By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT — An Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a joint convoy of U.S. and allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Monday, marking the second attack against U.S. troops in less than a week and further highlighting the dangers surrounding U.S. plans to withdraw forces after a declaration that the extremist group…
The push is on in Oceanside to begin legally growing, processing and distributing medical cannabis under an ordinance the city approved last year. So far, 16 applications have been received for the five cultivation licenses available in the city. Additional applications have been submitted for…
A push to rename William E. Fanning Elementary School has been the cause of a great divide among Brea residents for the last year and a half. Those who support a name change claim William E. Fanning, a former Brea-Olinda School District superintendent, had ties to the local Ku Klux Klan chapter…
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use state funds to help migrant families arriving at the California border. Much of the money will likely go to San Diego nonprofits and community organizations, collectively known as the San Diego Rapid Response Network, running a temporary shelter for families released…
Nathan Glazer, a prominent sociologist and public intellectual who assisted on a classic study of conformity, “The Lonely Crowd,” and co-wrote a groundbreaking document of nonconformity, “Beyond the Melting Pot,” has died at 95. Glazer’s daughter, Sarah Glazer, confirmed her father died Saturday…
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday morning in Whitmore Hot Springs, Calif., east of Mammoth Lakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:22 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 74 miles from Clovis,…
Gunars Bundza wants the volunteers who deliver meals every weekday to his second-floor apartment to know how much he appreciates it. He is 87 and can’t walk much anymore, let alone bring groceries up a flight of stairs. He had just received enough food on Friday, Jan. 18, to last him through the Martin Luther…
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday evening two miles from Lake Almanor Peninsula, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:11 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 29 miles from Susanville, Calif.,…
The motorcyclist killed Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, on the northbound 57 Freeway near Imperial Highway at the border of Brea and Fullerton, has been identified as a 58-year-old man from Hesperia. (Photo courtesy Southern Counties News Service) BREA — A motorcyclist killed on the 57 Freeway on the Brea-Fullerton border was publicly identified Monday. Jeffrey…
By JUANA SUMMERS WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds….
