He was rugged, rangy and relentless in his pursuit of quarterbacks. For 13 years during their heyday, the Baltimore Colts were defined by a slab of a man known simply as Gino. Few NFL players epitomized a club — or a city — better than Gino Marchetti, the Hall of Fame defensive end who died…
A Northern California couple who secured their daughters’ spots at UCLA and USC with bribes and rigged tests pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud and money laundering offenses, the first parents to admit their guilt before a judge in an investigation that has sent shivers through circles of Silicon…
The Queen Mary became a musical hot spot last year when concert giant Goldenvoice hopped on board to bring mini music festivals to the ship. And it’s been smooth sailing ever since with yet another sold out festival coming this weekend. The alternative and indie rock-filled Just Like Heaven festival will bring Phoenix, the Yeah,…
An analysis of more than 200 cases of domestic violence at eight military installations, including Camp Pendleton, has determined that commanders and law enforcement personnel are not following their own rules when investigating and handling these cases and their victims. The report, released April 19, reviewed military law enforcement practices when responding to domestic violence…
As the Orange County League of Conservation Voters gears up for its 20th annual Environmental Leadership Awards Dinner on May 10, its list of honorees offers a stark reminder of the increasingly partisan divide on environmental advocacy and regulation. The league is non-partisan as are the groups represented by its three honorees. But both the…
An armed man was shot and killed by police after he opened fire at officers in Watts late Tuesday, authorities said. Officers responded about 11 p.m. to the area of 113th Street and Wilmington Avenue in response to a report of a man with a gun, said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a spokeswoman for…
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to Attorney General William Barr last month about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portrayed, saying he worried that a letter summarizing the main conclusions of the probe lacked the necessary context and was creating public confusion about his team’s work,…
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and SARAH BLAKE MORGAN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A student with a pistol and no motive that was immediately apparent killed two people and wounded four others at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte before campus police disarmed and arrested him, authorities said. “I just went into a classroom and shot the guys,”…
When Nipsey Hussle was killed outside his Hyde Park storefront in March, the incident brought attention to South Los Angeles and the many ways the rapper influenced the community. His death stirred an outpouring of grief worldwide, but he was one of 29 people who have lost their lives in the Los…
You look out your window and there’s a vegetable garden where your driveway used to be. You pay no auto insurance bills because you haven’t got a car, but you can travel anywhere, anytime. All you do is tap an app and an electric, driverless vehicle pulls up and carts you away to the grocery…
