By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 200 people, the country’s health minister said Monday. The coordinated bombings that…
Babies and toddlers go through a lot of diapers. Maybe a dozen a day, depending on age and other circumstances. Typically, for three years. For households already scrambling to pay for food and rent, buying disposable diapers — at an average retail cost of 20 cents a diaper — can be a prohibitive expense leaving…
A shallow magnitude-3.4 earthquake was reported Monday morning six miles from Fig Orchard, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:12 a.m. PDT at a depth of 1.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 18 miles from Tehachapi, 20 miles from Arvin and 22…
Time may be running out for California’s most infamous fish. Despite a decades-long rescue effort, the tiny delta smelt appears closer than ever to vanishing from its only natural home, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Now, some worry it won’t be long before the only place the once-abundant species…
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Sunday evening six miles from Pinnacles, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:45 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Soledad, 19 miles from Greenfield,…
ANAHEIM — Three people suffered major injuries Sunday in a multi-vehicle crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim, according to the California Highway Patrol. Update: All lanes clear. #CaltransOC https://t.co/VOCJsUqbci — Caltrans OC (@CaltransOC) April 22, 2019 The crash took place about 6:15 p.m. on the westbound 91 Freeway at Euclid Street, the CHP…
SANTA ANA — Authorities say a documented Santa Ana gang member and a gang associate have been charged in the death of a rival gang member in November. Vincent Alcaraz, 47, is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a gun and prohibited person…
SANTA ANA — A 55-year-old Corona del Mar man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to do 20 days of Caltrans work for faking Navy veteran status to get a high-paying job. Pete John Kalamaris pleaded guilty to perjury and preparing false evidence, both felonies, as well…
“Only love can conquer evil and violence,” the head of the Roman Catholic Los Angeles Archdiocese said Sunday in a statement offering prayers for the hundreds killed and wounded following Easter Sunday bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. “We ask Jesus this morning for the courage to love and we pray for the…
It’s been called the largest college admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history. And with some of the accused parents expected to formally plead guilty in coming weeks, attention is turning to their kids and how the scandal might affect their acceptance, enrollment or degrees. A Bay Area News Group analysis of hundreds of pages of…
