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February 8, 2023

Microsoft’s Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog says

By Kelvin Chan | The Associated Press Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom, where the antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that...

February 8, 2023

Fryer’s Fab 5: Orange County boys basketball standouts last week, Feb. 8

Steve Fryer’s Fab 5 outstanding boys basketball players last week, Jan. 30-Feb. 4: Kaiden Bailey, Crean Lutheran, Freshman, Guard Bailey scored 26 points in a win over Kennedy and 32 points in a win over...

February 7, 2023

Ex-Angels slugger Albert Pujols lists Irvine mansion for $10M

The house boasts canyon views. (Photo by Marshall Adams Media) The house boasts canyon views. (Photo by Marshall Adams Media) Show Caption of Expand Last week, baseball great Albert Pujols put his Spanish revival-inspired mansion...

February 7, 2023

How might district-based elections change voting in Irvine?

Councilmember Tammy Kim has been the sole voice of dissent on the dais as Irvine leaders move toward changing how the council is elected. She’s been a resident since 2005 and has worked in the...

February 7, 2023

Boys basketball playoffs starting with several exciting matchups

Orange County boys basketball fans won’t have to wait until the quarterfinals or the semifinals for outstanding matchups in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Wednesday’s first round includes many games that have Orange County teams...

February 6, 2023

Dirty truth: UC Riverside study suggests new way climate change is fueling itself

Healthy, undisturbed soil sinks carbon, storing what’s generated when plants and other living things decompose so it doesn’t get released as a planet-warming greenhouse gas. But a new study out of UC Riverside suggests nitrogen...

February 6, 2023

Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Pacifica Christian stays at No. 1, Feb. 6

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: JSerra continued its climb in the rankings with Trinity League wins over Servite and Orange Lutheran last week. … San Joaquin League champion...

February 5, 2023

Orange County has several championship contenders in the CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs

Orange County usually has an obvious favorite or two in the CIF Southern Section Boys basketball playoffs. This is not one of those years. However, there are an unusually large number of county teams that...

February 5, 2023

AAPI groups focus on the CA-47 race, viewing it as a potential pickup in 2024

With nearly two years to go until the 2024 presidential election, state and national Asian American and Pacific Islander groups are eyeing California’s 47th Congressional District, where they say conditions are ripe for an Asian...

February 4, 2023

Orange County members of Congress get to work

It’s been close to a month since the 118th Congress was finally sworn into office after being delayed by the 15 rounds of voting to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Since early...