Nation Apr 15 Los Angeles political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths A wealthy Democratic donor has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of methamphetamine as part of a fetish that turned fatal.
Nation Mar 25 U.S. House leaders call on Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry to resign after found guilty of lying to the FBI Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is facing growing pressure to resign from congressional leaders and Nebraska's GOP governor after a California jury found him guilty of lying to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 campaign donation from a Nigerian billionaire.
Nation Jan 10 Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dead at 78 Durst was convicted of the 2000 killing of Susan Berman in September. Durst was facing trial in New York for the killing his wife, who disappeared in 1982. He was acquitted in 2003 in the death of a Texas man.
Health Jan 06 Omicron surge sidelines 800 police, firefighters in Los Angeles A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and firefighters and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times.
Nation Nov 20 Wildfires torched up to a fifth of all giant sequoia trees Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, leading to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth’s largest trees, officials said Friday.
Nation Nov 19 California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees The estimate released Friday accounts for 13% to 19% of the native sequoias that are the largest trees on Earth.
Nation Oct 05 The Coast Guard says it didn’t have enough evidence initially to act on oil spill off California Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Coast Guard was alerted Friday night by a “good Samaritan” that there was a sheen on the water.
Nation Sep 17 New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder Durst, 78, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Susan Berman, who was shot at point-blank range in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home in December 2000 as she was prepared to tell police how she…
Economy Aug 21 Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
Politics Jul 20 Trump inaugural committee head arrested over accusation of being UAE agent The chair of Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates.