From the Archives: Parking lot jammed by transit strike
Parking lots in downtown Los Angeles are jammed full during transit strike.
Earthquake: 6.4 quake felt near Ngunguru, New Zealand
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time 563 miles from Ngunguru, New Zealand, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, the epicenter was farther than 100 miles from a city. In the last 10 days, there have been eight earthquakes…
Cancer patient says UCLA gynecologist sexually assaulted her, faults university inaction
A cancer patient sued UCLA and Dr. James Heaps on Tuesday, accusing the former campus gynecologist of repeatedly sexual assaulting her during her two years of treatment. The 44-year-old woman was battling mesothelioma when, in October 2015, she went to Heaps for surgery, she said. During four visits…
Trump’s tweets of ICE raids spark fear; derided as re-election politics
In the offices of an Inland Empire immigrant-rights organization, the phones began ringing early on Tuesday. Word was spreading that, late Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted a threat to have immigration agents round up “millions of illegal aliens” starting next week. “They will be removed as fast as they come in,” Trump wrote. While the…
Robert Therrien, sculptor who made the ordinary extraordinary, dies at 71
Robert Therrien, the Los Angeles sculptor whose monumental sculptures of everyday objects revealed hidden truths about the nature of memory, has died. He was 71. Therrien died Monday at home of complications from cancer, said a representative from his gallery, Gagosian. “Time and again, Robert…
Trump kicks off 2020 re-election campaign at Orlando rally
By JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE and MICHAEL SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his…
The California lottery, public schools and the mystery of the ‘missing’ money
“Where is the money from the lottery going?” asked a reader named Jean. It never fails. Write about school funding shortages in California, and the emails start pouring in from people who insist the lottery was supposed to solve all our education money issues and wonder why it hasn’t. The latest…
Crash of helicopter on Catalina is fourth fatal accident of this model since April
The crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter on Catalina Island this week was the fourth fatal U.S. accident involving the popular four-seat model since early April, federal aviation records show. Search crews spotted the wreckage of an R44 in rugged terrain on the northwest end of Catalina on Tuesday…
Santa Anita backstretch workers fear losing their jobs, call press conference
The backstretch workers, the people behind the scenes at Santa Anita who take care of the horses for a living, will have a chance to have their voices heard at the track’s Clockers’ Corner on Thursday. A press conference, featuring “all stable area personnel, trainers and employees” has been scheduled, beginning at 11:45 a.m., because,…
Earthquake: 3.3 quake shakes near Greenfield, Calif.
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 1:56 p.m. Pacific time 14 miles from Greenfield, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 15 miles from King City, Calif., 16 miles from Soledad, Calif., 33 miles from Hollister, Calif., and 35 miles from…