A top USA Gymnastics official linked to the organization’s alleged cover-up of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal resigned Friday. The resignation of USA Gymnastics chief operating officer Ron Galimore comes after months of mounting criticism for his alleged role in the Nassar cover-up and just days after the U.S. Olympic Committee began proceedings to…
Democrat Gil Cisneros increased his lead over Republican Young Kim Friday night in the race for the 39th Congressional District. The latest vote tally, which gives Cisneros a 3,020-vote lead over Kim, signals that Orange County voters are on the verge of flipping all their House seats blue. Cisneros, a Navy veteran and lottery winner,…
Democrat Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee pulled 9 votes ahead of Republican La Habra Mayor Tim Shaw on Friday, turning the contest for an open seat on the all-GOP Orange County Board of Supervisors into a virtual tie. Chaffee, who if elected would be the first Democrat on the board in a dozen years, trailed by…
Nearly two weeks after a fateful crash that took the life of Costa Mesa fire Capt. Mike Kreza, his friends, family and uniformed colleagues gathered to remember him during an emotional memorial service Friday. Saddleback Church in Lake Forest was filled with hundreds of people sharing laughs and tears for the 44-year-old father of three…
For all the post-election talk about Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and working to implement a pro-immigrant agenda, Los Angeles resident José López feels certain of only one thing: At least one chamber of Congress won’t be fighting to kick him out of the country. In this Nov. 14, 2018 photo,…
LAGUNA NIGUEL — Hayden Nieznanski generally keeps quiet when it comes to talking about his father’s deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. It’s a topic he avoids — mostly because he misses his dad. Amanda Nieznanski, left, and her sons Hayden, 10, and Max, 5, have their photo taken with a giant holiday card…
WASHINGTON A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision Friday morning. CNN had asked that Acosta’s credentials be returned while a lawsuit over their revocation goes forward. The network’s chief White House correspondent…
Firefighters continued to make progress in containing the destructive and deadly Woolsey fire, which has scorched 98,362 acres and was 69 percent contained as of Friday morning, according to the latest Cal Fire numbers. Authorities are hopeful that cooler temperatures, a decrease in winds and a forecasted slight increase in humidity will continue to aid firefighters…
My first Thanksgiving in Los Angeles was a lonely one. My husband and I had just moved to this strange new city, and we knew no one. Thousands of miles away, our families were celebrating with plates piled high, feeling grateful for all the cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents around them to make the holidays…
They needed to be inspired, to feel her grace, to applaud the way she has handled her power. This was not a political rally, but it could have been. It was a night of adoration, without evidence of protesters. Michelle Obama sold out the Forum on Thursday night, the second stop of a book tour…
