In late June, a man in love with the sea sent me a tale of discovery, and he delivered it with a tone of urgency. “I hope that you are as excited as we are by our new find,” Tim Rudnick, a 75-year-old beach-loving Los Angeles original, said in an email. He identified himself as…
By Jacqueline Marquis Contributing columnist Going into my fourth year at Cal State Fullerton, I decided I wanted to spend the summer in Southern California instead of going home up north. Making that decision meant I needed to find a summer job. I’d heard about the Titan Youth Sports Camp from a friend who worked…
On June 27, 1966, Lockheed unveiled a full-scale mockup of its proposed supersonic transport aircraft.
By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN LEMIRE, and DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing a growing threat to his presidency, President Donald Trump lashed at his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, a day after the onetime “fixer” implicated Trump in a campaign cover-up to buy the silence of women who said they had sexual relationships…
In theaters showing the new movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” audiences have been cheering at a shoutout to Cal State Fullerton, according to posts on social media. When actor Ken Jeong’s character meets his daughter’s friend, he pretends to have limited ability to speak English. After stammering a few words, he admits to just kidding. Then,…
The man came into the emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on a busy evening, in the throes of a full-blown panic attack. He was delirious and suicidal. Homeless at 60, he had a long history of Parkinson’s disease. But his main issue was the state of his mental health. He was fortunate…
By MEAD GRUVER The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — President Donald Trump tried his best to appeal to coal country but, amid a truckload of bad political news, the top coal-producing state didn’t love him back. Instead, Wyoming voters chose Secretary of State Mark Gordon, a rancher who grew up at the foot of the…
Q: I was let go from a job without explanation, after three years. From what I am able to piece together, someone told HR I was acting inappropriately outside work, and was a poor reflection on the company (or some such nonsense). I want to see what is in my personnel file. Am I entitled to…
Before Ref Rodriguez resigned from the Los Angeles school board in July, he was part of a four-member bloc that, when it counted most, stuck together to push through decisions. On Tuesday, the board — now six members instead of seven — had no problem agreeing on an election date to replace Rodriguez,…
Maywood Mayor Ramon Medina was found guilty of neglecting his sick dog that he kept at his auto repair shop in 2015, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Medina was found guilty of one misdemeanor count each of cruelty to an animal and failure to care for an animal. Prosecutors…
