BATON ROUGE, La. — A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition ambushed police in Baton Rouge, shooting and killing three law enforcement officers less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by police there in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverbera...

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered for a special Massu2009Sunday in support of comprehensive immigration reform at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Losu2009Angeles. The Mass in Recognition of All Immigrants, presided by Archbishopu2009Jose H. Gomez, followed a procession of i...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is expected to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty for lying to federal authorities who were investigating corruption in county jails under his command. Baca’s sentencing has already been postponed once after his atto ey last week asked for more time ...

The night of Aug. 1, 2014, Toledo water officials received some troubling news. For the first time in the city’s history, an unsafe amount of a dangerous algae toxin had been detected in its drinking water supply. “We need to take action right now,” Public Utilities Director Ed Moore recalled saying...

Some progress has been made in processing autopsies and toxicology results at the Losu2009Angeles County coroner’s office, where the head of the department abruptly resigned three months ago because of the number of bodies that had piled up, heavy workloads and staff shortages, according to a recent...

CLEVELAND >> A year ago, few imagined Donald Trump as a headline speaker at the Republican National Convention — let alone as its star. Back then, maybe the billionaire Newu2009Yorker was alone in thinking he would arrive in Cleveland this week as the GOP’s presumptive nominee for president. There a...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition shot and killed three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by police here in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated nationwide. T...

Los Angeles police have stepped up their resources while other agencies vowed to remain vigilant after three law enforcement officers were killed and three more were injured Sunday in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the city added resources Sunday to ensure...

ARTESIA >> One man was killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a graduation party in Artesia, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at 10:20 p.m. Saturday in the 18000 block of Alburtis Avenue, according to Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. One victim sustaine...

WILMINGTON >> Three people were shot early Sunday mo ing in Wilmington, authorities said. Just after midnight, police responded to the 500 block of Gulf Avenue on reports of shots fired, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section. Two men and one w...

Los Angeles-area police agencies expressed sorrow over the fatal shootings of several police officers in Baton Rouge Sunday mo ing — the nation’s second mass shooting of officers this month — and said they were remaining vigilant. There were no specific or credible threats received by law enforcemen...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests across the city that reverberated nationwide. Police said the suspect ...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Atto ey General Loretta Lynch, responding to the police shootings Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says there is no place in the United States for such appalling violence. In a sta...

WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama said Sunday the attacks on public servants and the rule of law “have to stop,” after a second shooting spree targeting police officers in less than two weeks killed three officers in Baton Rouge and wounded three others. Obama said the motive for Sunday’s attack ...

In the Inland area, local police departments watched on with confusion and frustration Sunday as TVs flashed coverage of a shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge. And though many of those departments said they had no plans to change their staffing or how they were going to operate for the day, t...

Law enforcement officials are taking precautions in Orange and Los Angeles counties following a shooting Sunday mo ing of several police officers in Louisiana, officials said. Baton rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola, speaking on local station WAFB, said the police officers were shot a 9 a.m. within less...

Los Angeles-area police agencies expressed sorrow over the fatal shootings of several police officers in Baton Rouge Sunday mo ing — the nation’s second mass shooting targeting officers this month — and said they were remaining vigilant. There were no specific or credible threats received by law enf...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> Three law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday mo ing in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. One suspect in the shooting was ...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12:45 p.m. Police in Louisiana say they are using a specialized robot to check for explosives near the body of a suspect who was shot and killed in Baton Rouge e...

Los Angeles-area police agencies expressed sorrow over the fatal shootings of several police officers in Baton Rouge Sunday mo ing — the second mass shooting targeting officers this month — and said they were remaining vigilant. “We’re aware of the incident (in Baton Rouge) obviously and monitoring ...