UNITED STATES Supreme Court building (Flickr/Geoff Livingston).

Federal regulations intended to curb the sale of “ghost guns” – firearm kits that have no serial numbers – were reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The court ruled 5-4 to stay a ruling from a Federal judge from Texas that declared the regulations unconstitutional.

The three liberal members were joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett in deciding that the rules will remain in effect until an appeal of the judge’s ruling is resolved, according to the Associated Press.

Ohio 60% measure is defeated

OHIO VOTERS will decide (Shutterstock).

A referendum on whether to raise the bar for amending the Ohio state constitution from a simple majority was defeated by a  wide margin.

The proposal – Issue 1 – has implications for abortion, because there will be a measure on the November ballot on creating a state sanction for abortions in the Buckeye state, one which conservatives fear may be approved.

With 95 percent of the vote in, Measure I is losing 57 percent to 43 percent.

Typhoon prompts evacuation

The approach of a typhoon had led to the evacuation of almost 37,000 Scouts and volunteers from the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.

According to United Press International, about 1,000 buses were pressed into service to relocate the Scouts from a campsite in the southwest to locations closer to Seoul, the nation’s capital.

The Jamboree was earlier hit by a heat wave which resulted in hundreds suffering heat-related sickness.

Angels snap losing streak; Dodgers win

After seven excruciating losses – several of them painful late defeats – the Los Angeles Angels snapped their winless streak and defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-5 in Anaheim on Tuesday night.

It wasn’t easy. After jumping out to a 4-0 first inning lead, the Angels were nearly caught as the visitors closed to within 6-5 in the top of the eighth, bringing back nightmares of Monday’s late innings meltdown.

But it didn’t happen and the Halos are now 57-58. They can climb back to .500 if they defeat the Giants again on Wednesday.

In winning, the Angels did their Los Angeles County colleagues a favor, allowing the Dodgers to increase their lead in the National League West to 4.5 games over the Giants.

On Tuesday night, the Orange County team got a decent starting pitching performance from Lucas Giolito (7-8) who worked six innings while giving up only three hits and three earned runs. He struck out six batters and walked one.

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The Blue Crew is looking red-hot as it continued its victorious march through the month of August with Tuesday’s 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Chase Field.

That win improved the Los Angeles Dodgers to 66-46, putting them 4.5 games in front in the National League West, ahead of the second place San Francisco Giants. They are now 7-1 since the month began.

The Dodgers built a 4-0 lead after a three-run fifth inning, but the D-backs rallied with two runs in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings. It was the Dodgers’ fifth run in the top of the ninth provided by Mookie Betts’ RBI single scoring James Outman that was the margin of victory.

Julio Urias (9-6) pitched well, lasting six innings while giving up just four hits and no runs. He struck out five batters and walked one.

At the plate, the Dodgers made the most of nine hits, going 4-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Betts had two RBIs, and three other players knocked runs in.

Bobby Miller (6-2) will get the start on Wednesday against Arizona.

Weather: One-stop climate

The forecast for our West Orange County area for the next three days is AM/PM, but that doesn’t mean a gas station mini-mart. It starts with morning clouds (a.m.) and afternoon sun (p.m.) Wednesday’s daytime high should be 80 with an overnight low of 67. Thursday should be cooler at 76 (66). Friday warms a bit to 78 (65). Partly cloudy skies are back on Saturday.