UC Riverside researcher Sara Mednick isn’t so sure that all the answers to memory lie in the brain. Mednick, a psychology professor, studies the relationship between sleep and memory. The latest study by her and her team of researchers suggests that the heart may play a key role in creating long-ter...

LOS ANGELES >> Anton Yelchin, a charismatic and rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, has died at the age of 27. He was killed in a fatal traffic collision early Sunday mo ing, his publicist, Je ifer Allen confirmed. Yelchin started small with roles in indie films ...

LOS ANGELES >> The forgetful blue fish of “Finding Dory” is box office gold. The Pixar sequel far-surpassed its already Ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million in North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, according to comScore estimates Sunday. Th...

WESTMINSTER >> Bob Dole thought he could win Califo ia with a “fishhook” strategy. George W. Bush came armed with $15 million. John McCain was bullish, too. They all lost. Donald Trump’s prediction that he can capture the biggest prize in the November presidential election, the state’s 55 electoral ...

BIGFOOT, Texas >> The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental hazards. As U.S. rig counts plunge to historic lows, and wit...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> Although the killer is known, the investigation continues into what motivated and enabled Omar Mateen to carry out the worst mass shooting in mode U.S. history. Atto ey General Loretta Lynch said in interviews Sunday on several news shows that the FBI would release a partial printed...

Javier He andez, like many in the nation, awoke June 12 to the horrific news that someone had killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub. The shocked 27-year-old was rattled, lea ing a single man, Omar Mateen, had entered the club — a sanctuary for the local gay community — and opened fire on hundr...

It’s time to crank up those air conditioners, because the heat wave has arrived. All across Southe Califo ia, temperatures will crest into the triple digits and likely break records. By Monday, the inland valleys could see highs greater than 108 and the deserts could see highs greater than 120. The ...

Some guys, it seems, are always in the spotlight. They entertain us with their musical magic, make us laugh by drawing on a bottomless well of humor and thrill us with their acrobatic athletic skills. Others devote endless hours to managing our complex, diverse cities or keeping them safe. And some ...

NORTH LONG BEACH >> Long Beach police are investigating two unrelated shootings that happened in North Long Beach Friday evening and early Saturday. The first shooting happened just after 6 p.m. Friday near Orizaba Avenue and 65th Street, said Sgt. Bradley Johnson, a police spokesman, in an email. O...

Catalina Island’s downtown Avalon is celebrating its largest development in nearly 100 years this weekend. The small town, where time moves a bit slower than on the mainland, locals get around on golf carts and big changes are few and far between, on Saturday welcomed its first dedicated museum, the...

Catalina Island’s downtown Avalon is celebrating its largest development in nearly 100 years this weekend. The small town, where time moves a bit slower than on the mainland, locals get around on golf carts and big changes are few and far between, on Saturday welcomed its first dedicated museum, the...

LAKE VIEW TERRACE >> The federal court began Saturday on a dusty dirt lot with last-minute tents to shield immigrants during a sun-drenched naturalization ceremony. Upon command of U.S. District Judge Geraldine Mund, 52 residents from nearly two dozen nations recited an oath at the American Heroes A...

PASADENA >> Police arrested a Norwalk man early Saturday on suspicion of gun possession by a convicted felon after he jaywalked in front of a police car, officials said. Mark Espinoza, 24, was arrested following the 3:55 a.m. encounter at Fair Oaks Avenue and Mountain Street, according to Pasadena p...

ISLAMABAD >> Police in Pakistan have arrested a mother suspected of killing her pregnant daughter for marrying against the wishes of her family, the latest in a series of so-called “honor killings” in the conservative Muslim country. Local police official Arshad Mahamood said Saturday that the mothe...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a “One Pulse” tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city’s spirits while more victims of last weekend’s nightclub shooting were buried. Across from Cathedral Church of S...

LOS ANGELES >> The Sherpa Fire that continues to send smoke into their air over much of the L.A. basin in its fourth day is now 45 percent contained, Santa Barbara County officials a ounced Saturday. Officials said 7,648 acres have bu ed, while some 1,230 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, C...

NORTH LONG BEACH >> Long Beach police are investigating two unrelated shootings that happened in North Long Beach Friday evening and early Saturday. The first shooting happened just after 6 p.m. Friday near Orizaba Avenue and 65th Street, said Sgt. Bradley Johnson, a police spokesman, in an email. O...

On June 2 the Long Beach Community Foundation held a “State of the Foundation” reception in the law offices of honoree Skip Keesal. There were 90 or so city leaders on hand where Don Knabe presented a proclamation from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recognizing the foundation’s contribu...

Twelve-year-old Jessica doesn’t have much to look forward to in the summer, except help her mother clean other people’s houses. That’s one of the reasons she would like to go to summer camp like she did last year. She went to the YMCA’s Camp Oakes in the San Be ardino Mountains and had a great time....