By LORI HINNANT, SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER STRASBOURG, France — A massive manhunt involving hundreds of police and soldiers was underway Wednesday for a suspected extremist who yelled “God is great!” in Arabic during a shooting spree around one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets. The assault in the eastern French city of Strasbourg…
Chadwick Boseman, left, and Michael B. Jordan face off in a scene from “Black Panther.” (Courtesy photo) Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture announced Wednesday have gone to the casts of “A Star is Born,” “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Nominations for outstanding stunt…
As shootings by officers go, the killing of Francisco Garcia at a Norwalk gas station in 2016 spurred little media attention or street protesting. Authorities say Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Liu confronted Garcia driving a vehicle he believed may have been stolen and opened fire after…
Following the success of his 1952 hit song, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” singer Jimmy Boyd goes to court to change his professional contract.
SEAL BEACH — A man and woman were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of leading Seal Beach police on a chase in a pickup truck with a stolen motorcycle in the back. Officers were called to the Leisure World retirement community about 4:30 a.m. regarding a suspicious vehicle, said Seal Beach police Sgt. Michael Henderson. When…
Officials Tuesday identified two people who were killed in separate crashes less than two miles from each other on the 15 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga early Sunday morning. California Highway Patrol logs said the first crash happened at around 5:25 a.m. south of Base Line Road on the 15 Freeway, and the second happened at…
The South Coast Air Quality Management District declared Wednesday, Dec. 12, a no-burn day for residents of Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Wood may not be burned in a fireplace, outdoor firepit, stove or other wood-burning device. The ban also applies to manufactured fire logs such as…
School district officials are busy “reimagining” the nation’s second-largest school system, but what happened Tuesday was not exactly what they had in mind. A group of at least 50 protesters shut down the Los Angeles Board of Education meeting early — just before a debate that was expected to get…
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday approved a plan for sharing Colorado River delivery cuts if a shortage is declared on the drought-depleted river. The vote by the district, which imports water to the Southland, represents another step in a years-long attempt to…
BEVERLY HILLS >> An attorney for 180 survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse called on the Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to put LA 2028 and the city’s partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee on hold until the extent of a potential cover-up and the USOC’s knowledge…
