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A Santa Ana native, Mia Verdin considers herself privileged to be able to call herself a U.S. citizen. Verdin, along with her two younger brothers, was born in the U.S., which means they are citizens despite their parents’ immigration status. …

Disneyland has moved one step closer to opening a $60 million expansion of Avengers Campus that will double the size of the Marvel themed land with the selection of a team responsible for getting two new attractions ready for opening …

By JESSICA DAMIANO President Donald Trump’s two makeovers of the White House Rose Garden, including converting its lawn into a patio, have drawn recent attention to one of the nation’s most iconic gardens. The garden has seen many changes over …

By GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer This year’s class of “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” includes Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza, and fashion designer Gabriela Hearst. The newly renamed Andrew Carnegie Foundation announced …

By MARIAM FAM Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never …

By ERIKA KINETZ The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a …

Nigel Farage makes hundreds of thousands of pounds promoting Direct Bullion (Picture: Direct Bullion) Nigel Farage made more than a quarter of a million pounds for just four hours’ work a month promoting gold bullion, according to a new financial …

Fox News host Laura Ingraham interviewed President Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., where they discussed the newly revoked temporary protective status (TPS) for Haitians, which was granted in 2010 after …

Bally’s has hired former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s law firm to help potentially sue Chicago for violating the casino host agreement that she negotiated as mayor — a suit that would be based on the city’s decision to legalize video gambling …

The Bulls honored three-time NBA champion and TV analyst Stacey King with a Celebration of Life ceremony Monday at the Advocate Center, with speakers that included Bulls CEO and president Michael Reinsdorf, King’s former broadcast teammates Neil Funk and Adam …

The Blackhawks had straightforward decisions to make with their restricted free agents this year. They made the expected ones. Four of those players — forward Connor Bedard, defensemen Kevin Korchinski and Ethan Del Mastro and goalie Drew Commesso — were …

If Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to confront Chicago’s affordability crisis by leveling the playing field between renters and landlords, he’ll have to defeat the same real estate interests that shot down his Bring Chicago Home referendum. That much was obvious …

Alex Bregman wishes he had run a little harder Sunday in Milwaukee. Thanks to a bobble, a seemingly routine ground out to shortstop in the sixth inning turned into a chance for a baserunner on a day when runs were …

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting toward the finish of a tough June on Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, though it’s still heading toward its first losing month following two fabulous …

Q: Dennis Musolff shared his thoughts – and disappointment – on the state of Route 66 as California celebrates the centennial of the “Mother Road” this year. “As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66 this year, it is disappointing …

If you don’t like talking about money, you’re probably not going to like loud budgeting, but you may want to consider it anyway. That’s because loud budgeting is a way to get clear on your goals and stay committed to …

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday made his first major appointment of a woman to the Holy See hierarchy, promoting Italian Sister Alessandra Smerilli to head the Vatican office responsible for migrants, the environment and development. Smerilli, an …

The celebration of America’s 250th birthday hits differently for many people who live in Anaheim, near the Disneyland Resort. A huge fireworks celebration for a milestone birthday? That’s not a once-every-50-years, or even an annual, celebration. That’s every weekend. Having …

By COREY WILLIAMS, LINLEY SANDERS and SIMRAN PARWANI DETROIT (AP) — Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow …

When the Beach Boys made their Hollywood Bowl debut on Oct. 27, 1962, it was the biggest venue the band had played in a year of gigs that included a run of shows at the Pandora’s Box nightclub in West …