• Technicalities: Why Left?

    Thirsting for knowledge, I Googled why we drive on one side of the road rather than the other. I found a lot of obvious rubbish about quarrelsome knights and Roman charioteers.
  • Siamese mix Marshmallow is looking for a quiet home

    Siamese mix Marshmallow is looking for a quiet home
    Breed: Ragdoll-Siamese mix
    Age: About 6 years
    Sex: Neutered male
    Marshmallow’s story: Marshmallow loves people and will happily follow them from room to room, curiously observing everything that’s happening. He would do best in a quiet, low-activity home where he can feel settled and comfortable. Marshmallow loves food and likes to hang out in the kitchen, chatting and asking when dinner will be served. He enjoys companionship and is best suited for someone who appreciates an indepen
  • Playing and investigating are two of kitty Meadow’s favorite things

    Playing and investigating are two of kitty Meadow’s favorite things
    Breed: Domestic shorthair tortoiseshell
    Age: 1 year
    Sex: Spayed female
    Meadow’s story: Active, playful Meadow loves toys, and she has plenty to keep her engaged. She’s curious and loves to investigate new things. She has been around other cats, but not dogs or kids, so the rescue isn’t sure how she would be with them. She’s shy and would love a calm and patient owner or family who will help her feel safe and comfortable so she can grow and thrive. If you’re looking
  • Secret to USC basketball’s toughness? Football players

    Secret to USC basketball’s toughness? Football players
    The USC men’s basketball coaches were all in agreement after reviewing film of a potential transfer – or at least almost all of them. They liked this particular player. They really liked him.
    “Well, he just hit the ground four times,” Trojans head coach Eric Musselman piped up.
    There’s some confusion. One assistant asks what he means. The answer lies in an adage that Musselman’s father and longtime coach, Bill, drilled into his players as well as his own famil
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  • New England at Denver: What you need to know for Sunday’s AFC title game

    New England at Denver: What you need to know for Sunday’s AFC title game
    The New England Patriots face the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship game Sunday.
    The Patriots have a strong offense, ranked third overall, while the Broncos boast the league’s second-best defense. Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes last week.
    Denver’s defense led the league with 68 sacks this season. Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham is making his first start since 2023 with Bo Nix (ankle) out.
    Both teams are coming off big wins, with the Patriots def
  • AFC Championship preview: Patriots and Broncos prepare for different QB duel

    AFC Championship preview: Patriots and Broncos prepare for different QB duel
    DENVER — If any opponent is familiar with Denver Broncos fill-in quarterback Jarrett Stidham, it’s the New England Patriots, who drafted him in 2019 to serve as Tom Brady’s backup.
    When Josh McDaniels took the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job, he traded for Stidham, who backed up Derek Carr for two years before signing with Denver, where he served as Russell Wilson’s No. 2, then as Bo Nix’s right-hand man.
    After McDaniels returned to New England for his th
  • Adam Summers: Why California’s high cost of living is not inevitable

    Adam Summers: Why California’s high cost of living is not inevitable
    Politicians as diverse as socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Republican President Donald Trump have recently tapped into voters’ concerns about affordability. This has already been an issue for some time in California. While there is little debate that it is becoming harder and harder to get by comfortably, there are significant differences in opinion over how much of the problem is nature versus nurture.
    I was discussing this with a friend of mine who is politically left-of-
  • Fountain Valley to ask residents whether they want a charter

    Fountain Valley to ask residents whether they want a charter
    After an outpouring of opposition and even confusion by residents about the merits of their city adopting its own charter, the Fountain Valley City Council decided to “pump the brakes” on the prospect.
    The council narrowly voted in November to put the idea of becoming a charter city before voters this year. A charter, essentially a city constitution, could give the city more say over local affairs such as local elections and bidding processes and even put the city in a better positio
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  • USC football breakdown: How the Trojans look on special teams

    USC football breakdown: How the Trojans look on special teams
    USC football coach Lincoln Riley was a constant presence in special teams meetings this season, slipping in to monitor the phase of the game that’s becoming increasingly important. He was on the field with the group, too, observing each fielded punt and kickoff.
    Riley will have a new man to trust with special teams this season. The Trojans have hired Mike Ekeler, former special teams coach at Nebraska, to lead the group.
    Ekeler has nine seasons of experience as a special teams coordinator
  • LAFC signs Amin Boudri from Sweden’s first division

    LAFC signs Amin Boudri from Sweden’s first division
    Swedish midfielder Amin Boudri has signed with the Los Angeles Football Club.
    The 21-year-old’s acquisition from club GAIS in the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s first division, was announced Saturday.
    After the Black & Gold paid a nearly $4 million transfer fee to GAIS, according to reporter Fabrizio Romano, Boudri will be contracted to LAFC through the 2029 season, including a club option for an additional year.
    “We’re thrilled to welcome Amin to
  • Georgia commit Gavin Honore among football players who have left Mater Dei

    Georgia commit Gavin Honore among football players who have left Mater Dei
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowTwo Mater Dei football players have confirmed their transfer to new schools and a third player has indicated a move via social media.
    Wide receiver Gavin Honore, who is committed to George, has enrolled at Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas, the junior said Friday.
    Honore (5-10, 180) earned first-team All-Trinity League honors in the fall after collecting 23 receptions for 368 yards and two touchdowns.
    He was exp
  • Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Jan. 15-22)

    Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Jan. 15-22)
    Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22.
    Lollicup Fresh at MainPlace Mall, 2800 N. Main St., Suite 1028, Santa AnaClosed: Jan. 22
    Reason: Operating without a valid health permitJoe’s Gourmet Deli, 6904 Katella Ave., CypressClosed: Jan. 21
    Reason: Cockroach infestation
    Reopened: Jan. 22Afters Ice Cream, 18030 Brookhurst St., Suite A-1, Fountain ValleyClosed: Jan. 22
    Reason: Sewage overflowTaiko Udon
  • Larry Wilson: The fix is in on American sports

    Larry Wilson: The fix is in on American sports
    I was never interested in gambling, or even in playing innocent cards, which is weird, because I had genetic reasons to be pre-disposed to the vice.
    My paternal grandfather, allergic to shovels and panning in Arctic streams, would board ships from San Francisco to Alaska as prospectors in the ‘20s still dreamed of the booty from the turn-of-the-century Gold Rush. He’d play gin rummy games all the way up, and turn around as soon as he got there, playing gin all the way back to Califor
  • UCLA football breakdown: How the Bruins look on special teams

    UCLA football breakdown: How the Bruins look on special teams
    For just a few days, the special teams unit was in real limbo in Westwood.
    Kicker Mateen Bhaghani entered the transfer portal as it opened, even taking a visit to Arizona State on the same weekend as a handful of former teammates.
    Bhaghani later confirmed to the Southern California News Group, however, that he was remaining a Bruin. UCLA should be able to breathe a little easier getting its kicker back – one who, at one point last season, led all Bruins with individual points per game.
    Bha
  • Soup is one of the season’s simple pleasures

    Soup is one of the season’s simple pleasures
    Soup is a one-pot wonder, the ultimate comfort food that soothes both body and soul. Now that we’re out of summer and our days are shorter and chillier, it’s time to get out the crockpot and put together a tried-and-true favorite or attempt something new.
    Since anthropologists tell us soup-making dates back at least 20,000 years, there are countless recipes to choose from.
    Asian and French cuisines offer clear, simple soups like miso, egg drop or classic consomme. These minimalist so
  • Walt Disney made up Disneyland as he went along during construction in the mid-1950s

    Walt Disney made up Disneyland as he went along during construction in the mid-1950s
    Walt Disney made up plans for Disneyland as he went along during the yearlong construction blitz in the mid-1950s that his critics mocked as impossible and predicted would become a spectacular failure, according to a new documentary about the making of the Anaheim theme park.
    Disneyland Construction Supervisor Joe Fowler said work began in July 1954 with virtually no plans for the park in the new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary by filmmaker Leslie Iwerks that debuted Thursday, J
  • Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

    Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
    By JACK BROOK, Associated Press
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
    The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the person was shot amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed.
    He urge
  • Person shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis

    Person shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
    A person was shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis Saturday morning, officials say.
    The shooting occurred on Nicollet Avenue near 26th Street, according to a post on the city’s social media page. No information on the person’s condition was immediately released.
    Officials asked members of the public “to remain calm and avoid the immediate area.”
    Saturday’s shooting is the third in as many weeks by immigration officers in Minneapolis, beginning with the
  • Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows

    Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows.
    The person was shot amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said. The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told the AP in a text message that the person had a firearm with two magazines and that the si
  • Man shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

    Man shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
    By JACK BROOK, Associated Press
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
    The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the person was shot amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. A hospital record obtained by The Associated Press that a 51-year-old man who was shot
  • California homebuying drops to 2nd-lowest level in 21 years

    California homebuying drops to 2nd-lowest level in 21 years
    California homebuying fell to its second-lowest level for a November in 21 years, despite mortgage rates at their lowest in three years.
    Statewide, 23,317 existing and newly built homes — houses and condos — were sold, according to Attom data dating to 2005. This broad tally of sales is down 8% over 12 months and 30% below average.
    It’s no short-run slip. Sales over the past three years averaged 26,428 per month – 31% below the pace of the previous 18 years.
    Contemplate t
  • Susan Shelley: Gavin Newsom grandstands and flops at Davos

    Susan Shelley: Gavin Newsom grandstands and flops at Davos
    Gov. Gavin Newsom is back from his all-expense-paid trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Guess who paid for it.
    Every special interest in California.
    KCRA in Sacramento reported that the cost of this trip, like all the governor’s official travel, was paid by the California State Protocol Foundation. The mission of the foundation is “to lessen the burden on California taxpayers by relieving California of its obligations to fund certain expenditures.”
    That&rs
  • Stolen vehicle rammed into Anaheim store in $1 million jewelry heist; suspects later crash in getaway cars

    Stolen vehicle rammed into Anaheim store in $1 million jewelry heist; suspects later crash in getaway cars
    Thieves rammed a stolen vehicle into an Anaheim store on Friday afternoon, stealing roughly $1 million worth of jewelry, authorities said.
    After the heist, the alleged suspects got into two separate car crashes and later were taken into custody.
    The suspects drove a stolen black Nissan Rogue through the front of the Classic Jeweler store located at 5753 E Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim on Friday, Jan. 23 at around 2:30 p.m. to gain entry and rob the business, according to Anaheim police office
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, January 24, 2026

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, January 24, 2026
    The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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  • O.C. vet’s stranded antiquities are finally going home

    O.C. vet’s stranded antiquities are finally going home
    If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop. You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated….
    Thai antiquities from Ban Chiang that Trevor Murphy is trying to get repatriated to Thailand. This bangle shows human bones. (Courtesy Murphy)
    One might assume that the wisdom of Thomas Palmer, Confucius and Maya Angelou inspired the Laguna Beach fiduciary to persevere in his quixotic mission. After a year-and
  • If your garden produces more fruit or vegetables than you can eat, try this

    If your garden produces more fruit or vegetables than you can eat, try this
    I recently opened a book, which fully lives up to the promise of its subtitle: “How to Grow a Garden for Fermenting, Canning, Pickling, Dehydrating, Freeze Drying & More.”
    Appropriately titled “The Preserver’s Garden” (Cold Springs Press, 2026), this volume, written by Staci and Jeremy Hill, is essential to anyone who has ever had too many apricots or tomatoes to consume and didn’t want them to go to waste. With the processing techniques found here, you wi
  • How to prepare for the ‘Great Wealth Transfer’

    How to prepare for the ‘Great Wealth Transfer’
    The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.
    We are in the midst of the Great Wealth Transfer, experts say — a predicted titanic pass-down of assets from older generations to Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. According to financial research firm Cerulli Associates, $124 trillion will cha
  • Letter: Golden State Fiber is no boondoggle

    Letter: Golden State Fiber is no boondoggle
    Johnny Kampis’ op-ed casts open-access municipal broadband in a negative light while implicitly defending a telecom monopoly model that has failed rural Californians.
    Approximately 26.5% of rural California households lack access to high-speed broadband. Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.
    In response, forty rural counties formed the Golden State Connect Authority (
  • America’s next Golden Age moves from theory to tool with AI

    America’s next Golden Age moves from theory to tool with AI
    Every so often, a phrase starts floating around with just enough frequency to make you stop and notice it.
    Lately, that phrase is this: “We’ve officially entered the Golden Age of America.” As a matter of fact, one of my clients mentioned this to me in a text last week.
    It stopped me in my tracks and caused me to ponder.
    It is a bold statement. Maybe even an uncomfortable one, especially after several years marked by a pandemic, inflation, political division and a steady drumbe
  • Australian Open: Sinner overcomes cramps; Keys, Pegula advance; Osaka withdraws

    Australian Open: Sinner overcomes cramps; Keys, Pegula advance; Osaka withdraws
    By JOHN PYE and DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writers
    MELBOURNE, Australia — Limping and desperately trying to stretch out cramps in his arms and legs, Jannik Sinner had just gone down a break in the third set when the extreme heat rules saved him.
    Play was suspended for eight minutes while the roof was closed on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday afternoon (Friday night PT), and the two-time defending Australian Open champion returned a revitalized man.
    After seemingly being on the verge of an unlikely

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