By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that parts of the federal government will stay closed until Democrats agree to put up more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter criminal elements. He said he’s open to calling the wall something else as long as he ends up with…
Tara Campbell has worked behind the scenes as communications director for Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, responding to media requests and advising him on public safety, technology, policy and other topics. She stepped into the spotlight two years ago when she was elected to the Yorba Linda…
By NINIEK KARMINI | Associated Press SUMUR, Indonesia — Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting “Water is coming! Water is coming!” and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers. It proved to be…
Christina El Moussa and Ant Anstead are ringing in the New Year with wedding rings. Dozens of guests thought they would be gathering at El Moussa’s home to head for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday. Instead, they arrived at the surprise wedding of El Moussa, 35, star of HGTV’s home rehab show…
You know the story: Informed there was no room at the inn, Joseph and Mary took shelter in a stable. In this humble setting, surrounded by oxen, sheep and other animals, the infant Jesus was born and placed in a bed of straw. His birth was hailed by a worshipful crowd that included three kings…
Four researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have earned state grants to study how climate change is shifting conditions on the Pacific Coast, including cliffs and tide pools. Together they were awarded $1 million from the California Ocean Protection Council to create maps, models and…
For as long as he can remember, Kenneth Matassa has been riveted by the rails. As a youngster, he could often be found messing about with model trains or circling tracks around a tree in his family’s yard. Asked how he fell into the hobby, though, and one might be met with a shrug. “I…
After Aylianna Switzer’s birth on July 11, friends and family came by the hospital to admire the baby. The visitors often made the same remark: “She looks so perfect!” “When you hear that,” said Brandon Switzer, Aylianna’s father, “it’s hard.” Now almost 6 months old, Aylianna looks healthy and…
Here is a Christmas gift to my critics, many of whom have accused me of being a humorless, feminist man-hater: I love the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I get a little thrill every time I hear the contrapuntal duet, a lovely back-and-forth between two smitten people who don’t really want their…
Paul Ricoletti, owner of North Hollywood Ice Co., uses ice machines to create a white Christmas for his daughter.
