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• New iPhone ‘do not disturb’ feature will help you avoid using the device

  04-06-2018 13:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michael Liedtke and Ryan Nakashima, The Associated Press 
  Apple introduced new controls for limiting how much time customers spend on their devices as the company tackles criticism that its devices are becoming increasingly addictive and distracting.
  The controls allow users to set “Do Not Disturb” modes on their phones, such as at night or during trips to the playground with their kids. During that time, app notifications will be blocked from showing up on the home screen. A
  
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• Clippers’ Yanic Konan Niederhäuser selected for Rising Stars event

  27-01-2026 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers rookie Yanic Konan Niederhäuser has been selected for the 2026 Rising Stars event, representing the San Diego Clippers on the seven-player G League roster.
  The annual showcase of top young players will compete in a mini-tournament with four teams and three games spotlighting the league’s top rookies and second-year standouts. The tournament will be played on Friday, Feb. 13, as part of All-Star Weekend at the Intuit Dome.
  The new format will have three teams of seven, while t
  
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• Suspect in Stanton drive-by shooting of teen boys extradited from Vietnam to face murder and other charges

  27-01-2026 01:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A suspect in a 2025 drive-by shooting targeting rival gang members that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured a 13-year-old boy in Stanton has been returned to the United States from Vietnam to face charges, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Jan. 26.
  The suspect, 21-year-old Quoc-Bao Viet Le, fled to Hong Kong and then Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam days after the July 2025 shooting and was returned to the United States on Jan. 21 and booked into the Orange County Ja
  
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• Officer fatally shoots an aggressive raccoon on a New York boardwalk

  27-01-2026 01:14 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police officer who fatally shot a raccoon that aggressively charged toward people has been placed on modified duty while the matter is reviewed.
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• 315 Kindred caregivers to strike at 2 Orange County hospitals

  27-01-2026 01:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Three hundred union caregivers at hospitals in Brea and Westminster are planning a three-day strike Tuesday, Jan. 27.The strike is based on an unfair labor practice charge filed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers against the two Kindred hospitals. NUHW alleges that Kindred used cameras to illegally conduct surveillance on its workers.
  The strike involves 315 nurses, nursing assistants, housekeepers and respiratory therapists — 155 at Kindred Hospital Brea at 875 N. Brea Blvd. and
  
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• Mom arrested after baby falls out of SUV in Fullerton, police say

  27-01-2026 01:02 via ocregister.com
  
  A 35-year-old La Habra mother has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after her 19-month-old baby fell out of her moving SUV while making a left turn through a Fullerton intersection with another vehicle close on its heels, according to police and a video that ended up online.
  The child suffered scrapes and bruises and was expected to make a full recovery, said Kristy Wells, a spokesperson for Fullerton police.As seen in a video taken on Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, a black Mercedes-Benz make
  
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• Anaheim High’s historic Cook Auditorium stage filled again after 6 years of renovations

  27-01-2026 00:51 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time for any of these students, the historic Cook Auditorium lights shone as they performed center stage.
  Thousands upon thousands of Anaheim Union High School District alumni have experienced performing for audiences in the theater, but for today’s students, it has been a work zone their entire high school career. Until now.
  Parents and students line up to enter the historic William A. Cook Auditorium at Anaheim High School in Anaheim on Friday, January 23, 2026, for the reo
  
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• Clippers return to scene of their opening night faceplant

  27-01-2026 00:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers’ current 15-3 run started with a victory against the Lakers more than a month ago when they handed their crosstown foes a 103-88 loss on Dec. 20. That night has proven to be the turning point in their young season.
  Before that, though, there were 21 losses and just six victories, a spiral that started with their season opener – an embarrassing 129-108 road defeat against the Utah Jazz. It was the Clippers’ most lopsided season-opening loss in 17 years.
  Now, the siz
  
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• The shootings in Minneapolis are upending the politics of immigration in Congress

  27-01-2026 00:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting deaths of two American citizens during the Trump administration’s deportation operations in Minneapolis have upended the politics of immigration in Congress, plunging the country toward another government shutdown.
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• Renaming ceremony at Santa Ana elementary school honors legacy of parents who fought segregation

  27-01-2026 00:23 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 80 years after they challenged school segregation in California through a landmark federal court case, the Santa Ana Unified School District honored two Mexican-American parents, Virginia and William Guzman, at a dedication ceremony renaming an elementary school in their honor.
  The recent ceremony is part of local efforts to shed light on the families involved in the history of Mendez v. Westminster, a 1947 class-action lawsuit that challenged school segregation by suing multiple distr
  
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• FEMA extends housing aid for Maui wildfire survivors until 2027

  27-01-2026 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | The Associated PressU.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday.
  Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for it in one of the tightest and most expensive rental environments in the coun
  
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• Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people

  27-01-2026 00:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost at sea, the U.S. military confirmed Monday.
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• Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks

  26-01-2026 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Digging out from the weekend’s massive snow and ice storm could be hazardous to your heart.
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• Alleged San Pedro gang member shot off-duty Monterey Park officer for refusing to give up car, prosecutor says

  26-01-2026 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Two men and a then-17-year-old boy went to the Downey Landing Shopping Center in August 2022 looking for a car to steal, with one of the men fatally shooting an off-duty Monterey Park police officer after he refused to get out of his 2019 Dodge Charger, a prosecutor told jurors at the start of the alleged shooter’s trial Monday, Jan. 26.
  Carlos Daniel Delcid, now 23, is charged with murder, shooting into an inhabited dwelling and felon in possession of a firearm for the Aug. 8, 2022 daytim
  
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• Anaheim officials to question city manager behind closed doors Tuesday

  26-01-2026 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Amid a flurry of recent headlines revolving around the city’s top administrative executive, Anaheim councilmembers are scheduled to question City Manager Jim Vanderpool Tuesday night, Jan. 27, behind closed doors.
  At the City Council’s last meeting, Mayor Ashleigh Aitken asked for an agenda item to question Vanderpool in closed session about news reports that recently emerged saying he attended in 2020 a days-long retreat at Lake Havasu paid for by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce.
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• Mexico investigates soccer field attack that killed at least 11 people

  26-01-2026 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  SALAMANCA, Mexico (AP) — Beer cans, candles and blood-stained clothing littered a soccer field in central Mexico on Monday, a day after gunmen killed 11 people and injured 12 others during a gathering after an amateur match.
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• HUD demands public housing officials check for immigrants

  26-01-2026 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By Chris Cameron | The New York Times
  The Trump administration has stepped up its effort to comb public housing rolls for immigrants lacking permanent legal status, telling public housing authorities across the country Friday that they would face sanctions if they did not adequately verify whether tenants met eligibility requirements.
  The Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a statement that, after completing an audit of the federally funded public housing system, it had unco
  
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• Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% over inaction on trade deal

  26-01-2026 23:24 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework affirmed in October.
  Trump said on social media Monday that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15% to 25%.
  This is a breaking news story. More information will be added as it comes in.
  
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• Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympian accused of running drug ring, pleads not guilty in Santa Ana

  26-01-2026 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder now accused of running a multinational drug-trafficking ring and orchestrating the killing of a federal witness, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Santa Ana during a brief hearing on Monday, Jan. 26, days after his headline-grabbing capture.
  His attorney didn’t challenge the government’s request to keep him in custody before trial.
  On Friday, Jan. 23, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the capture of Wedding, 44, during a news
  
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• Misconduct by prosecution leads to reprieve for OC killer sentenced to life in prison

  26-01-2026 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  In the latest fallout from Orange County’s “snitch scandal,” a state prisoner sentenced to life without parole for the torture-murder of a Sunset Beach man will be released in about five years because the prosecution team withheld evidence.
  Paul Gentile Smith, granted a new trial in 2021, pleaded guilty Monday, Jan. 26, in Orange County Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter for the 1988 stabbing death of his boyhood friend and marijuana dealer as part of an agreement struck
  
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• Big games on the schedule as boys basketball regular season winds down

  26-01-2026 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  This is the final full week of the regular season in Orange County boys basketball leagues.
  Here is a look at some of this week’s important games and top matchups:
  La Habra at Crean Lutheran, Crestview League, Tuesday
  The teams are tied for first place with 5-1 league records. La Habra defeated Crean Lutheran 69-56 at La Habra on Jan. 9. Key players: Acen Jimenez, La Habra, G, Sr.; Chadrack Mpoyi, Crean Lutheran, C, Sr.
  Pacifica Christian at Fairmont Prep, San Joaquin League, Tuesday
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• A new In-N-Out Burger will open in Bell on Tuesday, Jan. 27

  26-01-2026 22:33 via ocregister.com
  
  In-N-Out Burger will open a new drive-thru in Bell on Tuesday, Jan. 27, according to a news release from the Southern California chain.
  It is at the southwest corner of Atlantic and Gage avenues, about a mile west of the 710 Freeway and the Los Angeles River. The address is 6415 Atlantic Ave.
  It has one drive-thru lane, indoor seating for 84 customers and a patio that can seat another 28 people, the news release said.
  Landscaping includes crossed palm trees, a tradtion started by the chain&rsquo
  
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• Venezuela releases dozens of prisoners in 2 days, hundreds more still detained

  26-01-2026 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization said Monday that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend, as the United States continues to pressure the acting government to free hundreds of dissidents jailed during the administration of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro.
  Alfredo Romero, president of Foro Penal, said in a post on X Monday that 266 “political prisoners” had been freed since Jan. 8, when Venezuela’s acting gover
  
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• Alysa Liu has returned to skating to become an Olympic favorite

  26-01-2026 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  As Alysa Liu recently recounted how she spent her two years of self-imposed exile from figure skating the joy she found in a sense of normalcy and the nonchalance with which she has a tendency to shrug off the extraordinary were evident in her voice and manner.
  “Well, I mean, I did a lot, even though I knew I was gonna have all the time in the world, you know, like, done with skating forever,” Liu said. “Now what? But I really, I got to work. I went and got my driver’s li
  
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• The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency calls this a ‘very difficult moment in history’

  26-01-2026 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By TRISHA THOMAS, Associated Press
  ROME (AP) — The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the world faces “a very difficult moment in history” and is appealing to a common humanity amid dramatic change.
  Repression of immigrants is growing, and the funding to protect them is plummeting. Without ever mentioning the Trump administration or its policies directly, Barham Salih in an interview with The Associated Press said his office will have to be inventive to c
  
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• Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73

  26-01-2026 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73.
  Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death to the Jamaica Gleaner.
  Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare — Sly & Robbie, also known as “The Riddim Twins” — played on reggae classics by Black Uhuru, Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh and would garner attention far
  
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• Disneyland sets reopening date for Napa Rose — how to get reservations

  26-01-2026 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland’s award-winning Napa Rose will soon begin accepting reservations following a 10-month renovation of the dining room that will add a pair of outdoor patios and also refresh the seasonal menu at the wine country-themed fine dining restaurant.
  Napa Rose will accept reservations starting on Tuesday, Jan. 27 no earlier than 9 a.m. ahead of the grand reopening of the restaurant on Feb. 6 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel next to the Anaheim theme park.
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• Rams RT Rob Havenstein undecided on future as he weighs retirement decision

  26-01-2026 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – One day after the Rams’ season ended with a 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, right tackle and franchise stalwart Rob Havenstein said he still has not made a decision on whether he will retire or return for a 12th year in the NFL.
  “I’d be lying to you if I said I hadn’t. But you know that’s just something I gotta continue to think about and we’ll go from there,” Havenstein said, his voice breaking. “Love of the game, what&rsqu
  
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• Paralyzing winter storms put a big chill on US economy, but how much?

  26-01-2026 21:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press
  HOUSTON (AP) — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow and cold is also taking a multi-billion dollar bite out of the U.S. economy, experts figure.
  But how much? Economists and meteorologists are trying to get a handle on the disruption costs of winter weather disasters, which aren’t as easy to calculate as buildings destroyed by hurricanes, floods and fires.
  “Events like this storm highligh
  
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• Orange County girls soccer Top 10: Santa Margarita and Mater Dei collide again this week

  26-01-2026 20:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowORANGE COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Sunday, Jan. 25)
  1. Santa Margarita, 13-0-2: The Eagles play host to JSerra and Mater Dei on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, after rallying for a pair of draws last week in the Trinity League. Texas A & M commit Felicity Nguyen scored in the second half as Santa Margarita earned a 1-1 tie against Orange Lutheran on Jan. 22. Previous ranking: 1
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