One of Africa’s best known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died following an illness. He was 48. The Kenyan author, who lifted the profile of the LGBTQ community throughout Africa when he publicly revealed that he was gay, died Tuesday at his home in Nairobi, said Tom…
John Walker Lindh was one of the many perplexing stories of 9/11 America. The so-called American Taliban grew up in the affluent suburb of Marin County, a cradle of liberal values. But he ended up half a world away at a training camp run by Al Qaeda, conspiring with the enemy. Lindh spent 17 years…
By MATTHEW BARAKAT The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his battlefield capture in Afghanistan in 2001 was freed early from his federal sentence on Thursday, despite official concerns that he retains a radical ideology and still poses a risk to U.S. interests. John Walker Lindh, now 38, was released Thursday…
HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX will make a third attempt Thursday to launch the first batch of what could ultimately be thousands of satellites providing space-based internet service around the globe. The launch of the 60 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral was scrubbed twice last week, once due to upper-level winds…
Outside the Chabad of Poway on Wednesday night, some danced and hopped in unison, others chanted and sang, and a group of women and girls held hands as they skipped in circles, all while raucous music blared in the background. The joyous, celebratory scene was a far cry from the terror that unfolded…
Ever since he stole his first car at age 10, Cody Garland has spent much of his life behind bars. Now 35, he has served time at eight different California prisons. But the hardest stint, he says, was not in a state penitentiary. It was in a Sacramento County jail, where in 2016 he was…
Travelers will add some extra money to their budget for gas this Memorial Day weekend. Los Angeles County’s average on Wednesday was $4 a gallon, down 3.4 cents from a week ago but up 25 cents from last year. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Nationally, 42.8 million Americans are expected to take Memorial Day weekend trips —…
The man accused of buying the rifles a husband and wife used to kill 14 people in the San Bernardino terrorist attack in 2015 will ask to withdraw his guilty plea. Enrique Marquez’s lawyer submitted papers Wednesday with the federal court in Riverside saying his client will file a motion under…
On his professional website, Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski describes his role as “manny,” “babysitter,” “buddy,” “big brother,” “role model” and “mentor” and lists credentials such as LiveScan and background screenings as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, lifeguard and TrustLine certifications. …
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON — The Pentagon today will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats , U.S. officials said. The officials said no final decision has been made yet,…
