John D. Dingell Jr., a powerful and tenacious Michigan Democrat who pushed landmark legislation, exposed corruption in government and became the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, died on Thursday. He was 92. His wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell, announced the death in a statement. Debbie Dingell, who won election to his seat after he…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Louisiana law that its opponents say could have left the state with only one doctor in a single clinic authorized to provide abortions. The vote was 5-4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s four-member liberal wing. The law, enacted in 2014, requires…
John Dingell Jr., a Michigan Democrat who, as the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history, used his considerable power in the House of Representatives to uncover government fraud and defend the interests of his home state’s automobile industry, died at his home in Dearborn. He was 92. …
Recent storms have drenched Southern California enough that areas have almost twice their average rainfall totals. Even drought status has been pushed away for all but the southwest and north edges of the state. “On the whole, it’s good news. But good news on water is only temporary in California,” said Jay Lund, professor of…
California’s long debated Bullet Train remains elusive. But at least there’s one sure thing: A bullet bus between Huntington Beach and Fullerton. The new bus line features a limited number of stops at in-demand locales mostly along Beach Boulevard. The buses will make 13 stops, compared to the regular route’s 34 – cutting average travel…
A judge on Thursday delayed a decision on whether attorneys for a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping seven women should receive internal correspondence from prosecutors. At the center of the pretrial jockeying in the high-profile case are hundreds, potentially more than a thousand, videos collected by law enforcement from…
A small earthquake occurred Thursday evening near Westwood. The 2.7-magnitude temblor was classified by the U.S. Geological Survey as a “microquake” and occurred at 6:20 p.m. Some people reported feeling it, according to the USGS. The quake was centered near Mt. St. Mary’s College. Read more about…
Whether you’re a die-hard horror movie and fiction fan, a professional author or filmmaker of the stuff or just a casual stroller through Burbank’s quirky Magnolia Park business district, Dark Delicacies has been an institution for nearly 25 years. One that seemed doomed just a few weeks ago. Del and Sue Howison, the husband-and-wife owners/founders…
Deputy U.S. Atty. Gen. Rod J. Rosenstein announced Thursday more than $8.3 million in assistance for California victims of the Las Vegas concert massacre. Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, Rosenstein noted that 35 of the 58 people killed in the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting at the Route 91 Country…
For the children of Margarita Avila, their mother is best summed up with a photo that serves as the cover for menus at the family’s chain of Avila’s El Ranchito Mexican restaurants. It was taken about two weeks after the first Avila’s opened in Huntington Park, in 1966. Margarita, then 40, stands…
