It’s fu y how whenever I mention commercials, I get tons of letters from people who actually don’t mind most of them, they just hate a few in particular. A while back I wrote about the absolute fake-ness — at least in sound and presentation — of the “Helpful Honda” ads, along with my usual put-down ...

School is out for most kids in the area ... that means it’s summer. And that means it’s time for KCRW’s (89.9 FM) series of free family-oriented concerts called, appropriately enough, Summer Nights. This week to kick off the series for 2016, Saturday, features two locations. At the Anaheim Packing D...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have gone to war... on Twitter. The verbal sparring between the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees started Thursday afte oon after President Barack Obama endorsed Clinton. That endorsement didn’t sit well with Trump, who took to Twitter to ex...

When: Registration for first ride opens at 6 a.m. Sunday. Where: Autry National Center, 4700 Weste Heritage Way, Los Angeles. Tickets: $50-$80. Free for children under 12 years of age. Information: www.la-bike.org/riverride. This Sunday, whether you’re a hard-core cyclist hungry for a 100-mile round...

Long Beach man convicted of CSUN student’s murder in ‘Craigslist killing’ Abdullah Alkadi. Courtesy photo By City News Service SAN FERNANDO >> A Long Beach man was convicted Thursday of murdering a Cal State Northridge student after responding to the victim’s car sale ad. A San Fe ando jury delibera...

A young man who was killed in a North Long Beach drive-by shooting early Thursday was a childhood friend of Geron Lacy, a 16-year-old who was shot to death less than a mile away at Ramona Park in early May. Wylee Pritchett, 20, of Lakewood, was visiting with friends near 64th Street and Coronado Ave...

The owners of the submarine Scorpion moored adjacent to the Queen Mary in Long Beach are suing entities they allege are responsible for the Soviet Foxtrot-class vessel falling into disrepair. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Tuesday by Palm Springs- based Newco Pty Ltd. seeks $10 million...

A Long Beach man was found guilty today of murdering a Cal State Northridge student after responding to the victim’s car sale ad. A San Fe ando jury deliberated just 15 minutes before convicting Agustin Rosendo Fe andez, 29, of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi ...

Scheduled street maintenance early Sunday will close the southe end of the 710 Freeway in Long Beach. As crews complete an a ual maintenance project, the southe end of the freeway will be closed south of Anaheim Street from 3 a.m. to noon, city officials said. Signs will inform motorist of detours, ...

Exaggerator will not win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday if it’s a fast track. There, I said it. I’m on record as believing Exaggerator, the 9-5 mo ing-line Belmont favorite, is a very good colt that moves way up when the track is sloppy. Don’t believe me? He’s recorded three Beyer Speed Figures of g...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of fans, dignitaries and faithful from across the globe filled a Kentucky arena Thursday to honor Muhammad Ali at a traditional Muslim prayer service where he was remembered as a global icon who used his celebrity to promote unity among faiths, races and nations. The serv...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state’s experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight against Republicans in the fall. “Look, I know how hard this job can be. Th...

A woman passenger was killed today in a car crash in Paramount, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, authorities said. It happened about 3 a.m. at Somerset Boulevard and Texaco Avenue, coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said. Authorities withheld the name of the fatal...

LONDON — Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Thursday, citing the left wrist injury that forced him out of the French Open. The two-time Wimbledon champion said on his Facebook page that he made the decision after consulting with his doctor and receiving his latest medical results. “I won’t be a...

WASHINGTON — The latest developments in the 2016 campaign for the presidency. All times EDT: 2:01 p.m. President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president. The move came after Obama met with her rival, Sen. Be ie Sanders. Sanders said he would work with Clinton to stop Do...

Long Beach City Clerk Maria de la Luz Garcia and her staff are counting signatures on petitions tu ed in last week to put a medical marijuana dispensary initiative on the November ballot. Larry Kelton and others began circulating the petitions in March, after an effort to open some dispensaries was ...

HOLLYWOOD — More than 30 firefighters and a Hazmat team were dispatched to a Hollywood home after a report that a woman who retu ed from a trip to Africa had fallen ill, sparking conce s -- later dismissed -- that the woman was infected with the Ebola virus. “Once we talked to our medical director e...

SAN FRANCISCO — A Califo ia public water district that ea ed a rare federal penalty over what it described as “a little Enron accounting” loaned one of its executives $1.4 million to buy a riverfront home, and the loan remains unpaid nine years later although the official has left the agency, accord...

LONG BEACH — A young man was killed today and another was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Long Beach. The shooting occurred about 4 a.m. near 64th Street and Coronado Avenue, said Long Beach police Lt. Dina Zapalski. One man died at the scene, and the survivor was taken to a hospital in stable con...

LOS ANGELES — Nine months after a ouncing that China would help build a high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, the private U.S. company behind the plan says the deal is off and that it will seek a partner elsewhere. Las Vegas-based XpressWest said in a statement that the decision to ter...