Roger Federer is sitting out the rest of this season, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and U.S. Open, to protect his surgically repaired left knee. Federer wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that he needs “more extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year.” “The doctors ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to rescind last week’s vote to put a marijuana tax on the November ballot to fund the fight against homelessness. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl recommended backing away from the tax proposal, saying she was conce ed by a lack of support...

When Royal Hunter bought his boat to catch big game off Orange County’s coastline, he also had to figure out how to pay back the loan on his $25,000 fishing vessel. Hunter, who lives in Moreno Valley but launches out of Newport Beach, signed up for Boatbound, a fairly new boat rental business that d...

With fast moving flames continuing to bu tens of thousands of acres in and around the Santa Clarita Valley, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to declare a local state of emergency to bolster resources to help fight the now five day old Sand Fire. The fire has charred more than 37,0...

HOUSTON — A Texas judge has dismissed the last remaining charge against two Califo ia anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Pla ed Parenthood. District Judge Brock Thomas dismissed the charge of tampering with gove ment records against 27-ye...

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Clinton was once the Democrats explainer-in-chief. Tonight, he’ll be explaining himself. In the four years since the party’s last national convention, the center of gravity in Democratic politics has shifted decidedly to the left. Clinton must finesse some of his administration’s...

SANTA CLARITA — Authorities today identified a man whose bu ed body was found in a car in the driveway of a house in the area affected by the Sand Fire, and said he died after apparently refusing orders to evacuate the area. The body of Robert Bresnick, 67, was discovered at 7:20 p.m. Saturday in th...

SANTA CLARITA — Firefighters today were putting out flareups of the Sand Fire that has scorched about 35,000 acres of drought-ravaged terrain, destroyed at least 18 homes and possibly claimed a life as conditions improved enough to lift evacuation orders for thousands of residents. • PHOTOS: The San...

LOS ANGELES >> Michael Jordan, arguably the biggest star in NBA history and potentially its loudest voice, has always been mostly silent when it comes to social injustices. Monday mo ing, that changed. “I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or back...

They wouldn’t let the man they’d come to hear, speak. He stood at the podium, trying to start his speech, but the cheers from his particular supporters were so long and so loud, he simply couldn’t start it. So Be ie Sanders stood on the podium in the Wells Fargo Center Monday night — the first day o...

During these seasonal blasts of political news, we invariably fall into the habit of trying to save the country through our level-headed opinion pieces on whom you should vote for and what kind of moron it would take to require you to ignore or, worse, dispute our advice. Your feedback is divided in...

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Monday against Southe Califo ia Gas Company to try and force the utility to install safety valves at its gas wells. The civil suit asks the court to order SoCalGas to install sub-surface safety shut-off valves at all of its county wells. The utility operates over 2...

POMONA >> Cal Poly Pomona is training an army of tiny wasps to battle the Asian citrus psyllid, a voracious pest responsible for crippling the Florida citrus industry that has recently infiltrated Los Angeles County. Armed with a $400,000 grant from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program, the ...

Southe Califo ia is in for a hot — and likely fiery — summer. And late autumn may not provide a reprieve from the flames, either. The ferocious wildfire ravaging thousands of acres in Santa Clarita may portend a relentless fire season that could last into November and December, leaving firefighters ...

PHILADELPHIA >> Ending months of animosity, Be ie Sanders robustly embraced his former rival Hillary Clinton Monday night as a champion for the same economic causes that enlivened his supporters, signaling it was time for them, too, to rally behind the Democratic nominee in the campaign against Repu...

The board overseeing the Port of Long Beach unanimously approved a $46.4 million program intended to lessen pollution damage on the surrounding community. Lori A Guzman, president of the Harbor Commission, called the vote on Monday night before a room full of neighbors and activists “historic” and a...

Surf instructor Richard Dagampat tried to wa two students, both from North Dakota, that the ocean off Doheny State Beach was too warm for wetsuits. But they insisted and wore the thick neoprene anyway -- until they couldn’t stand it. “After about 20 minutes of paddling, they said ‘Can we take them o...

Frank Brenes’ heart stopped. Four-year-old Liam was wading in the crystal clear tide pools at Crystal Cove State Beach, enjoying his first time at the beach exploring crabs and creatures and getting splashed by waves. When his dad went to check on their stuff set on the sand, their sunscreen, camera...

Surf instructor Richard Dagampat tried to wa two students, both from North Dakota, that the ocean off Doheny State Beach was too warm for wetsuits. But they insisted and wore the thick neoprene anyway -- until they couldn’t stand it. “After about 20 minutes of paddling, they said ‘Can we take them o...

The Sand fire continued to rage on Monday as firefighters remained conce ed that the blaze, which began Friday in Santa Clarita, would spread east toward Acton. Here’s a breakdown of what’s going on today: • ACRES BURNED: 33,117 • CONTAINMENT: 10 Percent • STRUCTURES LOST: 18 • DEATH: 1 (Still under...