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…
Former Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register sports columnist John Hall died Monday. Hall was 90. He was a sports writer and columnist for 29 years with the Los Angeles Mirror and the Los Angeles Times in the Times-Mirror organization. For the Times Hall, was the USC and then the Angels beat writer. Hall…
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and a delegation of fellow Californian legislators sent a letter Friday, Dec. 14 to the head of the country’s immigration agency expressing concern about conditions and oversight in migrant detention facilities, including one in Adelanto. The legislators made 20 requests of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, including copies of…
