Lakers must wait on trading Bynum for Howard
It was almost midnight out here, so it was nearly 3 a.m. in Atlanta, where Andrew Bynum's trainer lives ... and sleeps. But Bynum had heard that news that the NBA lockout was going to end. Out came the...
View ArticleBrian Calle's blog: Occupy L.A. still alive after raid
A photo slide show covering the Occupy Los Angeles movement. It was reported that LAPD officers went undercover inside the Occupy L.A. camp before it was raided. For more information on the story...
View ArticleRuby's burger and fries today for $2.90
Are you feeling hungry today? Ruby's Diner is selling its burger and fry combo for $2.90 today (Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011) to celebrate its 29th birthday. This deal starts at 11:30 a.m. until closing and...
View ArticleWound-healing technology gets cash infusion
An Orange County startup that offers a promising solution for diabetic skin ulcers and bed sores has raised $600,000 from private investors. Harbor MedTech is commercializing technology developed by...
View ArticleBattleground-state voters leaving Democrats
President Obama and his re-election team have prided themselves on their well-oiled get-out-the-vote effort. But a new study from the centrist think tank Third Way suggests Democrats are losing ground...
View ArticleCharles Hurt: Mitt vs. Newt; a study in contrasts
Mitt Romney is an Olympic preparer. He prepares for everything. Every possible eventuality is treated by him as if it were a strand of hair on his meticulously-coiffed head, placed just so with the...
View ArticleBrian Bolduc: Gingrich's call for Lincoln-Douglas-style debate
Mitt Romney has declined an invitation to engage Newt Gingrich in a Lincoln–Douglas-style debate. The former speaker is used to rejection: He’s been proposing the idea for decades. His model is the...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: Egypt: The beginning of the end?
The fact that the Muslim Brotherhood and the even more fundamentalist Salafist Nour Party have garnered some 65 percent of the votes in the first round of Egypt’s free parliamentary elections since the...
View ArticleMan tied to student’s death getting out of jail
The parents of a college student from Rancho Santa Margarita who believe the man tied to her disappearance in 2007 fabricated his version of her death are scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday,...
View ArticleCitibank laying off 4,500 workers
The first of major cuts have begun at Citibank, which is laying off 4,500 workers worldwide, CEO Vikram Pandit said at a Goldman Sachs financial services conference Tuesday. The bank had said last...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Will the real job number please stand up
A lot is riding on the unemployment rate. Judged by political throw-weight, probably no economic statistic is more important in the next year. If it declines, people will feel better about the economy,...
View ArticleJim Evert is new San Clemente mayor
Councilman Jim Evert is San Clemente's mayor for the next 12 months, succeeding Councilwoman Lori Donchak in the ceremonial honor. Evert was selected Tuesday night by a 3-2 vote of the City Council....
View ArticleO.C. football: Players to watch in championship games
Slide show: OCVarsity takes a look at some of the key players to watch for this week's CIF-SS football championships involving six Orange County teams: Beckman, Corona del Mar, El Toro, Tustin, San...
View ArticleCosta Mesa residents speak out against charter city process
COSTA MESA - The public got its first look at a draft of Councilman Jim Righeimer's proposed city charter late Tuesday night.Most of those who addressed the council were surprised or discontent that...
View ArticleStepdad wonders why he's the only male volunteer at child's school
Working the night shift is not really an ideal timeslot to work, but it does provide some benefits. One benefit is being able to help out at my stepson Sport’s school. During Sport’s back-to-school...
View ArticleI-405 scheduled for complete closure
Lane closures on the I-405 begin Saturday night as construction crews work on a project that will eventually connect carpool lanes on three freeways. Beginning Saturday northbound lanes will be closed...
View ArticlePolice ask for help finding 2 children
Whittier police are asking for the public's help in locating a 4-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy who were apparently taken by their father. Jamie Love Orozco and her brother James Charles Orozco Jr....
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