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From the earliest exploration by European explorers of what became California, its position on the western coast of the North American continent has been its most important attribute. Its coastline allowed that exploration and the development of outposts while most of the continent was still a mysterious wilderness. It fostered the 1849 gold rush that…
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Ottawa Senators right wing Claude Giroux, right, tries to take the puck from Ducks defenseman Dmitry Kulikov as the Ducks attempt to get the puck out of their zone during the second period on Monday night in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Ducks center Sam Carrick falls after clashing with Ottawa Senators…
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On one hand, the Kings have essentially kept pace with the second-place Seattle Kraken and would be in playoff position if the season were to end today, despite any question marks on their roster and the potential to backslide from last year’s odds-defying achievements. On the other, they just lost to the worst team in…
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The granddaddy of all Halloween events will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year as Knott’s Berry Farm rolls out plans for its 2023 festival lineup that fills the Buena Park theme park every month of the year with fun, food and thrills plus an October full of fear. Knott’s has unveiled its annual Seasons of…
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City of Hope has opened a 147-room hotel to accommodate patients and their families while patients undergo treatment at the Duarte facility. The $65 million Judy & Bernard Briskin Hope Village hotel is named for the Briskin family, which donated a portion of the funding. It’s part of the cancer research and treatment center’s $1…
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By Matthew Lee WASHINGTON — The body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl were repatriated to the United States on Monday after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a senior State Department official said. The official said Wahl’s remains and his belongings arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy…
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Editor’s note: This is the Monday, Dec. 12, edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. One step forward, one step back. Injuries and illness took a toll on the Lakers’ record this past week just when they seemed primed to take…
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By Jamey Keaten and John Leicester KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s prime minister has appealed for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks that knocked out electricity and water supplies for millions of Ukrainians, putting Europe on alert Monday to brace for more refugees. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told French…
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU — Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, died on Sunday. She was 96. Her death was announced Monday morning at ʻIolani Palace, America’s only royal…
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By Regina Garcia Cano and Franklin Briceno  LIMA, Peru — Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday, announcing in a nationally televised address that she would send Congress a proposal to move up elections after thousands of protesters again took to the streets demanding she resign. The protests turned deadly…
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