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• NFL draft: Rams third-round pick: John Johnson, S

  29-04-2017 05:18 via ocregister.com
  
  With their second third-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft (91st overall), the Rams selected John Johnson of Boston College. Here’s a quick look at the team’s newest player.
  JOHN JOHNSON, Boston College
  Position: Safety
  Height, weight: 6-0, 208
  The skinny: Johnson showed steady improvement throughout his college career, became a full-time starter in 2015 and then had a strong 2016 season, in which he had 77 tackles and three interceptions. Johnson finished his college career with 12 ta
  
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• USC, Alijah Arenas ready for new chapter against Northwestern

  20-01-2026 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Alijah Arenas switched between his forehand shot and backhand, flicking the plastic ball over the net to his opponent, former NBA star Brandon Jennings.
  Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.
  “I’m trying to learn how to lose,” Arenas joked after the match. “Winning has gotten tiresome.”
  The friendly competition was posted to the YouTube channel for Gilbert Are
  
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• Cláudia Nunes: How CEQA is freezing AI competition at the infrastructure level

  20-01-2026 22:33 via ocregister.com
  
  California is the engine of global AI. It’s the ecosystem where the companies and technologies driving today’s AI revolution were born. But an environmental law passed in the 1970s for a radically different industrial economy, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is now threatening to stall that engine.
  By subjecting virtually every large data center project, as well as the critical electric grid infrastructure needed to power them, to lengthy environmental reviews, publi
  
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• Longtime Foothill boys basketball coach Jim Reames dies

  20-01-2026 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Jim Reames, who coached the Foothill boys basketball team from 1978 to 1992, died on Jan. 11.
  The cause of death and Reames’ age at the time of his death have not been disclosed.
  His career record at Foothill was 236-18. His teams at Foothill qualified for the CIF Southern Section playoffs 12 times.
  Reames also was a social sciences and physical education teacher at Foothill.
  Reames was also an assistant coach at Santa Margarita.
  A funeral Mass will take place Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at St.
  
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• Jurors selected in trial for alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago

  20-01-2026 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press
  CHICAGO (AP) — A jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the life of a Border Patrol commander behind an immigration crackdown in Chicago last year.
  Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire. Federal prosecutors allege he’s a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings gang who offered a reward for Gregory Bovino’s killing. The Border Patrol official has been the public
  
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• Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaii’s restrictions on guns in stores and hotels

  20-01-2026 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to strike down Hawaii restrictions on carrying guns into stores Tuesday in the justices’ latest firearm case since their landmark decision expanding Second Amendment rights.
  The Trump administration backed the challenge to the law barring guns in places like malls and hotels unless the property owner specifically allows them. It’s sometimes referred to as a “vampire rule,” for
  
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• Israel’s settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month

  20-01-2026 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  YATZIV SETTLEMENT, West Bank (AP) — Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the sounds of construction, almost drowning out calls to prayer from a mosque in the Palestinian town across this West Bank valley.
  Orthodox Jewish women in colorful head coverings, with babies on their hips, shared platters of fresh vegetables as soldiers encircled the hilltop, keeping guard.
  The scene Monday reflected the culmination of Israeli settlers’ lo
  
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• Orange County boys soccer Top 10: Orange Lutheran rises to No. 2

  20-01-2026 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Jan. 19)
  1. Mater Dei 10-0-1: The Monarchs got a crucial win over JSerra, 1-0, on a goal by Santiago Schelotto and tied St. John Bosco, 2-2. They are in first place in the Trinity League with a 4-0-1 record. Previous ranking: 1
  2. Orange Lutheran 8-2-1: The Lancers last week beat Servite 2-1 and Santa Margarita 3-1. They are tied with Servite for second place in the Trinity League. Previous ranking: 4
  3. Servite 8-5: The Friars defeated St. John
  
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• A look at Trump’s Board of Peace and who has been invited

  20-01-2026 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Board of Peace led by U.S. President Donald Trump was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. The Trump administration’s ambitions have ballooned into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invitations to dozens of nations and hinting it will soon broker global conflicts, like a pseudo-U.N. Security Council.
  More details are expected when Trump participates in an announ
  
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• A$AP Rocky brings the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour to the Kia Forum

  20-01-2026 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A$AP Rocky has announced his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour, a major global run in support of his newly released album “DON’T BE DUMB,” marking his first full-length project in nearly eight years.
  Promoted by Live Nation, the 42-date tour will bring Rocky’s long-awaited return to arenas across North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.
  The tour will make a Southern California stop at the Kia Forum in Inglewood on June 27, one of several major North American dates that
  
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• Testimony ends in Uvalde officer’s trial over response to 2022 school shooting, case set for jury

  20-01-2026 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press
  Witness testimony ended Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack, setting up the case to go to the jury.
  Defense lawyers for Adrian Gonzales rested their case after calling just two witnesses, including a police tactics expert to bolster their claim that Gonzales did the best he could after driving onto campus amid a
  
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• What is required to prove not guilty by reason of insanity? Ask the Lawyer

  20-01-2026 20:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Someone kills a loved one. The proof is clear that he did it. The defense lawyer, however, argues he is not guilty by reason of insanity. What does that actually mean and how can it even be proved?
  R.M., Woodland Hills
  Ron Sokol
  A: California Penal Code Section 25(b) requires the defendant to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence (which means “more likely than not”), that at the time of the offense, he could not understand the quality or nature of his act or distinguish right
  
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• How Gabriel Tallent’s novel ‘Crux’ explores the risks of climbing and life

  20-01-2026 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  On a video call, Gabriel Tallent is recounting a terrifying climbing experience he hoped to capture in his second novel, “Crux,” a relentlessly intense but often funny coming-of-age story.
  “I was on a climb called Batwing Deluxe,” he recalls, describing a 20-foot unprotected portion of the climb that he was not prepared for. “There’s a piece of gear you could use, but I didn’t bring it. I went into it really confident. Then I accidentally stepped on my l
  
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• Orange County girls basketball Top 25: Sage Hills takes over No. 1 ranking

  20-01-2026 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Jan. 20. The team records are through Monday, Jan. 19.
  Notable this week: Sage Hill climbs three spots to No. 1 after extending its winning streak to 14 games with an 88-58 win against nationally-ranked Bishop Gorman of Nevada on Monday. The Lightning are the fourth different team to be ranked No. 1 in the county, joining preseason pick Mater Dei,
  
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• Orange County girls basketball Top 25: Sage Hill takes over No. 1 ranking

  20-01-2026 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Jan. 20. The team records are through Monday, Jan. 19.
  Notable this week: Sage Hill climbs three spots to No. 1 after extending its winning streak to 14 games. … The Lightning are the fourth team to be ranked No. 1 in the county this season, joining Mater Dei, Fairmont Prep and JSerra. … JSerra drops one position to No. 2 after a 47-
  
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• Rivals US and Canada could put North American dominance on display at the Olympics in Milan

  20-01-2026 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer
  One more goal. That’s how close the U.S. was to beating Canada in the final at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics before losing in overtime.
  One more goal. That’s how close the U.S. was from tying Canada in the semifinals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics before losing 1-0.
  One more goal. That’s how close the U.S. was to beating Canada in the final at the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago before losing in overtime.
  “Canada won, right?” U.S. cen
  
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• Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake

  20-01-2026 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case.
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• Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration

  20-01-2026 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border.
  Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch wrote in a social media post on X that the people transferred were “high impact criminals” that “represented a real threat to the
  
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• Forecasters warn of a ‘major winter storm’ with ice threat from Texas to the Carolinas

  20-01-2026 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFF MARTIN and HAYA PANJWANI
  ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads with ice and knock down power lines across the South.
  Forecasters on Tuesday expressed fears that an ice storm arriving late this week and into the weekend could weigh down power lines, sending them crashing and causing widespread power outa
  
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• Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem

  20-01-2026 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM METZ
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with a crackdown against the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with delivering humanitarian services to millions of people across the region.
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• The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters

  20-01-2026 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEVI SHASTRI, AP Health Writer
  It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they will meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation.
  Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
  The reevaluation is largely symbolic and hinges on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted wi
  
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• OC Restaurant Week announces 2026 lineup

  20-01-2026 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s most reliable excuse to book dinner plans is back. OC Restaurant Week will return Sunday, March 8 through Saturday, March 14., bringing a countywide slate of prix-fixe menus, themed dining options and cocktails-heavy specials aimed at getting locals out of the house and into dining rooms from Brea to San Clemente.
  Back for its 18th year, the annual ode to local food, produced by the Orange County Restaurant Association, has grown into one of the region’s biggest
  
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• UCLA’s dominant women’s basketball team works to avoid complacency

  20-01-2026 18:48 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Cori Close shared in early November a warning that South Carolina’s Dawn Staley had offered up as advice for a team coming off a Final Four run.
  In short, winning causes a scheduling disaster.
  UCLA’s success, building a reputation through the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament run, and not to mention the Lauren Betts factor, turned Close’s squad into a pariah. No one wanted to play UCLA – except for a few foes who wished to battle; teams like Tennessee, Nor
  
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• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders rally with nurses on ninth day of strike

  20-01-2026 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By PHILIP MARCELO
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied with nurses Tuesday in Manhattan during the ninth day of the largest strike of its kind that the city has seen in decades.
  The democratic socialists, speaking to a boisterous crowd of nurses in front of Mount Sinai West on the Upper West Side, called on hospital executives to return to the negotiating table to resolve the contract impasse that prompted some 15,000 nurses to walk off th
  
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• What to know about the 2026 Grammys, where Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga go head-to-head

  20-01-2026 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus on supporting relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.
  “I think we will see some history-making moments,” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. “With artists being nominated in c
  
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• Why experts question whether China’s one-child policy was necessary in the first place

  20-01-2026 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN MORITSUGU
  BEIJING (AP) — China’s one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only child to be a male.
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• Seven must-try restaurants during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week

  20-01-2026 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  According to city officials, and a plaque, one of the world’s most famous dishes started in Pasadena when, more than 100 years ago, a careless teenager accidentally invented the cheeseburger.
  “The cheeseburger is a legacy here in Pasadena and this is a nice way to focus on Pasadena restaurants,”  said Paul Little, president and chief executive officer of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, which honors the simple but ubiquitous dish every year with Cheeseburger Week. It take
  
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• Spokesman for Iran’s armed forces warns Trump against taking action against Khamenei

  20-01-2026 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELENA BECATOROS
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after Trump called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign.
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• Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

  20-01-2026 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELENA BECATOROS
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign.
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• Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem

  20-01-2026 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By SETH BORENSTEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that’s a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said.
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