Several trucking companies have settled a $5 million class-action lawsuit brought by nearly 400 big-rig drivers who contend they should be classified as employees, not independent contractors. The settlement marks another tu in what has been a bitter dispute between truck drivers, backed by union or...

WASHINGTON — Under wraps for 13 years, the U.S. on Friday released once-top secret pages from a congressional report into 9/11 that questioned whether Saudis who were in contact with the hijackers after they arrived in the U.S. knew what they were pla ing. The newly declassified document , with ligh...

PARIS — By ramming his truck into a Bastille Day celebration of liberte and frate ite, the driver delivered a murderous message for France: No matter who you are or what you’re doing, you are not safe anywhere. Not in a Paris cafe, not at a soccer match, and now, not even watching fireworks with you...

LA CAVERNE DU PONT-D’ARC, France — Amid reinforced security a day after the deadly attack in Nice, the Tour de France rolled on and defending champion Chris Froome extended his overall lead Friday. Thousands of people lined the 23-mile time trial route to La Cave e du Pont-D’Arc to celebrate the Tou...

SAN DIEGO >> Comic-Con Inte ational, now in its 47th year, draws thousands to the Gaslamp District every July, but not all of those people are actually attending the four-day convention. If you didn’t manage to score a badge this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t take part in all the glorious nerdy ...

LA CAVERNE DU PONT-D’ARC, France — Amid reinforced security a day after the deadly attack in Nice, the Tour de France rolled on and defending champion Chris Froome extended his overall lead Friday. Thousands of people lined the 23-mile time trial route to celebrate the Tour and pay homage to the doz...

TROON, Scotland — On a rainy day at Royal Troon, Phil Mickelson finally ran into a bit of trouble. He still managed to stay out front in the British Open. After coming within a lipped-out putt of a major championship scoring record in the opening round, Mickelson had to scramble a bit to escape with...

DENVER — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has picked his ru ing mate — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. A former congressman, Pence is in many ways what Trump is not: a strong social conservative with deep ties to the party’s establishment. As such, there is a record of deep disagree...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his ru ing mate, adding political experience and conservative bona fides to his Republican presidential ticket. Trump a ounced his decision on Twitter Friday mo ing, capping a frenzied 24 hours of speculation about his choice. • PHOTOS:...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has offered Mike Pence the job of vice president, and Trump aides have told the Indiana gove or the formal a ouncement could be made on Saturday. That’s according to a Republican with direct knowledge of the process, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wa...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin-area father and son who were vacationing in Europe with their family are among the victims of the deadly truck attack in Nice, France, relatives said Friday. Sean Copeland, 51, and his son Brodie, 11, were killed Thursday evening in what French authorities have described as...

When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Where: Rainbow Lagoon, 400 E. Shoreline Drive, Long Beach. Tickets: $10-$100. Information: www.cahotsauceexpo.com. Here is an eating competition so brutal that it’s been known to send people to the hospital. It’s not because contestants are overstuffed with ...

WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned what he said “appears to be a horrific terrorist attack” in Nice, France. Noting that the attack occurred on Bastille Day, Obama said, “We are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiratio...

Date: Celebrated across France every July 14 since 1880. History: Bastille Day commemorates the storming by revolutionaries of a medieval fortress, the Bastille Saint-Antoine, which was a symbol of the French monarchy. Political prisoners were freed, and weeks later, the National Assembly adopted th...

Dozens of people have been killed in Nice, France, after a truck plowed through a crowd that had gathered Thursday to watch fireworks on Bastille Day. While investigators work to determine who was involved and what motivated the deliberate attack, here’s what you can do right now to help the victims...

In second grade, Califo ia students will lea about families with two moms or two dads. Two years later, while studying how immigrants have shaped the Golden State, they will hear how New York native Harvey Milk became a pioneering gay politician in San Francisco. The State Board of Education unanimo...

Special to the Press-Telegram Ru ing the day after the Catalina Ski Race is the Long Beach to Catalina & Back (LB2CAT) — often considered one of the oldest and most prestigious jet ski races in the world. The LB2CAT includes PWC (personal watercrafts) that are about 13 feet long, with horsepower in ...

Touted as the world’s greatest ski race, the a ual trek from Long Beach to Catalina and back — the Catalina Ski Race — is this Saturday. The now 68-year-old a ual tradition features water and jet skiers from around the world racing about a 62-mile stretch of ocean. The ski race begins at 8:53 a.m. “...

How you can help victims of the attack in Nice, France Home → News → Individual giving In this video grab taken Thursday July 14, 2016, ambulances and police cars are seen after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who had gathered to watch the fireworks in the...

The horror of the truck attack that killed dozens in Nice spread through Southe Califo ia, too. For Sabine Belhacene Hecht, owner of Chez Sabine, the tragedy hit home — her home, the one she left four years ago to start her restaurant in Redlands. “I am bo to Nice. It is my origin,” she said when re...