NICE, FRANCE >> Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre described a horrific scene, with bodies strewn along the roadway, and Sylvie Toffin, a press officer with the local prefecture, said the truck ran over people on a “long trip” down the sidewalk near Nice’s Palais de la Mediterranee, a building that ...

A man who allegedly admitted tagging the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Venice before Memorial Day, an act that outraged veterans across the region, has been arrested, sheriff’s officials a ounced Thursday. Angel Castro, 24, was taken into custody Wednesday afte oon without incident in the Exposi...

NICE, France >> A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least 77 people were killed before police killed the driver, authoriti...

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...

TROON, Scotland >> Phil Mickelson pointed his putter toward the hole and was ready to step right into major championship history Thursday in the British Open. Instead, he endured another dose of heartache. All because of a 63. The 16-foot putt looked good until the last tu , catching the right side ...

Six people, including a Bellflower man, were arrested Thursday in South Los Angeles on federal charges of illegal gun sales and drug distribution while authorities search for three others. During the course of the investigation, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives too...

NICE, France >> A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday in what some officials and eyewitnesses called a deliberate attack. Author...

LAKEWOOD >> A would-be robber attacked two men, pistol-whipping one of them, as the victims were out playing the popular new Pokemon Go mobile video game early Wednesday mo ing, authorities said. The crime unfolded about 2:40 a.m. as two men were chasing after digital creatures in the augmented-real...

NICE, France >> A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday in what some officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack. The president of the Nice region said at le...

Law enforcement from Los Angeles to the Inland Empire stepped up their monitoring of global terrorist incidents Thursday in the wake of an attack in France, which reports say killed more than 70 people. There was no credible threat locally, but local police were being vigilant. “We’re just closely m...

NICE, France >> A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice in what officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack. There appeared to be many casualties. Sylvie Toffin, a press officer wi...

TROON, Scotland (AP) — A look at the first round Thursday in the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club (all times PDT): LEADING: Phil Mickelson had a 16-foot birdie lip out on the final hole, giving him an 8-under 63. That tied a major championship record. TRAILING: Martin Kaymer and Patrick Reed we...

CLEVELAND — Sen. Ted Cruz is refusing to condemn a rebellion against Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention as the fiery Texas conservative weighs his political future against the prospect of a national Republican embarrassment. Cruz’s continued public silence, as his loyalists actively ...

TROON, Scotland — Phil Mickelson pointed his putter toward the hole and was ready to step right into major championship history Thursday in the British Open. Instead, he endured another dose of heartache. All because of a 63. The 16-foot putt looked good until the last tu , catching the right side o...

As Black Lives Matter protesters gathered inside City Hall this week to call for social justice and law enforcement reform, roughly a half-dozen Long Beach police officers on duty listened and stood silent. One by one, activists took the lecte and shared anger and frustration about a recent spate of...

SACRAMENTO >> Califo ia Sen. Sharon Ru er, a Lancaster Republican who struggled for years with health problems, died Thursday at home at 62 following respiratory complications, her family and a spokeswoman said in a statement. “We take comfort in the fact that the Lord truly directed her path, and s...

MONT VENTOUX, France — On Bastille Day, fans created havoc at the Tour de France like never before. Storming the road on France’s national day, the crowd prompted a crash involving race leader Chris Froome and it wasn’t until hours after the wacky 12th stage concluded that organizers decided the Bri...

CORONA — A man initially reported to match the description of a serial killer linked to seven Arizona deaths was taken into custody today in Corona following a pursuit and subsequent standoff with authorities. However, Phoenix police tell City News Service the man arrested following the chase is not...

robert.lowman@langnews.com @RobLowman1 on Twitter When the nominations for the 68th A ual Primetime Emmy Awards were a ounced Thursday mo ing, we all knew that some very deserving show or performance would be snubbed. But it certainly it wasn’t going to be HBO’s jugge aut “Game of Thrones.” After ar...

LONG BEACH — A man’s body washed ashore today in the Alamitos Bay area of Long Beach, authorities said. The discovery was made at about 7 a.m. at 62nd Place and Seaside Walk, said Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department. “There is no indication of foul play,” Pratt said. Police are checking ...