They will need 889 to break the Guiness World Record for “largest group of people dressed as fruits/vegetables.” So expect to see hundreds of people bopping around in banana and carrot costumes at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 9. The wacky event will benefit a good cause – Miracles for Kids, based in…
FULLERTON — A man got into an argument on Sunday with a woman he did not know and she stabbed him in the face, authorities said. It happened about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2 in an alley in the 1800 block of West Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton police Lt. Mike Hines said. The woman produced a…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and KEVIN FREKING LONDON — President Donald Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II Monday during two-day visit to Britain that’s meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, although the trip was immediately at risk of being overshadowed by Brexit turmoil and a political feud with London’s mayor. Trump and first lady…
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea — A senior North Korean official who had been reported as being purged over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean publications on Monday showed Kim Yong Chol sitting five seats away from…
Joe Rodriguez was a teenager when he first embraced the slur. For years, Mexican Americans of low social status like him were called Chicanos. In March 1968, the 15-year-old sophomore joined hundreds of other Garfield High School students in a protest against discrimination and unequal conditions…
The 20-foot chrome head of Vladimir Lenin springs from the Mojave Desert. Follow a driveway past a small cyan-colored lake ringed with palms and stocked with carp, past prefabricated homes and an artist shed made of 17 wooden doors nailed together, and there is Chen Weiming, fitting treads on a…
By 1:30 a.m. the cricket matches at the West Covina ballpark were in full swing. Farrukh Zafar stood in front of the wicket and gripped the flat bat made of willow wood, his eyes glued on the bowler who stood 22 yards away. It was Zafar’s job to protect the wicket, the bowler’s job to…
A man was killed Sunday night when he was hit by an Amtrak passenger train near North Hollywood, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Spokesman Brian Humphrey said the train, which had 126 passengers aboard and was headed for San Diego, struck the man about 7:15 p.m. near the Coldwater Canyon…
Ian set off the security alarm at John Wayne Airport and had to be patted down. He responded by kissing the TSA agent. It was OK, though. Ian is an 8-month-old puppy learning to be a guide dog for the blind. On Saturday June 1, 2019, 11 labradors ranging from 6 to 17 months old…
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon three miles from Glen Avon, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:36 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was four miles from Jurupa Valley, four miles…
