So just how much is $250 million?
Albert Pujols' new 10-year contract today is worth either $250 million or $254 million, depending on whom you believe. Honestly, though, what difference does 4 million make once you've passed the...
View ArticleDec. 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 slide show. Also see notable deaths of 2011. SEE...
View ArticleCooking: Friends serve Greek food of childhood
Greeks call their city center "Kentro," and I predict that Kentro Greek Kitchen at Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue, will soon become Fullerton's Kentro, a place (I'm paraphrasing from their...
View Article‘Santa Claus Conquers the Martians’ is outlandish fun in Fullerton
For the sixth consecutive year, Fullerton's Maverick Theater has unfurled its signature Christmas show, a parody of the 1964 B-movie "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." While most seasonal stage...
View ArticleOrange High JROTC celebrates Marine Corps birthday
The Orange High School Marine Corps JROTC unit commemorated the 236th birthday of the Marine Corps on Nov. 11 at the First United Methodist Church in Orange. More than 75 cadets and their families...
View ArticleEditorial: California budget-cut ‘trigger’ ready to pull
As many families throughout America know, overspending leads to pain – especially if income also goes down. Seen from the right perspective, however, such a crisis also can be a time to take stock, to...
View ArticleMorning letters: Democrat's bully pulpit targets Lowe's ads
-CYPRESS, Jeff Hathcock: My blood boiled when I heard that California state Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, is calling for a boycott of Lowe's stores and threatening legislative action unless Lowe's...
View ArticleO.C.: Worst homeless charity in America?
As stomach-lurching phone calls go, this one was certainly up there: Have you seen the Charity Navigator list? one of the big donors to HomeAid Orange Countyasked. Gulp. HomeAid — the charitable arm of...
View ArticleReally? Squatters claim $8M in Texas homes
County records show that squatters and their associates claimed more than $8 million worth of properties in the Fort Worth areas, according to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram examination of county...
View ArticleO.C. hiring outlook steady in 1Q 2012
Orange County employers are warming up on the hiring front with plans to steadily increase their hiring in the first quarter of next year, reports the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today....
View ArticleSurvey: Biz-owner optimism is Spring in December
Optimism about the economy has risen for the third straight month, according to the monthly survey released today by the National Federation of Independent Business. "After so many months of pessimism,...
View ArticlePresidential candidate comparison: Education
This is the third in a series of Associated Press comparisons of the Republican presidential contenders and looks at the issue of education. Among the others to be covered: immigration, environment,...
View ArticleBehind the scenes with Young the Giant
It was absolutely pouring rain the day we made our way up the narrow, winding roads high in the hills of Los Angeles to meet with Irvine-based indie rock act Young the Giant in its temporary,...
View Article13 of the most influential people under 30
On the occasion of Taylor Swift's 22nd birthday, we're taking a look at some of the most accomplished, most influential people under the age of 30. Some became famous in music, acting or writing, while...
View ArticleMora won't work … or will he?
LOS ANGELES – He walked in to cheerleaders shaking pompoms, someone dressed in a bear costume and hearty, passionate applause. UCLA staged a news conference Tuesday and a tent revival happened. Since...
View ArticleWyoming surges late to beat UCI
LARAMIE, Wyo. – JayDee Luster scored a career-high 18 points and Luke Martinez added 13 to lead Wyoming over UC Irvine, 58-48, in a nonconference game Tuesday night. Luster scored 12 of his points in...
View ArticleWarrior boys top Marina, 59-47, in IWN Classic
The Woodbridge High boys basketball team opened the Irvine World News Gary Raya Classic with one of its best played games of the season. The Warriors started fast and finished strong in a 59-47 victory...
View ArticleCrean Lutheran stuns Uni with big comeback
Crean Lutheran's boys basketball team had a miraculous rally in the final three minutes of regulation, then went on to beat University, 77-76, in a second round game of the Irvine World News Gary Raya...
View ArticleReally? CSI actor faces foreclosure
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Former 'Csi' Star Gary Dourdan Facing Foreclosure On Venice Home -- The Hollywood Reporter Holly Golightly's 'Breakfast...
View ArticleDan Walters: Voters side with Brown on pensions
Jerry Brown made a rare gubernatorial appearance this month before a joint legislative committee that was delving – with obvious reluctance – into whether California's public employee pension benefits...
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