Families and friends of murder victims joined state Assemblyman Mike Gipson on Friday night for prayer vigils and demonstrations against gun violence in South Los Angeles, Carson, Wilmington, Watts and Compton. Gipson, who is seeking re-election Tuesday in the 64th Assembly District, organized the g...

Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who boasted that he was “The Greatest” and usually backed it up, has died at the age of 74. Perhaps the most controversial and yet colorful athlete of the 20th Century, he was villified for refusing induction into the Army during the Vietnam War b...

Muhammad Ali remained hospitalized Friday in the Phoenix area, battling respiratory problems serious enough to draw family members to his bedside. The 74-year-old boxing great’s respiratory issues have been complicated by the Parkinson’s that he was diagnosed with in the 1980s, two people told The A...

Former President Bill Clinton spent Friday in Los Angeles County stumping for Hillary Clinton — a full-court pressure move in an area of the state that will be critical for the Democratic presidential front-ru er and her opponent, Sen. Be ie Sanders. In the mo ing, Clinton kicked things off in Burba...

The car that UCLA gunman Mainak Sarkar drove to Califo ia to carry out a killing spree was found Friday in Culver City as police in two states continued to work together to understand his motive for Wednesday’s murder-suicide. Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite robbery and hom...

UCLA student Alejandro Rodriguez has fond memories of his teacher William “Bill” Klug. The kind and patient sandy-haired engineering professor was always available for office hours at the Westwood campus. “He wanted you to lea ,” said Rodriguez, 22. • RELATED STORY: UCLA shooter’s car found in Culve...

Lovely One is booking hotels across America in preparation for the summer road trip that should officially end our marriage. Got about 45 days of matrimony left. We leave on July 1, if you wa a loot the house. While Lovely One has been locking in the hotels, I’ve been doing the more important work —...

The gove ment revealed Friday that three more people pleaded guilty in a massive scheme involving kickbacks and workers compensation fraud co ected to a Long Beach hospital, including the son of the former hospital’s owner. Michael R. Drobot, 44, of Newport Beach, pleaded guilty to charges of conspi...

The car that UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar drove to Califo ia to carry out a killing spree was found Friday in Culver City as police in two states continued to work together to understand his motive, Culver City Police confirmed Friday. Sarkar drove to Califo ia in a gray 2003 Nissan Sentra which has M...

Long Beach residents and businesses could receive one of 350 electric vehicle chargers recently donated by Mercedes-Benz USA to the City Council. The chargers are expected to be made available early next year at no cost to qualifying businesses and residents, according to the city. The chargers are ...

Former President Bill Clinton spent Friday in Los Angeles County stumping for Hillary Clinton — a full-court pressure move in an area of the state that will be critical for the Democratic presidential front-ru er and her opponent, Sen. Be ie Sanders. In the mo ing, Clinton kicked things off in Burba...

CULVER CITY — Touting campaign themes such as preserving Obamacare, ensuring paid family leave and defending women’s rights, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a Culver City rally today to urge supporters to get to the polls next week -- as her Califo ia race with Democratic opponent Be ...

Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays. The 74-year-old boxing great is fighting respiratory issues that are complicated by the Parkinson’s that he was diagnosed with in the 1...

Actress Felicity Huffman called it “amazing.” Actor-director Fred Savage said, “It’s fantastic.” They were among the 70-plus stars who descended on the Television Academy’s newly christened North Hollywood campus, anchored by the new Saban Media Center featuring the 600-seat Wolf Theatre, which the ...

A large, custom-built home — nearly a mansion — has risen from the ground over the winter and spring at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center at Bellflower Boulevard and Seventh Street. The home behind the construction fence is a Fisher House — an adult version of a Ronald McDonald H...

Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays. The 74-year-old boxing great is fighting respiratory issues that are complicated by the Parkinson’s that he was diagnosed with in the 1...

Young basketball players around America are emulating the three-point shot form of NBA star Stephen Curry, and the multiple MVP-wi ing swagger of LeBron James. But lest the kids think those high-level basketball skills magically appear or naturally evolve, one former professional player, now a San P...

Police on Friday were checking surveillance video and searching for the car of the man who killed a UCLA professor on campus and then himself. “It appears he most likely drove his vehicle out here,” LAPD Capt. Andy Neiman Califo ia, told KNX this mo ing. Police said Mainak Sarkar, who graduated from...

17 people treated after police use pepper spray to break up fight at John C. Fremont High School By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES >> At least 17 people have been treated at a Los Angeles high school after a police officer used pepper spray to break up a fight. Police say two fights had broken out...

LOS ANGELES - “Glee” actor Mark Wayne Salling is expected to enter a not-guilty plea in Los Angeles today to federal charges of receiving and possessing child po ography on his laptop computer and a flash memory drive. Salling, 33, of Shadow Hills, best known for his role as Noah Puckerman on the no...