• Letters: ‘Remembered War’

    Letters: ‘Remembered War’
    The Korean War armistice stopped that terrible war on July 27, 1953. This year is the 64th anniversary of a war too often referred to as the “Forgotten War.” For three long, destructive years that war was fought in rugged mountainous terrain, under miserably hot and often frigid weather conditions against a committed enemy. Nearly 37,000 young American soldiers were killed in this war. More than 4,000 Americans were captured and thousands more were wounded. Too often, when our wars a
  • Families of 2 men killed in boat strike sue Trump administration over attack they call ‘unlawful’

    Families of 2 men killed in boat strike sue Trump administration over attack they call ‘unlawful’
    By ERIC TUCKER and BEN FINLEY
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government on Tuesday, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful U.S. military campaign.”
    The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that the administration has launched since September on boats in the Caribbean Sea and easte
  • Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

    Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI
    NEW YORK (AP) — Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.
    In a Tuesday securities filing, San Francisco-based Pinterest said it was making these cuts to support “transformation initiatives” — which include reallocating the company’s resources to AI-focused roles and prioritizing AI-powered products. It said it was also working
  • UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year

    UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year
    By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer
    UPS is planning to cut up to 30,000 operational jobs this year as the package delivery company continues with its turnaround efforts and reducing the number of Amazon shipments that it handles.
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  • Recipe: This Super Bowl snack is scrumptious and easy to prepare

    Recipe: This Super Bowl snack is scrumptious and easy to prepare
    With Super Bowl Sunday approaching, I’m on the lookout for a nosh that is scrumptious and easy to prepare. White cheddar cheese topped with wine-soaked cherries andherbs is the perfect answer.
    The dried cherries need to soak in a mixture of wine, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, herbs de Provence and salt for 2 to 7 days in the fridge, so allow time for this little do-aheadchore.
    White Cheddar with Wine-Soaked Dried Cherries and Herbs
    Yield: Serves 4
    INGREDIENTS
    1/3 cup Merlot, or other dry re
  • New minor gives CSUF students tools to impact their communities

    New minor gives CSUF students tools to impact their communities
    With more than 3 million people calling Orange County home, the 34-city, 948-square-mile region is large, complex and dynamic, said Zia Salim, professor of geography and the environment at Cal State Fullerton.
    The county is also part of a much broader metropolitan area, sharing its northern border with Los Angeles County, making the entire 5,000-plus-square-mile expanse the perfect “classroom” for examination through the lens of urban studies.
    So, it made sense for Salim and Mark Dra
  • Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives

    Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives
    By JON GAMBRELL
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region Monday. President Donald Trump ordered the carriers to move to the Middle East as he threatened military action over its crackdown on nationwide protests.
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  • World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

    World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
    By VANESSA GERA
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at somber events across Europe and beyond to reflect on Nazi Germany’s killing of millions of people.
    International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed across each year on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of the Nazi German death camps. The U.N. General Assembly adopte
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  • Tustin mixologist Derick Santiago builds a new kind of drinking culture

    Tustin mixologist Derick Santiago builds a new kind of drinking culture
    On a recent afternoon in Tustin, Derick Santiago stood behind the bar at his home studio mixing drinks that, at first glance, looked like something you would order at a serious cocktail bar. Two violet-hued in a coup and highball glass, the other tinted orange in a lowball. There was citrus in the air, the bite of ginger and the quiet confidence of an expert who has made these drinks dozens of times before.
    The only difference? Not a drop of alcohol, anywhere in sight.
    Santiago, 39, is the creat
  • India and EU clinch the ‘mother of all deals’ in a historic free trade agreement

    India and EU clinch the ‘mother of all deals’ in a historic free trade agreement
    By RAJESH ROY and SAM McNEIL
    NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the European Union reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties, officials said Tuesday, after nearly two decades of negotiations.
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  • Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States

    Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
    Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
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  • What to know about Gregory Bovino, the commander of Trump’s immigration crackdown

    What to know about Gregory Bovino, the commander of Trump’s immigration crackdown
    By The Associated Press
    The commander of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is leaving the city after federal agents fatally shot two people in less than three weeks.
    Gregory Bovino had been the go-to architect for the large-scale immigration crackdowns ordered by Trump and the public face of his administration’s city-by-city sweeps. The Border Patrol chief led agents in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans before he headed to Minnesota in December for what
  • EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data

    EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data
    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday it’s stepping in to make sure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to Gemini AI services and data as required by the bloc’s flagship digital rulebook.
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  • Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.

    Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.
    By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did.
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  • Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrates Lunar New Year with comedy, music and film

    Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrates Lunar New Year with comedy, music and film
    The Sierra Madre Playhouse is jumping into the Lunar New Year with several shows planned during a multiweek series that will touch on comedy, film, theater, dance and music.
    “With this particular series we wanted to touch on the different genres that we present here. You don’t have to  be Asian American to enjoy these events, these are for everybody in the community,” said Berrie Tsang, company director for the Playhouse.
    The Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 17 but is marked t
  • Kid Cudi is bringing The Rebel Ragers Tour to the Crypto.com Arena

    Kid Cudi is bringing The Rebel Ragers Tour to the Crypto.com Arena
    Kid Cudi has announced The Rebel Ragers Tour, a major 2026 North American run that will take the Grammy Award-winning artist across more than 30 cities.
    Produced by Live Nation, the tour launches April 28 at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix and wraps June 27 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. The tour will make a Los Angeles stop on June 26 at Crypto.com Arena, marking one of Cudi’s largest hometown-area performances in recent years.
    The Rebel Ragers Tour
  • Trump’s use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say

    Trump’s use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
    By KAITLYN HUAMANI, Associated Press Technology Writer
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
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  • Trump administration’s trust and credibility tested in wake of Pretti’s death in Minneapolis

    Trump administration’s trust and credibility tested in wake of Pretti’s death in Minneapolis
    By STEVEN SLOAN
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy didn’t simply criticize the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
    Following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer, the Louisiana Republican warned of broader implications for the federal government.
    “The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake,” Cassidy wrote in a social media post, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homel
  • Watch: Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC

    Watch: Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC
    By GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and ED WHITE, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — An air traffic controller felt a “little overwhelmed” by numerous aircraft around Reagan airport just minutes before an American Airlines jet collided midair last year with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people, an investigator said Tuesday at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing to determine the biggest factors in the crash.
    During the hearing’s early stage
  • Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

    Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press
    Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
    Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It’s the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effect
  • Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics

    Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics
    By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result.
    The central bank’s interest rate-setting committee is almost certain to keep its key short-term rate unchanged at about 3.6%, after three straight quarter-point cuts
  • More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages

    More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
    By RUSS BYNUM and KRISTIN M. HALL
    When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family’s home in Nashville.
    But after she and her husband lost power, trees fell onto their driveway and their wood stove proved no match for the frigid temperatures. Along with their dog, the couple had to be rescued and taken to a warming shelter.
    “I’ve been snowed in up there for almost three
  • Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014

    Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
    By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
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  • ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

    ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
    Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday and advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight.
    The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited risks of nuclear war, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and the increasing use of artificial intelligence witho
  • Dodgers 2026 spring training position preview: catchers

    Dodgers 2026 spring training position preview: catchers
    Dodgers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for spring training on Feb. 12. As we count down the days until camp begins, we are going through the various position groups to give a breakdown of where the roster stands. Today, we look at the catchers. Previously: outfielders.
    2025 RECAP
    Will Smith continued to emerge as possibly the best catcher in the National League. His .296 batting average and .901 OPS were career-highs for a full season – and held up despite a broken hand suff
  • Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process

    Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
    By MIKE CATALINI and STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
    In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear perso
  • Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse’s Minneapolis shooting

    Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse’s Minneapolis shooting
    By SEUNG MIN KIM and HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House’s midterm year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month.
    While in Iowa, the Republican president will make a stop at a local business and then deliver a speech on affordability, White House
  • Amazon Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores closing

    Amazon Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores closing
    Shoppers check out the first Amazon Fresh grocery store in Woodland Hills. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
    An Amazon Fresh supermarket has opened in Whittier at the site of a former Orchard Supply Hardware store. The store, at 15225 Whittier Blvd. in Friendly Hills Marketplace, is the e-commerce giant’€™s sixth grocery location in Southern California. The others are in Woodland Hills, Porter Ranch, Irvine, North Hollywood and Northridge. (Courtesy of Ree
  • Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

    Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
    By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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  • ICE agents to have security role at Milan Cortina Olympics

    ICE agents to have security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
    By TRISHA THOMAS and DAVID BILLER, The Associated Press
    MILAN (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The Associated Press independently confirmed the information with two officials at the embassy.
    The officials who confirmed ICE participation on Tuesday said that federal ICE agents would support diplomatic se

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