By Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith and Monica Davey CHICAGO — Chicago became the largest U.S. city ever to elect a black woman as its mayor as voters on Tuesday chose Lori Lightfoot, a former prosecutor, to replace Rahm Emanuel. When she takes office in May, Lightfoot also will be the city’s first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot, who has never…
Thirteen parents accused in a college admissions scheme, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, are scheduled to appear for the first time in federal court in Boston on Wednesday, where a judge will set the conditions of their release. The parents, all charged with conspiracy to…
Press-Telegram reporter Chris Haire prepares to ride with driver Zach Veach in an open-roof Indy Car during media day for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Press-Telegram reporter Chris Haire after riding with driver Zach Veach in an open-roof Indy Car…
Authorities in California say two teenage boys were electrocuted while trying to rescue a dog from an irrigation canal at an orchard. KTXL-TV reports the Solano County sheriff’s office said that when they walked into a canal Monday in Dixon to save the dog, one of the boys touched an electrified…
Frustrated by continual delays in refurbishing the Whittier Narrows Dam, U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano summoned the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to her office in Washington D.C. last week. Her tete-a-tete with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite produced the same refrain the agency has been telling the 1 million people threatened by…
California regulators voted Tuesday to strengthen state safeguards for thousands of wetlands and streams that are about to lose federal protections in a Trump administration rollback of the Clean Water Act. Nearly 90% of California’s historic wetlands have been filled in or plowed under, and the…
A U.S. postage stamp honoring singer Marvin Gaye is being unveiled Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service) LOS ANGELES — A first-day-of-issue event for the commemorative stamp honoring the late soul singer Marvin Gaye will be held Tuesday at the Greek Theatre on…
The cast and crew of the CBS television series “Seal Team” prepare to film a scene for the series at Camp Pendleton, Jan. 14, 2019. (Courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) The cast and crew of the CBS television series “Seal Team” films a scene for the series at Camp…
SANTA ANA Now it is south Orange County’s turn to answer to a federal judge in a new civil rights lawsuit calling for an end to alleged mistreatment of homeless people who claim their needs are being ignored. On Tuesday, April 2, District Judge David O. Carter turns his attention to representatives of five south…
As police search for the suspect in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle, new videos and details are emerging of what led up to the attack. Law enforcement sources told The Times that the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Eric Holder, had some type of personal dispute with Hussle that culminated…
