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By Hillel Italie Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin …

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are both headed to the City of Angels in June on to tap into the the ATM known as Southern California’s rich and influential families. Trump will be the first to touch …

The Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside County will pay $360,000 to a former high school gym teacher who alleged she was fired for refusing to follow policies recognizing students’ transgender identities, a conservative law firm announced Tuesday, May 14. …

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will receive more than $112 million combined through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan for construction upgrades, operations and maintenance. The funding, which U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, announced on …

TORRANCE — The Sparks have several questions surrounding this year’s team, including who will replace Nneka Ogwumike as the team’s leading scorer, will rookie forwards Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson be a part of the organization’s long-term “core four” and …

The government may have cut taxes and raised the National Living Wage, but the number of food parcels have reached record highs (Picture: Getty) More children than ever are relying on foodbank parcels to save them from hunger as more …

LIVERMORE — After he allegedly shot and killed his longtime girlfriend and a man she was with inside a Livermore hotel, 30-year-old Yonston Vazquez reached out to members of one victim’s family to inform them where she was and attempt …

By MaryClaire Dale and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny | Associated Press LYON, France — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained …

Goodbye, Raging Waters and hello, CaliBunga. That’s the decidedly more laidback new name of the water park at Lake Cunningham Park in San Jose, which is expected to reopen next month. The new moniker — a take on “cowabunga” — …

By Saskya Vandoorne, Julen Chavin and Joshua Berlinger | CNN French authorities launched a manhunt on Tuesday after gunmen ambushed a prison convoy in Normandy to break out an inmate, killing two guards and wounding three others. The violent incident, …

Saying it desperately needs more tools to clean up homeless encampments that are increasingly fouling the environment and putting its employees at risk, Silicon Valley’s largest water agency is proposing a new ordinance that would ban camping along 295 miles …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Aid small businesses with housing support Re: “Small businesses are struggling with inflation” (Page A1, May 13). It’s sad that small business owners in San …

LIVERMORE — After he allegedly shot and killed his longtime girlfriend and a man she was with inside a Livermore hotel, 30-year-old Yonston Vazquez reached out to members of one victim’s family to inform them where she was and attempt …

By MaryClaire Dale and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny | Associated Press LYON, France — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained …

Goodbye, Raging Waters and hello, CaliBunga. That’s the decidedly more laidback new name of the water park at Lake Cunningham Park in San Jose, which is expected to reopen next month. The new moniker — a take on “cowabunga” — …