• Wall Street holds steady as Exxon Mobil climbs and AutoZone falls

    Wall Street holds steady as Exxon Mobil climbs and AutoZone falls
    By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady on Tuesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say on Wednesday about where interest rates are heading.
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  • Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

    Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
    The Associated Press
    Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two companies announced on Thursday.
    The agreement makes the Walt Disney Co. the first major content licensing partner for Sora, which uses generative artificial intelligence to create short videos.
    Under the three-year licensing deal, fans will be able to use Sora to generate
  • MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

    MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026
    By STEVE KARNOWSKI
    SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) — Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
    “I’ll leave no town unturned in Minnesota,” Lindell told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of a news conference set for Thursday.
    He said he has a record of s
  • How polyphenol-rich foods can help support your health and wellness goals

    How polyphenol-rich foods can help support your health and wellness goals
    Winter brings a unique combination of shorter days, cooler temperatures and increased exposure to seasonal stressors that can influence overall wellness, cardiovascular health and immunity.
    Polyphenols are drawing renewed attention for their potential to support winter wellness. These naturally occurring plant compounds, found in colorful fruit, vegetables, tea, coffee, cocoa, whole grains, nuts and spices, have long been studied for their health-promoting properties. As we enter the winter holi
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  • Judge to decide degree of media access in Charlie Kirk killing case

    Judge to decide degree of media access in Charlie Kirk killing case
    By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
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  • When is the right time to prune rose bushes in Southern California?

    When is the right time to prune rose bushes in Southern California?
    Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and occasionally bloom throughout the winter.
    Although roses sometimes don’t go completely dormant, they experience a period of slow growth and partial dormancy in the winter months. When the days become shorter and cooler, buds and flowers may still be present, but not in substantial numbers. Leaves may start to fall, but the plant will usually keep some around in the vain hope t
  • Anaheim police ID alleged drunk driver who hit, injured Anaheim High students

    Anaheim police ID alleged drunk driver who hit, injured Anaheim High students
    A 27-year-old man who was allegedly driving drunk when he veered off of an Anaheim street and crashed into a group of high school athletes on a training run Wednesday afternoon was identified by police Thursday, Dec. 11, as Anthony Alva-Palafox of Anaheim.
    The athletes, members of Anaheim High School’s track team, were standing on the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and North Street waiting for the signal to turn when Alva-Palafox, driving southbound on Harbor in an orange Toyota Coro
  • OC has 60 million-dollar ZIPs. How does yours rank?

    OC has 60 million-dollar ZIPs. How does yours rank?
    Orange County had 60 million-dollar ZIP codes in the third quarter, unchanged from a year earlier.
    There were 4,764 sales combined in communities with five or more sales, with a median selling price of $1 million, according to Attom data. That’s up 2% from the previous year and accounted for 75% of countywide sales. The busiest seven-figure ZIP was Laguna Niguel 92677 with 207 sales.
    Prices ranged from $5.63 million in Newport Coast 92657 to $1.01 million in Anaheim 92807.
    There were 25 ZI
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  • LA is America’s top ‘Judicial Hellhole’

    LA is America’s top ‘Judicial Hellhole’
    It is that time of year again. The American Tort Reform Foundation has published its annual Judicial Hellholes report evaluating jurisdictions “where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner.”
    California as a state has long held the distinction of topping out the list either as the top “Judicial Hellhole” or at least in the top five due to its unjust, plaintiff-friendly civil justice system.
    Citing a 2024 esti
  • Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

    Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
    GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.
    U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately.
    “Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority,” the jud
  • US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

    US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems
    By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
    RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.
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  • Farmers got more money from Trump. They still have more problems

    Farmers got more money from Trump. They still have more problems
    By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
    RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.
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  • Anaheim police ID man shot, killed by officer during gang-enforcement confrontation

    Anaheim police ID man shot, killed by officer during gang-enforcement confrontation
    The 19-year-old shot and killed by Anaheim police while officers worked a gang-enforcement assignment last week was identified as Alberto Arzola, authorities said.
    A second man was hit with a beanbag round while possibly tampering with evidence.
    Two Anaheim officers were working in the 800 block of South Philadelphia Street about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, when they attempted to talk with a group of people in front of a home, Sgt. Matt Sutter said.
    “The area has a long history of docum
  • MAP: Forget coffee, these 5 hot chocolates deserve the spotlight this winter

    MAP: Forget coffee, these 5 hot chocolates deserve the spotlight this winter
    Let’s face it, winter in Southern California isn’t as chilly as the rest of the country, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want that cozy, warm feeling we get from sipping a hot beverage this season.
    Coffee may get all the hype for its caffeinated boost, but hot chocolate deserves its own high praise.
    The hot chocolate we know today didn’t appear overnight; it evolved over centuries. Mesoamericans such as the Mayans and Aztecs believed that chocolate was a divine gift
  • Watch: Senators question military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments

    Watch: Senators question military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments
    By DAVID KLEPPER, BEN FINLEY and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators for the first time are questioning military leaders over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, an extraordinary move by the White House that has led to legal challenges as well as questions about states’ rights and the use of the military on U.S. soil.Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was expected to feature tough questi
  • How icon Googoosh overcame the Iranian revolution’s attempt to silence her

    How icon Googoosh overcame the Iranian revolution’s attempt to silence her
    Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Googoosh was one of Iran’s most famous women, a child star who grew up to become a bona fide pop culture phenomenon. She released hit albums, starred in acclaimed films and saw women style their hair like hers.But the Iranian Revolution changed everything: She was imprisoned and, upon her release, essentially silenced for 21 years. It wasn’t until 2000 that she was able to leave the country and begin performing again. So, at the dawn of the millennium,
  • Washington state under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations

    Washington state under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations
    By CEDAR ATTANASIO and CLAIRE RUSH, Associated Press
    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on a highway and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands of residents could face evacuation orders.
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  • Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them

    Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them
    By Stephanie Armour, Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News
    Maddy Olcott plans to start a career once she graduates from college. But the junior at the State University of New York-Purchase College is so far not planning to start a family — even with the Trump administration dangling inducements like thousand-dollar “baby bonuses” or cheaper infertility drugs.
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  • A sharp drop for Oracle keeps Wall Street in check as most US stocks rise

    A sharp drop for Oracle keeps Wall Street in check as most US stocks rise
    By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising on Thursday, but a drop for Oracle is holding Wall Street back as investors question whether its big spending on artificial-intelligence technology will pay off.
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  • ‘Modern-day Red Scare’ at Chapman?

    ‘Modern-day Red Scare’ at Chapman?
    A student walks past the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University in Orange on Thursday, September 5, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Scrawled in colorful chalk in front of Chapman University’s library last year: “(Expletive) Israel.”
    Vulgar. Crude. Highly objectionable.
    But…
    Is it harassment? Anti-Semitic? Should the university be held responsible for it, and similar iterations?
    Folks who passionately believe in the “I may hate what y
  • Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?

    Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?
    By Luke Ramseth, The Detroit News
    New car prices didn’t spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring, as some experts and dealers projected.
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  • Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US

    Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
    By GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press
    MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term.
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  • Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

    Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
    By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG, Associated Press
    AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of history and memory, thousands should have crossed by now. But the tundra is empty, save for the mountains looming on the horizon — the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
    Days after Patte
  • US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 last week as concerns about labor market persist

    US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 last week as concerns about labor market persist
    By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years despite growing concern over the health of the labor market.
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  • US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April

    US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April
    By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months.
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  • Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing

    Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing
    By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who heads the agency central to President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, is expected to face fierce questioning from Democrats on Thursday as the public face of the Republican administration’s hard-line approach to immigration.
    It has been months since Noem last appeared in Congress in May. Since then, immigration enforcement operations, especially in Los Angeles and Chicag
  • Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many

    Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many
    By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised on Thursday to reject legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for millions of Americans, a potentially unceremonious end to a monthslong Democratic effort to prevent the COVID-era subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1.
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  • Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide

    Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide
    By DAVE COLLINS, MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death, alleging that the artificial intelligence chatbot intensified her son’s “paranoid delusions” and helped direct them at his mother before he killed her.
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  • Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

    Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
    By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee.
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  • US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan

    US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan
    By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
    TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.
    This photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bombers in the vicinity of Japanese airs

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