Bangladesh Factory Rubble Searched for Brand Names
The death toll in the Bangladesh building collapse topped 675 Monday, giving the disaster the grim distinction of being the deadliest ever to hit the garment industry. Workers are still searching for...
View ArticleLockdown Lifted at Brea Elementary School
Residents in a Brea neighborhood were told to stay indoors and at least one elementary school was on lockdown Monday afternoon while police combed the area for three suspected burglars. The Brea Police...
View ArticleExperimental Breast Cancer Drug Shows Dramatic Results
Janet Klein has estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer, like 60 percent of women who get breast cancer. Because of her family history, she decided to get a double mastectomy. She thought her fight...
View ArticleCA Shoppers Would Be Pinched By Internet Sales Tax
California consumers could see their online purchases get more expensive, if the House of Representatives joins the Senate in passing what’s known as the Marketplace Fairness Act. That act would...
View ArticleNoose Found in Public Park Bathroom in Conn.
Police are investigating after a noose was found hanging in the men's bathroom at a public park in Connecticut on Monday, according to the recreation director. Staff found it hanging from the back of a...
View ArticlePfizer Sells Viagra on Website to Fight Fraud
Pfizer, the drug company that makes Viagra, began selling the erectile-dysfunction treatment online Monday to fight fake pharmacy websites from selling counterfeit or fraudulent versions of the drug,...
View ArticlePort of Long Beach Invests $100M to Lower Pollution
As part of its commitment to reduce emissions into the environment, the Port of Long Beach is investing millions of dollars in equipment to allow ships to "plug in" to the power grid instead of running...
View ArticlePlot in Conn. Cemetery Offered to Bombing Suspect's Family
A plot in a Hamden cemetery has been offered to the family of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Paul Keane, the owner of the plot, writes in his blog "The Anti Yale" that he would like...
View ArticleCalif. Farm Workers Fired for Leaving Fields During Wildfire
More than a dozen farm workers in Southern California were out of a job after walking out of the fields last week, forced indoors because of heavy smoke from a massive wildfire burning nearby. “Oh,...
View ArticleLimousine Driver Describes Fiery, Fatal Accident
In an emotional interview, the driver of the limousine where nine women were on their way to a Bay Area bridal shower on Saturday, described how fast the flames engulfed the white Lincoln Town Car he...
View ArticleKings Knock Off Blues to Tie First-Round Series
Despite going down 2-0 early against the St. Louis Blues, the Los Angeles Kings roared back and tied up their best-of-seven series by winning 4-3 at Staples Center on Monday night. Justin Williams...
View ArticleOC Hospital Will Stop Performing Elective Abortions
An Orange County hospital will stop performing elective abortions after joining a Catholic hospital group, but officials there are saying that the decision was not forced upon them. Hoag Hospital in...
View ArticleBrush That Ignited Springs Fire Was Recently Cleared
Less than two weeks before the Springs Fire ignited alongside the 101 Freeway, crews had done brush clearance in the area, according to CalTrans. Investigators determined that the fire began in "grass...
View ArticleCaught on Video: Gunman Demands Cash at Fuel Station
A gas station convenience store clerk was ordered to empty cash registers at gunpoint in a heist Monday night that was captured on surveillance video. The robbery occurred at about 9:30 p.m. at the La...
View ArticleFarm Offers to Rehire Workers Fired For Leaving During Wildfire
More than a dozen farm workers were out of a job after walking out of the fields last week, forced indoors because of heavy smoke from the massive Springs Fire burning nearby. “Oh, yeah, the smoke was...
View ArticleSearch Continues For Taxi Driver's Attackers
Police asked for the public's help on Monday to find a couple who attacked a cab driver when he asked them to get out of his cab after the woman became irate and began shouting profanities. "It was...
View ArticleLimo Fire Survivor Describes Ordeal
One of the survivors of this weekend's tragic limousine five on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge is telling a heartbreaking story of loss. Neila Arrellano, 36, said she lost five of her friends Saturday...
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Sister of Missing Hiker Is Hopeful: "He's the MacGyver Type"
Deputies camped out at trailheads in the San Bernardino mountains overnight in case three missing hikers descended down the hiking trails. The trio went missing over the weekend, and by Monday, weather...
View ArticleCalif. Limo Fire Survivor Describes Ordeal
One of the survivors of the tragic limousine fire on California's San Mateo-Hayward Bridge is telling a heartbreaking story of loss. Speaking with great difficulty, as if she were shell-shocked, Neila...
View ArticleMasked Gunman Kills Man At Auto Shop: Police
Police were searching for a surgical mask-wearing gunman who killed a man in his 50s in front of a San Pedro auto repair shop Tuesday morning, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 8:25 a.m....
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