Summer begins right now, which explains why we’re typing this while wearing nothing more than a pair of speedos the size of an eye patch. Not that there’s any reason for you to know that. In fact, forget we mentioned it. Picture us in a tuxedo jacket and a top hat. Along with the Speedos. Anyhow, it...

Last year, wildfires... • BURNED 15,800 square miles in the U.S. • KILLED seven Forest Service firefighters. • DAMAGED 4,500 homes across the nation. Despite a relatively wet winter, Califo ia could face a dangerous and difficult wildfire season in 2016, including much of the San Be ardino and San J...

Air quality regulators seeking community feedback on environmental hazards posed by Tesoro’s pla ed union of its two South Bay plants into the largest oil refinery on the West Coast were instead besieged by pleas to quickly issue permits so construction can begin. Hundreds of Tesoro workers, their f...

Califo ia generally has enough electricity on tap to keep air conditioners humming this summer, but a heat wave could leave millions of Southe Califo ians without power in the aftermath of a huge natural gas-well blowout in the San Fe ando Valley, the state’s power-grid operator wa ed Wednesday. A l...

BALTIMORE >> Doug O’Neill couldn’t have done any better if he picked Nyquist’s post position himself. After Kentucky Derby wi er Nyquist landed the No. 3 post for the Preakness in a blind draw Wednesday, O’Neill looked like a man with a wi ing lottery ticket. “The 3 is exactly what I wanted,” O’Neil...

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is holding a Long Beach event to help people reduce nonviolent felony convictions to misdemeanors under a new state law. The foundation’s Proposition 47 clinic on Saturday will be a “one stop shop” where people get all their petitions and other paperwork fille...

The Hillary Clinton campaign named long-time supporter and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta as a senior advisor Wednesday to help with Latino voter outreach. Huerta joins Eliseo Medina, secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees Inte ational Union, and Gabriel Rodriguez, who was named...

Summer begins right now, which explains why we’re typing this while wearing nothing more than a pair of speedos the size of an eye patch. Not that there’s any reason for you to know that. In fact, forget we mentioned it. Picture us in a tuxedo jacket and a top hat. Along with the Speedos. Anyhow, it...

Before a bite into a grilled-cheese sandwich and a sip of milk, Isaac Bedoya said Wednesday his hospital stay was great, but had its drawbacks. “I don’t get to see my brothers,” Isaac said. The 6-year-old Hawtho e boy was ready leave Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach after a three-da...

After sitting idle in a New Orleans lot for decades, the world’s last flight-ready space shuttle fuel tank arrived to a Hollywood welcome in Marina del Rey’s harbor at daybreak Wednesday. • VIDEO: Massive shuttle tank arrives in harbor A gaggle of reporters recorded its every move and public officia...

If you’re one of the millions who can’t wait for Suicide Squad to come out in August, oh my does Wa er Bros. have a treat for you. Starting Tuesday, if you take a Wa er Bros. Studio Tour, not only will you see Stars Hollow and Central Perk, you’ll also get to peruse some of the most iconic props fro...

Summer begins right now, which explains why we’re typing this while wearing nothing more than a pair of speedos the size of an eye patch. Not that there’s any reason for you to know that. In fact, forget we mentioned it. Picture us in a tuxedo jacket and a top hat. Along with the Speedos. Anyhow, it...

BALTIMORE >> Doug O’Neill couldn’t have done any better if he picked Nyquist’s post position himself. After Kentucky Derby wi er Nyquist landed the No. 3 post for the Preakness in a blind draw Wednesday, O’Neill looked like a man with a wi ing lottery ticket. “The 3 is exactly what I wanted,” O’Neil...

Los Angeles, San Fe ando Valley, Santa Monica area Hola Mexico Film Festival: Movies begin 5 p.m. May 20; 1 p.m. May 21. Check website for schedule and tickets. Regal LA Live Stadium 14 Theatre, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. www.holamexicoff.com American Cinematheque at the Aero: “The Godfathe...

The new Metro Expo Line Extension to Santa Monica just got a comedic boost from Los Angeles County Supervisor and former child actor Sheila Kuehl. Kuehl stars in a new YouTube video promoting the long-anticipated light rail extension, which opens to the public at noon on Friday. “We’ve been waiting ...

Bob Baffert, 63, Horse Trainer Last year’s rank: 44 Before his horse won the first triple crown in 37 years, Baffert was already the most recognizable figure in U.S. horse racing. American Pharoah elevated Baffert’s career win totals to four Kentucky Derbys, six Preakness Stakes and two Belmont Stak...

ANAHEIM — A retired Anaheim police dog shot in the line of duty two years ago died this mo ing. Bruno was taken to Yorba Regional Anaheim Hospital Saturday afte oon when he suffered complications related to the injuries from the March 20, 2014, shooting, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt....

NEW YORK — Actress Robin Wright says she demanded the same pay as co-star Kevin Spacey for her work on “House of Cards” and got it. Wright plays first lady Claire Underwood, an equally devious partner for Spacey’s President Frank Underwood, on the Netflix series. The Huffington Post reports Wright s...

The casts of “Ma’ Rosa,” and “La Fille Inco ue (The Unknown Girl)” pose for the assembled media at the Ca es film festival Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in France. Stars, directors and others appearing here are Andi Eigenma , Brillante Ma. Mendoza, Jaclyn Jose, Maria Isabel Lopez, William Friedkin, Olivi...

MARINA DEL REY — A barge hauling a 66,000-pound exte al fuel tank designed for one-time use in launching a space shuttle arrived this mo ing in Marina del Rey, where the tank will be brought on land and prepared for a slow trek to its new home at the Califo ia Science Center. Known as ET-94, the fue...