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Authorities have caught a convicted murderer who was on probation but cut off his GPS ankle monitor and disappeared while attending classes at an Orange County community college.Jose Angel Aguilar, 22, was found around 11 p.m. Thursday and taken into custody without incident after Anaheim SWAT officers executed a search warrant at a motel room where the youth had been observed, according to the Orange County Probation Department. Aguilar fled Tuesday from Santiago Canyon College while on a court-approved academic furlough from a juvenile probation facility, according to the Orange County Probation Department.A juvenile court granted a furlough for Aguilar…

It’s Oscar weekend, and Netflix has some worthy contenders like Train Dreams and Frankenstein that are worth checking out. If you’ve already streamed those wonderful films, though, Watch With Us has some more high-quality pictures worth enjoying. The topical action drama Hotel Mumbai, the strange Jack Black–led kids movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls and the Oscar-winning biopic Ray were just added to Netflix in March and all deserve a spot on your weekend binge-watch list. ‘Hotel Mumbai’ (2013) On November 26, 2008, a terrorist organization known as the Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked 12 different locations in Mumbai, India.…

Mar 12, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Houston Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp (21) rebounds during the second half against the BYU Cougars at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images Championship Week rolls on Friday with several semifinal games on the schedule featuring some of the best teams in the country. It’s definitely more fun to make picks for semifinal games with the stakes elevated even higher.Today’s NCAA Basketball Best Bets will feature three conference semifinal contests.Let’s get started by talking about the Big Easy Tournament Semifinal featuring the Georgetown Hoyas and No. 6 Connecticut Huskies before moving on to…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia on Tuesday declared three days of mourning as the death toll from this week’s landslides in the country’s south climbed to 80.Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives Tagesse Chafo said the three days of mourning would begin Saturday.At least 80 bodies have been recovered from the Gamo Zone area in southern Ethiopia where landslides triggered by heavy rains killed dozens of residents.Many other people remained missing since the tragedy struck the Gamo Zone area on Tuesday, officials said. Search and recovery efforts have taken place for days and have been hampered by heavy rain…

Back in 2019, it looked like Oregon lawmakers might finally commit to ending the state’s outlier status on campaign finance. I had just authored an investigative series for The Oregonian/OregonLive, my previous newsroom, revealing how Oregon’s lack of limits on campaign donations had allowed corporate America to give more to lawmakers, per capita, than anywhere else in the country and led to some of the weakest environmental protections on the West Coast. The state Supreme Court had allowed it to happen by saying campaign donations were protected free speech under the Oregon Constitution. Lawmakers in Oregon, one of five states…

After publishing the previous post, I received the following email from Christoffer Stjernlöf, which I thought was worth sharing: I enjoyed your latest article on the September Jobs Report – these statistics come with interesting connections and assumptions which I lack the training to realise, so it’s always nice to have someone knowledgeable comment on them at a deeper level than what’s typically found in mainstream media. I especially found the stalling analogy apt, and it’s probably more appropriate than you think! You wrote: An airplane has a stall speed: if it slows down a bit, it flies a bit…

Washington has temporarily waived sanctions on some Russian oil and petroleum shipments, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday, removing a tool previously used to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine economically. The waivers, which will remain in place until April 11, would allow buyers to purchase some previously sanctioned oil and petroleum products stranded at sea. The move would potentially add millions of barrels of Russian oil to global markets and ease crude prices as Iran continues its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Thursday that the move was intended to stabilize…

And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is, so far, rather modest. We expect to catch up on our reading, take a few naps, and promenade with the official mascots. And we also hope to have time for another listening party, where the rotation will likely include this, this, this, this and this. And what about you? As winter gradually recedes, this may be an opportunity to explore the great outdoors. If the weather fails…

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026.- | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell Friday as oil prices soared on renewed fears that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could further crimp energy supplies, stoking fears of a global economic downturn.Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a late Thursday speech that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil trade, should remain shut and that Tehran could open other fronts in the war if the conflict persists. Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, also doubled down on…