Stephen Colbert poised to run for president
During Thursday night's episode of “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert legally transferred his super political action committee to his friend and Comedy Central cohort Jon Stewart. Dropping by from...
View ArticleRicky Gervais ready for gasps at Globes again
Getting ready to host the Golden Globes again, Ricky Gervais says he'd rather get laughs than gasps – but he’ll take the gasps if it comes down to it.Gervais drew a sharp reaction to his jokes as host...
View ArticleUSC’s Dedmon copes with being center of attention
LOS ANGELES – USC's Dewayne Dedmon has had to deal with a lot in his young life. Then, last year, something new came along for the unassuming 7-footer:Skyscraper-sized expectations.No one would...
View ArticleOCVarsity’s winter sports dream team
Slide show: Winter sports are in full swing, so it's time to take a look at the athletes who are doing something special for their teams. Who would we want if we were to compile an OCVarsity dream team...
View ArticleWoodbridge’s girls coach misses game for ‘personal reasons’
First year Woodbridge girls basketball coach Dave Yates did not coach the Warriors in their Pacific Coast League game with Northwood tonight at Northwood. Pete Belanto, an assistant to former coach...
View ArticleHomeless man found dead in Anaheim
ANAHEIM – A homeless man has been found dead near a fast-food restaurant Friday night. The man was discovered between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday near a Carl's Jr. restaurant at the intersection of La...
View ArticleFinal: Lakers 97, Cavaliers 92
Mike Brown has seen Kobe Bryant play in 13 games now and still he is amazed with the Lakers star ability to ignore critics and pain alike. Bryant silenced critics who said he took and missed too many...
View ArticleConfident Ducks breeze by Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta – Just how far the Ducks have come on their long path back to respectability will show itself when they take the ice Sunday in Vancouver, but any shred of progress is a welcome sight....
View ArticleGallery: 85 Mitt Romney cartoons
Months on the campaign trail with Romney against the not-Romney's.
View ArticleChief confident serial killer in custody
ANAHEIM – Law-enforcement authorities are "extremely confident we have the man responsible for the four murders of homeless men in Orange County," Anaheim Police Chief John Welter announced at a press...
View ArticleM83 impressive at Club Nokia closer
A few songs into M83's momentous gig at Club Nokia on Friday, the second and final sold-out show at the intimate L.A. Live venue, I was sure: This was going to set the bar mighty high for 2012. Yes,...
View ArticleBrian Calle: Romney’s rivals grasping at flaws
So much for Ronald Reagan's 11tth Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." Most Republican presidential hopefuls, in desperation, are pulling out all the stops to derail...
View ArticleMorning letters: U.S. security concerns take a back seat
SAN CLEMENTE, Sean-Patrick Lane: Throughout the Cold War, U.S. military doctrine was designed to enable the country to fight two major conflicts simultaneously. It was calculated based on the World War...
View ArticleEditorial: Good data key to college oversight
One potential benefit of a tight budget is the opportunity to assess priorities and goals. That's true for a family or a business. And it's especially true for a government, which, by definition,...
View ArticleJan. 15 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 Article'Personnel matter' sidelines Woodbridge girls basketball coach
Woodbridge Principal Jason Viloria issued a statement by email Saturday afternoon to the The Orange County Register and Irvine World News regarding the status of first-year girls basketball coach Dave...
View ArticleOutgrowing Andrew: How autism forced my son to stay behind
He was born first. Long before any of them filled the universe with their squeals and giggles, long before any of them graced the earth with their precious presence, he was already here. I’m sitting in...
View ArticleReuters: Romney opens 21-point lead in S.C.
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march...
View ArticleAlexandra Jaffe: Perry defends urinating Marines
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said it would be "over the top" to file criminal charges against U.S. marines who were recently captured on video urinating on corpses in Afghanistan. “Eighteen to 19-year-old...
View ArticleJosh Lederman: What does Ron Paul want?
Ron Paul is on track to end the GOP presidential race in second place. But his refusal to directly take on the man who's ahead of him — Mitt Romney — has Republicans wondering: What does Ron Paul want?...
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