SAN BERNARDINO >> The U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to pressure Apple into unlocking an iPhone once used by one of the two people believed responsible for the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Be ardino was all about setting a precedent, not getting evidence — and the department’s actions in New...

HAWTHORNE — Hawtho e-based SpaceX will attempt to launch a spaceship carrying 7,000 pounds of supplies for the Inte ational Space Station today, its first re-supply mission since one of its rockets exploded shortly after takeoff last June. The CRS-8 Dragon Resupply Mission is scheduled to launch fro...

The Califo ia State University and its faculty union a ounced a tentative salary agreement Friday mo ing that will avert a pla ed strike and give instructors a 10.5 percent salary increase over three years. The raises will come in essentially two stages, with faculty members receiving a 7 percent ra...

BNSF Railway said Friday it may scrap plans altogether to build a new rail yard near Port of Los Angeles following a recent court ruling in which a judge found serious flaws in the project’s environmental review process. “After a thorough review of the ruling, BNSF is troubled by what the decision r...

Two accused burglars remain behind bars this mo ing after leading law enforcement on a bizarre, slow-speed chase, authorities said. During the chase, the 20-year-old driver in a Ford Mustang convertible did doughnuts on Hollywood Boulevard, drove the wrong way on rain-slicked streets and taunted pur...

Long Beach’s Cambodian community will celebrate its New Year this weekend with a parade, dancing, food and more. “We celebrate with a New Year parade to highlight Cambodia Town that has been recognized, bring awareness of the Cambodian culture to the world and show unity in the Cambodian community,”...

My wife would never believe me, but I actually get tired of hearing old songs. The reason for her doubt is the amount of time I spend listening to old songs, either on radio (via The Sound, 100.3 FM) or “aircheck” recordings of classic Top-40 radio stations, such as what can be found at www.reelradi...

In the next year and a half, Long Beach residents could see a plan take shape that could tear down or otherwise modify the massive breakwater that sits offshore. About 50 people attended a community meeting at Bixby Park Community Center Thursday afte oon hosted by Mayor Robert Garcia and the U.S. A...

GLENDALE — A man was killed today in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Glendale, the Califo ia Highway Patrol said. The man, in his 30s, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 5:30 a.m. north of the Ventura (134) Freeway, CHP Officer Tony Polizzi said....

BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say several arrests have been made in relation to the Brussels attacks, one day after they called on the public to help look for a key suspect who was involved in the March 22 bloodshed that killed 32 people. The prosecutor’s office said Friday it made “several arrests...

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama is set to conclude an approximately 17-hour visit to Los Angeles today by raising funds for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. • TRAFFIC: Avoid these streets on President Obama’s final day in LA The breakfast roundtable fundraiser will be held at the B...

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama’s approximately 17-hour visit to Los Angeles continues today with a big-ticket fundraiser at Tobey Maguire’s Brentwood home — and plenty of traffic headaches on LA’s Westside. Obama arrived in Los Angeles Thursday night and is set to leave about midday today. Alt...

LA MIRADA — A man was killed and two women were seriously injured when a speeding car hit a center divider, knocked down a sign and slammed into a tree in La Mirada, authorities said. The crash happened about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, on Valley View Avenue, just north of Artesia Boulevard on the border b...

El Super, a Paramount-based supermarket chain, must pay 549 current and former employees a total of $363,000 in back wages as part of an agreement to settle unfair labor practice allegations, it was a ounced Friday. The National Labor Relations Board ordered the payouts as a result of charges that E...

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AUGUSTA, Ga. >> Does the Masters begin on the 10th tee Sunday, or when Jordan Spieth gets to the first tee Thursday? The defending champ continued his one-man war on Masters suspense. He cruised to a no-bogey, 6-under-par 66 and took a two-stroke lead after the first round. Playing partner Paul Case...

AUGUSTA, Ga. >> Most nightmares do not appear on the Inte et, or in front of thousands of mortified golf fans. Most nightmares go away when you awaken, and then fade from memory by lunchtime. E ie Els, 46, wi er of two U.S. Opens and two British Opens and the second-best golfer who ever came from th...

Efforts to restore a depiction of a Latin cross on the Los Angeles County seal were rejected Thursday by a federal judge who declared the move would be unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder wrote that the retu of the cross would place “the county’s power, prestige and purse behind a...

Greg Woolley approached the podium inside Department 20 of Long Beach Superior Court for a final time and looked at his stepdaughter sitting in handcuffs and a grey prison smock. Thursday mo ing marked the final day in a nearly 2 1/2 year ordeal that began with a murder-for-hire plot and ended with ...

A pla ed strike at Califo ia State University’s 23 campuses next week has been averted, at least for now. A statement released by the Califo ia Faculty Association on Thursday said the union is postponing the five-day walkout due to begin Wednesday because it has reached a tentative contract agreeme...