ORLANDO, Fla. >> The gunman who shot and killed a singer who rose to fame after appearing on “The Voice” traveled to Orlando specifically to attack her, authorities said Saturday. Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a news conference that the suspect, identified as a 21-year-old white male, didn’...

Few details released in fatal Carson shooting By City News Service CARSON >> A woman was shot to death as she walked down the street in Carson Saturday. The victim was shot at 12:10 a.m. in the area of Carson Street and Evonda Avenue, according to deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Depar...

NEW YORK >> Even without a Triple Crown on the line, there’s always a slice of history waiting at the finish line of the Belmont Stakes. Where Exaggerator ends up in the record books will be determined Saturday, when the Preakness wi er takes on a dozen rivals in the 148th ru ing of the final leg of...

Environmentalists and other organizations are tu ing up the heat under inte ational food and beverage provider Nestlé as a legal challenge to the company’s water operations in the San Be ardino National Forest heads toward a long-awaited federal court hearing Monday. The hearing to address Nestlé’s ...

A gunman opened fire at a Florida concert venue as singer Christina Grimmie signed autographs for fans after a show, killing the onetime star of “The Voice” before shooting and killing himself, officials said Saturday. A publicist for Grimmie, Heather Walsh, said in an email early Saturday that “we ...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> Florida authorities say “The Voice” star Christina Grimmie is in critical condition after being shot at a concert venue in Orlando by a suspect who fatally shot himself after being tackled by the singer-songwriter’s brother. Orlando Police Department officials said during a news con...

A bill that paves the way for Califo ia’s undocumented immigrants to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Friday, and now awaits federal approval. The gove or’s signature means Califo ia is one of the first states to ask the federal gove ment to waive a major...

Two people were killed when a single-engine plane that took off from Hawtho e Municipal Airport crashed into a nearby condominium complex Friday, authorities said. The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of Broadway, which is less than a mile west of the airport and close to Hawtho e Hi...

Friday’s early-mo ing wake-up call courtesy of a moderate earthquake in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was triggered by a hitch on a feisty fault that slices through populated areas of Inland Southe Califo ia. And the question some are asking in the wake of the 5.2 magnitude shaker centered 15 miles...

Two people were killed when a single-engine plane that took off from Hawtho e Municipal Airport crashed into a nearby condominium complex Friday, authorities said. The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of Broadway, which is less than a mile west of the airport and close to Hawtho e Hi...

A sweeping transit plan unveiled by Metro officials Friday called for much more than just unchoking the strangled freeways across Los Angeles County. It called upon voters to support the most ambitious traffic-management plan in the nation through a permanent transit sales tax. If approved by the Me...

Students at the Long Beach Unified magnet school Califo ia Academy of Mathematics and Science have won almost $11 million in scholarships and grants, including a Gates Mille ium Scholar. Alero Arueyingho, 16, an honors student bo in Nigeria, is among 1,000 students nationwide to receive the prestigi...

Two people were killed when a single-engine plane that took off from Hawtho e Municipal Airport crashed into a nearby condominium complex Friday, authorities said. The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of Broadway, which is nearly two miles west of the airport and close to Hawtho e Hi...

A bill that paves the way for Califo ia’s undocumented immigrants to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Friday, and now awaits federal approval. The gove or’s signature means Califo ia is one of the first states to ask the federal gove ment to waive a major...

Do they have churros and turkey legs at Shanghai Disneyland? Can you get your name stitched in Chinese letters on a mouse-eared cap? What happens when you take the “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” song out of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride? How does Mickey Avenue, the entry to Shanghai Disneyland...

She decided in November to drop her Disneyland a ual pass. At more than $700 a year, it was just too expensive for a librarian who specializes in children’s literature. So, on her birthday in March, when Ivo e Arreola opened a text from her friend, she thought what she was seeing was a new a ual pas...

The Current, which according to Long Beach officials is the first high-rise apartment complex to be constructed there in more than 10 years, had its grand opening Thursday night. Three developers, AndersonPacific, LLC; Ledcor Properties, Inc. and Qualico Developments, Inc., worked on The Current. Th...

Port of Los Angeles High School 2016 seniors graduate The 2016 senior class at Port of Los Angeles High School graduated Monday at the Long Beach Terrace theater. Many showed off their artistic skills with playful moarter board illustrations. If you’re reading this on a mobile device, use this link ...

LOS ANGELES >> The fatal shooting of a UCLA professor by a former student, who then tu ed the gun on himself, led to an uprecedented, hours-long lockdown of the entire Westwood campus on June 1, leaving students and faculty barricaded in their classrooms while also frightening parents across Southe ...

NEW YORK — Be prepared to fork over a lot more Hamiltons to see the Broadway smash “Hamilton.” Producers have pushed the top premium seat price up to a record $849. The previous high for premium ticket prices was $477 for the best seats at “The Book of Mormon.” ‘’Hamilton” will easily shatter than m...