Blind Dog, Brother Adopted
The eight-month old puppies that have been melting hearts since a picture of them embracing (see below) was posted on the web a week ago are being adopted, just in time for the holidays. Jeffrey, who...
View ArticleNew Law Aims to Regulate Toy Guns
The death of a Bay Area boy and the paralysis of a Los Angeles teen -- both shot by law enforcement while carrying replica rifles -- are the human faces behind state legislation being introduced on...
View Article3M to Travel During Thanksgiving
More than three million Southern Californians are expected to fly and drive at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving holiday, a 4 percent dip from last year, according to the Auto Club of Southern...
View ArticleClinton Leads Jeb Bush in Fla. Poll
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has a narrow 2-point edge over former Florida governor Jeb Bush in a hypothetical 2016 presidential election matchup in the Sunshine State, a new Quinnipiac...
View ArticleRuby Shot Oswald on Impulse: Rabbi
Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald on an impulse, according to the rabbi who visited him regularly after the shooting. Special Section:Â JFK 50 Now retired and living in San Diego, Rabbi Hillel...
View ArticleBurning Car Rescue Caught on Camera
A good Samaritan and two Suffolk police officers helped rescue a Long Island woman trapped in a burning car Thursday, dramatic cell phone video shows. Three cars collided at an intersection in Lake...
View Article$50K Reward in Venice Stabbing
Authorities announced a $50,000 reward Friday in the case of a Venice restaurant employee who was stabbed and left to die in the street after finishing his shift. Guillermo Perez was stabbed early...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Front Pages After JFK Death
In the days that followed President John F. Kennedy's death, newspapers from across the nation printed what are now historic front pages.
View ArticleRemains of McStay Kids ID'd
Officials have confirmed the remains of two children found in the desert in Victorville, Calif., are, in fact, the missing McStay children of San Diego County. At 3:30 p.m. Friday, the California...
View Article144 Kids Adopted in One Day
Nearly 150 children were legally adopted at a courthouse in Monterey Park Friday, marking 25 years of service for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Among the parents...
View ArticleFalse Gun Report at LAX
At the same time the sound of a car crash scared passengers into thinking shots were fired at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, travelers in another terminal were evacuated and thousands of...
View ArticleWorld Chess Champ Crowned
The world of chess has a new king, and it's a 22-year-old who is as much at home posing for fashion shoots as he is pushing pawns. Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the chess world championship Friday,...
View ArticleCyclist Beaten in 'Knockout' Attack
A cyclist is recovering after being beaten in what detectives believe is a "knockout game" attack along a Philadelphia street. The male victim was riding his bike along the 900 block of Catherine...
View ArticlePush for Santa Monica Dispensaries
Santa Monica has shunned the idea of medical marijuana dispensaries for years, but a proposed ordinance might change that. A new ordinance has been drafted that would allow two dispensaries to begin...
View Article14-Year-Old Girl Shot in Leg
Police are looking for a suspect believed to be responsible for shooting a 14-year-old girl in the leg Friday afternoon as she was walking home from school. Surveillance tape images captured a man,...
View ArticleSketch of 1970s Sex Assault Suspect
Police in Montgomery County have released a sketch of a man sought in sex assaults during the mid-1970s, hoping the image will jog someone's memory of events four decades ago. Detectives from the...
View ArticleFake Cop Sexually Assaults Woman
A man impersonating a police officer sexually assaulted a woman in the back of his car on Interstate 35E on Thursday morning, Carrollton police said. Carrollton police said a dark-colored, four-door...
View ArticleOfficer Slain After JFK Honored
Law enforcement from all across Texas came to Dallas to pay tribute to the other man killed in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Every day, Marie Tippit thinks about him. Her husband, Dallas Police Officer J.D....
View ArticleOfficer Kills Man in Gun Battle
A Riverside police officer killed an alleged gunman after a firefight late Friday, authorities said. The shooting occurred just before 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Vine and 1st streets in...
View ArticleWoman Killed on 1st Walk
Sally Ann Okuly survived cancer. And she survived a motorcycle crash six months ago, feeling well enough to leave the house last weekend for the first time in half a year. But her determination was no...
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