PEDERNALES, Ecuador >> The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. President Rafael Correa said at least 233 people had died and rescuers were struggling to reach survivors trapped in the rubble. The magnitude-7.8 quake, the st...

WASHINGTON >> This is the season of lies. We watch with fascination as candidates for the world’s most powerful job trade falsehoods and allegations of dishonesty. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump routinely calls rival Ted Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” Cruz retorts: “Falsely accusing someone of ly...

MINAMIASO, Japan >> Eleven people remained missing Sunday in southe Japan from two powerful earthquakes that killed 41 people, as the U.S military a ounced it was preparing to join relief efforts and Toyota said it would suspend nearly all of its vehicle production in Japan. Thousands of rescue work...

Live updates, including story links, photos and video, throughout the day Sunday of the 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. IndyCar race starts at 1:30 p.m. Viewing on mobile? See full stream of updates. • PHOTOS: IndyCar qualifying Saturday • PHOTOS: Grand Prix fans • PHOTOS: Miss Toyota Grand Pr...

INDIO >> The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has a track record for pulling off the impossible. Over the last 17 years, promoter Goldenvoice has managed to land a Beatle to dominate its largest stage, convince AC/DC to do a rare festival date and on Saturday pulled off the greatest reunion ...

INDIO >> Celebrity sightings didn’t slow down during the second day of Coachella. Big names seen at the festival included the Je er sisters, Jared Leto, Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Hutcherson and more. Some posted photos of themselves to social media while others tired to keep a low profile. Having trou...

As a first time Coachella goer, the weekend’s been both a treat and a challenge to cover. Day 1 at Coachella was dedicated to lea ing the lay of the land. I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of live music and activities crammed into a half-mile radius. On Day 2, from 2 to 6 p.m., I saw seven ...

INDIO >> Only when the sun started to drop toward the weste horizon late Saturday afte oon and the temperatures started to cool did the second day of the Coachella Arts and Music Festival start to heat up on stage. That’s to be expected, of course. All that anticipation that had built up for the a u...

Call it a Coachella livesteam fail. People around the world were confused when they hoped to catch Guns N’Roses on Coachella’s livestream Saturday night only to find the Silversun Pickups playing instead. Coachella added GNR to their cha el lineup late in the day, pushing the headliners performance ...

“You know where you are? You’re in the jungle, Coachella.” Axl Rose and Guns N’ Roses hit the stage late Saturday at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with “It’s So Easy.” And our own Vanessa Franko’s was live tweeting the whole of Guns N’ Roses’ set. Read what she had to say about t...

INDIO >> Kesha made a one-song appearance with electronic artist Zedd at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Saturday night. She came out before the close of Zedd’s set at the Outdoor Theatre to a packed crowd. Some of the crowd screamed in disbelief as they likely hadn’t seen the Coachella...

INDIO >> Halsey surprised fans Saturday by bringing out Panic at the Disco! frontman Brandon Urie at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Just before introducing Urie, Halsey told the crowd Saturday night at the Outdoor Theatre that she credited his band for why she became a musician. Urie ...

Editor’s note: Alexander Rossi, a member of Andretti Autosport, is giving us an insight into competing at the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Saturday is always an exciting day because it’s when everyone finally gets to see the ultimate pace of the cars around the track in qualifying...

Coachella a ounced late Saturday that headliner Guns N’ Roses would be added to the festival live stream at live.coachella.com. The band is set to take the stage at 10:30 p.m., but won’t be shown until 12:40 a.m. The live stream site at first only shows them scheduled for the 15 minutes between 10:3...

INDIO >> Ice Cube spent some time with his N.W.A friends Saturday night at Coachella which included MC Ren and DJ Yella, as well as Snoop Dogg later on. No mention was made of Dr. Dre as the N.W.A members began their first song “Straight Outta Compton.” • Social Media: Ice Cube wins Coachella 2016 w...

Average spending per resident for medical examiner’s offices in the U.S. is $3.36, according to the National Association of Medical Examiners. AVERAGE SPENDING PER RESIDENT New York City: $8.24 San Be ardino County: $3.71 Los Angeles County: $3.48 San Diego County: $3.03 Clark County, Nevada: $2.57 ...

INDIO >> English electronic dance music group Disclosure had a laundry list of guests Saturday at Coachella, including Lorde and Sam Smith. • Social Media: Fans react to Disclosure special guests AlunaGeorge was the first to appear for the opening song “White Noise.” Lorde followed, appearing for th...

This year, Califo ia could join a parade of states marching toward legalization of adult recreational marijuana use. But here, as in Colorado, Washington and other states that have already taken the leap, many anti-pot cops and a pro-pot advocates agree: No one yet has devised a practical and reliab...

INDIO >> The call went out Monday mo ing on Reddit: Was anyone interested in participating in a flash mob on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? There was just one catch. A marriage proposal would be involved. Sam Mascucci, 28, wasn’t sure what the response would be, but h...

A Long Beach City Council candidate ru ing in the 6th District said he believes the incumbent councilman’s supporters improperly flooded the area with Election Day advertising by posting campaign signs on public property. “It was just blatant and egregious. I made multiple calls to the City Clerk’s ...