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• Watchdog: ‘Basic and fundamental errors’ in Russia probe

  11-12-2019 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
  Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes two days after the release of a report that identified significant problems with applications to receive and ren
  
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• UCLA men hanging on while awaiting Skyy Clark’s return

  27-01-2026 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A 25-point showing at Washington. A 30-piece against Cal Poly. Six 3-pointers in consecutive games. Skyy Clark was establishing himself, until midway through UCLA’s matchup at Iowa on Jan. 3 when he pulled up grabbing his left hamstring.
  Clark continues to contribute to the UCLA men’s basketball team despite missing the past six contests. During the Bruins’ game against Maryland on Jan. 10, he offered Tyler Bilodeau advice after head coach Mick Cronin benche
  
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• One Broadway Plaza, potentially one of the tallest buildings in OC, is back for community, city input

  27-01-2026 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  One Broadway Plaza, a 37-story mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Santa Ana that would be one of Orange County’s tallest buildings, is back before city planning officials with another revision.
  Santa Ana residents are invited to share their thoughts on the latest proposal at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, during the project’s first Sunshine Ordinance community meeting. Attendees can participate virtually or in person at Beale’s Texas BBQ, formerly known as Original M
  
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• Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal

  27-01-2026 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By OLIVIA DIAZ, Associated Press
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps was illegal, potentially foiling their efforts to pick up seats in the U.S. House in November.
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• Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump’s leadership

  27-01-2026 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership.
  Glass’ Symphony No. 15, “Lincoln,” was to have been led by Grammy-winning conductor Karen Kamensek for performances on June 12 and June 13.
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• Ask The Lawyer: When does the attorney-client privilege get tossed?

  27-01-2026 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Q:  We are in a civil case with others, suing a person who engaged in fraudulent misconduct. We share the same attorney who is trying to establish that the attorney client privilege between this guy and his lawyer is not enforceable because of the crime-fraud exception.  Can you share your thoughts on this?  P.C., Hollywood
  A:  We often hear that the attorney-client privilege is “inviolate.” To be sure it is formidable
  
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• Chargers OC Mike McDaniel seeks to unlock Justin Herbert’s full potential

  27-01-2026 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Among the takeaways from the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s introductory news conference Tuesday was the idea of playing to a team’s strengths. So, what worked for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa won’t necessarily work for Justin Herbert.
  McDaniel said one of the top items on his to-do list was watching as much videotape of Herbert as possible. After facing Herbert while serving as head coach of the Miami Dolphins for four
  
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• Cracks between Newsom and frustrated lawmakers show in first budget hearings

  27-01-2026 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Gavin Newsom is officially a lame-duck governor, and his final year in office seems increasingly focused on an almost certain campaign for the White House.
  Meanwhile, however, he must spend at least some of his time governing California and dealing with a Legislature dominated by his fellow Democrats but increasingly less willing to cater to his whims.
  Newsom’s relationship with legislators has always been more transactional than collaborative. He has even used the annual budget process to
  
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• Southern California lawmaker wants to make it easier for churches and colleges to build affordable housing

  27-01-2026 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Two years after a state law went into effect allowing churches and other faith-based institutions, along with independent institutions of higher education, to build affordable housing units on their properties, a Southern California lawmaker wants to do the same at the federal level.
  Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-San Pedro, is a co-author of the Yes in God’s Backyard Act, which would make it easier for qualifying religious and higher education institutions to build affordable housing whi
  
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• Swanson: Clippers go 15-3, make this fan eat his tweet

  27-01-2026 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Look, I understand most of you aren’t “on Clippers Twitter.” And I get why you weren’t locked in for the Clippers versus the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, a highly uncompetitive affair – the Clippers won 126-89 – happening while the Rams locked horns with Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game.
  So if you were not, in fact, among the 400-some viewers logged onto the aptly named “Clips N Dip” podcast’s livestream Monday evening to watch
  
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• Jon Coupal: Local sales tax hikes coming soon across California

  27-01-2026 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  As this column has noted on numerous occasions, California’s state sales tax rate of 7.25% is the highest in the nation. When the local sales tax rates are included, the average sales tax rate, according to a just released study by the Tax Foundation, is 8.99%. But in several cities, the total sales tax rate is now above 10%. The cities of Lancaster and Palmdale win the award for the heaviest sales tax burden at 11.25%.
  With all the talk in California about “sticking it” to the
  
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• Long Beach man with homemade bomb pleads guilty to sending cash to ISIS

  27-01-2026 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Jan. 27 to sending payments to ISIS and possessing a homemade bomb inside his home.
  Mark Villanueva, 29, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm —namely the homemade bomb.
  Sentencing is scheduled for June 17, at which time Villanueva, a lawful permanent resident from the Philippines, could face up to 35
  
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• California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed

  27-01-2026 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s housing crisis continues, as homeownership drifts further out of reach for most people. New housing construction remains stubbornly low relative to the state’s housing demand. People across the political spectrum want to address the problem, but rather than fully reforming the state’s primary environmental review law, which plays a significant role in blocking and slowing housing development, California lawmakers have increasingly turned to workarounds.
  Since 2014,
  
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• Chicago man cleared in Border Patrol bounty trial now faces immigration proceedings

  27-01-2026 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago carpenter cleared of accusations that he put a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander has been taken into immigration custody and faces deportation, attorneys confirmed Tuesday.
  Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week. Within 24 hours, he was picked up by federal immigration agents, said defense attorneys Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer.
  Born in Mexico, Espinoza Martinez w
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm to open new chicken and boysenberry restaurant

  27-01-2026 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A new Knott’s Berry Farm restaurant run by a mischievous coyote will serve a twist on two fan-favorite foods that made the Buena Park theme park famous — fried chicken and boysenberry pie.
  The new Crafty’s Kitchen self-service restaurant will open this summer as a replacement for the departing Johnny Rockets burger stand in the Charleston Circle area of Knott’s Berry Farm.
  Johnny Rockets will close on April 15 after the annual Knott’s Boysenberry Festival to make wa
  
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• US says it’s taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster

  27-01-2026 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro.
  In a notice to lawmakers dated Monday and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the State Department said it was sending in a regular contingent o
  
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• OpenAI’s Altman joins tech workers decrying Minnesota violence

  27-01-2026 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By Annie Bang and Alicia Tang | Bloomberg
  OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman joined a growing chorus of Silicon Valley leaders expressing outrage in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, aligning with tech industry workers who’ve urged CEOs to take a stronger stand against the violent immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
  “What’s happening with ICE is going too far,” Altman wrote in a note Monday shared with all employees, according to a person famili
  
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• Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

  27-01-2026 20:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
  HAVANA (AP) — It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand.
  Nearby, under the shade of a beach almond tree, a group of drivers jump to their feet, some hoping for their first customer of the day.
  But the tourists take a couple of quick selfies in front of brightly colored cars ranging from a 1950 Pontiac to a 1960 Buick and walk away.
  “T
  
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• CIF-SS wants to add an assistant commissioner solely in charge of transfers

  27-01-2026 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF Southern Section wants to add an assistant commissioner whose sole responsibility would be determining the eligibility of student-athletes who transfer.
  The assistant commissioner in charge of transfer eligibility will also have a program coordinator to assist with those duties.
  Before the Southern Section can do that, said CIF-SS chief financial officer Mitch Carty, the Southern Section office must be relocated to a larger building.
  Carty made the announcements Tuesday at the CIF Southe
  
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• El Modena girls basketball rises from ‘nowhere’ to contend for league title

  27-01-2026 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEl Modena has emerged as one of the most improved teams in Orange County girls basketball, and its best may still be yet to come.
  After a blistering 19-0 start to the campaign, El Modena has secured an automatic playoff berth in the North Hills League.
  If the Vanguards (22-2, 4-1) beat visiting Foothill (13-8, 3-2) on Tuesday, they will play Friday at Cypress (14-12, 6-0) for a share of first place.
  For a
  
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• Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

  27-01-2026 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  ARIVACA, Ariz. (AP) — One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said.
  The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it was working with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to the shooting in Arivaca, Arizona, a community about 10 miles from the border.
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• Petition filed to force public vote on wave park, Newport Beach council to consider next step tonight

  27-01-2026 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A wave park approved in Newport Beach will be up for another vote, whether the council changes its mind tonight, Jan. 27, or the public has its say in a future election
  The City Council approved the Snug Harbor Surf Park to replace part of the Newport Beach Golf Course in October, a plan opposed by proponents who don’t want to lose any holes at the facility, which they said is affordable and has been a staple in the city for decades.
  They collected enough signatures on a referendum to forc
  
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• Petition filed to force public vote on wave park, Newport Beach council to consider next step

  27-01-2026 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A wave park approved in Newport Beach will be up for another vote, whether the council changes its mind tonight, Jan. 27, or the public has its say in a future election
  The City Council approved the Snug Harbor Surf Park to replace part of the Newport Beach Golf Course in October, a plan opposed by proponents who don’t want to lose any holes at the facility, which they said is affordable and has been a staple in the city for decades.
  They collected enough signatures on a referendum to forc
  
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• Activists say Iran’s crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country’s currency plunges

  27-01-2026 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran’s currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of 1.5 million to $1.
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• Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at Davos

  27-01-2026 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROB GILLIES
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
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• Disney shelved ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ documentary for years

  27-01-2026 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A new documentary film about how Disneyland almost never happened sat on the shelf collecting dust for years and nearly never made it off the cutting room floor, according to the filmmaker.
  A 70-minute rough cut of “Disneyland Handcrafted” sat on the shelf in 2020 as Disney put the project on hold indefinitely, according to documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks.
  “I was thinking this would never see the light of day,” Iwerks told the Los Angeles Times.
  “Disneyland Hand
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Jayden Mysin, Aliso Niguel

  27-01-2026 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Jayden Mysin
  School: Aliso Niguel
  Sport: Basketball
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: He scored 77 points over three wins for the Wolverines. In Sea View League games, Mysin, a 6-3 guard, scored 22 points against El Toro and 33 points against Mission Viejo. He finished the week with 23 points in a 78-34 win over Dos Pueblos in the Nike Extravaganza. Mysin is averaging 21 points and five rebounds a game.
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• Frost quakes cause loud booms, light shaking when bitterly cold temperatures persist

  27-01-2026 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By ISABELLA O’MALLEY
  Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations.
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• Families of 2 men killed in boat strike sue Trump administration over attack they call ‘unlawful’

  27-01-2026 18:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and BEN FINLEY
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government on Tuesday, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful U.S. military campaign.”
  The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that the administration has launched since September on boats in the Caribbean Sea and easte
  
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• Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

  27-01-2026 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.
  In a Tuesday securities filing, San Francisco-based Pinterest said it was making these cuts to support “transformation initiatives” — which include reallocating the company’s resources to AI-focused roles and prioritizing AI-powered products. It said it was also working
  
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