By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week seeking special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report’s release. The Judiciary panel plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday, a day after the…
SANTA ANA — A week after Michael Avenatti’s shocking arrest in New York, the attorney famous for representing porn star Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Trump will be back in federal court Monday to face fraud charges in California. The brash lawyer faces a hearing in the Orange County city of Santa…
California Republicans hope voters will dish out some punishment to Democrats next year, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reprieve for the state’s death-row inmates. Leaders of the state GOP believe the public is solidly in favor of the death penalty and that their party can win back some power by turning Newsom’s death penalty moratorium into…
SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana resident who killed a 19-year-old man at an Irvine construction site because he suspected the victim stole his bike was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in prison. Jacob Michael Margo, 24, was convicted in October of first-degree murder, along with a sentencing enhancement for the use of…
A small fire and possible explosion Sunday night at a motel in Stanton may have injured one person and startled other guests into fleeing the building, Orange County fire officials said. Witnesses reported hearing a small blast prior to the fire, but there were no flames in the motel by the time Orange County Fire…
Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday afternoon, shot in broad daylight outside his store in South Los Angeles in a burst of gunfire that left two other people wounded, police said. Hussle, who was known as much for his work in the community as for his music, was hit multiple…
As police investigated the fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle in South Los Angeles, hundreds converged on the site to pay their respects. Fans and friends stood behind the yellow police tape at Victoria Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, waiting to hear official updates on his condition as police…
Rapper Nipsey Hussle, an entrepreneur and rising musician who earned his first Grammy nomination last year, died after being shot outside one of his businesses in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, officials said. He was 33 years old. He is survived by his two children and his girlfriend, Lauren London, according to the tabloid entertainment…
They warned him not to do it. But Tomer Frankfurter was just two months past his 18th birthday, an outgoing math student from Jerusalem who set off to tour America before starting his compulsory service with the Israeli army and had a taste for adventure. On a warm September afternoon in Yosemite National Park, he…
Whether it was to celebrate a special event, a personal achievement or remember a loved one, thousands of people were expected at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort to enjoy an evening of unity. A woman places her lantern in to the bay after sunset during the 1000 Lights Water Lantern Festival held at the Newport…
