Horses, floats and marching bands! That’s the Tournament of Roses Parade; however, it is the history of the iconic New Year’s Day celebration and its memorable moments — even occasional mishaps — that have secured its place in the annals of beloved American institutions. I still remember the thrill of my first Rose Parade — sitting…

A look at the impact of the partial government shutdown: WHAT’S OPEN AND WHAT’S CLOSED Social Security checks will go out and troops will remain at their posts. Doctors and hospitals will receive their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. The U.S. Postal Service, busy delivering packages for the holiday season, is an independent agency and won’t…

WASHINGTON — Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation, President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned, an acrimonious end to a tense relationship that had been eroding in recent months. In a series of tweets, Trump appeared to questions why…

Simcha Rotem, an Israeli Holocaust survivor who was among the last known Jewish fighters from the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis, has died. He was 94. Rotem, who went by the underground nickname “Kazik,” took part in the single greatest act of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust….

A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday evening at Sunny Hills Estates Mobile Home Park in California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:04 a.m. Pacific time. According to the USGS, the epicenter was two miles from Orcutt, Calif., seven miles from…

WASHINGTON — A top White House official warned Sunday that it’s “very possible” the partial government shutdown stretches into the new year and that how quickly numerous shuttered Cabinet departments and agencies resume doing the people’s business is up to Congress. “The ball is in the Senate’s court,” acting White House chief of staff Mick…

HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida, after postponing several planned launches over the past few days due to weather and other issues. The launch of the GPS III SV01 satellite, nicknamed Vespucci in honor of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, had…

A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday morning two miles from Pinnacles, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:02 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Soledad, 17 miles from Greenfield…

On a rainy day in late November, the billionaire chairman of USC’s board of trustees sat in the front row of a classroom as one female student after another described how the university had failed women. “USC appears to be more concerned with protecting their brand or reputation than protecting…

Borderline Bar and Grill was a place you could go to dance away your worries. Even after what happened there last month, regulars still wanted to do that together — so they met up and danced in parking lots, in backyards, in a barn, at the mall. Borderline’s brown stucco building has been off limits…