• Tips on avoiding financial decisions that can backfire

    Tips on avoiding financial decisions that can backfire
    How many times have you made a financial decision that backfired in the end? Maybe you intended to be helpful or the decision was made quickly, without thinking about negative ramifications. Whatever the initial circumstance, you regretted your decision later.
    Think twice before you find yourself in the following situations:
    Lending money to a family member or friend
    According to a recent article in Forbes, nearly three-quarters of people who borrow money from friends or family never pay the loa
  • Dodgers shut out Mariners, win 3rd straight to start Cactus League play

    Dodgers shut out Mariners, win 3rd straight to start Cactus League play
    THE GAME: The Dodgers remained unbeaten through three Cactus League games, holding the Seattle Mariners to four hits in a 3-0 victory on Monday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
    PITCHING REPORT: Dodgers pitchers have allowed just nine hits over their past two games and three runs total (one unearned) in the first three spring games. … Alex Vesia made his first appearance of the spring and retired the side in order in the fifth inning, striking out two. … Landon Knack,
  • RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production

    RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production
    By ALI SWENSON
    NEW YORK (AP) — For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing that its Roundup weedkiller contributed to his client’s cancer.
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  • For the State of the Union, some Southern California lawmakers will boycott while others will bring special guests

    For the State of the Union, some Southern California lawmakers will boycott while others will bring special guests
    It’s an old tradition, the president’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, but it’s one that at least a few Southern California lawmakers plan to skip this year.
    Most of the nearly 30 House members who represent districts in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties said they will attend President Donald Trump‘s speech on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
    They plan to bring with them family or local community members; others will be accompanied by
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  • As more Americans embrace anxiety treatment, MAHA derides medications

    As more Americans embrace anxiety treatment, MAHA derides medications
    By Phillip Reese | KFF Health News
    After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more distracting.
    “Every little ache, like my knee hurts,” she said, made her worry that “this is the end of the road for me.”
    So Zapp, a 40-year-old communications director in New York, became one of millions of Americans to start taking an
  • How the Ducks fared in Winter Olympics hockey

    How the Ducks fared in Winter Olympics hockey
    In all, the Ducks sent five players to Milan for this year’s Winter Olympic Games, and two of them returned home with medals dangling from their necks.
    Although center Leo Carlsson (thigh surgery) missed his first opportunity to compete for Sweden in the ultimate best-on-best tournament, the Ducks still had a team captain, an impactful physical presence, an emergent defender and two goalies with tremendous weight on their shoulders representing them across the pond.
    Here is a look back at
  • US sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament

    US sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament
    By JAMEY KEATEN
    GENEVA (AP) — A U.S. official focusing on arms control on Monday provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago and urged countries to press China and Russia to do more on nuclear disarmament.
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  • Automakers racing to prepare for the next microchip shortage

    Automakers racing to prepare for the next microchip shortage
    By Breana Noble | The Detroit News
    Automotive industry analysts are forecasting that another microchip shortage could hit in the coming months, which could increase risks for production halts as costs skyrocket.The shortage would not be of general-purpose semiconductors, or microcontrollers, that caused plant shutdowns, low vehicle inventories, disabled features and higher prices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem instead lies with dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM (dee-ram),
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  • Mr. Clean retires after 68 years as company mascot

    Mr. Clean retires after 68 years as company mascot
    Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits.
    The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday.
    That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen.
    “After a career with zero stains on the record, he’s ready for new adventures,” the narrator says.
    That voice assures consumers the company bearing his name will continue to
  • How the Kings fared in Winter Olympics hockey

    How the Kings fared in Winter Olympics hockey
    The Kings were represented by five players at this year’s Winter Olympics, and three of them returned home with medals.
    So, too, did goaltending coach Mike Buckley, who helped guide a Herculean effort from Connor Hellebuyck to secure Team USA’s first gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice” 46 years ago. That meant equipment manager Darren Granger and tournament favorite Canada had to settle for silver. Meanwhile, former Ontario Reign head coach John Wroblewski completed the
  • Earl of Sandwich hiring for new Downtown Disney restaurants

    Earl of Sandwich hiring for new Downtown Disney restaurants
    The long awaited return of Earl of Sandwich and the introduction of a new celebrity chef gastropub in Downtown Disney moved closer to reality as the tandem restaurants began hiring for the twin grand openings.
    Earl of Sandwich and Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby are hiring for kitchen and front of house positions at the Anaheim outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, according to MiceChat.
    “An early spring opening is hopefully in the cards,” according t
  • NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in

    NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in
    By MARCIA DUNN
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard.
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  • SoCal kids featured during Super Bowl halftime show

    SoCal kids featured during Super Bowl halftime show
    SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
    Bad Bunny, left, dances with Lady Gaga during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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  • 5 Southern California kids were featured in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

    5 Southern California kids were featured in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
    SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
    Bad Bunny, left, dances with Lady Gaga during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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  • Pat Riley and LeBron James imagine what could have been in Miami

    Pat Riley and LeBron James imagine what could have been in Miami
    LOS ANGELES — LeBron James sat alone on the Lakers’ bench during halftime, before the team’s meeting, as he listened to Magic Johnson’s soliloquies about Pat Riley. Earlier, the Lakers honored Riley with a statue on Star Plaza at Crypto.com Arena. Later, the Lakers fell to the Celtics on Sunday evening.
    James wanted to pay respects for Riley, not just the man who assembled the Showtime Lakers, but also the mind behind the Big Three in Miami, turning James, Dwayne Wade and
  • Segerstrom Center announces 2026-27 Broadway Series

    Segerstrom Center announces 2026-27 Broadway Series
    The Segerstrom Center for the Arts, celebrating 40 years of presenting touring Broadway musicals in Orange County, will stage six local premieres along with returning favorites in its 2026-27 Broadway Series, announced Monday, Feb. 23.
    Highlights include season-opener “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” the first North American touring production of the show in 25 years, a brief appearance by “The Book of Mormon” around the holidays and “Maybe Happy Ending,&rdquo
  • Feds investigate shooting at New Hampshire-Canada border crossing; suspect hospitalized

    Feds investigate shooting at New Hampshire-Canada border crossing; suspect hospitalized
    By KATHY McCORMACK and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting near the country’s northern border in New Hampshire in which a person is accused of firing a gun at a border patrol agent, who returned fire and struck the subject.
    The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. Sunday morning in Pittsburg, a town of about 800 people at the border with Canada. The FBI did not provide a name of the
  • Students in Iran hold anti-government protests as US forces gather for possible strikes

    Students in Iran hold anti-government protests as US forces gather for possible strikes
    By AMIR HUSSEIN-RADJY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB, Associated Press
    CAIRO (AP) — Students held anti-government protests at universities across Iran’s capital on Monday, according to witnesses and videos circulating online, in a new sign of unrest as U.S. forces gather in the region for possible strikes.
    The protests, in which many students expressed support for the exiled crown prince of Iran’s long-deposed monarchy, began over the weekend. Demonstrations erupted on at least three univ
  • Rams mock draft 2026: Who can help NFC title game team take next step?

    Rams mock draft 2026: Who can help NFC title game team take next step?
    With the NFL draft combine starting in Indianapolis this week, it’s time for our first Rams mock draft of the offseason.
    At this point in the winter, these kinds of exercises aren’t necessarily about nailing down which player a team will take; events such as the combine and pro days could send prospecting flying in either direction of a draft board. Free agency will change team needs.
    Rather, it’s about trying to work out what the team building strategy will be this offseason.
  • France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access

    France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access
    PARIS (AP) — France’s top diplomat Monday requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government after he skipped a meeting to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist.
    French authorities had summoned Kushner to the Quai d’Orsay, which houses the Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Monday evening but he did not show up, according to diplomatic sources.
    Jean-Noel Barrot, th
  • First 2026 Rams mock draft: Who can help NFC title game team take next step?

    First 2026 Rams mock draft: Who can help NFC title game team take next step?
    With the NFL draft combine starting in Indianapolis this week, it’s time for our first Rams mock draft of the offseason.
    At this point in the winter, these kinds of exercises aren’t necessarily about nailing down which player a team will take; events such as the combine and pro days could send prospecting flying in either direction of a draft board. Free agency will change team needs.
    Rather, it’s about trying to work out what the team building strategy will be this offseason.
  • The Other Art Fair will highlight LA artists to aid Eaton Fire rebuilding

    The Other Art Fair will highlight LA artists to aid Eaton Fire rebuilding
    Before Instagram and Etsy became hubs for showcasing the works of independent artists around the world, many artists relied on local art fairs, but those events didn’t quite have the reach Ryan Stanier envisioned.
    “He noticed that it was difficult for art lovers to find and buy directly from emerging artists,” said Nicole Garton, global fair director of The Other Art Fair, in a phone interview. “At that time, it was also difficult for artists to connect directly with peop
  • USC men’s path to rescuing a tournament bid starts against UCLA

    USC men’s path to rescuing a tournament bid starts against UCLA
    The USC men’s basketball team has to fight to rescue any chances of making the NCAA Tournament.
    A costly 71-70 loss on Saturday to Oregon knocked the Trojans (18-9 overall, 7-9 Big Ten) down to No. 58 in the NET rankings, a six-spot fall from their previous position at No. 52. They’ll need to win as many of the remaining four games as possible — starting with UCLA (18-9, 10-6) on Tuesday.
    “I’ve never had a season like this,” head coach Eric Musselman told repo
  • Idobi Radio Summer School tour is coming to Southern California

    Idobi Radio Summer School tour is coming to Southern California
    The annual idobi Radio Summer School Tour, which spotlights emerging pop punk and indie acts, is hitting the road again for its third year, kicking off in Southern California.
    This year’s lineup features five bands, including Summer School alum Honey Revenge, which has graduated to headliner after previously being an opening act. The band is joined by newcomers South Arcade, Games We Play, Winona Fighter, and Chase Petra.
    Southern California pop punk fans looking to get in on the ground fl
  • PayPal attracts takeover interest after stock slump

    PayPal attracts takeover interest after stock slump
    By Ryan Gould, Matthew Monks, Dinesh Nair and Paige Smith | Bloomberg
    San Jose-based PayPal Holdings, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter.
    The shares jumped as much as 9.7% on the news.
    The company has fielded meetings with banks amid unsolicited interest from suitors, the people said. At least one large rival is looking at the whole company, while
  • Chargers mock draft: ‘Dynamic’ TE Kenyon Sadiq could be 1st-round pick

    Chargers mock draft: ‘Dynamic’ TE Kenyon Sadiq could be 1st-round pick
    Isn’t it obvious? Isn’t it a foregone conclusion? Isn’t it a no-brainer?
    Seriously, why wouldn’t the Chargers address their most pressing need and use their first-round draft pick to select a standout offensive lineman to better protect quarterback Justin Herbert, who was battered and bruised en route to a career-high 54 this past season?
    After all, Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh acknowledged they didn’t always put Herbert in a position t
  • Fallout from East Coast blizzard hits LAX

    Fallout from East Coast blizzard hits LAX
    Dozens of flights between the East Coast and Los Angeles International Airport were cancelled Monday morning due to the blizzard that is pounding a large swath of the nation’s Eastern Seaboard.
    As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, more than 111 flights into and out of LAX were cancelled. At least 30 of those were flights to John F. Kennedy International in New York City, Newark Liberty International in New Jersey and Boston Logan International, according to FlightAware.
    Nearly 40 flights destined for L
  • Kaiser strike ends with thousands of nurses returning to work Tuesday

    Kaiser strike ends with thousands of nurses returning to work Tuesday
    The nearly five-week strike by 31,000 registered nurses and other workers at Kaiser Permanente is over, with union members returning to work on Tuesday, Feb. 24.In a statement, the union said its members are going back to work while “final negotiations are completed.”
    The likely end of the protracted walkout comes after last week saw more than 40% of union workers cross picket lines and go back to work.
    With town hall and video conferencing meetings scheduled Monday, the union posted
  • Kaiser strike ends with 31,000 workers returning to work Tuesday

    Kaiser strike ends with 31,000 workers returning to work Tuesday
    The nearly five-week strike by 31,000 registered nurses and other workers at Kaiser Permanente is over, with union members returning to work on Tuesday, Feb. 23.In a statement, the union said its members are going back to work while “final negotiations are completed.”
    The likely end of the protracted walkout comes after last week saw more than 40% of union workers cross picket lines and go back to work.
    With town hall and video conferencing meetings scheduled Monday, the union posted
  • Disneyland pays tribute to Porch Potato known as Mayor of Main Street U.S.A.

    Disneyland pays tribute to Porch Potato known as Mayor of Main Street U.S.A.
    Disneyland has bestowed a rare honor usually reserved for Disney Legends instrumental in the creation of the Anaheim theme park on a beloved annual passholder who was as much of a Main Street U.S.A. mainstay over the past two decades as Mickey Mouse.
    Disneyland has added a memorial plaque to a Main Street U.S.A. porch bench that pays tribute to Frank Rodriguez of Pico Rivera, who was known to park employees and regular visitors as the “Porch Potato” and the “Mayor of Main Stree

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