Claus von Bulow, the Danish-born socialite who was convicted in 1982 and then acquitted three years later on two counts of attempting to murder his American heiress wife, Sunny, with injections of insulin, has died at his home in London. He was 92. Von Bulow, whose by-then ex-wife died in 2008…
Leon Redbone, the acclaimed singer and guitarist who performed jazz, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley-style songs, died Thursday in hospice care in Bucks County, Pa., according to a statement released by his family. Redbone’s career got a boost in the early 1970s when Bob Dylan met him at the Mariposa…
A 40-foot-long trailer used to store ammunition caught fire Thursday afternoon at the North County Correctional Facility of the Pitchess Detention Center near Castaic, authorities said. Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Brian Stevens said the cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Officials…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, calling him a “never Trumper” who led a biased investigation on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and failed to investigate his opponents who didn’t want Trump to be president. Trump’s eruption came a day after Mueller pointedly rejected his repeated claims that…
JACKSON, Miss. — Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who served seven terms and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81. Cochran’s final chief of staff, Brad White, said Cochran died Thursday at a veterans’ nursing home in Oxford. Cochran was elected to the U.S….
Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who served seven terms and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81. Cochran’s chief of staff, Brad White, said Cochran died Thursday at a veterans nursing home in Oxford. Cochran was elected to the U.S. House…
La Habra High School senior Alex Avila celebrates after receiving his diploma during commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer) La Habra High School seniors grouped together for a raucous photo before their graduation ceremony. From left are Jason Hernandez, Serena Rowe and Maraya Zamora. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,…
Fullerton’s Giovanny Armas smiles for family members as he prepares to graduate on Wednesday May 29, 2019. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer) Fullerton graduates decorated their caps with a variety of themes and messages on Wednesday May 29, 2019. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Fullerton’s Angel Martinez…
A man was shot after refusing to give his belongings to a robber Wednesday night, May 29, in a Garden Grove neighborhood of single-family homes. Officers found the victim, a man in his 50s, at around 10:50 p.m. lying in the grass with a gunshot wound near McCains Street and Enloe Way, Garden Grove police…
At an April meeting of the Antelope Valley Union High School District’s board, trustee Jill McGrady questioned why the board had hired a $400-an-hour attorney despite having an in-house lawyer and a contract with an outside firm. Why hadn’t this new attorney provided a bill for two months of work?…
