WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed Jimmy Carter’s swipe at the legitimacy of his election and said the charge was nothing more than a “Democrat talking point,” while offering his own digs at the 94-year-old former commander in chief. Trump said he was surprised by Carter’s comments alleging that Russian interference in the…
By PAUL WISEMAN and KELVIN CHAN WASHINGTON — Once again, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the U.S. and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global…
Suki the cat during CatCon, the world’s largest cat-centric culture event at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Catlovers wait to adopt a cat during CatCon, the world’s largest cat-centric culture event at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in…
CatCon, the world’s largest cat-centric culture event at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Pasadena, California. Crystal Salcido of Santa Clarita poses for a picture during CatCon, the world’s largest cat-centric culture event at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena…
Rapper Slim 400 was shot and wounded Friday night in an attack in Compton, according to a source familiar with the case. Slim 400’s condition was not known, and authorities were investigating. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official confirmed a shooting occurred and that the victim was…
Santa Ana police are seeking the driver of a dark Toyota Camry that collided with a pedestrian in a wheelchair on Friday night. The collision occurred at about 10:37 p.m. near the intersection of 1st and Townsend streets. The person was left lying the roadway with a faint pulse and shallow breathing, according to police….
Authorities say E. coli bacteria encountered at the San Diego County Fair has killed one child and sickened three others. A Friday night release from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced four confirmed cases linked to animal contact. While three cases didn’t result in…
A year after receiving the devastating news — just two weeks apart — that both their young children had rare cancerous brain tumors, Torrance parents Duncan and Nohea Avery say the kids are recovering well. There are even signs they will both soon be in full remission. Both children, Kalea, 7, and her brother Noah, 5,…
A 33-year-old man, who police said was homeless, was arrested early Friday on suspicion of sexual assaulting an elderly woman. The Garden Grove Police department said officers responded to the 8500 block of Lampson Avenue at around 1:35 a.m. after a call about a sexual assault in progress. On arrival, police found a man who…
She was ravaged by drugs, a young woman turning old too soon. Her face was puffy and scabbed, her arms were scarred by needle marks, and an abscess the size of a kitchen sponge floated under tight skin near her elbow. On Thursday morning in downtown Los Angeles, the 26-year-old brunet walked into…
