1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (228+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — Rae Burrell scored 17 points, and Erica Wheeler had four in a game-ending 8-0 run and the Sparks ended Minnesota’s 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82 on Thursday night. Kayla McBride hit a three-pointer to give Minnesota (25-7) an 82-81 lead, but…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (380+ words) A California driver pulled alongside another motorist on the 10 Freeway and pointed a gun — and it was that act of road rage, authorities say, that led investigators to an astonishing cache of illegal weapons. The events leading to the discovery…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (595+ words) Researchers in Los Angeles have made a ribbiting new discovery at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum — an extinct amphibian from the ice age. The spadefoot toad, or Spea labreae, is one of only two ice age amphibians to…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (558+ words) Before Frank and Irene Palomino Elementary School celebrated its new name with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, the Santa Ana City Council voted to rename the adjacent Rosita Park after the couple who fought to desegregate the area’s schools as…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (575+ words) An Orange County judge recently ruled Huntington Beach must cooperate with state officials seeking to investigate its controversial $7-million settlement with the operators of the Pacific Airshow in 2023. Huntington Beach’s status as a charter city does not exempt it from…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (672+ words) Mayor Karen Bass said Thursday that the LAPD should stop working with Flock Safety, warning that the company, which operates AI-enabled license plate readers that allow authorities to monitor vehicles around the city, had lost public trust. In her most…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (265+ words) When matters of public safety were up for consideration at Laguna Beach City Hall, Matt Lawson never hesitated to join in the conversation. The City Council recognized that advocacy Tuesday by naming the emergency operations center after him. Lawson said…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (685+ words) Arraignment was postponed Thursday for a former state parks superintendent accused of recording naked lifeguards at a Bolsa Chica State Beach locker room. Kevin Pearsall, 59, of Long Beach, is charged with five felony counts of eavesdropping, 23 misdemeanor counts of secretly…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (709+ words) California is reporting more cases of cyclosporiasis than it would on average for this point in the summer, including two recent cases where residents ate at out-of-state Taco Bell restaurants, according to state health officials and data. Despite the uptick,…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago   (925+ words) Southern California air regulators Thursday adopted a slate of new requirements aimed at neutralizing the rancid odors from the fire-damaged Lineage warehouse that still contains millions of pounds of rotting food. The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s hearing board,…...