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MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier and Irvine native who played briefly at USC, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match that began Thursday night and ended in the wee hours of Friday.The 4-hour, 49-minute contest had a bit of everything, including – hard to believe – a six-minute rain delay that interrupted play shortly before 2:30 a.m. with Tien serving at 5-all, 15-all in the fifth set. When they resumed, Medvedev…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent told his confirmation hearing Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash “a new economic golden age.”In testimony, Bessent said the U.S. must secure vulnerable supply chains, levy sanctions to address national security concerns “and critically, we must ensure that the U.S. dollar remains the world’s reserve currency.”Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are questioning Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.Trump’s choice for treasury secretary is a South Carolina billionaire who, before becoming a Trump donor and adviser, donated to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a new executive order meant to expedite temporary housing for people displaced by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.Newsom’s executive order on Jan. 16, the latest issued by the governor in recent days in the wake of the catastrophic fires, is meant to streamline the construction of accessory dwelling units and make it easier to place temporary trailers on property while a new residence is being built or a damaged one is fixed.Additionally, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is directed to make fairgrounds available “to assist individuals impacted by the emergency,” the…

Containment of the Eaton and Palisades fires continued its trend of gradual increases overnight — and with offshore winds weakening, firefighters may have an opportunity for bigger gains on Thursday, Jan. 16.The Eaton fire, burning in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained as of 6:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire.The Palisades fire, burning in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville Canyons, inched upward to 22% containment.A American flag flies from what is left of a home that was destroyed along Sunset Dr. at Lake Ave. during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Entering Wednesday, each of the last three games between the Rancho Cucamonga and Etiwanda boys basketball teams were decided by two points or less. That included a two-point Etiwanda win in the Inland Empire Classic in December.When Rancho Cucamonga lost its best player, Texas A&M-bound senior guard Aaron Glass due to illness before the game, it seemed unlikely that it would be another close game.It wasn’t. But not in the way most expected.Rancho Cucamonga overcame the loss of Glass, scored the first 10 points of the game and never looked back in a 67-41 Baseline League rout…

RIALTO — For a quarter and a half Wednesday night, the Summit girls basketball team kept Rialto within reach.Summit Dahlia Bradford C #22 fights for the rebound with Rialto forward La’Mya Johnson #24 in a Sunkist League girls basketball game in Rialto on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Summit center Makayla Battles #32 and Rialto center Lyza Ortiz #25 fight for a rebound in a Sunkist League girls basketball game in Rialto on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Summit center Makayla Battles #32 pulls down the rebound from Rialto forward…

LOS ANGELES — When it came to the Lakers’ declining defense, “connected” was the buzzword ahead of their matchup against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.Because in their eyes, when they’re in sync and playing defense as a unit, they can compete with any team in the NBA, Coach JJ Redick said.And in their 117-108 victory over the Heat, they showed exactly what that meant.After a pedestrian first-half defensive performance, the Lakers turned up their defensive execution and attention to detail, flipping a 12-point halftime deficit into a nine-point victory to end their three-game losing streak.“There was nothing we changed…

INGLEWOOD — Two days earlier, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said he was content to take his comeback slowly, patient to play limited minutes while continuing to get his game in order after a lengthy layoff. He missed the first 34 games of the season while tending his right knee.On Wednesday night, he showed what he could do if the restraints came off.Leonard scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting in his first significant minutes since returning to the lineup three games ago. After averaging 20 minutes in his first three appearances, the six-time All Star stayed on the court…

I received this letter on the second day of the Palisades Fire, the largest of five fires burning in Southern California:“You f—-ing moron. You stupid republcans (sic) have denied climate change — and now you want to blame democrats? You are an anti intellectual idiot. … F—k OFF.”Here are the grim numbers: 24 dead; 12,000 structures, including homes and businesses, completely or partially burned; 300,000 people have been evacuated, with nearly 83,000 still under evacuation orders; nearly 100,000 are without power; and the two largest fires are not contained. As to the financial cost, estimates range from $50 billion to…

LOS ANGELES — Two more people were behind bars Wednesday for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions as crews continued efforts to contain two major blazes that have killed over two dozen people and destroyed thousands of structures.Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers responded at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to Glenoaks and Van Nuys boulevards, where a resident had detained a suspect who allegedly set fire to a tree. The resident was able to douse the fire and call police. When officers arrived, the suspect admitted setting the fire, saying “he liked the smell…