Новости за 06.11.2015

A state Senate race in the San Joaquin Valley has all the makings of a prime 2016 showdown: a swing district that leans conservative, a Democratic incumbent who notched a narrow win four years ago and a potential challenge from the leader of the Assembly Republicans.

It can be an odd thing having Nancy Pelosi as your next-door neighbor.

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Disabled Californians using public transit in Los Angeles County would continue paying the same fees and the state could get a congestion exemption from federal carpool lane rules under a six-year highway funding bill approved by the U.S. House.

Two California House members, Reps. Grace Napolitano (D-Norwalk) and Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) will help negotiate final details of the six-year highway funding bill with the Senate. The bill includes several proposals from the state's congressional delegation the directly benefit Californians. Here...

Air marshals: In the Oct. 24 Section A, an article on questions about the future of the federal air marshal program referred to Robert MacLean as a former air marshal. MacLean is a current air marshal who was reinstated in May after being fired in 2006 in a whistleblower case.

The city of Pasadena took a big step Thursday toward participation in next summer’s prestigious Copa America soccer tournament when the Rose Bowl Operating Co. authorized General Manager Darryl Dunn to begin negotiating with U.S. Soccer for the right to host as many as four games.

Dana Catalano, the mother of Corona Centennial quarterback Anthony Catalano, created a little stir on Twitter on Wednesday when she proclaimed it should be a "national holiday" in honor of Coach Matt Logan's 49th birthday.

Cranky was the buzzword of the day (and night).

It started with Kings Coach Darryl Sutter in the morning, taking issue with his underperforming captain, Dustin Brown. Then it spread, almost like a virus, rampaging through the Kings and then the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

There were...

An Orange County man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter since she was 2 years old, authorities said.

Amari Cooper is, by all accounts, as mild-mannered and polite a young man as you'd ever want to meet.

A gastric balloon that's swallowed like a pill and then sits in the stomach filled with fluid helped patients lose more than a third of their excess weight over a four-month period, researchers have reported.

A pregnant woman eats for two, as the saying goes. But in the United States, a lot of them are eating for three or more.

The Philippines' official Oscar submission for foreign-language film, "Heneral Luna," is a fittingly theatrical portrait of larger-than-life Philippine Revolutionary Army commander Antonio Luna, portrayed with considerable gusto by John Arcilla.

The life expectancy of black Americans is catching up to that of whites, thanks to declining mortality rates for some familiar causes of death, new government data show.

Other than living in water, the bulbous jellyfish and the sinuous lamprey may seem to have little in common. And yet these two animals share a remarkable ability that allows them to move with great efficiency — they essentially pull, rather than push, their way through the water.

Hillary Rodham Clinton told Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday that if she ran against her husband, she would defeat the former president.

More from Trail Guide Nov. 4 Bernie Sanders introduces pro-pot legislation Nov. 3 Hillary Clinton's poll numbers climb after Benghazi hearing Nov. 2 In Chicago, Hillary Clinton meets with mothers of black men killed by police Nov. 1 Republican candidates make a list of demands for future debates...

Tim Bradley Jr.'s boxing career has been a bit more complicated than that of the average fighter.

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The Amazing Race One team spends a little time sightseeing, but it could prove costly in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS

Reign Mary's (Adelaide Kane) mother (Amy Brenneman) contacts Mary about the trouble in Scotland. 8 p.m. KTLA

Last Man Standing Kristin (Amanda Fuller) wants to run the opening...

The five teams the Lakers will face on their upcoming trip don't exactly strike fear into anyone based on their records.

In 1965, producers of the “Batman” television show needed a supercar that Adam West could wield to battle the Joker and the Riddler.

USC tailback Tre Madden is in the final stretch.

The fifth-year senior, who was sidelined because of injuries for much of his college career, has missed only one game this season because of knee soreness.

Interim coach Clay Helton is intent on making sure Madden is available for the Trojans' four...

Gov. Jerry Brown was only interested in “the history and geology of his family ranch” in Colusa County when he asked state officials about the potential for mining and oil drilling on the property, according to a spokesman for the governor.

A stabbing rampage at UC Merced did not appear to be motivated by politics or religion and is not being considered a terrorist act, university and law enforcement officials said Thursday.