Jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and $5 million

Former president Donald Trump was found liable on Tuesday for the sexual abuse of a a woman, awarding her $5 million.

According to the Associated Press, a New York City jury issued a split verdict. They rejected the claim by columnist E. Jean Carroll that Trump had raped her in 1996. But it did agree with the charge of sexual abuse. Additionally, the jurors agreed that Trump had defamed her by denying her allegations.

Trump replied on his social media site that the verdict was a “disgrace” and more of a “witch hunt.”

Santos facing prosecution?

Rep. George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has reportedly been charged by federal prosecutors. The New York Times is claiming that Santos, 34, is under scrutiny for alleged violations of campaign finance laws and other offenses.

Santos has been in the news recently when it was revealed that he had misstated his education, his ethnicity and career. He was elected in November 2022 and has resisted demands that he resign.

Also in the news … A meeting between President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin

McCarthy on Tuesday did not result in a deal on raising the federal debt ceiling.

Sports: Angels lose, but the Dodgers win

One powerful swing of Martin Maldonado’s bat was enough to propel the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on Tuesday night.

Trailing 1-0 after four innings, the Astros took the lead on Maldonado’s two-run home run off Angels starter Shohei Ohtani and hung on for the win. With the loss, the Halos are 20-17 and remain in second place in the American League West, two games back of the Texas Rangers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were in Wisconsin to play the Milwaukee Brewers and prevailed by the score of 6-2 and improved the team’s record to 22-15, still in first in the National League West.

The Blue Crew hit three home runs, including a leadoff home run by Mookie Betts in the first inning

Weather: (Mostly) sunny

The forecast for Wednesday in the West Orange County area is for mostly sunny skies, with a daytime high of 69 and an overnight low of 67.

Pacifica High School valedictorian Rachel Yun earned a full QuestBridge Match Scholarship to Yale University where she will double major in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and English with plans to pursue a career as a Cardiovascular Surgeon or Neurosurgeon and publish at least one book of poetry or fiction. Her accomplishments include being named a Gates Scholar, publishing a research paper on neuroplasticity with the International Journal of Health Sciences, and leading the NJROTC to nationals where they earned fourth place. Rancho Alamitos High School valedictorian Valentine Nguyen will attend the University of California, Los Angles to major in Human Biology and Society with the goal of becoming a Surgeon. Her accomplishments include representing Rancho Alamitos High School as a Girls State Delegate in Sacramento and being named a Simon Scholar, a USC Bovard Scholar and a Garden Grove Elk’s December Student of the Month. Santiago High School tri-valedictorian Nhu Cao will attend the University of California, Los Angeles to major in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner. Her accomplishments include being an AVID Senior Stand-out, being selected for the California Youth Council, joining the Leadership Team for the Orange County Youth Council, and being President of Friday Night Live.

Santiago High School trivaledictorian Kevin Wong will attend the University of California, Los Angeles and will pursue a career at a large tech company. His accomplishments include getting into his dream school (UCLA), serving as an officer for the Red Cross and CSF clubs, and completing the Early College Academy.

Santiago High School trivaledictorian Sarah Van will attend Yale University in the fall. She hopes to pursue a career as a Psychiatrist or a Chemist. Her accomplishments include receiving the Questbridge National College Match, being named Key Club’s Club of the Year, and receiving the Key Club Silver Award for Service.

Retorts: Finding your place

Continued from page 3 and points of interest. It wasn’t too long ago that West Garden Grove got its own freeway sign, some area cities – including Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana – have turned to special street signs that designate historically or culturally significant areas. This is a great idea and we need more of it. It supports the idea of coming not just from some nameless, unremarkable tract, but from someplace with a tale and a character all it own. If a community cares about honoring its geography, that’s – here comes the pun – a sign it has grown up.

Jim Tortolano lives in a neighborhood that many years ago was the home of a milk farm. He’s been trying to raise the money for a sign reading “Dear Dairy,” without much success.