PSG president says Beckham will stay in L.A.
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser al-Khelaifi says David Beckham will not join the French club, despite weeks of speculation that the 36-year-old former England captain was coming to play....
View ArticleChecking out Kobe's off-nights
Kobe Bryant suffered one of his worst shooting nights Sunday in a loss to Denver, making just 6 of 28 field goals for 21.4 percent. But that was not his worst performance of his Lakers career. Not by a...
View ArticleIrvine’s top 10 sports stories for 2011
You've seen the list of possible top 10 stories. Now, it's time to list our Irvine World News top 10 stories of 2011. The list was voted upon by the Irvine World News sports staff. Readers were also...
View Article4 hospitalized after allergic reaction at park
FULLERTON – Three children and one adult were taken to the hospital after they developed an allergic reaction while playing at Olive Park in Fullerton, authorities said. The incident was reported at...
View Article2012 OC Music Awards nominations announced
The academy has spoken and the nominees are in for the 2012 OC Music Awards. The annual ceremony celebrates the best in local music and this year the nominees include a few past winners as well as some...
View ArticleOrange County history in pictures, part 3
We are a county of entrepreneurs. Always have been. Always will be. In Part 3 of "Orange County History in Pictures," we see this more than ever: Carl Karcher turns a hot-dog stand into a fast-food...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Brown trashes GOP
Also: Santorum, Romney neck and neck; Obama dodges obstruction
View ArticleWoman indicted in penis-slicing case
SANTA ANA – A Garden Grove woman was indicted by the Orange County grand Jury Thursday on torture and mayhem charges in the cutting off of a man's penis after tying him to his bed. Catherine Kieu, 48,...
View ArticleTragic life ends on Christmas
Part III. Previously: Za'Zell Preston, 26, was found dead Christmas morning in the Anaheim apartment she shared with her husband, William Wallace, and her three children, ages 8, 3 and 7 weeks....
View ArticleEditorial: Brown’s bad-news budget arrives early
Gov. Jerry Brown released Thursday his proposed budget for 2012-13, five days ahead of schedule. Apparently someone mistakenly posted the budget on the Department of Finance website, letting the cat...
View ArticleJan. 6 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 slide show. Also see notable deaths of 2011. SEE...
View ArticleReview: VW Beetle juices up an icon
Let's just get it out of the way – the old New Beetle – the one that resurrected VW's fabled Bug in 1998 – was often referred to as a "chick car." If you're are uncertain why, look no farther than the...
View ArticleReally? Bank forecloses over 80-cent typo
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" It's bad enough that one Florida man nearly lost his home over an 80-cent mortgage payment typo. But banking and government...
View ArticleSet designer sees ‘Topdog/Underdog’ as a world split apart
Shaun L. Motley, who designed the intriguing set for South Coast Repertory's upcoming production of "Topdog/Underdog," didn't start out as a scenic designer for theater, TV and film. The 41-year-old...
View ArticleMorning letters: Military is the 'greatest job in all America'
YORBA LINDA, Betty Johnson: My “pile of green glitter” moment was in June 1967, and I had on the sundress and sandals while waiting on the tarmac of MacDill Air Force Base. The Navy Lt. j.g. (junior...
View Article‘Beneath the Darkness’ isn’t really scary but still entertains
The teens-in-trouble horror-thriller "Beneath the Darkness" has a few things going for it: It's not a blood-soaked slash-a-thon; musician-turned-director Martin Guigui manages to build some suspense;...
View Article10 best celebrity stories of the week
If ever there was a place to read the 10 best celebrity stories of the first week of 2012, this is it. For one thing, this is a place. You can't refute that. Look around you. Look out! For another, we...
View ArticleSerial killings: Street life deadly for 3 homeless men
YORBA LINDA – Bud Winters last heard from Paulus Cornelius Smit, his best friend during high school, in 1977. Winters figured that over the years, Smit likely had gotten into trouble because of his...
View ArticleWife's take: 2012 VW Beetle
When first glancing the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle I thought: Darn! Volkswagen certainly knows how to make an amazing looking sequel. With her voluptuous curves and classic rounded headlights, it was love...
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