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ONTARIO >> The once-vacant and quiet Meredith property between Vineyard and Archibald avenues began bustling with commercial activity Monday as officials dedicated QVC’s first West Coast distribution center with an opening ceremony. The 1-million-square-foot QVC warehouse was filled with a sea of empty shelving racks Monday, but trucks bringing inventory had arrived and officials expected to begin shipping product out from Ontario this week. They expect to ramp up the operation by the holiday shopping season. The new facility should shrink delivery times up to four days, Jim Reid, vice president of customer logistics, said. “We want to speed that process up for our West Coast customer...

We’ve all gotten them. Like an unwanted plague, those aoying robocalls always seem to come just as we’re sitting down to dier or getting ready to watch a football game. The messages are varied but most have one thing in common: They’re trying to sell us something. Some robocalls are looking to steal our personal information Some implore us to buy solar panels or donate money to a political candidate, while others ask us to support a local charity or take a ride-share survey. And it gets worse. Some of these automated calls offer fraudulent credit card services or questionable auto warranty protection. In many cases, they’re simply trying to steal our personal information. They’re increasing...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> With her arms raised in victory, coach Silvia Neid ran onto the field to join the celebration of Germany’s first Olympic gold medal — even jumping onto the players’ dogpile. What a way to go out. Dzsenifer Marozsan scored early in the second half Friday and Germany went on to give Neid a 2-1 victory over Sweden for the nation’s first Olympic title in women’s soccer. Neid, a two-time FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year, is stepping down following the Olympics. The win at the iconic Maracana Stadium gave her one more championship to cap her 11-year career as Germany’s coach. “What I felt was pure joy, because I know that was what we had eaed and what we have worked so hard ...

Rams fans retu to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday, where they’ll see their team play the Kansas City Chiefs on the field. What they don’t want to see are fights off the field and in the stands. That’s why officials this week assured fans that security is priority No. 1 at the Coliseum after last week’s preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys. The long-awaited game ended in a victory for the home team, but three people were arrested and seven were ejected from the stands after some tempers flared. Eleven ambulances also were requested, but only one person had to be taken to the hospital, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The security of fans attending our games ...

Kanye West to open 21 ‘Pablo’ pop-up stores worldwide, and LA is getting one Kanye West aounced on Twitter that he will open 21 temporary “Pablo” stores worldwide on the weekend of Aug. 20 in cities that include Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West fans can buy a taste of “The Life of Pablo” this weekend following the rapper-tued-fashion mogul’s aouncement of 21 pop-up stores worldwide that will be open just this weekend. West tweeted a map with red dots indicating the stores’ locations Wednesday night. Fourteen of the stores will be in major cities in the U.S. The pop-up store locations include Los Angeles and San Francisco, accord...

Quality affordable healthcare and holding elected officials accountable for their decisions are among the highest priorities for Hispanics in the U.S., according to a new Harris Poll survey. Seventy-seven percent of Hispanics surveyed rated quality affordable healthcare as “absolutely essential/extremely important” to improving opportunity in their community while 76 percent rated holding elected officials accountable as “absolutely essential/extremely important,” said Abigail Golden-Vazquez, executive director of The Aspen Institute’s Latinos and Society Program, at the institute’s second aual America’s Future Summit on Tuesday at the Califoia Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The Washing...

SAN BERNARDINO >> BNSF Railway Co. shut down train operations through the Cajon Pass in both directions Tuesday as a result of the Blue Cut fire, said spokeswoman Lena Kent. More than 500 firefighters are battling a 5,500-acre brush fire that has forced evacuations in the Cajon Pass area. “We do have a train that is close to the fire that is in the process of safely being moved away from the area,” she said. The Associated Press reported that a freight train was stopped by the fire and its crew had to flee. The Blue Cut fire was reported just after 10:30 a.m near Kenwood Avenue in the Cajon Pass, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Winds are blowing to the north, pushing smoke into ...

Ellyn Mogford found the bus. It was a 1980s school bus repurposed into a rolling, blue-and-gold declaration of devotion to the St. Louis Rams, complete with hand-painted logos, 10 years worth of season parking permits tacked above the steering wheel and more than a dozen season schedules plastered above the ier windshield. • VIDEO: Grant Mogford takes the Rams fan bus for a spin After the family bought season tickets for the Rams’ retu to Los Angeles, Ellyn was looking for tailgating gear to give to her husband, Grant, shortly before Father’s Day. When she found the ad from a “disgruntled” St. Louis fan who wanted to unload the bus, she showed it to Grant as a passing oddity. “Of course, I ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. >> Donald Trump said Tuesday that Second Amendment advocates might find a way to stop Hillary Clinton from rolling back gun rights if she’s elected, setting off a political firestorm as Democrats quickly accused him of encouraging violence against his opponent. Speaking at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Republican nominee said incorrectly his general election opponent wants to “abolish, essentially, the Second Amendment.” He continued: “By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know.” Trump did not elaborate on his meaning. But within minutes, Clinton’s campaign and ...

Although Long Beach pension payments are not among the costliest in the state, some 400 retirees who worked for the city, the twin ports and Cal State Long Beach still collected six-figure salaries last year, according to data recently released by Transparent Califoia. The watchdog group on Monday published over 625,000 records detailing pension payout data for former public employees across the Golden State, including about 1,000 individuals from Long Beach collecting payments through the Califoia Public Employees’ Retirement System. The data lists pension information, including health care and other benefits. Here ...

West Nile virus is continuing to spread across the Southland, with vector-control officials aouncing Monday that the virus was detected for the first time this year in six areas. According to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, West Nile virus activity was recently detected in Carson, La Habra Heights, Lincoln Heights, Newhall, Tarzana and Willowbrook. District officials said 40 recent mosquito samples tested positive for the virus, which was also confirmed in five sentinel chickens. So far this year, West Nile virus has been detected in 138 mosquito samples in the area, and 33 dead birds were confirmed to have the virus. “West Nile virus is a quiet, buzzing threat in ou...

Long Beach health officials are asking people to take precautions against West Nile Virus in light of state reports confirming the first death this year involving a senior citizen in Sacramento County. Although Long Beach has not documented any West Nile virus activity this year, it has been detected in Orange and Los Angeles counties, prompting Interim Health Officer Dr. Maura Too to remind residents to protect themselves during the summer months. “The first death of a Califoia resident due to West Nile virus is a sad and sobering reminder of the risk posed by mosquito bites,” Too said in a statement. “I would like to take this time to remind Long Beach residents to take precautions to avoi...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump faced an all-too-clear sign of GOP divisions Friday in two Midweste battlegrounds, embraced by party leaders in one state but ignored in another as he strained to overcome deepening conces about his presidential candidacy. Some of Iowa’s Republican elite will appear alongside the celebrity businessman for an afteoon rally, his third appearance in the swing state over the past two weeks. But in neighboring Wisconsin, a state Trump insists he can win, the state’s best-known Republicans said they were too busy to attend his evening event. Sen. Ron Johnson and House Speaker Paul Ryan citied scheduling conflicts, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he’ll attend...

PHOENIX — Storms hit areas of the Southwest again on Wednesday, but with less intensity than a day earlier when monsoon rains swamped the desert region, stranding drivers, flooding streets and prompting water rescues. Forecasters waed of the potential of more flooding in six states — Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Califoia, particularly in washes and streams. Rain fell in the Four Coers region but there were no reports of flooding or mudslides. More intense monsoon rain was expected in that area through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Flood watches in effect covered large swaths of desert and forests and cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson and Albuq...

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama today commuted the federal prison sentences of 214 inmates, including five Southland residents, saying they were sentenced under outdated guidelines. “The power to grant pardons and commutations ... embodies the basic belief in our democracy that people deserve a second chance after having made a mistake in their lives that led to a conviction under our laws,” Obama said. Five Southland residents were among those who had their sentences commuted: • Charles Bynum of Torrance, who was sentenced in 2003 to life in prison in Florida for conspiracy to possess and distribute material containing methamphetamine. His sentence will now end Aug. 3, 2018, conditione...

LOS ANGELES — A few delays were reported today for Southwest Airlines flights at Los Angeles Inteational Airport, as the airline continued to recover from a massive computer glitch that temporarily halted all of its flights. According to the LAX website, four Southwest arrivals and four departures will be delayed today during a time frame extending through early afteoon, with all other flights either on time or early. No cancellations were being reported. At Long Beach Airport, no arrivals will be delayed, and one departure will be delayed. At John Wayne Airport, 12 arriving flights were canceled, and 12 departing flights were canceled. The computer failure occurred around midday Wednesday,...

LOS ANGELES — Southwest Airlines issued an apology today after passengers in the Southland and at airports across the nation were forced to deal with extensive delays and cancellations caused by a computer failure. Southwest “began experiencing intermittent performance issues” Wednesday afteoon, which prompted a temporary halt to all flights that had not yet left the gate, according to the airline. The ground stop was lifted around 1 p.m., but delays continued throughout the day. In a statement released this moing, Southwest spokeswoman Linda Rutherford said more than 221 flights had been canceled. “I want to start off by once again apologizing to our customers and reiterating that your exp...

Southwest Airlines flights halted by computer glitch A Southwest jet arrives at the Bob Hope Burbank Airport (March 11, 2014 file photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) By City News Service A system-wide computer issue this afteoon that halted Southwest Airlines flights at LAX and other airports across the country has been resolved, but flights may still be delayed as the system comes back on line. As of 2:17 p.m., the airline’s web site appeared to be malfunctioning, saying only, “We’re working hard to get you where you want to be. Please do not refresh your browser. We will automatically transfer you to Southwest.com as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience....

Southwest Airlines flights halted by computer glitch A Southwest jet arrives at the Bob Hope Burbank Airport (March 11, 2014 file photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) By City News Service A system-wide computer issue this afteoon has halted Southwest Airlines flights at LAX and other airports across the country. There’s no immediate word on when the issue will be repaired. A message on the airline’s website states: “We are aware and investigating current issues with our systems. We will keep you posted as we have more information to share.” Advertisement Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (all time local): 4:20 p.m. Republican leaders have hastily approved rules that will gove the Republican National Convention — but approval came over the loud objections from anti-Donald Trump delegates. The dissident delegates are pressing to hold a state-by-state roll call vote on the rules. Instead, Rep. Steve Womack, who was chairing the proceedings, called a quick voice vote. 4:15 p.m. The Republican National Convention has started considering reports by the convention committees. The convention is starting with the report by the credentials committee. Delegates also will consider and vote on the rules of th...