John Pinto, a Navajo Code Talker in World War II who became one of the nation’s longest serving Native American elected officials as a New Mexico state senator, has died. He was 94. Senate colleague Michael Padilla confirmed that Pinto died Friday in Gallup after years of suffering from various…
By DAISY NGUYEN SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities.U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr.’s order prevents work from…
SAN CLEMENTE — Steven Gustafson got up at 5 a.m. Friday, May 24 and packed his belongings to be ready to leave his camping spot in a North Beach parking lot and relocate to a city storage lot by noon. “I’m so glad they gave us that lot,” he said. “I was going to be…
The CIF State Track and Field meet at Buchanan High School on Friday, May 24, 2019 in Clovis, California. Brayden Borquez, right, of Harvard Westlake along with Evertt Steward of Long Beach Poly competes in the 400 meter dash during the CIF State Track and Field meet at Buchanan High School on Friday, May 24,…
It’s happening often enough now that there’s a new routine in San Bernardino when it comes to dealing with Central American asylum seekers dropped into the community by federal agents. First, two or three vans painted in the familiar colors of the U.S. Border Patrol, white with green striping, pull into the parking lot of…
Westminster High is transforming into an art gallery, one mural at a time. Over the past week, as more than 100 students took paint brushes to a wall along an outdoor corridor, the school’s fourth masterpiece came to life. Westminster High School senior Michelle Lee Vu paints mural based on an illustration of local artist…
After decades of complaints about a campus gynecologist, USC administrators hired a team of medical experts to evaluate him. The experts came back with a disturbing report saying there was evidence Dr. George Tyndall was preying on vulnerable Asian students and had signs of “psychopathy.” Still,…
Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from May 16 to May 24. Eight Korean BBQ, 6681 Beach Blvd., Suite C, Buena Park Closed: May 24 Reason: Insufficient hot water Reopened: May 24 Top One Buffet & Grill, 104 W. Orangethorpe Ave., Fullerton Closed: May 23 Reason: Rodent infestation Picante’s,…
An outside investigation team engaged by Chapman University after the school was subpoenaed as part of federal prosecutors’ investigation into a nationwide admissions scandal found no conduct on behalf of the university “that it considers to be illegal,” President Daniele Struppa said in a statement released to the campus. Chapman admitted a student who prosecutors…
In a city dominated by the car, the imposing streamlined elegance of the Pan Pacific Auditorium made the structure an instant Los Angeles icon. The venue for decades was a top draw for shows and entertainment (“going to the Pan” was once a saying around L.A.) before gradually falling into disrepair. …
