Coyotes wouldn’t stand a chance in wi ing a good-neighbor contest in San Pedro these days. The wild predators have become the center of frustration and often downright loathing after attacking beloved pets throughout the port community. But few people can resist feeling compassion for a helpless bab...

A $1,000 reward was offered Tuesday by Project Coyote for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the sniper who fatally shot a coyote in Silver Lake. The apparent act of vigilantism reportedly occurred last month on Fe wood Avenue in a residential neighborhood not far from Griffith Park...

Compton teenager took off on a pla ed cross-country flight Tuesday as the first step in what he hopes will be a record-setting around-the-world adventure. Isaiah Cooper, 16, took off from Compton airport with a flight instructor on a weeklong round-the-country trip designed to serve as a test run fo...

WASHINGTON >> The FBI lifted a major legal threat to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Tuesday, recommending no criminal charges for her handling of highly classified material in a private email account. But Director James Comey’s scathing criticism of her “extremely careless” behavior revital...

I only wanted people to like me. More people, I mean, than already like me. I’m not stupid; I hear things. People laugh at my hair, even still. They laugh at the way my homes are decorated. I didn’t do it myself, I hired a gal. I just told her to fill my mansion and apartments with fu iture made by ...

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A 17-year-old boy lost his right hand in a Central Long Beach fireworks accident Monday night, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:11 p.m. Monday to the area of 17th Street and Lemon Avenue, said Brian Fisk, a Long Beach Fire Department spokesman. They arrived one minute later and f...

Mike Trout said he is not participating in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star Game events next week. “Eventually I’m going to do it, just not this year,” Trout said Tuesday afte oon. Trout is expected to be named a starting outfielder for the American League team when the rosters are unveiled on...

WASHINGTON — The FBI lifted a major legal threat to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Tuesday, recommending no criminal charges for her handling of highly classified material in a private email account. But Director James Comey’s scathing criticism of her “extremely careless” behavior revitali...

WASHINGTON — A diverse Republican band of Donald Trump haters, conservatives and other rebels have set their sights on derailing the billionaire’s march to their party’s presidential nomination. They’re seeking new supporters, spending money on TV ads, hiring staff and even setting up office space n...

PARAMOUNT — Authorities today sought public help to find an 88-year-old Paramount man with Alzheimer’s disease. Tomas Rojas is Filipino, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen about 2 p.m. Monday driving away from his residence in a silver 2...

The Long Beach Fire Department seized 500 pounds of fireworks over the weekend and issued one fireworks citation, fire officials said. Long Beach firefighters also responded to four fires likely caused by fireworks, Brian Fisk, spokesman for the fire department, said this mo ing. The first incident ...

LIMOGES, France — German rider Marcel Kittel claimed the fourth and longest stage of the Tour de France after a mass sprint on Tuesday. Kittel, who retu ed to the Tour with a new team after injuries and illness ruled him out last year, began his final surge for the line a little too early for comfor...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 88-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s disease. Tomas “Tom” Riveral Rojas was last seen 2 p.m. Monday leaving his residence in Paramount, Sheriff’s said. He was last seen driving his 2005, silver Honda CRV with a Cali...

LOS ANGELES — Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo may have been greeted by some misinformation recently, courtesy of a comedian who says he posted fake facts about animals around the zoo. Jeff Wysaski puts up fake signs in public places as part of his Obvious Plant project. He has posted photos on his T...

WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump’s vice presidential short list is heavy with Washington insiders who could help usher a President Trump’s agenda through the jungle of Congress. He has narrowed it to a handful of contenders fewer than two weeks before the GOP is expected to nominate him for pres...

‘Guerrilla’ comedy at Los Angeles Zoo Home → Oddities Comedian Jeff Wysaski has been leaving fake posters like these around Los Angeles Zoo. (From the Obvious Plant blog) By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo may have been greeted by some misinformation recently, courte...

WASHINGTON — The FBI won’t recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential campaign. Comey said that although the investigation found “extreme...

TEL AVIV, Israel — An El Al flight from New York that was escorted by military jets in Europe following a bomb threat landed safely in Israel on Tuesday. El Al President David Maimon said Flight 002 from John F. Ke edy airport touched down midday after an anonymous tip was received regarding a poten...

Long Beach woman killed in crash on 405 in Torrance Home → News → Automotive accidents By City News Service The coroner’s office today released the name of a woman killed when her vehicle went off the southbound 405 Freeway in Torrance and rolled over into a ditch. She was 69-year-old Dyan Ross ...