• When the cat doesn’t come back

    When the cat doesn’t come back
    I had to wait to write this one.
    On June 10th, a Sunday, with The Wife out of town, I awoke at 8:50 a.m., which is a little late for me. Odder still, Junior the Cat was asleep at my feet. Junior is normally up before the sun, demanding breakfast, so it was notable he had slept in. Still, when I got up to push the perk button on the coffee maker, Junior followed. I threw a scoop of kibble in his bowl but he opted instead to make his first trip of the day outdoors. Sometimes he does this. These pr
  • Vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will get cited by speed cameras

    Vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will get cited by speed cameras
    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
  • Steven Greenhut: Militarized policing at the root of the Minneapolis mayhem

    Steven Greenhut: Militarized policing at the root of the Minneapolis mayhem
    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
  • Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

    Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
    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

    Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
    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
  • Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

    Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says
    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
  • Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks

    Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks
    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
  • Questions hang over Putin’s consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine’s power grid

    Questions hang over Putin’s consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine’s power grid
    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

    Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning
    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 governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, replacing Powell

    Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, replacing Powell
    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

    Masked agents, face scans and a question: Are you a citizen? Inside Trump’s Minnesota crackdown
    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
  • DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

    DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens
    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
  • Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avoid a partial shutdown

    Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avoid a partial shutdown
    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
  • Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight

    Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight
    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
  • Australian Open: Alcaraz fends off Zverev in epic, 5½-hour semifinal

    Australian Open: Alcaraz fends off Zverev in epic, 5½-hour semifinal
    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,
  • UC Irvine outlasts Hawaii in OT for sole possession of Big West lead

    UC Irvine outlasts Hawaii in OT for sole possession of Big West lead
    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
  • Segerstrom boys basketball tops Ocean View to clinch share of league title

    Segerstrom boys basketball tops Ocean View to clinch share of league title
    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
  • Short-handed Long Beach State men lose to UC Riverside

    Short-handed Long Beach State men lose to UC Riverside
    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
  • Canyon girls soccer tops Foothill in showdown for Crestview League title

    Canyon girls soccer tops Foothill in showdown for Crestview League title
    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
  • Tesoro girls basketball stays in league title chase with win over El Toro

    Tesoro girls basketball stays in league title chase with win over El Toro
    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
  • Ducks get shut out by last-place Canucks

    Ducks get shut out by last-place Canucks
    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
  • Kara Dunn reaches milestone as USC women top No. 8 Iowa for statement win

    Kara Dunn reaches milestone as USC women top No. 8 Iowa for statement win
    LOS ANGELES — The USC women’s basketball team finally unlocked four complete quarters on Thursday night, beating No. 8 Iowa, 81-69, at the Galen Center.
    It was Iowa’s first Big Ten loss of the season and first loss overall since falling to No. 1 Connecticut on Dec. 20, snapping an eight-game winning streak.
    Kara Dunn scored 25 points for the Trojans (12-9 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) and surpassed 1,500 for her career to go with 11 rebounds and five assists. Jazzy Davidson added 21 po
  • Santa Margarita girls soccer leans on ‘championship DNA’ to beat Mater Dei

    Santa Margarita girls soccer leans on ‘championship DNA’ to beat Mater Dei
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — The challenges in front of Santa Margarita’s girls soccer team on Thursday mounted in the opening minutes against Mater Dei.
    Coming off their first defeat and a week with two draws in the Trinity League, the Eagles quickly fell behind as Mater Dei’s Kendra Hansen scored on a rebound following a hard shot by Valentina Labuschagne.
    “Their back was up again th
  • Kings can’t slow Alex Tuch or solve Alex Lyon in loss to Sabres

    Kings can’t slow Alex Tuch or solve Alex Lyon in loss to Sabres
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — Few teams have been able to stop the Buffalo Sabres in the past few months, and the Kings fared no better.
    Alex Tuch had his fourth career hat trick to push his season goals total to 22, leading the surging Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.
    Alex Lyon made a season-high 37 saves for his 10th consecutive victory to break the franchise record set by Gerry Desjardins in December 1976.
    Tuch reached 20-goal mark for the fourth straight season and f
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Jan. 29

    Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Jan. 29
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Jan. 29
    Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
    The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
    GIRLS BASKETBALL
    ACADEMY LEAGUE
    Calvary Chapel/Downey 24, Anaheim Discovery Christian 21
    BOYS SOCCER
    SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
    Avalon 5, Vista Meridian 1
    GIRLS SOCCE
  • Australian Open: Sabalenka’s new mentality vs. Rybakina’s resolve in final

    Australian Open: Sabalenka’s new mentality vs. Rybakina’s resolve in final
    By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer
    MELBOURNE, Australia — When Aryna Sabalenka is really deeply contemplating her Australian Open final rematch with Elena Rybakina, it won’t be that breakthrough success in 2023 that she’ll be dialing in on.
    It won’t be the other three Grand Slam finals she’s won, either, including the most recent at the U.S. Open. Top-ranked Sabalenka will be trying to derive more motivation from the five tournament finals she lost in 2025.
    “I actua
  • Tech millionaire accused of killing estranged wife from Newport Beach was after money, prosecutors say

    Tech millionaire accused of killing estranged wife from Newport Beach was after money, prosecutors say
    The tech CEO husband of a Newport Beach woman whose body was found at the bottom of a mountain embankment in Crestline is accused of killing her during an apparently contentious divorce after she allegedly withdrew millions from an account they shared, court filings show.
    Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 66, is suspected of killing his estranged wife, philanthropist Aryan Papoli, 58, for financial gain, a prosecutor wrote in a sworn statement filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
    In the midst of a
  • Letter: San Clemente’s creepy surveillance cameras

    Letter: San Clemente’s creepy surveillance cameras
    I read Erika Ritchie’s recent story about San Clemente allowing the surveillance of south Orange County cities by US Customs and Border Patrol with serious concerns. According to Ritchie’s story, the federal government will be installing a 25+ foot tower high in the hills above San Clemente next month. The system includes a one million dollar high-powered surveillance camera and “sensor-monitoring system.”
    I live in Laguna Niguel and have not paid much attention to this s
  • LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says

    LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says
    Los Angeles police do not plan to enforce recently enacted state and local bans that prohibit federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks during enforcement operations, the police chief said at a news conference Thursday.
    Chief Jim McDonnell, when asked about the mask ban, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in September and which seperately won approval by Los Angeles County supervisors, said he disagreed with the policy, citing the possibility of conflict between police and other a
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, January 30, 2026

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, January 30, 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 Friday, January 30, 2026.
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