Stanford was out of the question for me. My grades were borderline and my parents didn’t make enough money to bribe anyone. But even in my working-class family and at my less-than-stellar public high school, you had basically three choices: Enlist in the military, work at one of the local factories…
The college admissions cheating scandal is roiling some of Southern California’s most elite prep schools, leading to resignations and questions as federal prosecutors seek student records from the institutions. Douglas Hodge and Michelle Janavs, two of the parents charged in the wide-reaching probe…
By Mark Baker and Nick Perry CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand >> Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” as authorities detained four people and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned…
A group of migrants who breached the U.S.-Mexico border fence by the Pacific Ocean at Playas de Tijuana was detained Thursday by Border Patrol agents in Border Field State Park on the U.S. side. But the whereabouts are not confirmed of at least five other migrants who crossed over on Wednesday,…
Police sought a Costa Mesa man considered armed and dangerous and suspected of shooting his former girlfriend with a shotgun in Orange on Wednesday, March 13. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex at 700 E. Lake Dr. at about 6:45 a.m., according to a new release from the Orange Police…
The mother of 9-year-old Trinity Love Jones, whose body was found in a duffel bag along a trail in Hacienda Heights, was extradited Thursday morning from Texas to California and is the second person of interest in the homicide investigation, authorities said. When Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released Jones’ identity Sunday, the department had…
CORONA DEL MAR — Karina Grover wore a lime green T-shirt with the pi symbol, as she sat perched at a table covered in pi swag at the Mathnasium. There was a pi coloring sheet, pi trivia, lime-green pi water bottles and boxes full of mini key lime pies — all meant to lure students…
The University of California backed away Thursday from a tuition increase for students from other states and countries after several regents expressed concern that it could limit diversity and hurt some immigrants. UC President Janet Napolitano had recommended increasing nonresident tuition by…
Authorities have opened an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in a flood control channel near the Seal Beach and Huntington Beach National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, March 14. A construction worker made the discovery at the base of a wash near the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Bolsa Chica…
The Angels have brought on a consultant to look at potential options for development of the land around Angel Stadium, as the city and ball club discuss a lease deal to keep the team in Anaheim for years to come. Development rights for the parking areas, which could become a mix of restaurants, entertainment and…
