Today's Orange County California Headlines...
Ben Carson, ahead in polls, does not want to jostle with Trump
More from Trail Guide Oct. 23 Hillary Clinton on Benghazi, Biden and Democratic departures: 'Quite a week' Oct. 22 Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony: 11-hour marathon, partisan squabbling Oct. 21 Supporters of Joe Biden thought he was a telemarketer when he called Oct. 20 Joe Biden has new details...
The deluge continues in Texas -- and another storm is coming
The morning after remnants of Hurricane Patricia combined with another coastal storm to dump more than 2 feet of rain on parts of Texas, the deluge had tapered off but hadn't ended.
Showers continued Sunday in rural Navarro County, about 50 miles south of Dallas, which saw the most rain statewide...
Logano wins controversial Talladega finish; Earnhardt eliminated from Chase
Joey Logano used a controversial finish at Talladega Superspeedway to sweep the second round of NASCAR's playoffs and end Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s championship chances.
The race ended under caution when reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick stumbled on the final restart to trigger a multi-car...
A paraglider sails from Israel to Syria -- and thereby hangs a mystery
With no diplomatic relations and decades of mutual enemy-state status, there are no direct flights from Israel to Syria. But where there’s a will, there’s a way.
An Israeli army surveillance post spotted a man in a paraglider entering Syrian territory on Saturday and lost visual contact when he...
How much do you know about standardized testing?
The Obama administration has announced a plan to limit the amount of time students spend taking and studying for standardized tests -- and to ensure that such examinations are limited to "tests that are worth taking." The announcement came after years of often-emotional debate about the number...
Obama wants nationwide gun laws to fill in gaps left by local efforts
One evening in late August not three blocks from President Obama’s Chicago home, someone in a passing car pulled up to a silver Volkswagen and fired several shots through the driver’s side window, killing the driver, execution-style.
The suspected gang shooting happened close to a playground, an...
