Naked Jessica Simpson graces Elle cover
Have you seen the April cover of Elle magazine? It features a photograph of Jessica Simpson in the all together.It may look as if the singer has taken up beer drinking with a vengeance, but she’s...
View ArticleSlain Marine’s family files claim against county
A claim filed Wednesday charges an Orange County Sheriff's deputy and the county with the unjustified shooting in the Feb . 7 death of 31-year-old Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins in San Clemente. The claim...
View ArticleOrange Pop: We Are the Arsenal forges ahead
For a second year in a row, Placentia rock act We Are the Arsenal was pushed through to the final round of the OC Music Awards' best live band showcase series, and by means that signifies the most: the...
View Article2 O.C. restaurants among 100 best on OpenTable
Two Orange County restaurants were named among the top 100 restaurants with best service in the United States, according to the 2012 Diners' Choice Award by OpenTable. The Hobbit in Orange and Hanna's...
View ArticleAncient Grains for Modern Meals
Whole grains add much more than just crackly-crunchiness to dishes. Their texture is inviting, but nutty flavors and alluring scents play a big part in their appeal as well. Of course, there's the...
View ArticleFinal: Nets 101, Clippers 100
Jordan Farmar’s last-second three-point shot sunk another Clipper comeback with the Nets winning, 101-100. Chris Paul made a pair of free throws with under 10 seconds left to put the Clippers up, but...
View ArticleManning also won't be one-team man
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, especially during Championship Week: Action: The Indianapolis Colts announce they will not bring back Peyton Manning. Reaction: A shame,...
View ArticleLakers suffer meltdown, lose to Wizards
WASHINGTON – One Lakers All-Star had a lot to say about the Lakers blowing a 21-point third-quarter lead and losing to the lowly Washington Wizards, 106-101, on Wednesday night. "We didn't play hard,"...
View ArticleSluggish UCLA struggles to get past USC
LOS ANGELES – At first glance, UCLA guard Jerime Anderson looked like he had gone a few rounds with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Or had been on the wrong end of a game misconduct. USC guard Greg Allen "swung...
View ArticleWho sang best on ‘American Idol’?
Well, what do you know, it's time for "American Idol" to get real again. The Top 13 singers take to the stage on Wednesday to sing their li'l hearts out in hopes of becoming America's ... Next ......
View ArticleShould these actors return their Oscars?
Until now, the world has pretty much been divided into two camps – those who think the Oscars telecast is too long, and those who think the Oscars telecast gives out too many technical awards. Perhaps...
View ArticleMarch 8 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 slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleDucks’ final point total? Here’s the prediction
Their season has been reduced to four trips – two of them one-gamers – and three homestands – one of them just a single game. The Ducks have 15 chances left to make a miracle happen. The odds and NHL...
View ArticleAll-city boys water polo MVP: Uni’s Ryan Hudash
It was a special senior season for University utility player Ryan Hudash. Hudash, the MVP of the Irvine World News all-city boys water polo team, led the Trojans to some big victories and into the...
View ArticleMeet the Irvine all-city boys water polo team
It was a special year for boys water polo in Irvine and to celebrate, the Irvine World News is presenting its annual all-city team. The team will be showcased in Saturday's edition of the Irvine World...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Drone targets imminent threat
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View ArticleDatabase: 2010-11 O.C. teacher pensions
Retired Orange County public school educators received an average $50,046 annual pension last year, even as nearly one in seven supplemented their pay by taking temporary jobs in California schools,...
View ArticleClippers GM talks trade deadline, Bledsoe
With the trade deadline approaching on March 15, teams like the Clippers and general manager Neil Olshey are weighing their options in an unfamiliar timetable. The questions aren’t any different. What...
View ArticleLasagna in 20 minutes? Just slow it down
There is a special spot in a kitchen cabinet for my slow cooker, but the darned thing seems to spend as much time out on the counter as in the cabinet these days. Truly, this miracle of modern...
View ArticleAngels fan picked from 22,000 for dream job
Ricardo Marquez — the plump, hilarious and wacky Angels fan with dark-framed eyeglasses and bushy black hair, beard and goatee — has been one of nine winners selected to move into the 2012 MLB Fan...
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