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  • Mark Murphy dead; veteran Orange County politician was 67

    Mark Murphy dead; veteran Orange County politician was 67

    When City Councilman Mark Murphy was elected mayor of Orange in 2000, the margin of victory was razor thin. With close to 37,000 votes cast, Murphy won by 280. The campaign had been especially bitter as the city was embroiled in a debate over the merits of open space versus a 1,700-home development, a scandal…

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  • Trump vowed to end birthright citizenship. It hasn't worked in the past

    Trump vowed to end birthright citizenship. It hasn’t worked in the past

    WASHINGTON —  President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents shortly after he takes office next month. In an interview earlier this month with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said he would attempt to do so through executive action. “Yes, we’re going to end…

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  • Will California home and rent prices drop in 2025?

    Will California home and rent prices drop in 2025?

    The Southern California housing market is downshifting. The average home price in the six-county region fell 0.3% from October to $869,288 in November, according to Zillow, marking the fourth consecutive month of declines. “There is really no urgency from buyers,” said Mark Schlosser, a Compass agent in the Los Angeles area. “They are waiting.” Prices…

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  • L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón's police shootings prosecutor

    L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor

    Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón hired to reopen investigations into fatal police shootings, a move that could shake up high-profile cases that involve controversial killings by officers. The district attorney’s office said in a statement that it will “no…

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  • Hawo Mohamed is a senior at St. Cloud Apollo High School. Awareness of North Star Promise varies among her friend group.

    Minnesota promised free college tuition, but hefty costs remain

    Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between MinnPost and Open Campus, with support from Ascendium Education Group. It was co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education.  Minnesota this year has wiped out tuition bills for thousands of students applying to its public colleges. But big costs remain for some families.  That’s because paying for…

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  • Couple who survived Franklin and Woolsey fires have no plans to leave Malibu home

    Couple who survived Franklin and Woolsey fires have no plans to leave Malibu home

    Bruce and Mindy Silverstein fled their Malibu home as the wind-driven Franklin fire encroached on their neighborhood and watched in fear from a nearby hotel as the blaze threatened to destroy their home in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. The couple had moved to California from the East Coast 13 years ago to…

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  • Three dogs, believed to be 'XL bullies,' fatally attack owner in San Diego park

    Three dogs, believed to be ‘XL bullies,’ fatally attack owner in San Diego park

    Three large dogs attacked and fatally injured their owner at a neighborhood park in San Diego on Friday, officials said. The man was not identified. A second victim who suffered “serious bite injuries while trying to assist the first victim” was taken to a hospital and was recovering, officials said. All three dogs were euthanized…

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  • Trump taps Devin Nunes, two other Californians for administration posts

    Trump taps Devin Nunes, two other Californians for administration posts

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several Californians — including former San Joaquin Valley congressman Devin Nunes — for posts in his next administration. Nunes, a Republican and former dairy farmer from Tulare, resigned his House seat after nearly two decades in 2022 to become chief executive of Trump Media & Technology Group, which is the…

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  • Person rescued after SUV found in ocean off Orange County shore

    Person rescued after SUV found in ocean off Orange County shore

    Newport Beach police rescued the driver of an SUV that was found submerged in the ocean at Corona del Mar State Beach early Saturday morning, officials said. Photos from the fire department show the black Jeep deep in the water and being battered by waves. Newport Beach police arrived about 5:30 a.m. and rescued the…

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  • Freddie Freeman's World Series grand slam ball fetches $1.56 million

    Freddie Freeman’s World Series grand slam ball fetches $1.56 million

    A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value. But bidding for the baseball Freddie Freeman crushed for a grand slam that gave the Dodgers a walkoff victory in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees in October did generate its…

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