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• Max Hazzard delivers career performance as UC Irvine hammers Denver

  16-12-2018 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Max Hazzard’s performance Saturday night would easily fit into a book written by Dr. Seuss: He scored from here, he scored from there, he scored from everywhere.
  The redshirt junior and grandson of the late UCLA great Walt Hazzard scored a career-high 32 points in UC Irvine’s 86-52 rout of Denver at the Bren Center, making 11 of 19 3-point shots, also career highs on a night when the Anteaters rewrote their season-best lists.
  Hazzard had eight 3-pointers and 23 points in the first ha
  
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• Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks up to 6.22%, but remains close to its low for the year

  11-12-2025 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer
  The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year.
  Related Articles Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool OC has 60 million-dollar ZIPs. How does yours rank? US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems A sell-off for Oracle weighs on Wall Street even as Dow jumps 400 points Car prices are going
  
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• Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

  11-12-2025 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding that Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of Uvira.
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• Free holiday things to do with your annoying relatives in Southern California

  11-12-2025 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  We’re all lucky to live in such a beautiful setting, with the ocean on one side and the mountains on the other. Not to mention the mild climate and world-famous attractions. And, of course, that’s why your relatives all want to descend upon you for the holidays, right?  But surprise! This can be stressful, even if you actually like them. We’re here to help.
  Here are tried-and-true things you can do with your relatives — or places you can send them — to keep the
  
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• Howard’s Appliance lists $17.2M in liabilities in bankruptcy filing

  11-12-2025 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Howard's Appliance Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection late Wednesday, Dec. 10 in Los Angeles, listing up to $17.2 million in liabilities. Seen here is the company headquarters in City of Industry where the gates were locked last week. (Pat Maio/Southern California News Group)
  Howard’s Appliance Inc., the longstanding retail chain in Southern California that cited tariffs and declining consumer spending for its collapse, filed for bankruptcy protection late Wednesday, Dec. 10, listing up
  
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• High-stakes Indiana redistricting vote tests Republican resistance to Trump’s demands

  11-12-2025 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By ISABELLA VOLMERT
  Indiana state senators are expected to cast a decisive vote Thursday on a redrawn congressional map after months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting, however the outcome in the Republican-controlled chamber is still uncertain.
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• Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions

  11-12-2025 17:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the country’s most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action.
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• Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

  11-12-2025 17:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Associated Press
  Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two companies announced on Thursday.
  The agreement makes the Walt Disney Co. the first major content licensing partner for Sora, which uses generative artificial intelligence to create short videos.
  Under the three-year licensing deal, fans will be able to use Sora to generate
  
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• MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

  11-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE KARNOWSKI
  SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) — Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
  “I’ll leave no town unturned in Minnesota,” Lindell told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of a news conference set for Thursday.
  He said he has a record of s
  
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• How polyphenol-rich foods can help support your health and wellness goals

  11-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Winter brings a unique combination of shorter days, cooler temperatures and increased exposure to seasonal stressors that can influence overall wellness, cardiovascular health and immunity.
  Polyphenols are drawing renewed attention for their potential to support winter wellness. These naturally occurring plant compounds, found in colorful fruit, vegetables, tea, coffee, cocoa, whole grains, nuts and spices, have long been studied for their health-promoting properties. As we enter the winter holi
  
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• Judge to decide degree of media access in Charlie Kirk killing case

  11-12-2025 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
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• When is the right time to prune rose bushes in Southern California?

  11-12-2025 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and occasionally bloom throughout the winter.
  Although roses sometimes don’t go completely dormant, they experience a period of slow growth and partial dormancy in the winter months. When the days become shorter and cooler, buds and flowers may still be present, but not in substantial numbers. Leaves may start to fall, but the plant will usually keep some around in the vain hope t
  
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• Anaheim police ID alleged drunk driver who hit, injured Anaheim High students

  11-12-2025 17:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A 27-year-old man who was allegedly driving drunk when he veered off of an Anaheim street and crashed into a group of high school athletes on a training run Wednesday afternoon was identified by police Thursday, Dec. 11, as Anthony Alva-Palafox of Anaheim.
  The athletes, members of Anaheim High School’s track team, were standing on the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and North Street waiting for the signal to turn when Alva-Palafox, driving southbound on Harbor in an orange Toyota Coro
  
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• OC has 60 million-dollar ZIPs. How does yours rank?

  11-12-2025 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County had 60 million-dollar ZIP codes in the third quarter, unchanged from a year earlier.
  There were 4,764 sales combined in communities with five or more sales, with a median selling price of $1 million, according to Attom data. That’s up 2% from the previous year and accounted for 75% of countywide sales. The busiest seven-figure ZIP was Laguna Niguel 92677 with 207 sales.
  Prices ranged from $5.63 million in Newport Coast 92657 to $1.01 million in Anaheim 92807.
  There were 25 ZI
  
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• LA is America’s top ‘Judicial Hellhole’

  11-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It is that time of year again. The American Tort Reform Foundation has published its annual Judicial Hellholes report evaluating jurisdictions “where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner.”
  California as a state has long held the distinction of topping out the list either as the top “Judicial Hellhole” or at least in the top five due to its unjust, plaintiff-friendly civil justice system.
  Citing a 2024 esti
  
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• Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

  11-12-2025 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.
  U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately.
  “Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority,” the jud
  
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• US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

  11-12-2025 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
  RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.
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• Farmers got more money from Trump. They still have more problems

  11-12-2025 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
  RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.
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• Anaheim police ID man shot, killed by officer during gang-enforcement confrontation

  11-12-2025 16:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The 19-year-old shot and killed by Anaheim police while officers worked a gang-enforcement assignment last week was identified as Alberto Arzola, authorities said.
  A second man was hit with a beanbag round while possibly tampering with evidence.
  Two Anaheim officers were working in the 800 block of South Philadelphia Street about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, when they attempted to talk with a group of people in front of a home, Sgt. Matt Sutter said.
  “The area has a long history of docum
  
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• MAP: Forget coffee, these 5 hot chocolates deserve the spotlight this winter

  11-12-2025 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Let’s face it, winter in Southern California isn’t as chilly as the rest of the country, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want that cozy, warm feeling we get from sipping a hot beverage this season.
  Coffee may get all the hype for its caffeinated boost, but hot chocolate deserves its own high praise.
  The hot chocolate we know today didn’t appear overnight; it evolved over centuries. Mesoamericans such as the Mayans and Aztecs believed that chocolate was a divine gift
  
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• Watch: Senators question military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments

  11-12-2025 16:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER, BEN FINLEY and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators for the first time are questioning military leaders over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, an extraordinary move by the White House that has led to legal challenges as well as questions about states’ rights and the use of the military on U.S. soil.Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was expected to feature tough questi
  
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• How icon Googoosh overcame the Iranian revolution’s attempt to silence her

  11-12-2025 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Googoosh was one of Iran’s most famous women, a child star who grew up to become a bona fide pop culture phenomenon. She released hit albums, starred in acclaimed films and saw women style their hair like hers.But the Iranian Revolution changed everything: She was imprisoned and, upon her release, essentially silenced for 21 years. It wasn’t until 2000 that she was able to leave the country and begin performing again. So, at the dawn of the millennium,
  
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• Washington state under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations

  11-12-2025 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By CEDAR ATTANASIO and CLAIRE RUSH, Associated Press
  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on a highway and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands of residents could face evacuation orders.
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• Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them

  11-12-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Stephanie Armour, Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News
  Maddy Olcott plans to start a career once she graduates from college. But the junior at the State University of New York-Purchase College is so far not planning to start a family — even with the Trump administration dangling inducements like thousand-dollar “baby bonuses” or cheaper infertility drugs.
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• A sharp drop for Oracle keeps Wall Street in check as most US stocks rise

  11-12-2025 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising on Thursday, but a drop for Oracle is holding Wall Street back as investors question whether its big spending on artificial-intelligence technology will pay off.
  Related Articles Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 last week as concerns about labor market persist Open AI, Microsoft face
  
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• ‘Modern-day Red Scare’ at Chapman?

  11-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A student walks past the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University in Orange on Thursday, September 5, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Scrawled in colorful chalk in front of Chapman University’s library last year: “(Expletive) Israel.”
  Vulgar. Crude. Highly objectionable.
  But…
  Is it harassment? Anti-Semitic? Should the university be held responsible for it, and similar iterations?
  Folks who passionately believe in the “I may hate what y
  
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• Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?

  11-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Luke Ramseth, The Detroit News
  New car prices didn’t spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring, as some experts and dealers projected.
  Related Articles US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say Trump’s
  
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• Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US

  11-12-2025 15:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press
  MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term.
  Related Articles Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democr
  
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• Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

  11-12-2025 15:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG, Associated Press
  AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of history and memory, thousands should have crossed by now. But the tundra is empty, save for the mountains looming on the horizon — the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
  Days after Patte
  
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• US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 last week as concerns about labor market persist

  11-12-2025 14:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years despite growing concern over the health of the labor market.
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