DHAKA, Bangladesh >> Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. The military said 20 hostages were killed during the 10-hour standoff, and a surv...

BEIJING >> Apple is being sued by a subsidiary of China’s broadcasting regulator over a propaganda film more than 20 years old, in the latest legal wrangling for the tech giant in China in recent weeks. A Beijing court says the case has been brought by a production center that alleges that Apple has...

OMAHA, Neb. >> Matching each other stroke for stroke, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte surged to the wall in almost perfect sync. Phelps got there first, just ahead of the guy who’s pushed him hard for more than a decade. It was like so many races they’ve had before. There’s one more to go in Rio. In ...

For high school athletes who participate on teams gove ed by the Califo ia Interscholastic Federation, there is one set of rules for coping with suspected concussions. Here’s what CIF requires for water polo and all sports: •The waiting: An athlete ca ot retu to practice or competition sooner than s...

OMAHA, Neb. >> Tyler Clary pounded his chest with both arms before the men’s 200-meter backstroke final Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. With potentially his last race moments away, he then remembered the coach and father-figure with a special place below those blows, in his heart. ...

A threat against Los Angeles Inte ational Airport was made on a pro-Islamic State website, but authorities said Friday they do not believe it to be credible. Enhanced security was already in place at the airport in advance of one of its busiest travel weekends and in light of this week’s deadly suic...

OMAHA, Neb. >> Abbey Weitzeil arrived for the women’s 100-meter freestyle final Friday night with the dark hood from her sweatshirt pulled over her head. It tu ed out to be the cloak of a young Olympic master. The 19-year-old from Canyons Aquatic Club in Santa Clarita qualified for the Rio Games by ...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed six bills into law. They will: SB1446: Ban possession of magazines with the capacity to hold more than 10 rounds; require people who already have such magazines to tu them in to authorities. SB880 and AB1135: Outlaw assault rifles with a feature known as a bullet button. The ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> The number of violent crimes jumped 10 percent across Califo ia last year, reversing several years of declines, the state’s atto ey general reported Friday. Homicides increased nearly 10 percent, while robberies and aggravated assaults were up more than 8 percent from 2014 to 2...

Crews at Dockweiler State Beach worked throughout the day Friday to remove a 45-foot-long dead male humpback whale that washed ashore late Thursday. The adult whale, nicknamed Wally by citizen scientists, was spotted 26 times off the coast of Orange County last summer, often alongside a female calle...

PBF Energy officially assumed ownership Friday of the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery, bringing an end to the oil giant’s catastrophic final 15 months in charge of the aging plant after a February 2015 explosion shattered the confidence of residents in the company’s ability to operate it safely. PBF un...

The Los Angeles Fire Department teamed up with a jokester from comedy website Fu y or Die on Friday to show what can happen when fireworks aren’t handled safely. In an effort to encourage Southe Califo ians to be more careful over the Fourth of July holiday, firefighters and a host from Fu y or Die ...

LONDON >> Down a break in the final set and one point away from falling behind 3-0, Serena Williams refused to buckle on Centre Court. Facing the prospect of her earliest ever loss at Wimbledon, the six-time champion summoned her big-match experience — as well as her big serve — to overcome Christin...

NEW YORK >> A two-day auction of the contents of Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s ranch-style home in Califo ia will include everything from personal mementos from heads of state and friends to objects the couple took with them to the White House. Christie’s on Thursday a ounced the highlights of the Sept....

CHINO HILLS >> Chino Hills is definitely ea ing a rep — as a place to buy lottery tickets. They were lining up again Friday, this time for the third largest Mega Millions drawing in its history (that’s since 2004 if you’re keeping track). The jackpot for Friday’s drawing was estimated to hit $415 mi...

Southland employers, many of whom are already grappling with minimum wage increases, now face an additional challenge. A new federal overtime rule that kicks in Dec. 1 will significantly boost the ea ings threshold for salaried workers who can receive overtime pay. Overtime protections currently app...

The Los Angeles Fire Department teamed up with jokesters from comedy website Fu y or Die on Friday to show what can happen when fireworks aren’t handled safely. In an effort to encourage Southe Califo ians to be more careful over the Fourth of July holiday, firefighters and hosts from Fu y or Die ga...

Lawyers for the city of Los Angeles say atto eys representing a former training officer for ex-LAPD Officer Christopher Do er aren’t entitled to view all of the investigative reports and perso el records involving the late rogue officer and want a judge to impose limits on what is released. Do er ki...

LONDON — Down a break in the final set and one point away from falling behind 3-0, Serena Williams refused to buckle on Centre Court. Facing the prospect of her earliest ever loss at Wimbledon, the six-time champion summoned her big-match experience — as well as her big serve — to overcome Christina...

The United States is underfunded and unorganized for any prolonged public health emergencies such as Ebola and needs to better coordinate responses from health agencies, according to a federal report released this week by an independent panel. The five member panel, which included former Los Angeles...