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A man was killed Wednesday, April 1, when a crane fell at a Los Angeles County Public Works facility in Lancaster. The accident was reported at 10:35 a.m. at 260 E. Ave. K-8. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman …

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that …

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted …

The Southern California News Group joined a coalition of media outlets Wednesday, April 1, in going to court to unseal search warrants and other documents related to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation of ballots cast in the county during …

Organizers of recent “No Kings” protests that drew large crowds in downtown Los Angeles — and led to multiple arrests —were on Wednesday planning another round of demonstrations May 1 at MacArthur Park as part of a nationwide “Workers Over …

I am about to explain why UCLA’s women’s basketball team just might be the best show in town. (And yes, I know. That’s a bold statement in a region where the Lakers and Dodgers have stolen our souls and held …

By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship’s Norwegian owner said was a “deliberate attack” that endangered its …

By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in …

This week the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life, featuring journalist Del Quentin Wilber, author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. …

SpaceX is going public. According to unnamed insiders, multi-billionaire Elon Musk has confidentially filed to allow public investors to own part of the major corporation. Selling a portion of the company, valued at over $1.75 trillion, would allow Musk to …

By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged with alleged roles in a $60 million scheme to bribe politicians for a $1 billion …

By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail. Robert Preston Morris, 64, was …

The James Beard Foundation announced its full list of James Beard Awards 2026 finalists today, March 31, at a ceremony in Chicago. Los Angeles County has nine finalists this year, including Gilberto Cetina of Holbox and Niki Nakayama of n/naka …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said. The round was found during the screening process …

By JOHN LEICESTER SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS, France (AP) — After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a stock answer to shut down questioners who’d ask about her experiences of the Nazi death camp and its horrors. Related Articles Sexual violence is being used …

By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and JESSE BEDAYN Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was …

Universal Studios Hollywood has rolled out a new $59 dining pass that’s good for two meals with four sides during a single visit to the movie theme park — but is it worth it? We do the math to break …

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. Related Articles NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s …

By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer New vehicle technology such as automated braking systems can improve safety, but evidence from crashes involving partially automated driving systems and industry research suggest they are less promising, the head of the National Transportation …

The sun is shining a little bit longer these days as we head into spring. And with the extra daylight and warm weather, it feels like the perfect excuse for some local dining. Whether you’re looking for a new bite …

By Paula Span, KFF Health News The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of …

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Iran on Monday defied Lebanon’s expulsion order for its ambassador by saying he would stay, further increasing tensions in a country in the crosshairs of the latest fighting between the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel. …

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has suspended a battalion whose soldiers assaulted a CNN crew in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a rare case of punishment for soldier misconduct. Related Articles Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, …

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday expelled a British diplomat over accusations of spying that were rejected as “complete nonsense” by the U.K., a second such move this year that comes as tensions spiral between Moscow and the West. Russia’s …

By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada announced Monday its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month’s deadly crash in New York. Canada’s largest airline, based in French-speaking Quebec, said …

No kid from Pomona has ever gone so far. “Pushing ourselves to explore is just core to who we are,” Victor Glover said in an April 2023 NASA video. “It’s part of being a human. We want to know what’s …

ROME (AP) — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of dollars from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday. The heist took place on the night …

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament is set to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Related Articles Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne …

Wildfire recovery, preparations for the World Cup and Olympic and Paralympic Games and investments in health care, affordable housing and homelessness services top the list of budget priorities for state legislators from Los Angeles County in the upcoming fiscal year. …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport. She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he’s an …

SACRAMENTO — During my younger days as a soccer dad, I got to watch the variety of ways that people handled the inevitable wins and losses. The trophy my daughter won after a big championship game is packed in a …

Mortgage rates hit a six-month high as the war in Iran boosted oil prices and rekindled inflation fears. Freddie Mac reported on Thursday, March 26, that its weekly average for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 6.38%, the highest since Sept. 4, …

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SYLVIE CORBET VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the glitzy Mediterranean enclave and highlighting how small states can …

By ALBERT STUMM During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Related Articles In switching to original Medicare, …

By OMAR FARUK DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — The sound of a crying child is a sign of hope in a crowded displacement camp in southern Somalia — the most malnourished children are too weak to even cry. For the mothers …

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and ALLAN OLINGO HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait …

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations inquiry said Friday that there is “no indication” Syria has investigated violations its forces committed during sectarian clashes last summer in which at least 1,700 people died, the vast majority from …

By MUNIR AHMED and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO ISLAMABAD (AP) — As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help …

By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to buy himself more time and hold off, once again, on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants over the Islamic …

Q: I asked our HOA management company about owners displaying flags inside windows, on individual unit patios or their front doorways. The only rule I see is for the American flag. Can you tell me if residents can put up …