Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet, saying he died after…
California faces a huge challenge as fires get bigger, faster and increasingly destructive.
Drivers may want to avoid the 5 Freeway late at night next week as a result of ongoing widening construction. Closures are planned Sunday night and later Wednesday and Thursday nights. First, the northbound 5 Freeway lanes will be closed at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, continuing until 5 a.m. Monday from Rosecrans Avenue to the 605 Freeway….
Known as man’s best friend, the dog has a relationship with humans that dates back tens of thousands of years. Today, research has shown us that that bond is more than a pretty picture; science has proved that being around one another is beneficial to humans and dogs. Your brain on dog In 2000, the…
Two people were rescued from a house fire in Santa Ana on Friday night, a fire official said. One person was critically injured; the other had minor injuries, according to Capt. Alan Wilkes of the Orange County Fire Authority. Firefighters were dispatched at 10 p.m. to the 1000 block of North Olive Street. They encountered…
A pedestrian was struck and killed in Huntington Beach Friday night by a man suspected of driving under the influence, police said. The accident occurred at about 8:57 p.m., when the pedestrian entered the westbound lanes of Warner Ave. at Rotterdam Lane, Huntington Beach police said. The 54-year-old driver was in a black 2003 Chevrolet…
The Palomino Rides Again! For one night only, on Oct. 8. But hey, North Hollywood’s – and arguably California’s – most legendary country music club will be back in all of its twangy, cosmic cowboy glory with a number of acts and special guests who called the Lankershim Boulevard venue home for decades of the…
Q. I drove on the I-5 freeway to Oceanside last week and noticed that there was a blue “H” hospital sign along the southbound side of the freeway in San Clemente. Saddleback Memorial Medical Center San Clemente closed two years ago. If that sign is wrong, it should be covered until removed, so people in an emergency…
A judge overseeing the effort to reunify families at the border urged opposing attorneys to get moving on a solution that would allow all reunited children to pursue their own asylum claims rather than be immediately deported with their parents. In a court hearing here Friday, U.S. District Judge…
Last week, Yea Ji Sea packed her life into a Prius and began the long drive home from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to Los Angeles. Before starting out, she searched for information on the internet about immigration checkpoints. Instead of taking the shortest route home, she veered a couple hundred…
