
LAS VEGAS — At the GOP debate Tuesday evening, Dr. Ben Carson used part of his opening statement to ask for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack earlier this month. He then bowed his head in prayer before continuing with his remarks.
by Joel B. Pollak15 Dec 2015, 6:17 PM PST0

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) says U.S. military intelligence reports and analysis about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) were “doctored” to give the impression the group was weaker than analysts had actually concluded.
by Adelle Nazarian15 Dec 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

On Sunday, a 55-year-old known homeless man was found shot dead near Heritage Park in Santa Ana.
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

On Dec. 2, as Islamic terrorists in combat gear strode into a San Bernardino Christmas party and began methodically executing Americans for their religious beliefs, the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces started ruminating on all the political angles and consequences.
by Charles Hurt15 Dec 2015, 10:38 AM PST0

The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reveals that following the San Bernardino terrorist attack, 70 percent of Americans now believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction and only 43 percent approve of Barack Obama’s job performance as president.
by Chriss W. Street15 Dec 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik allegedly told friends in Pakistan twice over Facebook that she had embraced radical Islam and jihad.
by Adelle Nazarian15 Dec 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

On Sunday, five squatters who pried open a window of an abandoned house in east-central Fresno, allegedly to do drugs, died when a fire broke out; a sixth was injured, the Fresno Bee reports.
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed a plan Monday that would raise water rates in the city by 4.7 percent annually over the next five years.
by Daniel Nussbaum15 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

On Tuesday, San Bernardino Valley College will remain closed, even though a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the school on Monday was later deemed a hoax. At roughly 5:30 p.m. Monday, the college tweeted a message from Pierre
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

2015 has delivered a record-breaking year for background checks in California, surpassing the 12-month background check record in an 11-month period.
by AWR Hawkins15 Dec 2015, 8:23 AM PST0

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Tuesday morning that all of its schools will be closed for the day due to a terror threat. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a bomb threat was called in to a school board member, the Los Angeles Times reports.
by Joel B. Pollak15 Dec 2015, 7:18 AM PST0

The Los Angeles Times provided the template for media bias in reporting of Donald Trump with a report on his Las Vegas rally Monday evening that focused almost entirely on hecklers, to the exclusion of what the candidate said.
by Joel B. Pollak15 Dec 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

California Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) protested Monday that she is not anti-Muslim, after remarks last week that “anywhere between 5 and 20 percent” of Muslims support an Islamic caliphate “in any way possible.”
by Joel B. Pollak15 Dec 2015, 5:35 AM PST0

CARLSBAD, CA — On Monday, the door of America’s new largest seawater desalination plant opened to journalists, elected officials and the public with the lofty promise of helping to solve California’s drought distress.
by Michelle Moons15 Dec 2015, 3:00 AM PST0

Venture capital investors love business plans that promise terrific upside, but they increasingly want a “funeral plan” in writing that explains what the entrepreneur can and will do if their start-up suffers from business problems or slow growth.
by Chriss W. Street15 Dec 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

LAS VEGAS — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump addressed roughly 2,000 enthusiastic supporters Monday evening ahead of the GOP debate on Tuesday.
by Joel B. Pollak14 Dec 2015, 9:05 PM PST0

Fans descending on Hollywood Boulevard for the Monday night premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be subjected to a barrage of beefed-up security measures as local authorities prepare for what could be the largest movie premiere of all time.
by Daniel Nussbaum14 Dec 2015, 3:37 PM PST0

The warmer temperature of the eastern Pacific Ocean due to El Niño this year has created a life-threatening problem for whales traveling through the waters of California, luring them toward the coast, where they are entangled in fishing gear used by fishermen, crabbers and lobstermen.
by William Bigelow14 Dec 2015, 12:25 PM PST0

Two women suffered non-life threatening injuries Sunday evening, when one accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal while trying to park, causing her to drive off the third floor of a parking structure in San Diego’s popular Fashion Valley Mall, nosediving into the ground.
by Adelle Nazarian14 Dec 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

On December 13, the Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department released photos and video to suggest that the suspect shot and killed by deputies in Lynwood on Saturday had a gun and continued to point it even after being shot and falling to the ground.
by AWR Hawkins14 Dec 2015, 11:49 AM PST0

Over the weekend, famed actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 90th birthday at The Grove in Los Angeles along with a flash mob that danced and joined him in singing songs from Mary Poppins.
by William Bigelow14 Dec 2015, 11:41 AM PST0

The tech sector is no longer the hottest place to be on the stock market. Initial public offerings (IPOs) have plummeted in tech in 2015, putting the sector behind health care and financial companies.
by Chriss W. Street14 Dec 2015, 5:02 AM PST0

San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik likely won’t receive a traditional Islamic burial, and reportedly might even be cremated–an act forbidden by Islamic law–if no one steps forward to claim her body. Malik’s bullet-ridden corpse remains in the San Bernardino County
by Adelle Nazarian14 Dec 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

The New York Times reported this weekend that U.S. officials approved San Bernardino murderer Tashfeen Malik to immigrate to the U.S.–even though she had gushed about jihad on social media. Malik entered the U.S. on a K-1 (fiancée) visa and
by Mary Chastain14 Dec 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

Three of the 14 victims of the December 2 San Bernardino terrorist attack were laid to rest Saturday. Family, friends and concerned residents gathered to give their support to those mourning the loss of Isaac Amanois, 60; Tin Nguyen, 31; and Shannon Johnson, 43.
by Adelle Nazarian14 Dec 2015, 4:19 AM PST0