NEW YORK — The University of Maryland on Friday disavowed its study saying a company’s chocolate milk could help athletes recover from concussions, citing a range of problems uncovered by an inte al investigation. The university said it is reviewing its research procedures as a result, and deleting ...

When the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens Thursday, it will bring with it a new culinary world. Between The Three Broomsticks restaurant, The Hog’s Head Pub, the Magic Neep snack cart and several Butterbeer carts, there’s plenty to feast on. The food throughout the park is English, hearty and f...

Never have I volunteered so quickly for an assignment as I did the day my editor asked if someone was interested in going on a sneak peek at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood. Now I’m no diehard Potterhead, but I grew up with the books and they have a special place i...

DIAMOND BAR >> A month after firing its long-time executive officer, the South Coast Air Quality Management District board voted to hire former EPA administrator Wayne Nastri as acting chief of the four-county air district. Nastri was given a six-month contract at a salary of $271,080. Nastri served...

On the Dodgers’ first day back in Los Angeles since getting taken out of the National League Division Series by the New York Mets last year, Clayton Kershaw glanced around the clubhouse, smiled and said: “There’s a lot of new faces. That’s always exciting.” That’s one way of looking at it. Another i...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that the world faces a persistent and evolving threat from terrorists who are eager to unleash a devastating nuclear attack. “It would change our world,” he said. Hosting his last nuclear security summit, said the world has measurably reduced the risk ...

CUPERTINO — Apple tu ed 40 on Friday, and it’s a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976. Today, the maker of iPhones and Mac computers is the world’s most valuable public corporation, with 100,000 employees and ...

Beachwood Brewing’s award-wi ing beers might become easier to find if a recently a ounced expansion deal into Huntington Beach goes through. The Long Beach-based brewpub is in talks to take over the brewing facility occupied by Beach City Brewing, which closed March 27 after two years in business. W...

LOS ANGELES — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose today for the 36th consecutive day, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $2.883. The average price has risen 52.2 cents over the past 36 days, including two-tenths of a cent on Thursday, according to...

TORRANCE — A section of Pacific Coast Highway was closed in the Torrance area today after a vehicle crashed into a power pole, police said. The crash happened about 4:30 a.m. east of Crenshaw Boulevard, the Torrance Police Department said. The motorist suffered a minor injury in the single-vehicle c...

LOS ANGELES — Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah to thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown since 1978 last year, will throw the ceremonial first pitch before tonight’s Los Angeles Dodgers-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Freeway Series game at Dodger Stadium. The national anthem will be sung ...

Long Beach police are investigating a fatal shooting on the south end of Cambodia Town — the city’s second homicide in a little more than 24 hours. Officers responded to a shots call at 11:48 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of E. 11th Street, said Lt. Kerry Giesige, a watch commander with the depart...

Tesla Motors unveiled its new Model 3 electric car on Thursday, a more affordable design than its pricier EVs that could fuel the construction of more charging stations across Southe Califo ia. The Model 3 will sell for $35,000 — less than half the price of Tesla’s previous cars — and it’s expected ...

Thursday, millions celebrated Cesar Chavez Day, on what would have been the 89th birthday for the late civil rights activist. Here’s how some paid tribute to Chavez on social media. If you’re reading this on a mobile device, use this link for the full story. Advertisement Let's block ads! (Why?)

One of the colts, the Doug O’Neill-trained Nyquist, is named for Detroit Red Wings winger Gustav Nyquist. Seems the horse’s owner, J. Paul Reddam, and his wife, Zillah, are huge hockey fans. They love their Red Wings. The other, the Kiaran McLaughlin-trained Mohaymen, means “guardian” or “protector”...

The ACLU is investigating the treatment of visually impaired inmates inside the Twin Towers Jail after complaints the medical staff allegedly used the wrong eye drops. “My vision started becoming very blurry, like I was walking in a white cloud. I was taking these eye drops for a while,” said one in...

Paul Tanaka, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, may take the stand to testify in his own defense during his criminal corruption trial, his atto ey said Thursday. “Our intention is that our client will testify,” atto ey H. Dean Steward told the court after te...

On Friday mo ing, a Huntington Beach police officer checked on a suspicious occupied vehicle in the area of Graham Street and Edinger Avenue. • VIDEO: See the police officer show off his hopscotch skills During his investigation, he lea ed that the people in the vehicle were a mother and her 11-year...

A 71-year-old longshore worker was killed Wednesday at the Port of Los Angeles in what is being described as an industrial accident, a port spokesman said. The man, a member of Local 63 of the marine clerk’s union, was working in a staging area at the Everport Terminal at Berths 226-236 located on T...

One time we were driving home from work from our job as a fancy chef at a Naples restaurant when we saw a car flying through the air and landing with a leviathan splash in the Colorado Lagoon. That would’ve been sometime around 1972-73, back when we were incredibly wealthy, making $7.50 an hour. Tha...