A historic strike by Cal State University faculty may be averted in the next couple of days, members of the union representing professors a ounced Wednesday. “There is hope that talks between the Califo ia Faculty Association and the Califo ia State University may avert a five-day, systemwide strike...

Long Beach’s City Council has agreed to Councilman Dee Andrews’ request to help cover the costs of police and other security measures at Sunday’s Cambodian New Year Parade. “I would just like to let the Cambodian community know that we’re behind you,” Andrews said during Tuesday’s council meeting. T...

NASHVILLE, Te . — Country giant Merle Haggard, who rose from poverty and prison to inte ational fame though his songs about outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such hits as “Okie From Muskogee” and “Sing Me Back Home,” died Wednesday at 79, on his birthday. Haggard’s manager...

NEEDLES >> San Be ardino County firefighters are helping Arizona authorities battle a 125-acre brush fire Wednesday mo ing that led to the mandatory evacuation of Park Moabi residents and campers in the area, according to authorities. Video: Brush fire bu s near Arizona-Califo ia border The fire, wh...

Thanks to one anonymous leaker, several hundred jou alists and 2.6 terabytes of data, we’re lea ing a lot about how the world’s most powerful people and institutions exploit offshore tax havens to enrich themselves and those close to them. The massive document leak that’s being called the “Panama Pa...

NASHVILLE, Te . — Country giant Merle Haggard, who celebrated outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such hits as “Okie From Muskogee” and “Sing Me Back Home,” died Wednesday at 79, on his birthday. Haggard’s manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon died in Palo Cedro, Califo...

As a preview to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Constantine Markides began a profile in Rolling Stone magazine about Anthony Ervin: “The fastest swimmer in America right now may not be Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte but a tattooed, half-black, half-Jewish grad student with Tourette’s syndrome who...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Every golfer alive has thrown his head back, looked at the clouds and asked “Why?” When Bryson DeChambeau was 17, he did the same thing. The difference was that he demanded an answer. DeChambeau is the reigning U.S. Amateur and NCAA champion, from SMU. He will tu professional next wee...

A federal jury on Wednesday found Paul Tanaka, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department guilty of corruption charges. Jurors began deliberating Monday afte oon. The trial in a downtown Los Angeles federal courtroom lasted 10 days. U.S. District Court Judge Percy An...

LOS ANGELES — Fueled in part by technological advancements making business more productive, Califo ia’s economy will grow at a faster pace than the rest of the United States over the next two years, and the state will continue to see steady gains in employment, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast ...

Janet Jackson is delaying her “Unbreakable” tour, saying Wednesday that she and her husband are pla ing their family and that she is under doctor’s orders to rest. The 49-year-old singer a ounced in a clip on her Twitter account Wednesday mo ing that there has been a “sudden change” to the second le...

ADELANTO >> A preliminary 3.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the Adelanto area just before 5 a.m. Wednesday mo ing, according to initial information from the U.S. Geological Survey. It was felt throughout the High Desert area, but as of 5:20 a.m., there were no reports of damage. More to come. Adverti...

Paul Tanaka’s defense atto ey claimed Tuesday that some prosecution witnesses “had it out” for the former undersheriff and were envious of his rise as a young deputy through the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department ranks. However, during closing arguments, a federal prosecutor recounted phone records, a...

MILWAUKEE >> Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-ru er Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party’s convention. Be ie Sanders carried the Democratic race over Hillary Clinton, a win that still leaves him with a mathemat...

Paul Tanaka’s defense atto ey claimed Tuesday that some prosecution witnesses “had it out” for the former undersheriff and were envious of his rise as a young deputy through the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department ranks. However, during closing arguments, a federal prosecutor recounted phone records, a...

MILWAUKEE >> Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-ru er Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party’s convention. Be ie Sanders carried the Democratic race over Hillary Clinton, a win that still leaves him with a mathemat...

FBI agents investigating a potential data leak on Boeing’s C-17 jet obtained a secret warrant to search the home computers of a company manager for evidence they hoped would co ect him to Chinese economic espionage. The jet was built in Long Beach until last year. Instead, they say, they found somet...

Every couple of months we’re subjected to some publication’s attempt to gain favor with the sweet and lucrative under-30 demographic with features invariably titled “30-Under-30.” Thirty callow youths barely out of the nest, with grand and progressive OPM-fueled dreams. Later, they’ll end up working...

Paul Tanaka’s defense atto ey claimed Tuesday that some prosecution witnesses “had it out” for the former undersheriff and were jealous about his rise through Sheriff’s Department ranks as a young deputy. During closing arguments, a federal prosecutor recounted phone records, audio and visual record...

As the fate of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility hangs in the balance, state officials heightened the stakes Tuesday. Utility regulators a ounced that Southe Califo ia could face 14 days of rolling blackouts this summer if the north San Fe ando Valley facility remains depleted. The rever...