USA Gymnastics, its future threatened by both bankruptcy proceedings and decertification by the U.S. Olympic Committee, has once again hired a sports marketing professional to change the culture within the American sport that enabled sexual abuse of hundreds of young athletes by Larry Nassar and other predatory coaches and officials. Li Li Leung, an NBA…
Two weeks ago, an independent watchdog told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that it should consider banning pepper spray at juvenile detention facilities, citing examples of the inappropriate and avoidable use of the spray by officers. It didn’t take long for the board to act. On Tuesday,…
The man former Gov. Jerry Brown tapped to rescue the California bullet train in 2011, Dan Richard, resigned Tuesday as chairman of the troubled project. Richard’s departure, along with the exit of former Bank of America executive Mike Rossi, marks the end of the Brown era of governance for the…
By THOMAS ADAMSON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN PARIS — Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s iconic couturier whose designs had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and admiration for the man in the trademark white ponytail, high starched collar and dark enigmatic glasses who dominated high fashion for…
UNIVERSAL CITY — Longtime KNBC-TV Channel 4 consumer reporter David Horowitz has died at age 81, his wife told the station Monday. Horowitz was best known for his appearances on KNBC’s newscasts and Emmy-winning TV program “Fight Back! With David Horowitz” that investigated defective products, advertised claims and confronted companies with customer complaints. Born June…
WHITTIER — Four people were taken to a hospital Tuesday, including two California Highway Patrol officers, after a stalled vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the 60 Freeway in Whittier, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:52 a.m. on the eastbound Pomona Freeway east of the 605 Freeway, CHP Officer Patrick Kimball said….
By Julie Cart | Calmatters Russians hack Ukraine’s electricity network, turning lights off and on at will, rendering the country’s best tech hands helpless to intervene. North Korea takes over the controls of a South Korean nuclear power plant. Snipers with high-velocity rifles unleash a fusillade on a transmission station near San Jose, inflicting $15 million in…
Emma Hall, 12, and her rottweiler Rosie earned the honor to walk in the annual Swallows Day Parade after nabbing the judges’ favorite award in the annual Kids’ Pet Parade, on Saturday, Feb. 16, in San Juan Capistrano. The duo, with Emma as a sheriff and Rosie as her prisoner, also took home the award…
By JUANA SUMMERS WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020. “Our campaign is not only about defeating Donald Trump,” the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist said in an email to supporters. “Our campaign is about transforming our country and…
Karl Lagerfeld, who transformed Chanel from a faded fashion empire into a world power of style, has died. He was 85. Lagerfeld, who also designed the Chloe collection, Fendi furs and his own brand-name collection for many years, died Tuesday, according to Chanel. While leading designers of his…
