What to watch: The United States will see two representatives go head-to-head in both swimming and gymnastics competition for a chance to win a gold medal. Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will compete in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley. A win for Phelps would make him the first...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride. The 19-year-old tu ed in another overpowering performance Wednesday to carry the United States to victory in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, capturing her third gold and f...

Rio de Janeiro >> As a dark and wet mo ing on South America’s Atlantic coast slipped into a darker, wetter afte oon, Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara sliced his way across a demanding Olympic Games time trial course of rain-slicked roads, a red, white and black blur of power and efficiency streaking ...

Brenda Martinez had just experienced one of the more disappointing moments in her career. She had finished the 800 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in seventh place, only because she got clipped by another ru er and lost her balance as she was about to take the lead in the home st...

Rio de Janeiro >> One step. One little hop at the end of the final routine of the final rotation at the end of more than two hours of an edge of your seat, breathtaking Olympic Games men’s all around final decided the gold medal. One step on Oleg Ve iaiev of the Ukraine’s dismount on the high bar wa...

It’s a royal makeover for a lady with a long legacy. The Queen Mary’s new leaseholders a ounced Wednesday a $15 million renovation of staterooms and other interior spaces of a vessel that once hosted the likes of Winston Churchill and numerous fighting men who embarked upon the ship on their way to ...

Sacramento proposals to ban Califo ia Coastal Commission members from meeting privately with developers, environmentalists and citizens on pending projects face key votes today -- and could die before reaching the full Legislature. The so-called “ex parte communications” became a target of Coastal C...

Robyn Gogue will take her twin 5-year-old daughters to their first day of kindergarten next week in Menifee. Her husband, Roy, a Calu2009Fire firefighter, isn’t able to attend the milestone moment. “I know he’s upset that he will miss another first in their lives,” Robyn Gogue said. Corona firefight...

It’s a royal makeover for a lady with a long legacy. The Queen Mary’s new leaseholders a ounced Wednesday a $15 million renovation of staterooms and other interior spaces of a vessel that once hosted the likes of Winston Churchill and numerous fighting men who embarked upon the ship on their way to ...

A motorcyclist died Wednesday evening in a collision in Central Long Beach. Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Marlene Arrona confirmed the motorcyclist died after responding police officers attempted to save his life by providing first aid. Long Beach Fire Department perso el also responded t...

When Keldren Joshua stepped out of his mother’s gray hatchback, he greeted family and friends who had waited a decade to see him on the free side of a prison fence. “Hi, everybody,” he said. The 45-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine and sen...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Kohei Uchimura’s gold-medal haul keeps growing. The superstar gymnast from Japan won the men’s all-around title Wednesday, edging Oleg Ve iaiev by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic title. Uchimura trailed heading into the final rotation but put u...

WHITTIER >> Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border arrested a Whittier couple who tried to leave the country with the body of a dead 2-year-old girl in a duffle bag on Tuesday. San Diego Police Lt. Ray Valentin said detectives believe the girl died in Whittier, and the suspects are not the parents of...

As Southe Califo ia continues to struggle through this summer’s unrelenting smog, a study released Wednesday gives a stark reminder of why air quality matters. Researchers believe hundreds of people die each year because of Southe Califo ia’s poor air quality. Pollution levels routinely exceed the l...

WHITTIER >> Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border arrested a Whittier couple who tried to leave the country with the body of a dead 2-year-old girl in a duffle bag on Tuesday. San Diego Police Lt. Ray Valentin said detectives believe the girl died in Whittier, and the suspects are not the parents of...

A new health center offering free and low-cost services to LGBTQ residents in Long Beach and the surrounding area marked its official grand opening Wednesday inside the St. Mary Medical Center campus. Funded in part by a $650,000 grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services Health ...

It’s a decades-old stereotypical Olympic narrative: The Russians are the ste -faced bad guys, the “Evil Empire” — here to rob the clean-cut Americans of their rightful place atop the podium. It’s a silly, outdated notion. But these days, the concept of Russia as the villain in clean sports has gotte...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Kohei Uchimura’s gold-medal haul keeps growing. The superstar gymnast from Japan won the men’s all-around title Wednesday, edging Oleg Ve iaiev by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic title. Uchimura trailed heading into the final rotation but put u...

Los Angeles, San Fe ando Valley, Santa Monica area Beverly Cinema: “Superman II” (1980), 6:30, with “Superman III” (1983), 9:05 p.m. Aug. 12-13. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003), 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12. Kiddie Matinee: “Invisible Agent” (1942), 2 p.m. Aug. 13-14. “The Clan of the Cave Bear” (1986), 11:59 p.m....

Kristin Armstrong had just put together another golden effort in an Olympic time trial, this time slicing through driving wind and rain, when her 5-year-old son approached her at the finish. “Mama,” Lucas asked, “why are you crying? You won!” Once again. The American cyclist made it three consecutiv...