LINCOLN HEIGHTS >> Basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined former President Bill Clinton Sunday for a three-stop tour of Losu2009Angeles to urge voters to send Hillary Clinton to the White House. The sports greats and the 42nd president visited supporters and phone b...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Be ie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party’s nomination. After a blowout victory Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands and a decisive win in the U.S. territor...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Hillary Clinton jumped out to an early lead over Be ie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, as the front-ru er drew closer to securing the number of delegates needed to win her party’s White House nomination. After a blowout victory Saturday in...

WASHINGTON >> David Gilkey, a veteran news photographer and video editor for National Public Radio, and an Afghan translator, Zabihullah Tama a, were killed while on assignment in southe Afghanistan on Sunday, a network spokeswoman said. Gilkey and Tama a were traveling with an Afghan army unit near...

DUARTE >> When Sister Maria Goretti wheeled 91-year-old Martha Redding into the chapel on Wednesday, a big smile spread across her face. Since she’s worked at Santau2009Teresita, an assisted living facility and nursing home in Duarte, she said she had never seen Redding leave her room to attend Mass...

Founders of the Long Beach Zombie Walk are suing former business partners for copyright infringement and breach of contract, alleging that they tried to reap profits by stealing the rights to the a ual Halloween festival. Long Beach Cinematheque, a nonprofit film organization that started the Zombie...

La Espada, Harbor Breeze Cruises’ new $4.5 million vessel, is both a means of taking passengers on a whale watching jou ey and a testament to company founder Dan Salas’ willingness to take risks throughout his career. The name, La Espada, is the Spanish word for “sword.” To Salas, it’s also a symbol...

Long Beach voters on Tuesday will decide the fates of two tax measures, and those living in the city’s 2nd City Council District will decide who will be their next council representative. Those local contests are scheduled to be settled after the polls close on Tuesday. That’s the same day for peopl...

LOS ANGELES >> Turtle power isn’t all that strong the second time around, according to comScore estimates Sunday, but not all is bleak at the box office. While many of the season’s sequels continue to struggle, the healthy debut of the romantic drama “Me Before You” proved that there is room for mor...

MONTEREY PARK >> A decorated Army soldier from the San Gabriel Valley was identified Sunday as the ninth victim of a drowning disaster during training at Fort Hood, as Texas was hit by flooding last week. Spc. Yingmin Sun, 25, of Monterey Park, was killed in the training accident Thursday, the Penta...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Hillary Clinton jumped out to an early lead over Be ie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, as the front-ru er drew closer to securing the number of delegates needed to win her party’s White House nomination. After a blowout victory Saturday in...

LOS ANGELES >> Turtle power isn’t all that strong the second time around, according to comScore estimates Sunday, but not all is bleak at the box office. While many of the season’s sequels continue to struggle, the healthy debut of the romantic drama “Me Before You” proved that there is room for mor...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> Puerto Ricans frustrated by the island’s economic crisis voted Sunday in the U.S. territory’s Democratic presidential primary and local elections, as front-ru er Hillary Clinton drew closer to securing the number of delegates needed to win her party’s White House nomination....

CHICAGO >> Violent crimes — from homicides and rapes to robberies — have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities, yet experts can’t point to a single reason why and the jump isn’t enough to suggest there’s a trend. Still, it is stumping law enforcement officials, who are seeking a way to combat t...

Top GOP senator disavows Trump’s attacks on federal judge FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McCo ell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is condescending. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid veers from fri...

Fire crews made progress in their battle ove ight to contain a fire that threatened thousands of home in the Calabasas and Topanga areas, but another hot day threatens that progress, officials said Sunday mo ing. The Old Fire -- as it has been dubbed -- has consumed 516 acres and is 30 percent conta...

CHICAGO >> Violent crimes — from homicides and rapes to robberies — have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities, yet experts can’t point to a single reason why and the jump isn’t enough to suggest there’s a trend. Still, it is stumping law enforcement officials, who are seeking a way to combat t...

Top GOP senator disavows Trump’s attacks on federal judge FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McCo ell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is condescending. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid veers from fri...

Fire crews made progress in their battle ove ight to contain a fire that threatened thousands of home in the Calabasas and Topanga areas, but another hot day threatens that progress, officials said this mo ing. The Old Fire -- as it has been dubbed -- has consumed 516 acres and is 30 percent contain...

BAGHDAD >> In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northe Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion. The killing of Abu Hayjaa al-Tunsi, a Tunisian jihadi, sparked a panicked hunt within the group’s rank...