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The world is yellow on yellow at O’Melveny Park in Granada Hills park and spring is definitely here, with wild sunflowers and wild mustard painting the park’s 675 acres yellow. On Monday, May 13, hikers walk through a vast field …

ANAHEIM – The Angels stink this season. And you hate it, right? You shouldn’t. If you’re a fan of the ball club, you feel hoodwinked. Duped and demoralized. But please, don’t. C’mon, you say. You heard Perry Minasian, the club’s …

By Sarah Schlichter | NerdWallet It’s a notice no homeowner wants to get: Your insurance company has decided not to renew your policy, effective in 30 days. The reason? Based on aerial photos of your home, your roof is in …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, May 17, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

By CAYLA BAMBERGER | cbamberger@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Arts and sciences faculty at Columbia University passed a vote of no confidence in embattled college president Minouche Shafik, whose congressional testimony and handling of pro-Palestinian protests created a bitter divide on campus, according to results announced Thursday. …

OAKLAND, California — The first commercial truck hydrogen fueling station in the nation, set to open this summer in West Oakland, has the potential over the next six years to stop nearly 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from fouling …

By BELA SZANDELSZKY, PETR DAVID JOSEK and PHILIPP JENNE BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia — Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack. Fico’s pro-Russia views have …

By Bloomberg News Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin pledged to intensify cooperation against U.S. “containment” of their countries, as they warned of growing nuclear tensions between rival powers. Putin and Xi accused the U.S. of planning …

The world’s first Tangled-themed land set to debut at the Tokyo Disneyland resort offers a glimpse of what the future could hold for the Disneyland resort over the next few decades under a reimagined long-term vision for the Anaheim theme …

By DAVID KLEPPER and ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday, harnessing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to …

By JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has planned presidential faceoffs in every election since 1988, has an uncertain future after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump struck an …

By BILL BARROW and MATT BROWN (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at …

By SOPHIE AUSTIN | Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO — Investments in weapons manufacturers and a wide array of other companies by the University of California targeted by students protesting the Israel-Hamas war represent $32 billion – or nearly one-fifth …

California’s weather was made for demagogues. For as long as records have been kept, the state has typically experienced a series of dry years followed by a series of wet years. The weather lines up conveniently with election cycles. A …

Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would require secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial …

LOS ANGELES — Upon Lincoln Riley’s arrival at USC in November 2021, the trumpets of the student band welcoming him to a terrace overlooking the Coliseum, one of the football coach’s first statements of this new era was to note …

By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the agency is funded does not violate …

By Nicole Goodkind | CNN New York — The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke past the 40,000 threshold Thursday morning for the first time ever, fueled by an encouraging inflation report. The blue-chip index was up about 114 points, or …

  Paul and Diana Cavanaugh at Nature’s Select headquarters in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The Cavanaughs started their pet food business 30 years ago. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Paul and Diana Cavanaugh and their …

BOSTON  — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to an autopsy report obtained by …

VENTURA — A judge decided Wednesday that a Moorpark College professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations in Thousand Oaks over the Israel-Hamas war last year. Superior Court Judge …

If the worldwide desire to live here over recent decades is any indication — and people do vote with their feet — then Los Angeles County is nothing but a success story. In 1950, 4 million people lived in the …

Interest payments on the national debt have now surpassed, individually, military, Medicare and Medicaid spending, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. That’s based on the initial seven months of data for the current fiscal year. With …

How can teachers teach kids to read if teachers don’t have the training they need to teach reading the right way?  What sounds like some sort of academic tongue twister is actually a huge challenge right now for many states, …

For as much as the Angels talked during spring training about how their expectations were higher than those of the rest of the baseball world, reality has hit them hard in the first quarter of the season. The Angels are …

Porn star Stormy Daniels says she had sex with former President Donald Trump at a Lake Tahoe hotel in July 2006. To keep her from telling that story, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen says, “the boss” instructed him to pay …

We are caught in a vicious cycle of too many laws, too many cops, and too little freedom. It’s hard to say whether we’re dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled …

Turning 69 next month, I try not to look back. Can’t change the past. But one thing I wish I had done was buy a house when I came to Orange County in 1987. Even if it meant taking a …

The Kizh Nation, more commonly known as the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians, is suing the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and the nonprofit LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, alleging that the remains of their ancestors were …

On Wednesday morning, May 15, students, staff and administrators at Verdugo Hills High School gathered to celebrate a quantum leap forward in access to science equipment at the school in Tujunga. “How do we celebrate the groundbreaking of an $18 …

Southern Californians need twice the annual income of a U.S. homebuyer to qualify for a typical house. A $200,800 income is required to buy the region’s $785,000 median-priced, existing single-family home in the first quarter, according to affordability stats from …

  The Pan-Asian and Pacific Arts and Cultural Festival is presented on May 19 by the Museum of the San Fernando Valley in Northridge. In the file photo, the San Fernando Valley Meiji Ondo Dancers perform a traditional dance during …

Prices are threads stitching together the fabric of our economy. They guide countless producers, here and abroad, to meet the most urgent demands of countless consumers. Prices enable the economic coordination of millions of individuals — each with his or …

LONG BEACH — The new-look Sparks could not overcome an 11-0 run by the Atlanta Dream to start the fourth quarter and dropped their season opener, 92-81, in front of celebrities like Kim Kardashian (WNBA SKIMS partnership) and team owner …

ST. LOUIS — Denis Bouanga scored two goals and Hugo Lloris made seven saves for his third clean sheet of the season to help LAFC beat St. Louis, 2-0, on Wednesday night. Bouanga joined Carlos Vela as the only players …

ANAHEIM — Griffin Canning continued his early-season turnaround on a night when the Angels finally put everything together. Canning pitched six strong innings in the Angels’ 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, a game that included home …

SAN FRANCISCO — They chant it nightly, regardless of the score – “Beat L-A!” They finally did it for the first time in awhile. Giants ace Logan Webb held the Dodgers scoreless for six innings and prevented a sweep by …

WEST HILLS — Chaminade football hosted Valencia, St. Francis and St. Bonaventure for a spring showcase on Wednesday evening, which served as a preview of what could come this fall season. Scouts from UC Davis, Cal Lutheran, Sacramento State, Cal …

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also …

SAN FRANCISCO — Even bullpen games get extra rest in the Dodgers’ starting rotation. The Dodgers pivoted from an expected bullpen game on Wednesday night, instead promoting right-handers Elieser Hernandez and Eduardo Salazar from Triple-A Oklahoma City. In the starting rotation …