$4.8M settlement reached over Ronald Greene’s Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say
An agreement says a tentative $4.85 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a Black man who was punched, kicked and stunned by five white…
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
Prosecutors say they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday…
Santiago Canyon College to UCLA: Nursing student solidifies her career path
Kayla Serrano took advantage of as many programs as possible to position herself for transfer to an elite university.
Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and…
Falling mortgage rates signal economic distress
Jobs were falling at a 0.6% annual rate across California and 0.2% nationwide as rates tumbled since 1990.
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
The welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band…
US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason
Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why. Government figures released on Tuesday showed prices for food eaten at…
CIF-SS baseball playoffs: Tuesday’s Division 1 scores, updated schedule
Scores from all of the Division 1 games on May 12 and the complete schedule for Thursday and Friday, May 14-15.
Westminster opens its first community garden
The Cherry Street Community Gardens have opened, a first for the city, using a vacant residential lot on the street near Westminster Boulevard.
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
Experts remain cautiously optimistic as new drugs emerge and government programs are cut.