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• Need for term limits

  13-09-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re: “Dems’ DACA dishonesty” [Opinion, Sept. 10]: Thank you for Carl Cannon’s column. The small red header “Could have fixed it 10 years ago” pretty much says it all regarding how bad partisan politics has become. This issue — like health care — that drags on like a cancer until it is too far gone to fix, is a clear reason why term limits are so important.
  If the damage done by career politicians could be limited to three terms, America would be a l
  
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• Boys basketball roundup: Canyon tops Cypress in Crestview League battle

  14-01-2026 07:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Canyon climbed into second place in the Crestview League standings by beating Cypress 66-62 Tuesday in a league game at Canyon High.
  The Comanches (14-7, 2-1) have won three consecutive games and are tied with La Habra for second place behind Crean Lutheran.
  Noah Kim led Canyon in scoring with 18 points and made four 3-pointers. Pierce Haugen scored 15 points and Mohammad El Baba added 12.
  Ryan Gov led Cypress (15-8, 1-2) with 21 points. Gavin Kroll scored 12 points and Ethan Mai had 10.
  In othe
  
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• LeBron James barely misses triple-double as Lakers rout Hawks to end 3-game skid

  14-01-2026 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After a miserable shooting performance the previous night, Lakers coach JJ Redick said the solution to their his team’s woes was simple.
  “Just have to keep shooting, I guess,” Redick said.
  And so they did. LeBron James took 20 shots. Luka Doncic attempted 16 and Jake LaRavia and DeAndre Ayton combined for nearly 20 more. The difference, though, between the previous game and Tuesday night’s was that the Lakers made baskets. A lot of baskets.
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• USC men roll past Maryland after ‘rejuvenation’ during tough trip

  14-01-2026 07:10 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The USC men’s basketball team was two-thirds of the way through a grueling three-game road trip and fresh off of losses to Michigan and Michigan State when head coach Eric Musselman brought his team together in Minneapolis.
  They dined together. They practiced at the Minnesota Timberwolves’ facility. Four nights of breaking bread in Minneapolis united the team and allowed them to pull off an overtime win against Minnesota and, on Tuesday night, return home to Galen
  
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• Ducks defeat Stars to halt 9-game losing streak

  14-01-2026 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Already hemorrhaging goals and short two attackers, the Ducks could ill afford to lose their two most potent offensive forces.
  But they did, and nearly responded with their first shutout of 2025-26 against the A-list Dallas Stars, prevailing, 3-1, on Tuesday night at Honda Center.
  They claimed the season series from Dallas, sandwiching an 8-3 loss between two tight victories over the NHL’s No. 2 team by record.
  The Ducks had given up 45 goals across a nine-game losing strea
  
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• San Clemente girls soccer strikes early to edge Capistrano Valley

  14-01-2026 06:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMISSION VIEJO — San Clemente’s girls soccer players prayed, swayed and sang before taking the pitch Tuesday night to settle a score with Capistrano Valley.
  It didn’t take long for the Tritons’ pregame ritual to look brilliant.
  Center midfielder Elle Schotemeyer scored less than two minutes into the South Coast League match by putting the final touch on a swift counterattack.
  The he
  
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• Mater Dei basketball overwhelmed by St. John Bosco’s third-quarter surge

  14-01-2026 06:54 via ocregister.com
  
  BELLFLOWER – Mater Dei’s opportunity to beat St. John Bosco in a Trinity League boys basketball game Tuesday disappeared quickly in the early minutes of the third quarter.
  St. John Bosco scored 20 points in the first four minutes of the quarter to pull away impressively on its way to an 85-64 win at St. John Bosco High.
  Mater Dei junior Zain Majeed gets off a jump shot against St. John Bosco in Trinity League action in Bellflower on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Howard Freshman,
  
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• LA Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes largest private landowner in the U.S.

  14-01-2026 05:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Stan Kroenke, the rancher and billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets and other major sports teams, is now the largest private landowner in the United States, according to The Land Report, which tracks private land holdings.
  In December, the billionaire purchased 937,000 acres of noncontiguous land in New Mexico, according to the Land Report, making it the largest single land purchase in the U.S. since 2011 and nudging his total holdings to more than 2.7 million acres dotted ac
  
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• Inmate serving life for a fatal cafe shooting in Cypress dies after a fight in prison

  14-01-2026 04:25 via ocregister.com
  
  CYPRESS — A gang member serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting five people in a Cypress cafe, killing one of them, died following a fight with a fellow inmate at a medical facility in Solano County, state corrections officials said Tuesday.
  Stephenson C. Kim (2021 photo courtesy California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
  Stephenson Choi Kim of San Gabriel was convicted of first-degree murder in March 2011 for the March 13, 2004, shooting spree a
  
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• Smash-and-grab robbers hit Brea Mall jewelry store – again

  14-01-2026 03:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A group of people carried out a smash-and-grab robbery on Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, at a jewelry store in the Brea Mall that has been hit repeatedly, authorities said.
  Police officers responded around 11:30 a.m. to Kevin Jewelers after reports that five to eight robbers dressed in all black and wearing masks used hammers to smash display cases and steal jewelry and watches, according to Brea Police Department spokesman Lt. Chris Haddad.
  The group fled the mall in two vehicles, police said. No in
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Jan. 13

  14-01-2026 03:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, Jan. 13
  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.
  GIRLS SOCCER
  EMPIRE LEAGUE
  Katella 4, Valencia 1
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  Rosary 4, Woodbridge 0
  SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
  Western Christian 7, Capistrano Valley Christia
  
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• LA28 officials big on tickets sales pitch, short on details

  14-01-2026 02:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES —Fans can begin registering for the opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Wednesday morning.
  As to what exactly will be available for the fans to purchase, LA28 officials wouldn’t say on Tuesday.
  With approximately 300 former Olympians and the Olympic cauldron in the background during a photo opportunity at the Coliseum to kick off the ticket registration campaign Tuesday afternoon, LA28 officials presented an enthusiastic sales pitch b
  
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• Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested in the Hollywood area after reported altercation with rideshare driver

  14-01-2026 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Actor Kiefer Sutherland, best known for his work on the drama “24” and in films including “Flatliners” and “Stand By Me,” was free on bail Tuesday following his arrest in the Hollywood area.
  The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.
  According to county j
  
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• Laguna Beach mid-century home with an indoor pool seeks $13.5M

  14-01-2026 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The indoor pool. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The indoor poolarea’s upper wing. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  A view of the house and its wraparound patio. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The living room. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The view from the living room. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The dining room. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The dining room view. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The home boasts sweeping ocean views. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The primary bedroom. (Photo by Josh Gunter)
  The indoor pool can be seen in this twilight
  
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• Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

  14-01-2026 02:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM LEE BREWER
  The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week.
  Related Articles Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, testing th
  
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• All 5 starting offensive linemen returning for USC next season

  14-01-2026 02:11 via ocregister.com
  
  USC right guard Alani Noa has re-signed with the team, meaning that all five starting linemen are returning next season.
  The transaction was announced on the USC football program’s official social media channels on Tuesday afternoon.
  “It’s always a good thing when you get guys that come back, just because we’ve already got chemistry,” offensive lineman Tobias Raymond told reporters in mid-December, after two linemen had already agreed to return.
  “You don&rsquo
  
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• 6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon

  14-01-2026 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By CEDAR ATTANASIO
  SEATTLE (AP) — Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose — and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them.
  Related Articles Attorneys give dueling narratives to open ‘au pair affair’ double murder trial in Virginia Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at
  
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• Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers

  14-01-2026 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By SARAH RAZA
  Two Minneapolis residents who have been monitoring immigration officers’ actions during the Trump administration’s latest crackdown say they were detained without charge for several hours in distressing conditions, denied phone calls, and pressured to rat out protest organizers and people living in the country illegally.
  Related Articles House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, te
  
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• Jamboree Housing using key California strategy to provide Medicaid services, despite Trump cuts

  14-01-2026 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By Mark Kreidler | KFF Health News
  When Virginia Guevara moved into a studio apartment in Orange County in 2024 after nearly a decade of homelessness, she needed far more than a roof and a bed.
  Scattered visits to free clinics notwithstanding, Guevara hadn’t had a full medical checkup in years. She required dental work. She wanted to start looking for a job. And she was overwhelmed by the maze of paperwork needed simply to get her off the street, much less to make any of the other things h
  
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• Shuttered Westminster Mall interior has been defaced and vandalized

  14-01-2026 01:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Since the Westminster Mall’s more than 40 interior shops closed in late October, the Westminster Police Department has received more than 400 calls about trespassing, vandalism and other illicit activity, with 54 people being arrested on the property now in a holding pattern awaiting redevelopment.
  The bulk of the arrests were this past weekend, police spokesperson Andy Stowers said. Over just two days, 30 people were arrested for vandalizing the mall.
  “I think the videos are making
  
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• House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations

  14-01-2026 01:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s long-running desire to “make showers great again” by voting to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads.
  Related Articles Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, testing the limits of shield laws Justice Department accuses judge of abusing power in questioning prosecutor’s authority Justice Depar
  
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• Orange County seeks to dismiss Cal Fire’s $32 million claim for Airport Fire reimbursement

  14-01-2026 01:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County has filed a court motion to dismiss Cal Fire’s claim that it is owed $32 million to cover the costs associated with fighting the 2024 Airport fire.
  The state agency’s complaint is “fatally defective” because the specific state laws that allow for the reimbursement of firefighting costs do not apply to the county, the motion, called a demurrer, filed Jan. 12 says.
  The county’s attorneys argue the state’s Health and Safety Code “provides the
  
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• US home sales remain near fastest pace since 2023

  14-01-2026 00:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michael Sasso | Bloomberg
  Sales of new homes in the US were little changed in October but remain near the strongest pace since 2023 as builders lured anxious customers with price cuts and incentives.
  New single-family home sales eased 0.1% to an annual rate of 737,000 following a 3.8% September increase, according to government data released Tuesday. The report, which included the first estimate of September sales, was delayed by the record-long federal shutdown.
  Also see: Trump’s bid t
  
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• Attorneys give dueling narratives to open ‘au pair affair’ double murder trial in Virginia

  14-01-2026 00:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By OLIVIA DIAZ
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who was having an affair with his family’s Brazilian au pair used an elaborate scheme to lure an unsuspecting man to the house as part of a plan to kill his wife, prosecutors said in opening statements on Tuesday.
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• Stingrays put surfers in hot water at Bolsa Chica State Beach

  14-01-2026 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Roland Sands was just wrapping up his surf session at Bolsa Chica State Beach when he got nailed.
  He knew instantly what the sharp pain was — just a week earlier, he had been hit by a stingray on his other foot. So he knew the drill, hobbling up to the lifeguard headquarters to stick his foot in a tub of piping hot water.
  “It’s like a party,” he said of the group of about eight surfers sitting around on Monday morning, all hanging out and waiting until the stingray’
  
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• Protester blinded after getting shot by Homeland Security officer in Santa Ana, he says

  14-01-2026 00:15 via ocregister.com
  A protester was permanently blinded in their left eye after a Department of Homeland Security officer fired a nonlethal round from close range during a confrontation on Friday night, Jan. 9, outside the federal building in Santa Ana, a social justice group said on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
  Local members of Dare to Struggle, which bills itself as an organization that fights injustice, gathered outside the Santa Ana City Jail to speak out against actions by the DHS officers. One of them was arrested at Fr
  
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• Orange County boys soccer top 10: Mater Dei moves into No. 1 position

  14-01-2026 00:09 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Jan. 12)
  1. Mater Dei 9-0: The Monarchs are in first place in the Trinity League with a 3-0 league record that includes last week’s 2-0 win over Servite. James Obleda and Santiago Schelotto scored the goals for the Monarchs in the victory. Previous ranking: 2
  2. Servite 7-4: The Friars were led by Gregg Gonzalez’s two goals as they beat JSerra 2-0 in a Trinity League game. They also lost to Mater Dei 2-0 in a league game. Previous ran
  
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• Clippers’ Jordan Miller making sure people take notice of his game

  14-01-2026 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s easy to lump Jordan Miller into the Clippers’ corps of young players. The 6-foot-2 guard hangs out with them, doesn’t look much older than the rookies and possesses the same determination to make an impact on the Clippers.
  But Miller isn’t a kid. He’s about to turn 26 years old, has been in the league for three seasons and played 62 games at the NBA level. Miller might not have much game experience, but it’s clear to him that he deserves a permanent spot
  
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• U.S. cancer survivor ranks grow as detection rises and deaths drop

  13-01-2026 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jessica Nix
  Bloomberg
  More Americans are living with cancer as death rates continue to decline, thanks to improved detection methods and better treatment options.
  Seven out of 10 people survived for five years after a diagnosis during 2015-2021 across all cancers, a key goal of therapy, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report released Tuesday. The improvement extended to more aggressive types, with higher survival rates for myeloma, liver and lung cancers compared with
  
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• CHOC doctor: How to talk to your child about suicide

  13-01-2026 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dr. Micaela Thordarson
  Contributing Columnist 
  Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24. And over the past decade, kids between 8 and 12 have experienced the sharpest increase in suicidal thoughts.
  More than ever, it’s critical for parents to talk to their children about suicide.
  As a manager of outpatient clinics that treat suicidal children, I’m often asked about the reasons behind this devastating mental health
  
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