• Third Mutual board moves forward with temporary container policy

    Third Mutual board moves forward with temporary container policy
    With size specifications and wording to be discussed over the next 30 days, the Third Mutual Board on Tuesday, June 19, approved a policy that would regulate usage of temporary containers based on size limitations.
    A Village Management Services staff report defines “temporary containers” as dumpsters, contractor trailers and portable storage containers.
    This policy, developed by the Alterations and Security Divisions, is a result of incremental resident complaints regarding safety an
  • Arenas scores 11 of his 24 in final 4 minutes leading USC at Penn State

    Arenas scores 11 of his 24 in final 4 minutes leading USC at Penn State
    UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday.
    Freddie Dilione V made a layup for Penn State that tied it at 75-all with 12 seconds remaining. After USC called timeout to move the ball into the front court, Arenas took the inbounds pass, worked his way to the right block and kissed a layup high off the glass to cap the scoring.
    Kam Woods had 13 point
  • Gaza’s Rafah crossing opens after 2-day closure as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment

    Gaza’s Rafah crossing opens after 2-day closure as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment
    By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN
    CAIRO (AP) — A limited number of Palestinians traveled between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday as the Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported.
    The vital border point opened last week for the first time since mid-2024, one of the main requirements for the U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The crossing was closed Friday and Saturday because of confusion around operations.
    The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medic
  • FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

    FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show
    By MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVID B. CARUSO and LARRY NEUMEISTER
    NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.
    But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein sexually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men, an Associa
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  • Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing

    Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
    By JOSH BOAK
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle class.
    Trump has instead argued for protecting existing owners who have watched the values of their homes climb. It’s a position that flies in the face of what many economists, the real estate industry, local officials and apartment dwellers say is needed to fix a big chunk of America’s affordabil
  • Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland

    Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
    By JAMES BROOKS
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland.
    The creator of the “Made O’Meter” app, Ian Rosenfeldt, said he saw around 30,000 downloads of the free app in just three days at the height of the trans-Atlantic diplomatic crisis in late J
  • Los Angeles plays a starting role as season 4 of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ launches

    Los Angeles plays a starting role as season 4 of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ launches
    With the city of Los Angeles serving as not just a background but as the heart of the show, season 4 of Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer” series kicked off Feb. 5 and viewers can expect to see local landmarks play a starting role while the show’s star goes through some challenging times.
    It’s all based on the bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly.
    “It’s really a love letter to L.A. because Michael’s novels are in some ways a love lett
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 8, 2026

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 8, 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 Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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  • Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe brings new confidence to Team USA at Olympics

    Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe brings new confidence to Team USA at Olympics
    IRVINE — When Jackson LaCombe sat in the locker room on his first day of training camp in 2023, he had all the not-so-commanding presence of a gangly teenager holding up the wall at a high-school dance.
    That was reflected on the ice for much of his first season, too, when the murmurs were many.
    Was he an ‘alpha’? Should he have spent a year in the minors between college and the NHL? Would he get lost amid a crop of higher-profile Ducks prospects on the blue line?
    But as LaCombe
  • In an age of digital discourse, how can educators get youth talking in civil discourse

    In an age of digital discourse, how can educators get youth talking in civil discourse
    Students are stuck in a modern catch-22 situation, a new national research report by the Chapman University-based Or Initiative says about the state of civil discourse among youth.
    Youth are eager to grapple with the world’s most polarizing issues, but in a digital age where headlines are incessant and social media often doubles as a primary news source, they may lack spaces where they can slow down, talk face-to-face about these topics and engage in an evidence-based exchange of ideas.
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  • American Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash

    American Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash
    CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter.
    Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip along the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina. She was in the leader’s box when Vonn, the No. 13 racer, cut a corner too close and was spun around before cra
  • Winter Olympics: Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill, taken away by helicopter

    Winter Olympics: Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill, taken away by helicopter
    In this image taken from video provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services, OBS, United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Olympic Broadcasting Services via AP)
    This combination of images shows the United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashing during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Fe
  • Sick of fighting insurers, hospitals offer their own Medicare Advantage plans

    Sick of fighting insurers, hospitals offer their own Medicare Advantage plans
    By Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News
    Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he’s had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana.
    But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by the West Virginia University Health System, where his doctors practice. It was cheaper and offered more personal attention, plus extras such as an allowance for over-the-counter pharmacy items. Those benefits are more import
  • Co-workers of different generations mentor each other to reduce workplace misunderstandings

    Co-workers of different generations mentor each other to reduce workplace misunderstandings
    By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Wellness Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Goldberg brings a stack of newspapers to the office every day. The CEO of a Florida public relations firm scours stories for developments relevant to her clients while relishing holding the pages in her hand. “I want to touch it, feel it, turn the page and see the photos,” Goldberg said.
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  • Finding a friend when you need someone, or something, to lean on

    Finding a friend when you need someone, or something, to lean on
    “Carrie Cane, where are you?” I called as I walked from doorknob to doorknob through my house.Usually, I’d find my so-named cane hanging out on one of them. Carrie and I became friends when my physical therapist brought her in to help me get walking again after I fell and fractured my hip. I was immediately drawn to her sharp wit.
    “’Carrie Cane,’ that’s the best name you can come up with?” she asked. “I thought you were supposed to be a write
  • Steve Hilton is running against everything the Democrats have done

    Steve Hilton is running against everything the Democrats have done
    Halfway through the first candidates’ debate in the race for California governor, one thing was clear.
    The emperor has no clothes.
    As in the story of the emperor’s new clothes, there was one person on the stage who could see it. And once he said it, it seemed that the whole state could see it. That’s what was evident in an instant poll of viewers conducted by the two television stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles that broadcast the live event.
    Political commentator Steve
  • Major safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports

    Major safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports
    The National Transportation Safety Board recently held a public hearing to approve its final report on the deadly January 2025 midair collision over the Potomac River just outside Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
    During the hearing, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy worryingly warned, “Burbank is one [airport] where commercial airlines have called me to say the next midair [collision] is going to be at Burbank, and nobody at FAA is paying attention
  • How Big Bear’s bald eagles became social media stars

    How Big Bear’s bald eagles became social media stars
    Marie Braasch has never stood beneath the towering pine tree that holds the nest of famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, but she visits it several times a day.
    The Chino resident’s day is bookended not by sitcoms or sports but by a silent nest. It’s a family affair. Three Braasch generations start and end their days by checking on the pair they know only through a screen.
    RELATED: Ravens damage both Big Bear bald eagle eggs
    It’s all thanks to the nonprofit Friend
  • ‘Should we get married?’ A question for every couple on the cusp

    ‘Should we get married?’ A question for every couple on the cusp
    It’s typical to ask a couple in a long-term committed relationship if or when they’re getting married.My husband put that very question to his aunt about her daughter. His aunt said she wasn’t sure because marriage today seems to be out of fashion. Her response surprised us. Is the younger generation onto something?
    Our column this month — around Valentine’s Day and countless proposals and romantic expectations — has focused on the financial realities of
  • Bring back the SAT at CSU — or admit we are failing our own students

    Bring back the SAT at CSU — or admit we are failing our own students
    Every semester, instructors in the California State University system confront a discouraging and uncomfortable reality: some entering students arrive unable to perform elementary algebra or write a coherent paragraph.In one of my courses — a General Education class that fulfills a quantitative reasoning requirement — I routinely see freshmen and sophomores struggle to calculate a basic percentage change between two whole numbers. These are not advanced mathematical skills; they are
  • UC Irvine men can’t complete comeback in loss to UCSB

    UC Irvine men can’t complete comeback in loss to UCSB
    SANTA BARBARA — The race for the top two seeds in the Big West Conference men’s basketball tournament just got a little tighter.
    UC Irvine cut a 21-point second-half deficit to five in the final minute, but the Anteaters couldn’t complete the comeback as UC Santa Barbara made eight of its final 10 free throws to secure an 84-79 victory on Saturday night at the Thunderdome, snapping UCI’s four-game winning streak.
    The loss drops UCI (16-8 overall, 9-3 Big West) back into a
  • Lakers sign Kobe Bufkin to 2-year deal, sources say

    Lakers sign Kobe Bufkin to 2-year deal, sources say
    LOS ANGELES — The Lakers filled out their roster at 15 players on Saturday night, signing South Bay Lakers guard Kobi Bufkin to a two-year deal that includes a team option for the 2026-2027 season, a source familiar with the situation, but unauthorized to speak publicly, confirmed to the Southern California News Group.
    ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news of Bufkin’s signing.
    Bufkin, 22, has signed two 10-day contracts so far this season — one with the Memphis Gr
  • UCLA men’s basketball edges Washington

    UCLA men’s basketball edges Washington
    Guard Donovan Dent #2 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against guard Zoom Diallo #5 of the Washington Huskies in the first half of a Men’s NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
    Head coach Mick Cronin of the UCLA Bruins reacts toward an official in the second half of a Men’s NCAA basketball game against the Washington Huskies at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Saturday, Febru
  • USC men hit with injury again ahead of road trip to Penn State, Ohio State

    USC men hit with injury again ahead of road trip to Penn State, Ohio State
    It seemed as though USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman had finally perfected his starting lineup.
    Point guard Kam Woods could nearly read Musselman’s mind, accurately predicting how he wants plays run. Ezra Ausar and Jacob Cofie are physically formidable, while Chad Baker-Mazara and Alijah Arenas are wings who can create shots and — most of the time — sink them.
    “It’s been a good, solid mix together,” Musselman told reporters.
    The group will be di
  • Luka-less Lakers hold off short-handed Warriors for 3rd straight win

    Luka-less Lakers hold off short-handed Warriors for 3rd straight win
    Lakers guard Luke Kennard (10) reacts to a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Lakers forward LeBron James, left, is defended by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) misses a basket under defense by Lakers forward Ja
  • Cal State Fullerton men start fast to beat Cal State Bakersfield

    Cal State Fullerton men start fast to beat Cal State Bakersfield
    FULLERTON — The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team built a 23-point lead by halftime and cruised past Cal State Bakersfield, 82-66, on Saturday evening for its fourth win in five games.
    Landon Seaman had 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting (3 for 3 from 3-point range) to pace the Titans (12-13 overall, 7-6 Big West), who completed a perfect week at Titan Gym. Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro finished with 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals on his birthday, while going 8
  • Clippers sign Kobe Sanders to standard contract

    Clippers sign Kobe Sanders to standard contract
    The Clippers signed promising rookie Kobe Sanders to a standard contract, making him officially part of the team’s 15-man roster. The second-round pick from Nevada had been on a two-way contract.
    Sanders was approaching the 50-game cap for a two-way player, having appeared in 43 NBA games and was listed as active for two others. Now, he has no restrictions on how much he plays moving forward. He is averaging 7.0, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 21.5 minutes this season.
    Sanders’ de
  • Lakers GM Rob Pelinka addresses team’s future, Luke Kennard trade

    Lakers GM Rob Pelinka addresses team’s future, Luke Kennard trade
    LOS ANGELES — Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka addressed the team’s trade deadline strategy and the future of the franchise regarding investment on and off the court on Saturday, the first time he has spoken publicly since the season began and the sale of the franchise officially closed.
    Pelinka spoke to a group of local reporters, which included the Southern California News Group, for nine minutes before the Lakers took on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening. He called t
  • General manager Rob Pelinka addresses future of Lakers, Luke Kennard trade

    General manager Rob Pelinka addresses future of Lakers, Luke Kennard trade
    LOS ANGELES — Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka publicly spoke for the first time since the season began and the franchise officially sold, addressing the team’s trade deadline strategy and the future of the team regarding investment on and off the court.
    Pelinka, who spoke to a group of local media, including the Southern California News Group, for nine minutes before the Lakers took on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening, called the team’s activity at the trade dea
  • Bob Baffert’s Plutarch wins at Santa Anita, jumps into Kentucky Derby picture

    Bob Baffert’s Plutarch wins at Santa Anita, jumps into Kentucky Derby picture
    ARCADIA — It’s never a shock when Bob Baffert trains the winner of a Kentucky Derby steppingstone race, but Saturday at Santa Anita, it looked like a surprise on the tote board.
    Baffert saddled the heavy favorite in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, only to watch his less highly regarded colt, Plutarch, follow a sharp ride by Florent Geroux to a three-quarter-length victory at 4-1 odds.
    Baffert has won eight consecutive runnings and 10 of the past 12 in the $100,000, Grade III Lewis. This

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