By NANCY BENAC, CHAD DAY, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON — A day after celebrating the release of the Mueller report as “a good day,” President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone Friday, unleashing tweets saying claims in the report by former administration officials that he tried numerous times to stop or influence the…
The founder of an international music program that became the subject of a state investigation in 2017 over allegations that flutes it distributed to hundreds of Southern California students were contaminated with semen has been charged with committing lewd acts against five children. John Edward…
A 32-year-old man died after being hit by a car Thursday, April 18, in Huntington Beach, police said. Officers found the man in the roadway at Atlanta Avenue and Schooner Lane with significant injuries shortly before midnight, Sgt. Thoby Archer said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers saw a 1998 Toyota 4Runner…
Q. Dear Honk: The northbound 241 Toll Road as it approaches the 91 Freeway is very dangerous during rush-hour traffic. At these times, traffic is often backed up for two or more miles in the right two lanes that go onto the eastbound 91. To avoid waiting in this backup, many cars try to cut…
By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius Contributing writer I just discovered a much-loved relative in his 70s has prostate cancer. He and his wife are investigating their many options. Deciding what to do about it is tricky. Dr. Thomas W. LaGrelius Pearls to keep in mind: We identify 165,000 new cases annually, but only 30,000 men die…
Between Southern California’s popular beaches and much-traversed mountain trails lies an unsung natural landscape, teeming with its own special wildlife. As you head outdoors to celebrate Earth Day weekend — or to simply connect with nature and leave behind the anxieties of urban life — one option is our area’s often overlooked coastal wetlands. In…
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel’s Robert Mueller’s report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump. “It now falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward,” said Rep….
For decades, the weekly meetings of the Board of Supervisors have been family-friendly, orderly affairs — humdrum public discussions of the appointments, motions and ordinances that keep Los Angeles County’s $30- billion government in motion. Lately, though, those discussions have turned offensive. …
The Honduran cattle herder rubbed his hands nervously, perched on the edge of his seat in the baggage claim area of San Diego International Airport, scanning the crowd. Suddenly, a curly-haired teenager caught his eye. “That’s my son,” he said, his mouth widening into a grin as he launched himself…
On April 21, 1930, Ford Motor Co. opened its new Southern California assembly plant in Long Beach.
