LAS VEGAS -- A contrite and emotional Jon Jones met with the media Thursday mo ing, one day after the bombshell a ouncement that a potential doping violation caused the cancellation of his main-event title fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Jones started by apologizing to his fans, the UFC and...

Long Beach police officers issued 63 citations for fireworks-related violations from June 25 through the Fourth of July holiday, according to numbers released Thursday by the Long Beach Police Department. Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach, although the colorful explosions and percussive bangs of i...

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. gove ment on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as 90 miles and an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. The decision is another l...

LAS VEGAS -- A contrite and emotional Jon Jones met with the media Thursday mo ing, one day after the bombshell a ouncement that a potential doping violation caused the cancellation of his main-event title fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Jones started by apologizing to his fans, the UFC and...

A woman who may have deliberately placed herself in danger was taken to a hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle in North Long Beach, authorities said. The pedestrian, whose name was not released, was walking in traffic about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday near the cros...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Mi . — The fatal shooting of a black man in his car by a Mi esota police officer went viral Thursday, its aftermath apparently broadcast live over Facebook by the victim’s girlfriend, who cried that he had just been shot “for no apparent reason.” • WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO — Full video...

Long Beach police officers issued 63 citations for fireworks-related violations from June 25 through the Fourth of July holiday, according to numbers released Thursday by the Long Beach Police Department. Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach, although the colorful explosions and percussive bangs of i...

See the sweet Lakers-themed car that Snoop Dogg gave Kobe Bryant Snoop Dogg gave basketball great Kobe Bryant this purple-and-gold Lakers-themed car as a retirement gift. Bryant released this picture on Twitter. By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant has received a one-of-a-kind retirement gi...

WASHINGTON — Summoned before Congress, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she or any of her aides knew that anything they were doing was against the law or had lied to f...

Man shot to death in Bell By City News Service BELL — A man was shot to death today in Bell, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.m. in the 6200 block of Riverside Avenue, said Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she...

For Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini, this was a somber Eid al-Fitr. As the sun rose Wednesday, Muslims in L.A., Orange County, the Inland Empire and around the world chanted and prayed with friends and family to mark an entire month of daytime fasting. But this year was a little different. “People ex...

In May, the month when state officials said they would ease up on a year-old water conservation plan, consumers used less water than they did three years before. For the month, water consumption statewide was down 28 percent from May of 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the state. In Sou...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Califo ia is accusing the federal gove ment of failing to ensure veterans are granted citizenship after serving in the military. ACLU tracked 84 foreign-bo veterans who’d been deported or are facing deportation because he or she committed crimes that sparked the...

WASHINGTON >> House and Senate lawmakers a ounced an agreement Wednesday on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers whose bags are lost or delayed. The bill would also extend the Federal Aviation Administration’s programs a...

Share remembrances and express condolences for Long Beach activist Bea Antenore Bea Antenore receives the Education award during the Soroptimist Inte ational of Long Beach luncheon at The Grand in Long Beach. File Photo By Long Beach Press Telegram Bea Antenore, 92, a longtime Long Beach community a...

Bea Antenore, 92, a longtime Long Beach community activist whose volunteer work spa ed almost half a century, died Tuesday. Antenore died from complications after she fell in her kitchen June 26, her son, Jim, said. Antenore served on a variety of city commissions and boards supporting the needs of ...

The two candidates hoping to replace retiring Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich honed in on their differences Wednesday as both get set to focus on a campaign that began with eight contenders. Kathryn Barger, the top aid to Antonovich, and Darrell Park, an entrepreneur, plan differ...

The deadline for Palos Verdes Estates to begin making changes at Lunada Bay passed Wednesday, and the city has met only some of the Califo ia Coastal Commission’s demands to start making the area more welcoming. In a letter June 6, Coastal Commission Enforcement Agent Jordan Sanchez gave the city un...

Nearly six months after the NFL bypassed Carson’s bid for a stadium, city officials are moving forward with plans for an outlet shopping center on the former landfill site once touted as the future home of the Raiders and Chargers. The City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to begin exclusive negotiat...

City officials hope to better understand the health of Long Beach’s urban forest, which contains some 92,000 street trees throughout the city. As cities across Southe Califo ia have grappled with a historic drought and worked to comply with state-mandated watering restrictions, trees and park system...