By MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Associated Press WASHINGTON — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is “little rocket man” no more. President Donald Trump isn’t a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard.” In the year since Trump’s searing, debut U.N. speech fueled fears of nuclear conflict with North Korea, the two leaders have turned from threats to flattery. And there’s…
By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee grinded into Saturday as Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide whether to tell her story to his panel and a riveted nation. Grassley had…
An oceanfront palazzo in Laguna Beach’s secluded Irvine Cove that hit the market five years ago for $65 million sold this month for $32.7 million. The asking price dropped several times since 2013, and was entered into the Multiple Listing Service on Sept. 12, the day the house sold, at $38.9 million. The estate, with…
The Los Angeles City Council has formally approved a March 5 special election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education. If no candidate wins a majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on May 14. The action taken Friday was largely a formality because the school board had…
Two days after a man considered “armed and dangerous” was able to evade Buena Park police by running through a residential area carrying a rifle, the suspect surrendered to police Friday. Christian Gonzalez, 28, of Buena Park, turned himself in at the Buena Park Police Department at 3:30 p.m. Friday and is being held on…
Hundreds of federal agents and local law enforcement officers conducted dozens of predawn raids across San Diego County on Thursday, arresting alleged gang members and others with suspected gang ties on drug, gun, racketeering and other charges, authorities said. The raids were the culmination…
By David W. Hart, Ph.D. Contributing writer We’re an aging population and the statistics are eye-opening to say the least: 77 million Baby Boomers; 10,000 are reaching retirement age each day; And about 45% of them have zero retirement savings to support them in older age. This may be the primary reason that nearly 82%…
A U.S. Olympic Committee commissioned investigation into the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal will likely conclude without many, if any, of the survivors of the former Team USA physician’s abuse being interviewed by the outside law firm conducting the probe. While top USOC officials said the investigation has been extended in hopes of interviewing survivors,…
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignations of two more bishops in Chile, as fallout mounted from widespread sex abuse scandals there. Without citing reasons, the Vatican said the latest to leave their posts were the bishops of San Bartolome de Chillan, Monsignor Carlos Eduardo Pellegrin Barrera,…
The bullies made his life hell because of the father he never knew. Those were tough years for Hugh Nguyen, living with his grandparents in Saigon, living with Vietnamese and American blood. His father had been a U.S. serviceman, stationed in Vietnam. That man, whose name he didn’t know, had died in battle shortly after…
