Susan Page: Romney sweeps five Northeast states
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney swept five Northeastern primaries Tuesday as he pivoted from a hard-fought GOP nomination battle and moved to challenge President Obama in November. He...
View ArticleLarry Brown and other all-time geezer coaches
Larry Brown has been hired to be the "new" basketball coach at SMU. But only because it would have been insensitive for the school to announce that Brown had been hired to be the Mustangs' "old" coach....
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: The Safety Net’s not safe
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View ArticleSan Diego burrito chain coming to O.C.
San Diego-based Stuffed is launching its flagship "build-your-own burrito" concept in Huntington Beach in early May. Two business partners investing in Stuffed are also the owners of Los Primos Mexican...
View ArticleNFL Draft: Top 10 defensive backs
If your son is a defensive back recruited by an SEC school, there's a good chance you'll see him play on Sundays, too. Counting North Alabama's Janoris Jenkins, who played one year at the Division II...
View ArticleSheriff will take over policing Yorba Linda
YORBA LINDA – A 42-year relationship between Yorba Linda and Brea for police services didn't end Tuesday night. It ended Wednesday morning. In a nine-hour meeting that concluded after 3 a.m., the Yorba...
View ArticleGood-looking? You can travel for free
Life is hard when you're attractive. There are all those jealous meanies out there who want to bring you down. And then you have to put up with being hit on constantly by people who are below your...
View ArticleFox News: Gingrich to leave race next Tuesday
Newt Gingrich plans to formally leave the Republican presidential race next Tuesday, senior campaign aides told Fox News, after struggling for months to turn around his sagging bid for the White House....
View ArticleTeen pushing car hit by truck, dies
ANAHEIM – A 17-year-old Stanton boy was killed Tuesday night when the vehicle he was helping push was struck from behind by another vehicle, police said Wednesday. The crash happened about 8:15 p.m. on...
View ArticleSmog report: L.A. region still among nation's worst
The coastal Southern California region that includes Orange County remained among the five smoggiest in the nation according to the latest air-pollution report from the American Lung Association. But...
View ArticleTime-lapse video reminds me how much of a slacker I am
Have you guys seen the amazing time-lapse video from Dutch filmmaker Frans Hofmeester?It's an incredible tribute to his daughter Lotte and begs the question: "Why am I so bad at being a parent??"...
View ArticleStagecoach 2012 set times revealed
It's about time. Finally, we've learned not only who's playing when this weekend at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, we also know which artists are appearing which days. The schedule for...
View ArticleKaprielian settles for a 1-hitter against Northwood
James Kaprielian came close to another no-hitter Tuesday in a Pacific Coast League game against Northwood at Beckman. One week after pitching a no-hitter against Woodbridge, Kaprielian allowed just one...
View ArticleGingrich tells Romney he’s bowing out
Newt Gingrich told Mitt Romney this morning that he would suspend his presidential campaign next week and begin working to turn out conservative voters for the Republican frontrunner, a Gingrich...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Setting the record straight on hybrids
ALISO VIEJO, George Lehmann: A slight correction to D.Q. Rosenow’s rebuttal, “Why Hybrids Pollute” [April 24], to Bill Koop’s “The Hybrid Advantage” [April 23], as it doesn’t appear Rosenow did...
View ArticleBest country? GOP more likely than Dems to name U.S.
Orange County Republicans are far more likely than county Democrats to think the U.S. government is the best in the world – though majorities from both parties favored their home countries, according...
View ArticleRole models: Who do O.C. athletes look up to?
Slideshow: Who are your role models? OCVarsity.com decided it was time to ask Orange County's athletes that question. It's probably not a surprise that some athletes were mentioned numerous times –...
View ArticleDeath penalty: Worth $308 million per man?
We told you recently about a stunning study which found that putting a condemned prisoner to death in California cost $308 million per man. "Executing the Will of the Voters? A Roadmap to Mend or End...
View ArticleWhite House gate crasher to run for governor
The White House gate crasher says he’ll run for governor of Virginia.Tareq Salahi, who along with his wife Michaele crashed an Obama state dinner in 2009, filled out and submitted a candidacy...
View ArticleHumphries wants info on Kardashian/West romance
In a divorce case lasting longer than the marriage, Kris Humphries wants to know if Kim Kardashian is dating Kanye West for publicity purposes, RadarOnline says.“The crux of Kris’ case for annulment is...
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