Long Beach police have reopened streets near Bixby Park that officers closed Friday mo ing during an investigation of a suspicious device found in the area. Responders determined the device that prompted the closures and concurrent evacuation of Bixby Park was an empty one-gallon gasoline container ...

2016 Olympics: Russian weightlifters ba ed for doping By The Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Inte ational Weightlifting Federation has ba ed the Russian federation and all its weightlifters from the Rio Olympics. The IWF said Friday the multiple cases of doping by Russian weightlifters have...

WASHINGTON — The computers of the House Democratic campaign committee have been hacked in an intrusion that investigators say resembles the recent cyber breach of the Democratic National Committee, a spokeswoman for the committee said Friday. Details were initially unclear about exactly who tapped i...

NEWTOWN, Co . — When the public gets its first glimpse Friday of the school built to replace the one where 20 first-graders and six educators were massacred, they’ll see a building designed to be attractive, environmentally friendly, conducive to lea ing and, above all, safe. The old Sandy Hook Elem...

LOS ANGELES — The Southland will confront “elevated fire danger” again today as a result of high winds, high temperatures, low humidity, and exceedingly dry vegetation, the National Weather Service wa ed. The strongest winds will produce gusts of between 25 and 30 miles per hour in the Santa Clarita...

LOS ANGELES — When one of Hollywood’s most objectified women talks about tabloid culture, people listen. But while actresses are cheering Je ifer Aniston’s recent essay co ecting the media’s obsession with her looks to the overall objectification of women, most are resigned that reality will be slow...

SANTA CLARITA — The Sand fire was at 85 percent contained today after scorching more than 38,000 acres in the Santa Clarita area, destroying 18 homes and killing a man. About 1,700 firefighters were on the lines working to knock down the blaze, which broke out a week ago today near Sand Canyon Road ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS >> A Miramar-based Marine aviator assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing died Thursday when his F/A 18C Ho et crashed in the desert near the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms. The crash happened during training maneuvers about 10:30 p.m., according to a Mar...

SAN DIEGO >> One police officer died and another was wounded after being shot in a San Diego neighborhood, authorities said early Friday. Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said in a Twitter post that she had left the hospital where the injured officer had come out of surgery and that he’s expected to s...

It’s official: Liam has a new leg. Just four days after someone stole 4-year-old Liam Brenes’ prosthetic leg from the sand at Crystal Cove, he’s sporting a brand new one, with a “Ghostbuster” design. Liam’s mom, Amanda McFarland, posted on social media an image Thursday afte oon of Liam – wearing a ...

LOS ANGELES — The creators of “Pokemon Go” say they’re working to remove real-world locations that don’t wish to be included in the mobile gaming sensation. The Pokemon Company’s consumer marketing director J.C. Smith said in an interview this week that they’re updating the augmented-reality game so...

A job fair will be held today for people interested in stadium jobs during Los Angeles Rams games. Organizers said more than 1,500 positions will be available at the job fair, which is being held by Contemporary Services Corp. in conjunction with the South Los Angeles WorkSource Center and EXPO Cent...

SAN DIEGO >> Authorities say two police officers have been shot in a San Diego neighborhood, and a suspect is reportedly in custody. The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that police said the shooting occurred late Thursday night. The officers have been taken to a hospital, but their condition wa...

PHILADELPHIA >> After she spent an hour applying for the biggest executive job in the world, the glass ceiling broke and the balloons descended on Hillary Clinton. They fell over Ava McElmurray, a 6-year-old from New York. They fluttered at the feet of 12-year-old Ada Kaine Eveyln-Jack, sitting with...

Get a $20 haircut at the Battleship Iowa Staff reports Haircuts for $20 will be provided Sunday in the barbershop on board the Battleship Iowa where former President George H.W. Bush once had his hair cut. Guests can sit in that same chair during the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ship’s parking l...

LOS ANGELES >> In further confirmation of her status as American track and field’s most (or only) transcendent superstar, Allyson Felix was scheduled to appear at England’s Oxford Union last month. The four-time Olympic and nine-time World champion was set to join three U.S. presidents, four British...

The parents of a mentally ill man who died after a Long Beach police officer shot him at Looff’s Lite-A-Line gaming parlor in December a ounced Thursday they have filed a federal lawsuit against the city. The suit, which seeks punitive damages against Police Chief Robert Luna and the officers involv...

PHILADELPHIA >> As most Democrats rally around Hillary Clinton, the lingering “Be ie or Bust” movement is stirring frustration at the party’s convention among delegates of color, who say they’re upset at the refusal of the Vermont senator’s most fervent backers to fall in line. “I am so exhausted by...

Could there be room for another “world class icon” at the already iconic site of the Queen Mary? A Long Beach resident thinks so. Scott Ringwelski on Wednesday revealed a proposal to bring an antique carousel, designed by the late Charles Looff, to Long Beach’s waterfront. For decades, a Looff carou...

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