Some visitors to the Christmas Tree House in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Dec. 15, were prohibited by manager Kelly Corbin from purchasing trees off the lot. They weren’t prevented from taking them home, just from purchasing them. The surprise was made possible by Wescom Credit Union, which sponsored 16 Christmas tree lots around Southern California,…
By YURAS KARMANAU and EFREM LUKATSKY | Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia. The vote, held at a closed-door…
By RAPHAEL SATTER and ELENA BECATOROS | Associated Press PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital’s protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations and water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country’s “yellow vest” movement. The demonstrations against France’s high cost of living…
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for now. “Get it done!” the president instructed…
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning one mile from Black Oaks, Calif., in the mountains of Sonoma County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:56 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 14 miles…
Two men tried to stab a South Pasadena jeweler and rob his store, police say, and they’re asking for help to identify the suspects. One of the men can be seen on a security video trying to stab the business owner during the attempted robbery at Vana Watch and Jewelry at 1401 Mission St. on…
A Seattle man accused of trying to run over two Jewish men outside a Los Angeles synagogue has been found competent to stand trial, prosecutors said. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, 32, was arrested in late November after police say he shouted anti-Semitic slurs at worshipers exiting Congregation Bais Yehuda…
A box truck that exploded this evening in Boyle Heights sent debris flying but did not cause any injuries, police said. The truck was near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street when it exploded about 5:47 p.m. Friday, LAPD Officer Drake Madison said. Officials believe the explosion…
By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius Contributing writer This month at the office I’ve seen several red eyes. Also, my daughter had a red eye, my granddaughter had a red eye, and I had a red eye. The cause and treatment of each red eye was different. A red eye can be an emergency and I want…
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who was released from federal prison last week after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI during its Russia probe, said in an interview Friday that he’s planning to run for Congress in Orange County in 2020. Papadopoulos, 32, was the first adviser of President Donald Trump to be…
