Column: Benny Wasserman handled the heat — in life and in the batting cage
His last goal was to hit a 90-mph fastball at age 90, and he didn’t quite make it. But his life was a home run for the family members who embraced him
These scientists think an ‘awe’-some eclipse could help unite Americans in troubled times
Awe is a serious topic among psychologists, including one at UC Irvine investigating whether awe-inspiring solar eclipses can help unite Americans.
$1.3 billion winning Powerball ticket sold in Oregon
Powerball delays Saturday night drawing because one participating lottery needed additional time to complete required pre-draw procedures.
Long Beach police arrest suspect in four shootings, recover firearms
Officers arrest a juvenile they suspect was responsible for the recent West Long Beach shootings and recover firearms they believe were used in the incidents.
20 Pomona College protesters arrested after storming, occupying president’s office
The protest started over the college’s dismantling of a piece of student-erected pro-Palestinian protest art on campus, which had been standing since March 28.
Beverly Hills scammer pleads guilty to $18-million cannabis con
Beverly Hills scammer with long history of swindles pleads guilty to $18-million cannabis con he launched fresh out of prison.
Cecil ‘Chip’ Murray, L.A. civil rights icon and spiritual leader, dead at 94
Cecil L. Murray, a civil rights leader who made the First African Methodist Episcopal Church the most prestigious Black church in Los Angeles, has died.
An old rail track in Northern California could become a 300-mile hiking trail
An abandoned train track could be transformed into a 307-mile hiking, cycling and horseback pathway through California’s remote North Coast, along the Eel River and towns such as Fortuna.
The perfect heist? Inside the seamless, sophisticated, stealthy L.A. theft that netted up to $30 million
Federal and local law enforcement officials have descended on a nondescript warehouse in the San Fernando Valley, where one of the biggest heists in Los Angeles history occurred Easter Sunday.
The world holds its breath when there’s an earthquake in Taiwan. This company is why
Taiwan’s recent earthquake sparked anxious news coverage from countries all over the world. Are they concerned with Taiwan’s people or its microchips?