11 Hurt, 2 Critical, in SoCal Blast
Eleven workers were hurt, two critically, on Tuesday after an explosion and fire at a metal-polishing company in northwestern Orange County. Many of the victims suffered facial and forearm burns in the...
View ArticleCafe Unveils Waffle-Doughnut Hybrid
Alex Hernandez won’t let Chicago take second-city status in the pastry world. The owner of Waffles Café has invented the wonut, a waffle-doughnut fusion he began serving two months ago at his...
View ArticleNYPD Cracks Down on Subway Dancers, Arrests Spike
Nearly 50 subway break dancers have been charged with reckless endangerment this year for performing on trains amid an NYPD crackdown on quality-of-life nuisances in the transit system. Officials say...
View ArticleTeen Charged in Deadly Stabbing
A teen accused of stabbing his classmate to death at a Milford high school Friday, hours before the prom, was arraigned Tuesday and charged as an adult with murder. Christopher Plaskon, 16, is accused...
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Clippers Owner "Banned for Life"
The NBA announced in a sweeping decision Tuesday that Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been "banned for life" from any association with the team or league following an investigation into recorded...
View ArticleSlain Man's Family Files $25M Claim
The mother of a man shot and killed by Los Angeles sheriff's deputies announced on Tuesday a $25 million claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department she said she hopes will help the...
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Activists, Fans Protest Sterling
Activists, civil rights groups and outraged fans both protested and celebrated outside Staples Center on Tuesday ahead of the Clippers game, after the NBA's historic censure of owner Donald Sterling...
View ArticleClippers Coach on "Healing Process"
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday evening he supports the NBA's censure of team owner Donald Sterling over racist remarks. Rivers said at a press conference before his team's playoff...
View ArticleBoy, 4, Dies After Drinking From Can He Found on Way Home
Police investigating the death of a 4-year-old Bronx boy who became ill after playing in the park with friends Sunday are looking into whether he may have ingested rat poison before he died, law...
View ArticleAdorable Zoo Babies: White Tiger Cubs at Play
See all the newest arrivals at zoos around the world. Baby lions, tigers and bears step into the spotlight.Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
View ArticleVet Kept Dog Alive for Blood: Suit
A popular Fort Worth veterinary clinic is under investigation after a family says instead of euthanizing their sick pet the vet secretly kept the dog alive for blood transfusions. Fort Worth police,...
View ArticleSterling Remains in Seclusion After NBA Lifetime Ban
Clippers owner Donald Sterling has yet to emerge from seclusion since the announcement of his lifetime ban from the team and the NBA. Since the scandal over racist comments broke last week, Sterling...
View ArticleStiviano Lawyer Says She's Sad Over Sterling Ban
V. Stiviano, the woman whom Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks, is "very saddened" by his lifetime NBA ban, and she didn't release the recording of their conversation, her...
View ArticleMuseum of Islam Planned for Mosque Site Near WTC
The developer who once proposed a mosque and Muslim community center near ground zero now plans a museum devoted to Islam at the same site. Sharif El-Gamal said in a statement he wants to build a...
View ArticleSterling Controversy: What's Next?
The NBA's swift and decisive response to racist comments that a league investigation determined were made by LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling set off what might become a slow-moving process with...
View ArticleBaltimore Sinkhole Swallows Block of Cars
A block-long sinkhole opened up Wednesday in northeast Baltimore, swallowing up cars and forcing the evacuation of rowhouses on 26th Street.Photo Credit: AP
View Article13-Year-Old Wrecks Dad's Car
A 13-year-old Delaware boy took off on a joyride in his dad's SUV this morning and ended up first in a ditch and then in the hospital. "No one was home at the time, and he just decided to go for a...
View ArticleDrop the Pop? Library Gets Request to Ban Dr. Seuss Book
Dr. Seuss' famous rhyming book "Hop on Pop" was one of seven publications that residents asked the Toronto Public Library to remove this year. A patron requested that the children's classic be banned,...
View ArticleAll Outgoing SoCal Flights Grounded
Travelers scrambled on Wednesday to make alternate plans after a computer glitch grounded flights for more than an hour at airports across the country. Download the FREE NBCLA News App Lines of...
View ArticleSoCal Brush Fire Grows to 1K Acres
Mandatory evacuations were lifted Wednesday night as a brush fire burned more than 1,000 acres in the mountains north of Rancho Cucamonga amid hot, dry and windy conditions. The fire broke out in...
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