Americans Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller released by North Korea

Two Americans detained in North Korea were freed and brought home to the United States on Saturday, the result of a surprising move by the reclusive nation that may signal a shift in its approach to the United States. The men — Matthew Todd Miller,...

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Body of missing 59-year-old man found in Riverside

Riverside police found a body in a dirt field Saturday afternoon that was later identified as that of a missing 59-year-old man. The remains of Dennis Guthaus, of Riverside, were found near Alta Cresta Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard, police said. Police...

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Americans Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller released by North Korea

Two Americans detained in North Korea were freed and brought home to the United States on Saturday, the result of a surprising move by the reclusive nation that may signal a shift in its approach to the United States. The men — Matthew Todd Miller,...

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In final analysis, stats have stature with Andrew Friedman's Dodgers

The Dodgers have transformed their baseball operations department, turning what was considered a traditional front office into one that now looks like one of the most progressive in baseball. If hiring Andrew Friedman to be their primary decision maker...

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In final analysis, stats have stature with Andrew Friedman's Dodgers

The Dodgers have transformed their baseball operations department, turning what was considered a traditional front office into one that now looks like one of the most progressive in baseball. If hiring Andrew Friedman to be their primary decision maker...

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Marines mark 10th anniversary of fight for Fallouja

Jim Simpson's son, Marine Lance Cpl. Abraham Simpson, was killed on the third day of the 46-day fight for control of Fallouja, Iraq, in 2004. "My son was a devout Christian," Simpson said after an emotional ceremony Friday attended by hundreds of Marines,...

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Dwight Howard powers Rockets' rout of Spurs, 98-81

Dwight Howard scored 32 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Houston Rockets continued their dream start, beating the in-state rival San Antonio Spurs, 98-81, on Thursday night at Houston. Howard exploited a Spurs interior that was missing two key...

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Idaho National Guard helicopter crashes near Boise airport; 2 on board

An Idaho National Guard Apache helicopter crashed Thursday night just south of Boise Airport, according to officials with the Boise Fire Department. The helicopter went down about 7:50 p.m. local time, said Tammy Barry, spokeswoman for the Boise Fire...

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'Any Sunday' sequel rides in as energetic eye candy

Bruce Brown's 1971 Oscar-nominated documentary "On Any Sunday" celebrated motorcycle racers and enthusiasts (like Brown himself) in the immersive manner of his noteworthy surf movie, "The Endless Summer." Now his son Dana (of "Step Into Liquid" fame),...

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California GOP survives, barely, to fight another day

When political neophyte Pete Peterson was thinking about running for California secretary of state, his mentor urged him on with surfer logic: "Sometimes you need to be the guy in the water when the wave hits." The mentor was former Secretary of State...

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Irvine voters oust Larry Agran, a decades-long fixture

Larry Agran has spent a generation as the face of Irvine as it grew from a startup community to a more cosmopolitan city recognized for its safe streets and high-performing schools, sometimes as a council member, often as its mayor. Since 1978, he lost...

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In hunt for Washington state murder suspect, police surround Oregon home

Police have surrounded a home in Portland, Ore., hoping to catch the man suspected of killing his girlfriend in Washington state, posting photos of her corpse online and leading Portland police on a high-speed chase. David Kalac, 33, of Port Orchard,...

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Proposition 1, a water bond measure, passes

Proposition 1 has passed, AP reports. It authorizes state officials to borrow $7.12 billion and repurpose $425 million in bonds approved earlier to pay for new water projects. The measure includes $2.7 billion for storage projects, such...

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Neel Kashkari concedes governor's race to Brown

Neel Kashkari conceded the governor's race to incumbent Jerry Brown at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa on Tuesday night.  Kashkari appeared before a crowd of around 100 supporters at 8:24 p.m. He said his campaign was...

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Proposition 1, a water bond measure, passes

Proposition 1 has passed, AP reports. It authorizes state officials to borrow $7.12 billion and repurpose $425 million in bonds approved earlier to pay for new water projects. The measure includes $2.7 billion for storage projects, such...

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Hidden code of two great composers deciphered

The propriety of projecting a composer's personal life onto how we hear and perform the music goes through fads. Half a century ago, the Bay Area was home to Apollonian musicologists who prized structural analysis and dismissed biography as gossip. ...

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Hidden code of two great composers deciphered

The propriety of projecting a composer's personal life onto how we hear and perform the music goes through fads. Half a century ago, the Bay Area was home to Apollonian musicologists who prized structural analysis and dismissed biography as gossip. ...

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Hidden code of two great composers deciphered

The propriety of projecting a composer's personal life onto how we hear and perform the music goes through fads. Half a century ago, the Bay Area was home to Apollonian musicologists who prized structural analysis and dismissed biography as gossip. ...

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Baseball: Santa Margarita championship rings arrive

It took a few months, but the Santa Margarita High championship baseball rings have arrived, and they're pretty nice. The Eagles won the Southern Section Division 1 championship last June at Dodger Stadium behind Griffin Canning, now at UCLA. He struck...

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Several arrested in fatal Halloween hit-and-run in Santa Ana

Santa Ana police arrested several people Sunday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run car crash that claimed the lives of three teenage trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. The arrests were made at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, but investigators declined to...

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Game updates: UCLA 17, Arizona 7, third quarter

Arizona's offense has been dreadful. Completely lost, completely inept. UCLA's defense is playing well and not letting the Wildcats off the hook, but still, it should be noted how awful this offense looks.  This Arizona drive ended in a sack,...

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Things go bump in right for Bayern in Breeders' Cup Classic

In a Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday that was more pinball machine than horse race, at least six significant things happened. •Bayern won, giving his owner, Kaleem Shah, 60% of the richest thoroughbred purse of the year, $5 million....

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No. 3 Auburn gets by No. 4 Mississippi, 35-31

Cassanova McKinzy recovered a fumble in the end zone to preserve No.3 Auburn's 35-31 victory over No. 4 Mississippi on Saturday night in what amounted to the first College Football Playoff knockout game. The Tigers (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference)...

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Three teen girls killed by car while trick-or-treating in Santa Ana

Three 13-year-old girls, two of whom were twins, were killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday evening while they were trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, police said. The three were struck around 6:45 p.m. by a driver "going at a high rate of speed" westbound...

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Three teen girls killed by car while trick-or-treating in Santa Ana

Three 13-year-old girls, two of whom were twins, were killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday evening while they were trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, police said. The three were struck around 6:45 p.m. by a driver "going at a high rate of speed" westbound...

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Three teen girls killed by car while trick-or-treating in Santa Ana

Three 13-year-old girls, two of whom were twins, were killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday evening while they were trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, police said. The three were struck around 6:45 p.m. by a driver "going at a high rate of speed" westbound...

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