agent,” said Najee Ali of Project Islamic Hope. “In a public statement, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that Porter Jr. was an ‘active shooter.’ That claim is
  
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• After 8-hour standoff in Irvine, man accused of vandalizing cars surrenders to police

  04-01-2026 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A 47-year-old vandalism suspect holed up inside a condo in Irvine for more than 8 hours surrendered to police, following a standoff that began Saturday morning, authorities said.
  The officers first went to the condo in the 700 block of Timberwood at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to talk to the man about allegedly vandalizing “multiple vehicles,” Irvine Police Department spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said.
  “The suspect refused to answer,” he said.
  That led officers to get a warrant for the
  
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• Police officer critically injured, hit by a vehicle during foot pursuit in Garden Grove

  04-01-2026 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  A police officer was critically injured Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle during a foot pursuit of an assault with a deadly weapon suspect in Garden Grove, authorities said.
  Around 12:05 a.m. Sunday, officers were in the area of Brookhurst Street and Stanford Avenue investigating an assault with a deadly weapon call when they attempted to detain a man allegedly armed with a knife, who was involved in an altercation, according to a Garden Grove Police Department statement.
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• Santa Anita rained out again Sunday, set to resume racing Thursday

  04-01-2026 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita horse racing was canceled again Sunday as a rainy period in Southern California stretched to nearly two weeks.
  The track in Arcadia had also called off racing Saturday. It’s scheduled to resume Thursday, the first of two Thursday cards added to make up for rainouts.
  The announcement by Santa Anita management came shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday. As of 8:30, Los Alamitos hadn’t yet announced if its Sunday night quarter-horse and thoroughbred races would go ahead after Saturday
  
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• Santa Anita, Los Alamitos rained out again Sunday

  04-01-2026 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita horse racing was canceled again Sunday as a rainy period in Southern California stretched to nearly two weeks.
  The track in Arcadia had also called off racing Saturday. It’s scheduled to resume Thursday, the first of two Thursday cards added to make up for rainouts.
  The announcement by Santa Anita management came shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.
  Los Alamitos later announced its quarter-horse and thoroughbred races were canceled for the second straight night on Sunday.
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• Santa Anita cancels Sunday racing card because of rain

  04-01-2026 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing today (Sunday, Jan. 4) as the final round of strong storms pushes out of the Southern California area.  The storm has dropped more than 10 inches of rain on the Arcadia track since an atmospheric river began pummeling the West Coast on Dec. 23, the track announced in a release Sunday morning.
  “The weather is set to improve significantly by Monday, and we don’t have any rain in sight for the next 10 days or so,” said Nate Newby, San
  
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• Photo Essay: Above Orange County — its a different perspective 300 feet up

  04-01-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Three hundred feet isn’t very far. It’s the length of a football field. If you move 100 yards to the right or left, your perspective doesn’t change much, but go up in the air that same distance and it’s a whole different world you are looking down upon.
  Whether it’s Orange County freeways crisscrossing over each other, how late afternoon shadows cast or the pattern created by lights at night, a little height can make chaos look like structured order — symmetry
  
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• Senior Moments: A twister gets too close for comfort

  04-01-2026 16:29 via ocregister.com
  
  “Get in the closet now!” Sara screamed at me, “We just got a tornado alert.”
  I was resting in bed recovering from a bad cold when she burst into my bedroom. I didn’t even grasp what she was saying until she handed me my cane and ushered me into my long narrow walk-in closet.
  “Wait, you’ll need a chair,” she said dragging one across the room. “We may be in here for a while,” She sat me in the chair closest to the closet door and huddled
  
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• Win some, lose some: It’s not always easy being a kid in the O.C.

  04-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It is easier to build strong children, statesman Frederick Douglass once observed, than to repair broken men.
  We have a decidedly mixed report card on this front in Orange County, as the county’s latest “Annual Report on the Conditions of Children” illustrates in dispassionate — if somewhat passion-inducing — facts and figures.
  There are several positive signs. More than 90% of all pregnancies include prenatal care; vaccination rates are high; kids have more access
  
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• 7 things you may not know about dividends

  04-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Amy C. Arnott of Morningstar
  I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got:
  What should I know about reinvested dividends and wash sales?
  Reinvesting dividends means purchasing additional shares, which can complicate sales or tax-loss harvesting in taxable accounts. The IRS’ wash-sale rules prohibit claiming a tax loss after a sale if you’ve
  
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• Family of Orange County man who died in ICE detention sues prison operator

  04-01-2026 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The parents of an Orange County man who died of sepsis in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody is suing the operator and medical provider of a Mojave Desert detention center that houses detainees facing possible deportation.
  Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, of Westminster died on Sept. 22 at Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville, a day after he was transferred there from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center and 37 days in custody. He had complained for weeks of pain in his abdomina
  
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• If California is an economic powerhouse, then where are the jobs?

  04-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a new year, a time for resolutions and fresh starts. Of course, only 9 percent of people who declare New year’s resolutions ultimately fulfill them. Most will give up before January ends. Such a dour outlook is a bit of a wet blanket, but it is apropos for California’s economic prospects in the coming year.
  Our political leaders optimistically crow about the state’s future. Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the state “an economic powerhouse.” From Biotech Beach in
  
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• New Year reset: Starting 2026 with clarity and a renewed inner compass

  04-01-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  January has a way of tempting us into big declarations. New goals. New routines. New commitments.
  This year will be different, we tell ourselves. And in many ways, it can be.
  But after working with leaders, professionals, and families over the years, I’ve noticed something important: A new year doesn’t feel new unless you feel renewed.
  Without an internal reset, you may find yourself repeating old patterns, reacting to old stress or carrying the emotional residue of last year straigh
  
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• William W. Bedsworth: Reflections on the Great Leader’s first year back

  04-01-2026 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Well, that was quite a year, wasn’t it? I’ve been given a thousand words to sum up all of President Donald Trump’s great accomplishments during the last twelve months. I thought that would be easy until they told me I couldn’t use curse words.
  But let’s give it a try. I’ve still got nine hundred and fifty words. Let’s start with January.
  The president told us he was going to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his administration. His position on t
  
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• Susan Shelley: Trump’s first year back was a victory for America

  04-01-2026 12:59 via ocregister.com
  
  A president’s second term is four years long on the calendar, but in some ways, it’s only one year. The second year is absorbed by the midterm elections for all of Congress and one-third of the Senate, and that’s not conducive to getting anything done except fundraising.
  After the midterm elections are over, the focus gradually shifts to the next presidential election, and the incumbent president increasingly limps like a lame duck.
  So a president who is inaugurated for a secon
  
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• Harmony Golightly leads Mater Dei girls basketball past Nevada’s Democracy Prep

  04-01-2026 08:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — The challenges for Mater Dei’s girls basketball team extend beyond playing without All-County forward and South Carolina signee Kaeli Wynn.
  While season-ending knee surgery has been a blow for Wynn and the Monarchs, the team also is navigating a national schedule with limited returning experience.
  Mater Dei pushed forward with another test at the Matt Denning Hoops Classic on Satur
  
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• Alexander: UCLA, USC show women’s basketball is thriving in L.A.

  04-01-2026 07:35 via ocregister.com
  
  USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb calls a play as they play UCLA in Westwood, CA Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
  Reggie Miller and older sister Cheryl Miller attend the UCLA women’s basketball game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, CA Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
  UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close leads her team to a win over USC at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion
  
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• Clippers’ winning streak ends against Jaylen Brown, Celtics

  04-01-2026 07:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, right, shoots a as Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, shoots as Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, left, steals the ball from Clippers
  
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• Clippers’ winning streak ends against Celtics

  04-01-2026 07:17 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — A victory against another top team would have put an exclamation mark on the league’s longest current winning streak. Instead, the Boston Celtics threw a large heap of reality on the Clippers’ feel-good run with a 146-115 defeat on Saturday.
  The 31-point defeat, in front of a packed Intuit Dome, ended a six-game winning streak that began 15 days ago.
  The Clippers gave themselves several chances, cutting the lead to single digits at various points, but each time the
  
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• Majstorovic leads Long Beach State past Cal Poly for 1st Big West win

  04-01-2026 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Petar Majstorovic scored a career-high 25 points to go with 10 rebounds, and the Long Beach State men’s basketball team turned in a solid defensive effort to beat Cal Poly, 74-66, for its first Big West Conference win of the season.
  Long Beach built a 12-point lead by halftime and extended the margin to 25 midway through the second half before the Mustangs cut into the gap down the stretch in a game that was played in LBSU’s auxiliary facility – the Gold Mine
  
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• USC’s Londynn Jones returns to Pauley Pavilion with no hard feelings

  04-01-2026 06:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close wrote letters to all of the players who had transferred and tucked them in with the Final Four rings, which were to be mailed out individually.
  “I teared up,” Close told reporters after Saturday’s win over USC. “Londynn will always be a part of our journey here, and this building process includes her even though she’s wearing a different jersey right now.”
  Londynn Jones played the first three s
  
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• Kings hang on to beat Wild in shootout

  04-01-2026 06:27 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Kings’ recent inability to hold leads took a backseat to their ability to gain them as they had five separate one-goal edges in a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening.
  The Kings’ quality win, their second in six chances against the Central Division’s tremendous triumvirate of Colorado, Dallas and Minnesota, was their third triumph in 11 games overall.
  Samuel Helenius scored a goal, as did Adrian Kempe,
  
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• Appeals panel says California’s ban on open carry of guns in more populated counties is unconstitutional

  04-01-2026 05:44 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional.
  The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges found that the state’s policy of limiting open carry to counties with a population of less than 200,000 is inconsistent with the Second Amendment.
  “California’s legal regime is a complete ban on open c
  
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• Seahawks secure No. 1 seed in NFC, division title with dominant win over 49ers

  04-01-2026 05:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (2) during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
  Seattle Seahawks linebacker Drake Thomas, right, intercepts a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, left, during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V&a
  
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• UC Irvine stifles Cal State Fullerton to remain unbeaten in Big West play

  04-01-2026 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton guard KJ Garris Jr., left, can’t get past UC Irvine guard Tama Isaac as he tries to drive to the basket during a Big West Conference game on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at Fullerton’s Titan Gym. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine center Elijah Chol dunks during a Big West Conference game against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at Fullerton’s Titan Gym. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
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• No. 4 UCLA women rout rival No. 17 USC

  04-01-2026 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s Malia Samuels (10) falls to the floor after fouling UCLA’s Gabriela Jaquez (11) during the second half of an NCCA college basketball game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, CA Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
  UCLA’s Kiki Rice (1) gets around USC’s Vivian Iwuchukwu (0) during the second half of an NCCA college basketball game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, CA Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Andy Holz
  
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