12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (271+ words) MANILA — A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The balloting, however, was marred by a bombing…...

14+ hour, 44+ min ago   (185+ words) A traffic accident in South L.A. involving a Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle sent seven people to the hospital Sunday afternoon, authorities said. In a statement, the LAFD said three civilian vehicles and one Fire Department vehicle were involved in the…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (265+ words) A high-speed car crash in Irvine claimed two lives on Sunday morning, including a person affiliated with a well-known Orange County car show that hosts thousands of vehicles in San Clemente each week, according to police and social media posts....

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (236+ words) A man died in Northern California’s Shasta Lake after attempting to save a dog who had gone into the water Friday morning, authorities said. Geordan White, 60, of Redding was found dead after he attempted to rescue the animal who had…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (356+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed while sharing how thankful he was Sunday to survive a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was…...

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (504+ words) BERLIN — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. faced a stiff challenge from France before dominating in the second half to win its fifth consecutive women’s FIBA World Cup. The 97-79 victory extended the Americans’ streak to 36 straight World Cup wins, dating to…...

20+ hour, 43+ min ago   (722+ words) CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1137+ words) MEXICO CITY — He’s been called the “MAGA man” of Latin America, a brash political provocateur whose social media assaults boosted right-wing campaigns from his native Argentina to Central America. His career as political consultant and co-founder of an ultra-right online…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (398+ words) How does one reconcile the new changes with the old? Slowly, if you want to maintain the character and the rapport of a neighborhood. Newport Heights happens to be a charming place to live because of that mixture of the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (574+ words) SACRAMENTO — Labor leader Dave Regan claimed Friday that he was the victim of a “smear” campaign orchestrated in part by wealthy Californians and said he has been falsely accused of attempting to “extort” an endorsement of the billionaire tax ballot…...