Despite recent polling showing the state’s voters strongly opposed to new offshore oil drilling, few Southern California’s GOP Congress members are speaking out against it. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in January announced plans to offer 47 new drilling leases offshore of the West, East, Gulf and Alaska coasts. After immediate and prompt opposition from Florida’s…
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surged in the April-June quarter to an annual growth rate of 4.1 percent. That’s the fastest pace since 2014, driven by consumers who began spending their tax cuts and exporters who rushed to get their products delivered ahead of retaliatory tariffs. The Commerce Department reported Friday…
By AHN YOUNG-JOON, KIM TONG-HYUNG and LOLITA BALDOR The Associated Press PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said, with a U.S military plane making a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 cases…
Nearly 1,400 firefighters from across California were battling the Cranston fire near Idyllwild Friday morning, with the fast-moving, wind-driven blaze having eaten up 11,500 acres since it ignited Wednesday just before noon. The latest estimate, from Friday morning, has the fire at only 3 percent containment, down from 5 percent the night before. Friday’s attacks…
Among the 2,200 people laid off globally from Mattel this week, roughly 200 people lost their jobs at the company’s El Segundo headquarters, according to a company spokesman. Alex Clark, representing the toy company that created such iconic brands as Barbie and Hot Wheels, said much like the overall layoffs, those who were let go…
A Temecula man in custody for allegedly sparking the wildfire that has destroyed five homes and burned through thousands of acres in the Idyllwild area is likely to face several additional charges when the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office files its complaint. Few details have emerged publicly about Brandon N. McGlover, 32, who was arrested…
MOJAVE >>Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket plane VSS Unity soared over the Mojave Desert on its third powered test flight. The company said the craft ascended Thursday at more than twice the speed of sound and reached an altitude of 32.3 miles (52 kilometers). The spacecraft was taken aloft by the carrier aircraft VMS Eve…
The attorneys representing homeless people who were displaced from tent encampments at the Santa Ana River Trail earlier this year are asking a federal judge for a temporary halt to local ordinances that allow police to issue tickets and arrest people who camp out or loiter in public spaces. The amended complaint, filed Thursday, July…
After two years and a $20 million investment, the city of Industry is cutting ties with a controversial solar project on one of the largest swaths of open space in the region. The City Council notified the developer of its decision to terminate the lease agreement earlier this month, City Attorney Jamie Casso said. The…
The last line between Josh White and the Idyllwild Inn has, it’s possible, melted away. White, the inn’s prodigal son, abandoned his family’s business Wednesday afternoon to escape the encroaching flames of the Cranston Fire, joining his wife and three children in Hemet. But, White said, he left the vacation spot in good hands: a…
