• Quick Fix: Roasted Potatoes

    Quick Fix: Roasted Potatoes
    Roasted potatoes aren’t much work, especially if the spuds are left unpeeled. This foolproof version is from Ina Garten’s newest book, “Cooking for Jeffrey” (Clarkson Potter, $35). Skin-on, yellow-fleshed Yukon Gold potatoes are quickly cut into 1-inch cubes and tossed with garlic, fresh rosemary sprigs, sliced lemons and olive oil. The classic Italian flavor profile is irresistible.Roasting in a 375-degree oven renders potatoes with crisp exteriors along with alluringly
  • San Clemente becomes first city in OC to allow federal monitoring of its beaches

    San Clemente becomes first city in OC to allow federal monitoring of its beaches
    San Clemente is Orange County’s first city to partner with a federal agency on a surveillance plan to monitor beaches and ocean waters for illegal immigration activity with installed cameras.
    The City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 20, agreed to the plan, a year in the making, to partner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to get a $1 million camera and sensor monitoring system up and running on a hilltop at the Avenida Salvador Reservoir. The lease with the agency is for up to 30 years, and
  • Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

    Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
    By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.
    The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow
  • USC women feeling united ahead of road trip test against No. 13 Michigan State

    USC women feeling united ahead of road trip test against No. 13 Michigan State
    The 25 assists that the USC women’s basketball team passed around in Sunday’s win over Purdue were the second-most all season. Jazzy Davidson, Kennedy Smith and Malia Samuels finished with six apiece.
    It was an indicator of the team coming together in a game that snapped the Trojans’ four-game losing streak.
    “We’re hunting our best selves, our most competitive,” head coach Lindsay Gottlieb told reporters after beating Purdue. “I really enjoy this team be
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  • ​Jim Butcher says grief and fatherhood impact Dresden Files ‘Twelve Months’

    ​Jim Butcher says grief and fatherhood impact Dresden Files ‘Twelve Months’
    Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, an urban fantasy series that has sold more than 14 million copies in the U.S., as well as the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires novels. His latest Harry Dresden book, “Twelve Months,” is out this week, five years after the last installment. Butcher is appearing at San Diego’s Mysterious Galaxy today for a sold-out event to launch this 18th book in the series. Butcher took the Q&A to talk about the book and his reading life.
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  • ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities

    ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
    By PATRICK WHITTLE and RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press
    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is now targeting Maine in its mass deportation campaign, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally but a notable presence of refugees in its largest cities, particularly from Africa.
    Reports of immigration arrests over the last week have struck fear in immigrant communities of Portland and Lewiston and prompted backlash from Gov. Janet Mills and other Democrats
  • Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship

    Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship
    By HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, whose arrest by federal immigration agents drew national attention, is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms.
    Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, initially pleaded not guilty to the two charges, which together carry a maximu
  • Former Iowa superintendent charged for claiming US citizenship expected to change not guilty plea

    Former Iowa superintendent charged for claiming US citizenship expected to change not guilty plea
    By HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, whose arrest by federal immigration agents drew national attention, is expected to change his plea on Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms.
    Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, initially pleaded not guilty to the two charges, which together carry a maximum sentence of 20 ye
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  • Bolsa Grande selects Alexis Ramirez as football coach

    Bolsa Grande selects Alexis Ramirez as football coach
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowBolsa Grande has hired assistant Alexis Ramirez as its football coach, athletic director Scott Snyder announced.
    Ramirez coached linemen and kickers at Bolsa Grande last season under coach Doug Cooper, who resigned after one season to spend more time with his family, Snyder said.
    Cooper was in his second stint as Bolsa Grande’s coach.
    A former standout lineman and track athlete at Garden Grove, Rami
  • IOC hasn’t had formal contact with Trump administration about LA28

    IOC hasn’t had formal contact with Trump administration about LA28
    When Kirsty Coventry was elected as the International Olympic Committee’s first woman president last March the former Olympic swimming champion admitted the IOC faced “a number of difficult challenges” and acknowledged that one of them was “Donald Trump.”
    Meeting with President Trump early in her presidency would be a “priority,” she said.
    Coventry, however, acknowledged on Wednesday that in the 10 months since her election the IOC has yet to establish f
  • Editorial: Los Angeles unions declare war on job creators

    Editorial: Los Angeles unions declare war on job creators
    Not another tax on California’s most productive citizens. Labor unions in Los Angeles are proposing a ballot initiative called the “Overpaid CEO Tax.” 
    The effort is sponsored by the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, which partners with the United Teachers of Los Angeles, UNITE HERE Local 11 (tourism workers) and other unions that have helped make life more unaffordable and public schools even worse.
    The campaign explains the initiative, if passed, “would progr
  • Ducks’ defenseman LaCombe added to U.S. Olympic roster

    Ducks’ defenseman LaCombe added to U.S. Olympic roster
    Jackson LaCombe is an Olympian.
    The Ducks’ No. 1 defenseman will skate for the Americans in Milan after USA Hockey announced in a news release that LaCombe had been selected to replace injured Florida Panthers rearguard Seth Jones.
    Jones appeared to break his collarbone after being struck by a puck during Jan. 2’s Winter Classic against the New York Rangers. His lingering recovery opened a window of opportunity for LaCombe, who was in camp with Team U.S.A. during the offseason.
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  • Knott’s Berry Farm closes 9 attractions after busy Christmas season

    Knott’s Berry Farm closes 9 attractions after busy Christmas season
    Knott’s Berry Farm will close nine attractions for seasonal refurbishments following the busy Christmas holiday season as the Buena Park theme park resort shifts into one of the rare slow periods on the calendar before the start of the 2026 Peanuts celebration.
    GhostRider, Calico River Rapids, Timber Mountain Log Ride, Calico Railroad, Sol Spin, Wheeler Dealer, Carrusel de California, Beagle Express Railroad and Camp Snoopy’s Off Road Rally will temporarily close in January and/or Fe
  • Kristen Bell returning as host to SAG’s Actor Awards

    Kristen Bell returning as host to SAG’s Actor Awards
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristen Bell is returning as host of the Screen Actors Guild’s Actor Awards for a third time.
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  • Editorial: Newport Beach takes its own wrong path on housing

    Editorial: Newport Beach takes its own wrong path on housing
    Anyone who follows California housing policy is well aware of Huntington Beach’s losing efforts to defy the state’s effort to permit more housing development. The courts have repeatedly rebuked that Orange County city’s lawsuits and the city is now facing a loss of its local zoning control and potential fines. Down the coast, Newport Beach is likewise resisting new construction, although it’s taking a different approach.
    Newport Beach officials have, to their credit, appr
  • Monty’s Good Burger closes in Riverside and Culver City

    Monty’s Good Burger closes in Riverside and Culver City
    Monty’s Good Burger, a groundbreaking vegan quick-service chain, closed two of its four locations on Sunday, Jan. 18.
    They were at 3605 Market St., Riverside and 3849 Main St., Culver City
    The chain made the announcement Friday on Instagram in a post that hinted at financial difficulties.
    “We did all we could to make these locations work for as long as possible,” it reads. “Our Echo Park and Koreatown stores will remain open and hopefully give us a fighting chance to rebo
  • Air quality alert issued for Orange County until early Friday

    Air quality alert issued for Orange County until early Friday
    Orange County Coast, Orange County, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys, Riverside County Mountains and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning are the focus of an air quality alert reported at 11:07 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until Friday Jan. 23, at midnight.
    The NWS San Diego CA adds to be ready for, “The South Coast AQMD has issued a mandatory wood-burning ban for residents in the South Coast Air Basin. The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, p
  • Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable

    Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable
    By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press
    President Donald Trump’s plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
    In his address Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump outlined four policies his administration is pursuing in a bid to make homeownership more affordable. Each had been previously mentioned b
  • The folly of Trump’s Greenland obsession

    The folly of Trump’s Greenland obsession
    In recent weeks, President Trump has been getting more vocal about his intention to bring the semiautonomous Danish territory of Greenland under the control of the American federal government. A meeting was held last Wednesday between officials from the US, Greenland, and Denmark that, according to the Danish foreign minister, didn’t move the dispute any closer to a resolution. Since then, Trump has been repeatedly signaling that he’s willing to send American troops in to t
  • Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet

    Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet
    By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago.
    The tan-colored prints analyzed by Indonesian and Australian researchers on the island of Sulawesi were made by blowing pigment over hands placed against the cave walls, leaving an outline. Some of the fingertips were also tweaked to look more pointed.
    This prehistoric art form sugge
  • Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lights up the Milan Cortina Olympics with two cauldrons

    Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lights up the Milan Cortina Olympics with two cauldrons
    MILAN (AP) — Two Olympic cauldrons for the Milan Cortina Games will pay homage to Leonardo da Vinci.
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  • Would California voters actually support a wealth tax on billionaires?

    Would California voters actually support a wealth tax on billionaires?
    In a sense, California has been taxing wealth since it became a state 175 years ago.
    Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth. The state eventually imposed other taxes and by the 1930s, property taxes exclusively financed local services.
    Today, despite the limit on property taxes imposed by 1978’s Proposition 13, levies on nearly $9 trillion in taxable real estate, generate about $98 b
  • Ilia Malinin: The 20-year-old American figure skater redefining the sport

    Ilia Malinin: The 20-year-old American figure skater redefining the sport
    By DAVE SKRETTA
    ST. LOUIS (AP) — The best figure skater of his generation may just go down as the best of any generation. He’s capable of landing jumps nobody else can, with creativity that is nearly unmatched and plenty of artistry to go with all of his otherworldly execution.
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  • Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

    Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
    By MARI YAMAGUCHI
    TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church.
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  • Survivor of Spain’s train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally

    Survivor of Spain’s train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally
    By TERESA MEDRANO
    MADRID (AP) — Blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek, Ana García issued a desperate plea: she needed help finding her dog, Boro.
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  • IOC president says no contact yet with Trump’s White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics

    IOC president says no contact yet with Trump’s White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics
    By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer
    GENEVA (AP) — Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry said Wednesday she is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but is looking forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month at the Winter Games opening ceremony.
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  • James Beard Award 2026 semifinalists announced, including one OC name

    James Beard Award 2026 semifinalists announced, including one OC name
    The James Beard Foundation revealed its “long list” of James Beard Awards semifinalists today, Jan. 21, with only one Orange County name earning recognition.
    Viet Nguyen was named a semifinalist for Best Chef: California for Nep Cafe in Fountain Valley.
    Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. Subscribe here.
    Nguyen is the founder of several restaurants under Kei Concepts, inclu
  • An emotional Prince Harry tells court how publisher made Meghan’s life ‘a misery’

    An emotional Prince Harry tells court how publisher made Meghan’s life ‘a misery’
    By BRIAN MELLEY
    LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry struck a defensive tone at the start of his testimony on Wednesday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid newspaper and left the witness box hours later on the brink of tears.
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  • Danish veterans of US wars feel betrayed by Trump’s threats against Greenland

    Danish veterans of US wars feel betrayed by Trump’s threats against Greenland
    By ANDERS KONGSHAUG
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 15 years ago, Danish platoon commander Martin Tamm Andersen was leading his countrymen and U.S. Marines through the heat and sand of southern Afghanistan after a Taliban attack.
    As Andersen’s vehicle moved at the rear of the column, everything was normal — until in one instant the world turned sand-colored. His body shook violently. “I had no idea what was going on,” he recalled. He ran his hands over his arms
  • Former Uvalde officer did his job during 2022 attack, his lawyers tell jurors in closing remarks

    Former Uvalde officer did his job during 2022 attack, his lawyers tell jurors in closing remarks
    By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor urged a jury Wednesday to convict one of the first police officers on the scene of the deadly Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde and send a message that law enforcement must fulfill their duty to protect when a gunman threatens children.
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