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• Teens booked for possible school shooting plot

  02-02-2017 06:03
  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Two California teens were arrested after police said they were overheard planning a school shooting "bigger than Columbine."
  
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• Forget California’s exodus. Why do so few move here?

  30-01-2026 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Let me say for the umpteenth time, there is no California exodus.
  The Golden State’s popularity among its own residents is among the nation’s highest, as measured by the small share of residents who depart for other parts of the country.
  Its stagnant population challenge is really about the stunningly few Americans who relocate to California.
  Let my trusty spreadsheet explain, using the just-released Census Bureau’s state-to-state migration stats for 2024 that track relocation
  
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• Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

  30-01-2026 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
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• US stocks dip and gold swings as markets react to Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve

  30-01-2026 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prices are swinging across financial markets on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for them.
  The initial reactions have been uneasy and sometimes quick to change because of the uncertainty. U.S. stocks fell modestly, with the S&P 500 down 0.1% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 118 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0
  
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• Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance

  30-01-2026 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sarah Boden, Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom, KFF Health News
  Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year.
  And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many Americans, including farmers, relied on to purchase health insurance are gone, having expired at th
  
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• Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies

  30-01-2026 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press
  Protesters across the U.S. are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” as part of a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
  People gather for a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
  Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration enf
  
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• 6 clever ways I’ve saved money (that weren’t as scary as I thought)

  30-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet
  Are you feeling financially stressed or fiscally encouraged this year?
  Over a third of Americans said they feel optimistic (35%) and/or confident (35%) about their finances going into 2026, according to NerdWallet’s 2026 Consumer Outlook Report. But nearly as many feel anxious (32%) and/or stressed (30%).
  If you’re in camp nervous, looking for clever ways to cut expenses could chill you out.
  I’m no genius, but these couple of money traits keep me cl
  
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• Saks Global to close most of its Saks Off 5th stores as it restructures during Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  30-01-2026 15:36 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing most of its Saks Off 5th locations to focus on its iconic department stores and raise money to pay off its debts during its Chapter 11 bankuptcy reorganization.
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• Vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will get cited by speed cameras

  30-01-2026 15:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: You recently said: “State lawmakers are letting seven cities, in pilot programs, put in cameras that will nab the license plate numbers of speeders, with citations then sent out to the violators.” Won’t the speeding citations be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle and not necessarily the speeding driver?
  – Walt Baranger, Fullerton
  A: You are correct, sir — and Honk was a bit, well, off base.
  The cities and some freeway work zones in California will get th
  
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• Steven Greenhut: Militarized policing at the root of the Minneapolis mayhem

  30-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — When I wrote regularly about police use-of-force issues for this newspaper, I encountered two types of officers: those admirable ones who de-escalated situations and those who escalated them. Thanks to a lack of hiring standards, purposeful federal policy, poor training and a lack of accountability or punishment for bad behavior, ICE is going all in on the second approach. This bodes ill for the safety and liberty of all Americans.
  The administration no doubt is doin
  
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• Journalist Don Lemon arrested in LA after he covered a Minnesota church protest

  30-01-2026 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, officials said.
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• Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

  30-01-2026 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service in an incident that increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday.
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• Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics

  30-01-2026 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press Sports Writer
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games.
  United States’ Lindsey Vonn holds her left knee after crashing, during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 202
  
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• Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

  30-01-2026 14:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALMA SOLÍS, Associated Press
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption — a day after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings was unconstitutional.
  FILE -A cargo ship sails past the Panama Canal’s Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, in P
  
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• Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks

  30-01-2026 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSIE BLANN, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine waited for signs on Friday that Russia is abiding by a commitment that U.S. President Donald Trump said it made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by one of the most bitter winters in years.
  Trump said late Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to his request not to target the Ukrainian capital and other places for one week, as the region experienc
  
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• Questions hang over Putin’s consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine’s power grid

  30-01-2026 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSIE BLANN, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week.
  Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a request not to target Kyiv and other places for one week, as the region expe
  
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• Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning

  30-01-2026 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, a long-awaited decision that could set up a showdown on whether the U.S. central bank preserves its independence from the White House and electoral politics.
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• Trump names former Federal Reserve official Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Powell

  30-01-2026 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
  FILE – Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair G
  
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• Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, replacing Powell

  30-01-2026 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a pick likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House and reduce its longtime independence from day-to-day politics.
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• Masked agents, face scans and a question: Are you a citizen? Inside Trump’s Minnesota crackdown

  30-01-2026 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By GARANCE BURKE and BYRON TAU, Associated Press
  Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street.
  Masked agents rapped on the window, demanding Martinez produce his ID. Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.
  All the while
  
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• DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

  30-01-2026 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By GARANCE BURKE and BYRON TAU, Associated Press
  Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street.
  Masked agents rapped on the window, demanding Martinez produce his ID. Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.
  All
  
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• Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avoid a partial shutdown

  30-01-2026 12:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
  Democrats struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broad government spending bill and provide money for that agency for two weeks while Congres
  
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• Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight

  30-01-2026 12:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
  Democrats struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump Thursday to separate funding for the Homeland Security Department from a broad government spending bill and fund it for two weeks while Congress debates curbs o
  
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• Australian Open: Alcaraz fends off Zverev in epic, 5½-hour semifinal

  30-01-2026 10:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz overcame possible cramps and injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-set match on Friday (late Thursday night PT), becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events.
  At 22, he’s aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.
  He reached his first Australian Open final the hard way, winning, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5,
  
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• UC Irvine outlasts Hawaii in OT for sole possession of Big West lead

  30-01-2026 08:35 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — Kyle Evans came up big for the UC Irvine basketball team again on Thursday night at the Bren Events Center.
  The 6-foot-10 senior center from Aliso Viejo had 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead the Anteaters to an 87-76 overtime win against visiting Hawaii in a matchup of first-place teams in the Big West Conference.
  Evans came in leading the nation in blocked shots at 3.2 per game.
  “Kyle Evans is just a dominant factor,” UCI coach Russell Turner said
  
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• Segerstrom boys basketball tops Ocean View to clinch share of league title

  30-01-2026 08:24 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Ahead of arguably his team’s most important game of the season, Segerstrom boys basketball coach Rex Gonzales received a text message from one of his mentors.
  Gonzales, a Tustin alum, got some great advice from former Tillers coach Ringo Bossenmeyer that helped him stay composed as the Jaguars beat Ocean View 48-44 on Thursday night at Segerstrom High.
  By winning, Segerstrom (16-9, 6-1) clinched a share of the Orange Coast League title with one league game remaining. A wi
  
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• Short-handed Long Beach State men lose to UC Riverside

  30-01-2026 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE — Playing without injured leading scorer Gavin Sykes, the Long Beach State basketball team didn’t have enough to finish off UC Riverside on Thursday night, as the Highlanders pulled away over the final 10 minutes for a 71-61 win.
  Long Beach (8-14 overall, 4-6 Big West) responded well to Sykes’ absence in the opening 20 minutes, but the visitors were done in by cold shooting and turnovers in the second half.
  Andrew Henderson had 19 points and five rebounds to lead a ba
  
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• Canyon girls soccer tops Foothill in showdown for Crestview League title

  30-01-2026 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — The Canyon girls soccer team clinched the Crestview League championship with a 2-0 victory over Foothill on Thursday at El Modena High School.
  The Comanches (13-3-2, 7-0), who are ranked No. 10 in Orange County, will go undefeated in league if they defeat El Dorado in the final match of the regular season on Monday.
  The Knights (8-7-2, 6-2) finish in second place with their only two losses in league against Canyon.
  “El Dorado was really tough last game,” Canyon coach B
  
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• Tesoro girls basketball stays in league title chase with win over El Toro

  30-01-2026 07:33 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — The Tesoro girls basketball team kept its Sea View League championship hopes alive by beating El Toro 36-34 on Thursday at Tesoro High.
  Tesoro (16-12, 5-2) won both of its league games against El Toro (18-8, 4-2) this season and both teams are one game behind first-place Trabuco Hills, which is 6-1 in league play.
  El Toro and Trabuco Hills play each other Saturday and if El Toro wins, a three-way tie for the league championship is likely.
  Tesoro won the CIF-SS Divi
  
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• Ducks get shut out by last-place Canucks

  30-01-2026 07:29 via ocregister.com
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A five-game trip that started with a bang ended with a fizzle for the up-and-down Ducks.
  Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves, Drew O’Connor opened the scoring with 9:42 left and the last-place Vancouver Canucks beat the Ducks, 2-0, on Thursday night.
  Tolopilo was denied his first NHL shutout after missing the first 2:11 of the second period because of concussion protocol after he was run over by Ryan Poehling late in the first period.
  Kevin Lankinen made one s
  
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