Navy Judge Aaron Rugh has removed Cmdr. Chris Czaplak as prosecutor in the case of Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, a Navy SEAL accused of a series of war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017. Rugh announced his decision Monday, June 3, in an email to the parties involved. Tim Parlatore, Gallagher’s lead attorney,…
A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Monday evening 4 miles from Cobb, Calif., in Lake County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:44 p.m. PDT at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 12 miles from Clearlake, Calif., 15 miles from…
Police are searching for the suspect in the shooting of a person Monday afternoon at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance. The Torrance Police Department responded at 2:56 p.m. to reports of shots fired at the mall at 3525 Carson St. Upon arrival, they found one victim with a gunshot wound, who…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission didn’t take anyone else’s word for it, officials said, but ran its own analyses to answer the nettlesome questions: How deep are the scratches marring canisters of radioactive nuclear waste at San Onofre? And do those scratches pose safety concerns to the public? With the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as…
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles federal judge Monday dismissed all charges against three reputed members of a Southern California white nationalist group suspected of having incited brawls at political rallies. U.S. District Judge Carmac J. Carney granted a defense motion dismissing charges against Robert Rundo, Robert Boman and Aaron Eason on grounds that the…
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board’s decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson’s murderous cult. Van Houten, 69, is still a threat, Newsom said, though she has spent nearly half a…
A gang member who helped carry out a racially motivated attack on black families living in a Los Angeles housing project was sentenced Monday to 13 years in federal prison for the 2014 crime. Jose Saucedo, 25, received the punishment after pleading guilty last year to several felonies stemming…
Jake Fitzgerald displays a skateboard that was collected by his team in Newport Harbor on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer) An on-land volunteer decides not to pick up a pair of shoes during his search for trash on a beach in Newport Harbor on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Photo by…
The father of an 8-month-old baby, who has been missing since his daughter was found dead behind a mortuary, has surrendered to authorities, officials said Monday afternoon. Alexander Echeverria, 22, has been a person of interest since the infant, identified as Alexia Rose Echeverria, was found…
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON — A long-delayed $19.1 billion disaster aid bill sailed through the House on Monday and headed to President Donald Trump for his expected signature, overcoming months of infighting, misjudgment and a feud between Trump and congressional Democrats. Lawmakers gave the measure final congressional approval by 354-58 in the House’s first significant…
