Curbing independent contractors hurts Calif.
California's increasing restrictions on independent contractors will slow economic growth and hike the state's unemployment, according to a new analysis for several business groups. "The Economic...
View ArticleSin City a bad place for a pit stop
Las Vegas is different things to different people: a commune for Elvis impersonators, a last hurrah for a tiara-clad bachelorette party, or the one place you can feasibly wake up in a closet with a...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Obama edits the Constitution
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View ArticleShe found WWII letters; met her uncles
I admit Memorial Day used to be mostly just a cool day off work. I'd give a few thoughts to service people who've honored our country. I'd also think about my two uncles, young Cahills who died in...
View ArticleIs USC QB Matt Barkley too nice a guy?
At least one NFL draft analyst has some unanswered questions about USC quarterback Matt Barkley. Pro Football Weekly’s Nolan Nawrocki said Wednesday that if Barkley had entered this year’s draft, he...
View ArticleDodgers should soar with Magic, Kasten
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is all about winning championships, and Stan Kasten knows how to run a successful major sports franchise. Those two men are the biggest reasons the purchase of Los Angeles...
View ArticleDodger fans delirious after sale for crazy money
At times like this, you think of Ruly Carpenter, who owned the Philadelphia Phillies back when baseball was hurtling toward the cliff. Two years earlier he had embittered his fellow owners by signing...
View ArticleLady Antebellum delights fans at Staples Center
Lady Antebellum is arguably the most successful and certainly the most honored group from a trend I like to think of as the Happy Macs – that ongoing proliferation of co-ed, kinda-country acts who...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Provide a cafeteria approach to health care
YORBA LINDA, Merrill R. Holbrook: The arguments for Obamacare brought forth by Grace-Marie Turner, Rep. Lynn Woolsey and Norma Wilkinson are all good and reasonable issues that we are all concerned...
View ArticleVerdict: Man was insane when he stabbed stepmom
SANTA ANA – A Tustin man with a history of mental illness who once claimed he was the king of England was legally insane when he stabbed his stepmother to death after forcing his way into her apartment...
View ArticleThe Biggest Losers go to D.C.
The Biggest Losers have converged on the White House and the White House has apparently survived.NBC says contestants on its “The Biggest Loser” program were whisked (if that’s the right word) to the...
View ArticleRihanna hedges on relationship with Kutcher
Rihanna danced around a question about her rumored relationship with Ashton Kutcher in London on Wednesday. Yes, that’s the lead.At a press conference for her debut movie “Battleship,” the singer...
View ArticleGeraldo Rivera apologizes for hoodies remarks
Guns don’t kill people, hoodies do. In suggesting that the clothing worn by Trayvon Martin was as much responsible for his death as the neighborhood watch caption, Geraldo Rivera said as much last...
View ArticleSpike Lee tweet helps chase Florida couple from home
We told you earlier that director Spike Lee had retweeted the home address of George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin, to his more than 200,000 followers on Twitter. Only it was the wrong...
View ArticlePictures of a memorable March for Irvine sports
February was quite a month for Irvine sports. But March was pretty memorable too. Concordia's men's basketball team brought home its second NAIA title; then celebrated with its student fans in a late...
View ArticleSacred foods for Passover
It's the ultimate déja vu experience: the Passover ceremonial meal we call the Seder. Not enough that we retell the ancient story of our ancestors' flight from slavery in Egypt to freedom; we must...
View ArticleCampaign treasurer Durkee to enter plea
Campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee, once described as the “Bernie Madoff of campaign finance,” is scheduled to enter a plea to felony mail fraud charges on Friday, according to a hearing notice filed...
View ArticleTiny pup with a big name captures world’s attention
A very tiny puppy is sitting inside a coffee mug, trying without success to escape by scratching its little paws against the slippery surface. In recent days, this famous dog has been placed alongside...
View ArticleGotye tucks in Nokia gig between Coachella fests
There's a late addition to the crowded roster of Coachella acts who have added shows in between next month's two weekend festivals: Gotye, the Belgian-born but Australian-raised breakout star behind...
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