Man Arrested Twice for Allegedly Conning Women
An alleged conman was arrested this week for a second time on suspicion he duped a woman he met on an online dating website out of her money, and authorities are renewing their plea for other women to...
View ArticleFired Photogs Picket Chicago Sun-Times Building
Thirty laid off Chicago Sun-Times photographers and their supporters demonstrated in front of the newspaper's building Thursday morning, exactly one week after learning they were losing their jobs....
View ArticleDoughnut Forget! National Doughnut Day Arrives Friday
It's a national "holey day" that might derail bathing suit season. Friday is National Doughnut Day and several purveyors of the sweet treats are giving away freebies and baking up crazy flavors to...
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Dive Team Searches La Brea Tar Pits for Weapons
A police dive team is searching the water at the La Brea Tar Pits for a weapon Thursday as part of a homicide investigation. Details regarding the homicide case were not immediately available. Officers...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Esther Williams
Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams became one of Hollywood's biggest...
View ArticleConcerns About Demolition Voiced Weeks Before Collapse
The City of Philadelphia was notified of potential unsafe demolition practices happening on the same block of Wednesday’s building collapse -- nearly a month before the deadly event. Center City...
View ArticleDeputies Respond When Nature Calls for Alligator
A report of "suspicious activity" on a desert road in Southern California turned out to be a road trip bathroom break involving a 4-foot-long alligator that is part of a wildlife-on-wheels traveling...
View ArticleTraffic Advisory Ahead of President's LA Visit
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a traffic advisory ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to Los Angeles -- part of a visit to California that begins late Thursday in the San Francisco Bay...
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Only Minor Injuries in Griffith Park Chopper Crash
A helicopter crashed in a rugged area of Los Angeles' Griffith Park on Thursday afternoon, leaving four occupants with minor injuries. Los Angeles fire officials and police responded to the crash scene...
View Article1st Philly Building Collapse Lawsuit Filed
Nadine White was at work inside the Salvation Army thrift store in Philadelphia on Wednesday when the four-story building next door came crashing down on top of her and everyone else inside. Six people...
View ArticleBlackhawks vs. Kings: Game 4 Preview
Needless to say, it has been an interesting 48 hours for the Los Angeles Kings. Tops on the list of the reasons why was the fact that they won Game 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-1....
View ArticleWorld First: Artificially Inseminated Penguin Chicks
SeaWorld San Diego has announced it has successfully produced the first penguins in the world conceived through artificial insemination. "It's just amazing. It's an incredible feeling not only to work...
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Powerhouse Fire Damage Shuts Down Summer Camp
A state-of-the-art summer camp built specifically for children with chronic illnesses – many of whom cannot attend traditional camps – will not hold sessions for 800 campers this season because of...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Robber Thwarted by Boy in Home Invasion
Police say they've arrested one of the two robbers who were thwarted by a 10-year-old boy when they tried to break into a Brooklyn family's home Monday. Jayquan Straker, 24, was arrested on a robbery...
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Slain West Point Grad Was "Brother to Many"
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a man they describe as "an elite officer" and "exemplary student," they said Thursday. Albert Song, 24, of Cerritos, died Monday afternoon, perhaps from...
View ArticleTop News Photos of the Week
China Fire: A family member of a worker cries near the accident site after a fire broke out at a poultry processing workshop on June 3 in Dehui City. The blaze killed at least 119 people in one of the...
View ArticleCar Salesman Disinvited From Obama Fundraiser
An electric car advocate dug into his retirement fund to pay thousands of dollars for a chance to meet President Obama at a Santa Monica fundraiser Friday, only, he said, to be told he was not welcome....
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Teacher Arrested in Child Porn Sting
A middle school teacher and coach was arrested after he met with an undercover agent in his Covina classroom allegedly with the intent to watch child pornography together, authorities announced...
View ArticlePark Worker Faces Lewd Conduct Charges
At age 62, Donald Lee Johnson has served 40 years as a Los Angeles County park employee, and was still running recreational programs for children at Ted Watkins Memorial Park. Johnson was arrested this...
View ArticleObama Fundraises, Talks Obamacare in Silicon Valley
President Obama touched down in Air Force One at Moffett Field Thursday, marking the second time the leader of the free world has visited the Bay Area in as many months. He trotted down the plane's...
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