Editorial: More bad news ahead of Brown’s revised budget
Despite campaign promises by Gov. Jerry Brown that meaningless game-playing with the budget would end under his administration, and hard fiscal decisions would be made, California's state budget...
View ArticleMay 13 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities...
View ArticleNicki Minaj, Pitbull, Maroon 5 enliven biggest Wango Tango in years
After shifting indoors for nighttime bashes at Staples Center the past two years, KIIS-FM's Wango Tango, that critic-proof cavalcade of pop sensations, stepped out into the sunshine once again this...
View ArticleClippers show grit, grind in Game 7 win
Clippers guard Chris Paul sat in his hotel room Saturday night, watching the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 7. Throughout the game, the broadcasters mentioned that only eight...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: The stormy days of political racism cut both ways
LAKE FOREST, Bob Mueller: Apparently, columnist Walter Williams has fallen into the Republican trap of assuming most Americans have no knowledge of history, and no ability to recall or research events...
View ArticleYahoo's new head a member of Freedom board
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board, effective immediately. Levinsohn is a member of the board of Irvine-based Freedom...
View ArticleBalloon hits wire; thousands lose power
COSTA MESA – Power was restored to all but 13 Southern California Edison customers after a floating metallic balloon shorted out an electric line and left thousands of people briefly in the dark around...
View Article‘Momma-Thon’ takes jabs at motherhood
NEWPORT BEACH – On the day in which mothers everywhere are celebrated, Julie Kid of Placentia, a single mom of three, offers up the key to raising the trio of youngsters on her own. "A lot of love ......
View ArticleIrvine center helps children find balance through yoga
Yoga and its benefits has long been touted by health experts, celebrities and fitness enthusiasts, and one Irvine wellness center is looking to add children to the list of satisfied yogis. The Center...
View ArticleWith San Onofre shuttered, retired H.B. power plant to pick up slack
LOS ANGELES – Two retired generators at a Huntington Beach power plant are back online, to help take up the slack from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant this summer. The pair of...
View Article1 shot multiple times near Santa Ana golf course
A male juvenile was shot multiple times Sunday night near the Willowick Municipal Golf Course in Santa Ana, authorities said. Officers from the Santa Ana Police Department responded to a call at 7:25...
View ArticleKings stay perfect on road with Game 1 victory
PHOENIX – The little things that Dustin Brown does that sometimes go unnoticed are precisely what make him such a potent weapon. It will be his winning goal Sunday that lifted the Kings to a 3-2...
View ArticleWeaver angry as Rangers pound Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas – If the Angels' road back to the top of the AL West runs through Texas, it is a dark and deserted stretch of highway where they are in danger of being run off the road and left in a...
View ArticleHamilton's bat dies but Rangers roll over Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas – You would think a 13-6 loss to Texas would be devoid of accomplishment, but actually the Angels did the American League a great service. They finally broke Josh Hamilton's wonder...
View ArticleMay 14 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities...
View ArticleBynum: 'We'll win this championship if we ...'
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Lakers’ plane left the Game 7 glory behind, navigated the cottony cumulus clouds of Oklahoma and on Sunday hit the hard prairie country ground where the Oklahoma City Thunder has...
View ArticleAsk Daft Daddy: How do we get our baby to sleep??
Happy day after Mother's Day! As a Mother's Day gift, I gave my wife Jeni the morning off to do whatever she wanted, while I spent time with our 8-month-old son wee Mac. Jeni decided to go shopping, as...
View ArticleBridemaid's dresses you can wear twice
Ah, the dastardly bridesmaid dress - nobody likes them, not even the bride when it's her turn to wear one. And if you've been asked recently to walk down the aisle for any reason other than you're own...
View ArticleTwitter scoreboard: Losing weekend in Texas
If you're clever, insightful, funny or irreverent, this is where you belong.Angels fans post comments and photos on twitter during the game, and Angels editor Keith Sharon collects them. He awards a...
View ArticleSpring football: Top returning running backs
The county isn't exactly known for producing running backs. Moreover, the game of football is evolving more and more into a passing league. Yet here we are with a very deep class of backs in 2012. How...
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