USC calls for hiring freeze, austerity efforts amid budget woes and Trump investigations
Roiled by multiple investigations from the Trump administration, USC has announced a slate of cutbacks — including a staff hiring freeze — as it braces for what it called “federal…
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The Orange County Library System Celebrates Women’s History Month – OC Weekly
Image credit: Unsplash This week kicks off many children’s and adult events celebrating Women’s History Month within the Orange County Library System. From painting with Georgia O’Keeffe’s artistic style…
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Crews scramble to save cormorant eggs in Marina del Rey
A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park that was home to dozens of soon-to-hatch double-crested cormorant eggs became unstable after strong winds, prompting a rescue mission to remove…
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Housing tracker: Southern California home prices and rent
Southern California home prices ticked up in February, the first increase in seven months. The average home price in the six-county region rose 0.3% from January to $874,382 in February,…
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Mayor Karen Bass’ supporters go on offensive, targeting billionaires
For more than two months, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced lacerating criticism over her handling of the Palisades fire — her absence from the country when it erupted,…
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Gavin Newsom’s new podcast is cringey and a needless diversion
Gavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business. One might imagine his hands are quite…
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3 Apple devices you definitely shouldn’t buy this month (and 10 to get instead)
Apple/ZDNET It’s been a busy few weeks for Apple, and a busy time for the wallets and purses of Apple fans. We didn’t get an updated iPhone SE, but we…
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Malibu rattled as L.A. region sees an uptick in moderate earthquakes
Sunday’s magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Malibu is part of a larger seismic pattern being seen in Southern California. The region has been experiencing a number of moderate earthquakes since 2024….
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A circus of horror and risqué humor comes to Southern California this month – Orange County Register
The circus is back in town, but this circus can be a little scary, even a little racy, yet people can still expect some high-flying acrobatics and other spectacular acts…
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Ex-UCLA running back Tyler Ebell surrenders peace officer certification
The record-setting running back with the Mighty Mouse tattoo won’t be asked to save the day again as a police officer in California. Tyler Ebell still holds the single-season state…
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More than 900 Californians have died from the flu this season, including 15 children
More than 900 Californians — including 15 children — have succumbed to the flu this season in what has turned out to be one of the worst surges of the…
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Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
Well, you could see that one coming. After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t even wait for the…
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What 11 Black Voters Think About Trump’s Actions in His First Month
The first few weeks of President Trump’s frenetic second term, including sweeping actions to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, have mostly unfurled during the month of February, when…
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Trump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Slams the Value of Diversity
The Black History Month reception held at the White House on Thursday had all of the pomp of celebrations past. Guests sipped champagne and snacked on lamb chops and collard…
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Venezuelans sue Trump administration for ending legal protections
WASHINGTON — Venezuelans with temporary legal protections have sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip about 350,000 immigrants of their status by April 7. Temporary Protected Status allows people to…
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O.C. judge sides with Italian mom in international child custody dispute
Six months after an American man whisked his infant son out of Italy against the mother’s wishes and deliberately withheld the child’s whereabouts, a federal judge ruled this week that…
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Rejoicing, apprehension as 3 more Israeli hostages freed in cease-fire
JERUSALEM — After the most perilous week yet for an already shaky cease-fire that has paused the calamitous Gaza war, the truce stayed on track Saturday with Hamas’ release of three Israeli…
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Migrants stranded in Mexico City hoping to reach U.S. have no good options
A sense of despair has engulfed the migrant camp of La Soledad, named after the colonial-era church that towers over the shantytown in downtown Mexico City. It was supposed to…
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Opinion: Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war, but neither side is ready
Earlier this month, a full moon blocked Mars from view. Historically, some have taken that as a sign for peace as Mars has been the “planet of war and conflict…
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With Gaza war on hold, Hamas lets world know it has not been defeated
TEL AVIV — This past weekend, as Hamas paraded a trio of emaciated Israeli hostages who were about to be freed following more than a year of captivity in the Gaza Strip,…
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