Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films such as “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died. He was 77. Cohen’s friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, said Cohen passed away Saturday in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones. Cohen’s films were schlocky, low-budget works…
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, CHAD DAY and JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared Sunday. That brought a…
Freshman Congresswoman Ilham Omar of Minnesota urged some 400 Los Angeles-area Muslims packed inside the Woodland Hills Hilton on Saturday to stand defiant and “raise hell” in the face of discrimination they confront as Muslims in America. It’s advice the politician appears to have adopted as her own strategy, as this appearance — a fund-raising…
Of the many outrageous allegations revealed by federal prosecutors in the college cheating scandal, one stands out. Someone paid $6.5 million to get his or her children into elite schools. But the identity of that parent — and details about which schools were involved — remains a mystery nearly…
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Saturday evening three miles from Mesa Grande, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:41 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 14 miles from Ramona, Calif., and 19…
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Sunday morning 41 miles from Capetown, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:32 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 53 miles from Fortuna, Calif., 58 miles from Eureka,…
Live updates from the 2019 L.A. Marathon. RELATED: LA Marathon freeway and street closures Starting times: Wheelchair participants at 6:30 a.m.; handcyclers at 6:42 a.m., elite women runners at 6:45 a.m.; and elite men and the full field at 6:55 a.m. Watching live #LAMarathon . I will be back soon…Watching the #LAMarathon , as alwaysWomen…
The ocean can be healing. That’s the goal of the nonprofit A Walk on Water, which on Saturday, March 23, hosted a surf therapy session for 100 children with special needs and their families — a break from the challenges they face every day. Special needs surfer Evan Reiner falls off his board despite the…
Two people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash on Ortega Highway near Caspers Wilderness Park on Saturday afternoon, March 23, authorities said. About 2:35 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were called to Ortega Highway and Caspers Park Road on a report of a single-vehicle crash, OCFA Capt. Cameron Rossman said. Two people needed to…
Three people were briefly trapped in a vehicle after it collided with another vehicle at a Santa Ana intersection Saturday afternoon, March 23, authorities said. Orange County firefighters were called to Bristol Street and Hesperian Street just before 2:45 p.m. on reports of a two-vehicle crash, Capt. Cameron Rossman said. Five people in one of…
