Security guard at the center of Chappell Roan controversy breaks silence: ‘I take full responsibility’
Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is...
South Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption
JOHANNESBURG — Anti-graft investigators in South Africa have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday....
A second fatal rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail
A Ventura County woman has become the second recent death from a rattlesnake bike on a Southern California hiking trail...
Howard Stern dishes on being JFK Jr.’s cover model: ‘One of the worst covers I ever did’
Like millions of pop-culture-obsessed Americans, Howard Stern is binging FX’s “Love Story” and soaking up the nostalgia of ’90s-era New...
Luka Doncic scores 43 as Lakers hold off late Pacers rally
INDIANAPOLIS — Even LeBron James couldn’t muster the energy. With a wide-open lane in the ending moments of the Lakers’ 137-130 win...
In the coming-of-age documentary ‘Agridulce,’ the kids are keeping bachata alive
Before becoming a global phenomenon in the 2000s thanks to artists like Aventura, Monchy y Alexandra and Prince Royce, and...
USC football focuses on accountability, fine details during spring practice
Three weeks into spring practice, USC football coaches are making one thing clear: 95% of their best will not be...
Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
Russian air defenses downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in what was the largest reported overnight...
Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to...
L.A. tries to close off manhole where people live, nearly sealing someone inside
City crews were on the verge of welding a manhole cover shut in South Los Angeles Wednesday morning when a...
He’s an election skeptic. And he’s in charge of elections in Shasta County
REDDING — At a Board of Supervisors meeting in rural Shasta County last month, Clint Curtis dropped a bombshell: A sheriff way...
Stocks rise and oil prices ease as Wall Street keeps yo-yoing because of the war with Iran
Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street on Wednesday, while oil...
Emily Gregory is President Trump’s new state representative and a new hope for Democrats in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Democrats, beaten down by years of Republican domination in what was once the consummate battleground state, claimed new...
At 63, Flea finally becomes the jazz musician he always dreamed of being
When Michael Peter Balzary, a.k.a. Flea, was a little boy, his attraction to the trumpet was all-consuming and amorous. He...
Colombia investigates military plane crash that killed 69 as doctors identify victims
BOGOTA, Colombia — Forensic experts in Colombia worked Wednesday to identify the remains of 69 security forces killed in a military transport...
