By CHAD DAY, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president….
A man barricaded himself inside a home in Stanton for more than seven hours before he peacefully surrendered to authorities Thursday morning. Deputies responded about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to a residence in the 10200 block of Fern Avenue and tried to make contact with the man, who was suspected of violating a restraining order and…
Just as a long-negotiated agreement for how California and six other Western states will deal with drought on the Colorado River was about to cross the finish line, the river’s biggest user put up a roadblock. The Imperial Irrigation District in southeast California filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking…
Boys from the Big Brothers of America program visit the set of “The Odd Couple.”
A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east coast Thursday afternoon, according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau. TV footage showed at least one landslide but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The bureau said the quake happened at 1:01 p.m. (0501 GMT),…
SANTA ANA — Three people were arrested during a raid at an alleged illegal gambling business masquerading as a cyber cafe on Wednesday, April 17, one week after a similar business was shut down. Police served a search warrant Wednesday morning at the Fantasy Royal Gift Shop at 413 W. 17th St., site of the…
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening five miles from Parkfield, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 8:15 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 18 miles from Coalinga, 21 miles from Paso Robles…
ANAHEIM — The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations reported Wednesday that someone phoned in a bomb threat to its Anaheim headquarters. A woman, who did not identify herself, called the CAIR-LA office about 3 p.m. Tuesday and asked for the name of the organization. When told she had contacted…
By David E. Sanger and Choe Sang-Hun WASHINGTON — North Korea said Thursday it test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” in what appeared to be a warning from Kim Jong Un to President Donald Trump that unless once-promising negotiations with Washington resume, the two countries could again be on a collision course. The North’s official Korean…
Public health officials in Silicon Valley said an adult who contracted measles spent time at Google’s Mountain View campus last week. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said at a news conference that there are no signs of other cases in the area. Officials did not say how the person…
