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• Ravens damage both Big Bear bald eagle eggs

  31-01-2026 03:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Just days after Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow had their second egg of 2026, both eggs appear to be cracked and ruined.
  A little before noon on Friday, Jan. 30, the two eagles, whose annual nesting has been livestreamed since 2015, took a break from their nest.
  “Jackie and Shadow left the nest area for quite some time this afternoon, which was a little uncharacteristic of them,” said Jennifer Voisard, media and website manager for the environmental nonprofit group Friends of
  
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• FACT FOCUS: Images of NYC mayor with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated. Here’s how we know

  03-02-2026 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MELISSA GOLDIN
  Multiple AI-generated photos falsely claiming to show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child and his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, along with other high-profile public figures, were shared widely on social media Monday.
  The images originated on an X account labeled as parody after a huge tranche of new Epstein files was released by the Justice Department on Friday. They are clearly watermarked a
  
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• Swanson: The curious case of Kawhi Leonard’s All-Star snub

  03-02-2026 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Worth watching again, and we all know why: Because of who the “heart and soul” of the team is.
  The season would be so different if not for this crucial member of the cast “coming in to fill a role” by performing like an All-Star and completing “a near-impossible task” in the process.
  Dang, did Kawhi Leonard get snubbed … just like Chase Infiniti did.
  One by the NBA, the other by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Those quotes are actually
  
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• Bravo for a young artist being honored, an airman’s service and a new wellness space

  03-02-2026 01:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine teen selected as a 2026 YoungArts award winner
  YoungArts announced that Jerry (Hongyi) Zhang, an 11th grade student at University High School in Irvine, has been selected as a 2026 award winner in design. Zhang joins hundreds of the nation’s most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from 39 states and the District of Columbia.
  Bestowed annually since 1981, the YoungArts award recognizes exceptional young talent across artistic disciplines and affirms the youths
  
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• Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns

  03-02-2026 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts say President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax information raises a plethora of legal and ethical questions, including the propriety of the leader of the executive branch pursuing scorched-earth litigation against the very government he is in charge of.
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• Crean Lutheran has a long break before boys basketball playoffs begin

  03-02-2026 00:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Crean Lutheran boys basketball coach Austin Loeb wishes his team was playing a game this week.
  The Saints will have a break of 12 or 14 days before they play their first playoff game.
  Loeb doesn’t like it, but Crean Lutheran will try to make the most of it.
  “It’s bad,” he said. “But I’m fine with it because we’re banged up and this is a chance to have like a minicamp before we go into the playoffs.”
  Crean Lutheran clinched the Crestview League cham
  
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• Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs

  03-02-2026 00:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center but said it needs to be closed for about two years for work that cannot be done with patrons coming and going for shows and other performances.
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• Rug Merchant Gets 34 to Life for Sex Assaults in Store

  03-02-2026 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  More than two years after he was convicted and 14 years since he was charged, a former Laguna Beach rug merchant was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 2, to 34 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting two women in his store.
  Saeid Maralan, 67, of Laguna Niguel was convicted of two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and single counts each of rape and attempted oral copulation, all felonies.
  When the Orange County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against
  
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• Ex-Laguna Beach rug merchant gets 34 years to life for sex assaults in store

  03-02-2026 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  More than two years after he was convicted and 14 years since he was charged, a former Laguna Beach rug merchant was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 2, to 34 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting two women in his store.
  Saeid Maralan, 67, of Laguna Niguel was convicted of two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and single counts each of rape and attempted oral copulation, all felonies.
  When the Orange County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against
  
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• Ryan Poehling stepping up contributions for depleted Ducks

  03-02-2026 00:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Every game is a vital game for the Ducks and now they’ll pivot off a win over the Pacific Division leader on Sunday into a tilt with the team they’re tied with in the standings, the Seattle Kraken, on Tuesday.
  It will be the Ducks’ final opportunity to secure two points before the Olympic break, with no more games until Feb. 25. While five Ducks will embark for Milan, the rest of the group could get a chance to heal up from the grind of a condensed schedule.
  Tro
  
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• Eddie Bauer to close all North American stores, file for bankruptcy

  02-02-2026 23:58 via ocregister.com
  Outdoor apparel retailer Eddie Bauer is expected to close its stores in North America and file for bankruptcy.
  The company, whose namesake opened its first store in Seattle in 1920, operates more than 200 stores in North America currently — down from more than 600 international locations in the 1990s. Locations outside of North America would not be subject to the bankruptcy proceedings, according to Women’s Wear Daily.
  The company’s manufacturing, wholesale, or e-commerce opera
  
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• Musk joins his rocket and AI businesses into a single company before an expected IPO this year

  02-02-2026 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year.
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• Musk Inc.? Billionaire combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year

  02-02-2026 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By BERNARD CONDON and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Business Writers
  NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what’s expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year.
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• Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Orange Lutheran rises after big win

  02-02-2026 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Feb. 2. The team records are through Sunday, Feb. 1.
  Notable this week: Orange Lutheran moves up to No. 6 after it beat St. John Bosco 72-68. … Cypress rises to No. 9 following a big win over Canyon 82-62. … Fairmont Prep ascends to No. 10 with two crucial wins in the San Joaquin League. … Sonora climbs to No. 16 this week after a 74-59 win over El Dorado in the Freeway League.
  BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
  1. Santa Margarita
  
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• USC men keep finding ways to win close games, take on Indiana next

  02-02-2026 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC men’s basketball team has no choice but to embrace in-game intensity. The number of injured players seems perpetually stuck at three, and it’s led to a string of close games.
  The Trojans (16-6 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) beat Rutgers 78-75 on Saturday when Chad Baker-Mazara made a defensive stop at the last second, making the team 6-1 in one-possession games this season.
  “Those situations will prepare us to win in the postseason,” Baker-Mazara told reporters. “If
  
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• Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

  02-02-2026 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE SCHNEIDER
  The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count.
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• Virginia man in ‘au pair affair’ case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruse

  02-02-2026 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By OLIVIA DIAZ and TRAVIS LOLLER
  A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy.
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• NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts

  02-02-2026 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA ran into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test of its new moon rocket Monday, calling into question how soon astronauts could take off for a trip around the moon.
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• Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says

  02-02-2026 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday.
  Noem made the announcement on the social media platform X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available.
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• Edwin Diaz will pitch for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic

  02-02-2026 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Before he throws a meaningful pitch for the Dodgers, their new closer will pitch for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.
  Edwin Diaz was named to the Puerto Rican team for the international competition on Monday. Diaz signed a three-year, $69 million contract as a free agent in December.
  Diaz becomes the fifth Dodgers player confirmed to be participating in the WBC this spring, joining Will Smith (USA), Hyeseong Kim (Korea), Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan).
  Diaz has a fraught
  
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• Dodgers’ Edwin Diaz will pitch for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic

  02-02-2026 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Before he throws a meaningful pitch for the Dodgers, their new closer will pitch for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.
  Edwin Diaz was named to the Puerto Rican team for the international competition on Monday. Diaz signed a three-year, $69 million contract as a free agent in December.
  Diaz becomes the fifth Dodgers player confirmed to be participating in the WBC this spring, joining catcher Will Smith (USA), infielder Hyeseong Kim (Korea), DH Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  
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• Turkey seeks to broker US-Iran talks by week’s end

  02-02-2026 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey is attempting to bring both the U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table, possibly by the end of the week, in hopes of easing the threat of U.S. military action against Iran.
  Neither the U.S. nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations. Two Turkish officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said
  
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• Disney gives tepid outlook as it prepares for a new CEO

  02-02-2026 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By Thomas Buckley | Bloomberg
  Walt Disney Co. shares slid after the world’s biggest entertainment company gave a tepid forecast for growth in the current period and the market awaits news on who will be its new leader.
  Disney said it expects challenges attracting international tourists to its domestic parks in its fiscal second quarter and warned of ongoing increased costs for sports rights. The forecast overshadowed results for the quarter ending Dec. 27 that were boosted by record sales
  
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• Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department’s ‘Weaponization Working Group’

  02-02-2026 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump and is no longer working out of department headquarters, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  Martin remains the department’s pardon attorney, but is now working out of a building across Washington that houses some Justice Departm
  
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• Amazon cutting 3,339 jobs at Southern California convenience stores

  02-02-2026 22:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Amazon, which announced plans last week to shutter its grab-and-go-groceries and gadget stores, says it is laying off 3,339 jobs in Southern California beginning in April as part of the shakeup of its Fresh and Go-branded grocery stores.
  On Jan. 27, the e-commerce giant said it would close its 5-year-old Fresh-branded grocery stores and its automated Amazon Go markets.
  The layoffs are expected to begin April 28 after the “public-facing operations” at the Fresh stores cease March 13,
  
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• Orange County girls soccer Top 10: Santa Margarita No. 1 entering league finale

  02-02-2026 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowORANGE COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Sunday, Feb. 1)
  1. Santa Margarita 14-1-2: The Eagles enter their Trinity League finale at Orange Lutheran on Monday night with a 2-1-2 record in league, good for a one-point lead ahead of JSerra (2-2-1). Santa Margarita can capture the league title outright with a victory. The Eagles built momentum for the match by beating Mater Dei 4-1 last week. Previo
  
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• Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages

  02-02-2026 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By GARY D. ROBERTSON, TRAVIS LOLLER and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to thaw Monday as people across the eastern half of the United States coped with more than a week of sub-freezing weather.
  Thermometers hovered below freezing throughout the day Monday across the northern U.S. from the Dakotas to Maine, and sub-freezing te
  
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• Rams will be patient as QB Matthew Stafford makes decision on future

  02-02-2026 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  After announcing the proactive contract extensions with head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead on Monday, the Rams are in more of a wait-and-see approach with the next biggest domino to fall in their offseason: The future of quarterback Matthew Stafford.
  Stafford, who turns 38 later this month, declined to speak on his future after the team’s NFC championship game loss to the Seattle Seahawks. But on an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Let’s Go” podcast a day
  
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• Los Angeles favorite Prime Pizza opens in North County

  02-02-2026 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Fresh off its Orange County debut, Prime Pizza is already expanding in the region. The Los Angeles-based pizzeria has announced a second O.C. location, this time in Brea.
  The new shop officially opened Monday, Feb. 2, marking another step south for the cult-favorite brand that has earned praise from outlets like The Infatuation and Time Out.
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• Anaheim police officer appears to pistol-whip teen suspect in Lynwood; viral videos mistakenly claimed it was ICE

  02-02-2026 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  A 17-year-old boy who was arrested Friday appeared to have been pistol-whipped by an Anaheim police officer after allegedly attempting to carjack an SUV in Lynwood, according to authorities and video that went viral over the weekend on social media incorrectly claiming the officer was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Matt Sutter said officers were attempting to arrest the ninth and final suspect believed to have been involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at
  
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