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A federal appeals court panel has overturned the murder conviction of an Orange County engineer in the high-profile 1979 slaying of a Torrance nurse, ruling that lower courts erred in excluding potentially exculpatory evidence of another suspect. The three-judge panel …

LAKE BALBOA — Granada Hills pitcher Easton Hawk ensured that Birmingham coach Matt Mowry’s 18-season streak without winning a West Valley League regular-season baseball title will continue. At least for two more days. On Tuesday, Hawk allowed just three hits …

The UC Riverside student who police say illegally had an assault rifle in his campus apartment was charged with two felony crimes on Monday, May 6, and court documents revealed Tuesday what the university had not: That the defendant, Christopher …

The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended May 5 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION …

PITTSBURGH — Patrick Sandoval took another step toward getting his career back on track on Tuesday. Sandoval pitched seven innings in the Angels’ 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Kevin Pillar’s two homers and career-high six RBIs providing the …

The United Teachers Los Angeles and Service Employees International Union Local 99 held a rally downtown outside the Los Angeles Unified School District school board meeting on Tuesday, May 7, calling on the district to use its “projected $6.3 billion …

The NHL’s draft lottery played out in the way that few NHL seasons ever do: according to the odds. That meant the San Jose Sharks would select first, last year’s No. 1 overall pick owners, the Chicago Blackhawks, would be …

Cal State LA students pass by a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The encampment was set up by students and activists on May 1st. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) A …

It’s less than a half-inch long but it can fell a giant oak tree in no time. The goldspotted oak borer, GSOB or Agrilus auroguttatus, is a 0.4-inch bullet-shaped beetle with six golden spots on its forewings, and it burrows …

By Ritu Prasad | CNN Salvage teams have recovered the body of the sixth victim from the March 26 Baltimore bridge collapse, authorities announced Tuesday. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a 213-million-pound cargo vessel slammed into the structure, …

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand | CNN Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, citing significant issues around classified evidence that would need to be worked out before the …

PITTSBURGH — Angels manager Ron Washington doesn’t view losses and mistakes as failures. He prefers to think of them as learning opportunities. In that respect, the Angels are learning a lot about running the bases this season. Washington said from …

In May of 2023, Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given a roughly one in five chance of survival. In May of 2024, the man affectionately known as “Sudsie” had been declared cancer-free. “It’s been …

With Arizona women nearly cut off from abortion services through early fall, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will provide them access to reproductive services, including abortions, at L.A. County facilities, according to a motion adopted on Tuesday, May …

The dining world’s prestigious Michelin Guide on Tuesday dropped one of its occasional midseason lists of “new discoveries” — restaurants that impressed its inspectors. This round, all five are located in Southern California. One is in Ventura County, one in …

By Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES — Jeannie Epper, a groundbreaking performer who did stunts for many of the most important women of film and television action of the 1970s and ’80s, including star Lynda Carter on TV’s “Wonder Woman,” has …

TORRANCE — The Sparks are going big, and in doing so are setting up a matchup between the top two picks in last month’s WNBA draft on a significantly bigger stage. With the sport’s booming popularity resulting in sold-out arenas …

In a recent interview, Secretary of Transportation Mayor Pete Buttigieg lamented the supposed recalcitrance of consumers hesitant to buy electric vehicles: “I feel like it’s the early 2000s and I’m talking to some people who think that we can just …

If you think concert ticket prices are too high, this is the week for you. Concert Week, a Live Nation ticket sale, runs May 8-14 and offers $25 tickets to thousands of shows not just in Southern California but across …

Lauren Sausser | KFF Health News (TNS) CHARLESTON, S.C. — When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with “In Our DNA SC” embroidered prominently on the front, Lee …

Molly Crane-Newman and Josephine Stratman | New York Daily News NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels told a riveted jury Tuesday that sex with Donald Trump made her feel dizzy and had the room spinning as she wondered how she ended up …

By Louis Jacobson | KFF Health News (TNS) “Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an April 21 post on X ____ The National Institutes of Health is the federal government’s …

In recent weeks, the anti-Israel demonstration swiftly spread from Columbia University to colleges nationwide. While many demonstrators were agitators outside of campuses, some were students who shouted antisemitic remarks and pro-Hamas slogans, even “death to America” — a stark reminder …

Like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence, the Fairplex Garden Railroad is a study in contradictions. The beloved LA County Fair attraction is believed to be the oldest and largest such railway in the world outside a private collection, operating on …

Nancy Clanton | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hannah Johnson first went to Walt Disney World with her mother while still in college. After a brief break because of COVID, the Ringgold, Ga., resident has resumed their trips together as an …

Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Name: Lauryn Cha School: Granada Hills Charter Sport: Swimming Year: Senior Noteworthy: Cha, the team captain, swam a personal record of 54.23 seconds as the leadoff leg of the 4×100 freestyle relay to …

Daily News Boys Athlete of the Week: Name: Max Smith School: Hart Sport: Lacrosse Year: Freshman Noteworthy: Smith scored four goals against West Ranch to help Hart secure its first Foothill League title. He scored two goals and recorded one …

Kai Campos and Dominic Maker, the British indie-electronic duo better known as Mount Kimbie, were still riding a high from a gig the night before. They’d performed in Amsterdam where the group, only three dates into the Dumb Guitar Tour, …

Higher labor costs and other expenses dragged down income at Disneyland despite higher attendance, ticket prices and visitor spending in an otherwise rosy picture for Disney theme parks across the globe, according to the company’s latest earnings report. Disneyland saw …

LOS ANGELES — Through their captivating run to the Elite Eight, the lasting high point from USC women’s basketball’s 2023-24 season may have been the net that fell in Las Vegas in the spring, winners of the final Pac-12 Tournament …

By Melissa Lambarena | NerdWallet Using a credit card to make purchases is straightforward, but understanding the ins and outs of how exactly they work can be more complicated. On the back end, credit card issuers can take certain liberties …

A man who allegedly stabbed a security guard at a Metro B Line Station in Hollywood on Tuesday, May 7, was fatally shot by a guard at the facility, according to authorities and Metro. Officers and paramedics were sent to …

By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and LEE KEATH CAIRO — An Israeli tank brigade seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and launched an incursion into the southern city …

Ernie Suggs | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exactly a century ago, in the spring of 1924, students at the historically Black Fisk University walked out. Their president at the time, who was white, was trying to raise a million dollars …

Dominic Gates | The Seattle Times (TNS) The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened a new investigation into a potential manufacturing quality lapse on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner after Boeing admitted that inspection records on work at the wing-to-body …

Last Friday, a friend and I met at a chain restaurant in Sacramento for our customary weekly lunch. Both of us ordered $16 plates of Mexican food. When the bill came, it totaled a bit over $36, including taxes and a …

David Knezevich, the husband of a Fort Lauderdale woman who disappeared in Spain in February, was arrested Saturday by federal authorities at Miami International Airport. David Knezevich, 36, was arrested “without incident” at the airport by Diplomatic Security Service and …

Q: We live in a nice neighborhood, and are raising two young kids (ages 7 and 10) who are in bed by 9 p.m. Our next door neighbors rented out their home and the tenants are very noisy, sometimes well …

Veterinarians previously thought dolphins had low susceptibility to flu infections — and dolphins don’t feed on birds. So biologists were highly concerned when a dolphin with the bird flu died in Florida. The infected dolphin was trapped between a dock …

Sleep-deprived and anxious about feeding their babies, tens of thousands of moms in Illinois and elsewhere recently turned to a variety of Facebook groups offering support for breastfeeding, pumping breast milk and postpartum care. Direct responses were often remarkably prompt …