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SAN DIEGO —  A man who is suspected of shooting three Church’s Chicken employees, killing one of them, over a dispute about money was arrested Friday in Tennessee, San Diego police said. Albert Lee Blake, 49, was taken into custody at a residence in Memphis, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a release. San Diego investigators […]

SAN DIEGO —  U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer denied a New York Times report Saturday that he had threatened to resign or be fired if President Trump intervenes to stop an administrative review of a SEAL at the center of a botched war crimes court-martial. Spencer delivered the denial from the Halifax International Security Forum […]

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon at 4:54 p.m. 65 miles from Adak, Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No tsunami warning was issued. In the past 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.6 miles. Did you […]

New on Blu-ray “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” (20th Century Fox DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.99; also available on VOD) In the dramedy, Cate Blanchett plays a cranky, agoraphobic architect who mysteriously disappears, leaving her precocious teenage daughter, Bee (played by Emma Nelson) to piece together the meaning of her life. Maria Semple’s bestselling novel tells Bernadette’s […]

Raymond Kappe’s first attempt to shape the future of California architecture ended in failure. After starting the architecture program at Cal Poly Pomona in 1968, he was fired as the department’s chairman. Kappe said it was because his program was too “free-swinging.” Undaunted, he recruited six faculty members — future Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne, […]

Dolly’s reach In her profile of Dolly Parton [“Here to Lift You Up,” Nov. 17], Meredith Blake writes that Parton is “a figure beloved in equal measure by drag queens and devout Christians.” I wish the media would stop using “devout Christians” as a synonym for “evangelical and fundamentalist Christians.” A person can be a […]

View this post on Instagram @pattonoswalt made a tweet that showed Trump’s handwritten notes and the caption was simply “Morrissey voice:”. ‬ ‪Needless to say, I got inspired and put WAY too much effort into this. ‬ A post shared by RuPaul Giamatti (@benjamminash) on Nov 20, 2019 at 10:08pm PST

An economically devastating citrus disease has been detected for the first time in San Bernardino County, expanding an already large quarantine area aimed at keeping the malady from hitting the commercial groves centered in the southern San Joaquin Valley, according to California agricultural authorities. Just one tree near the city of Montclair was stricken with […]

In some ways, El Segundo can feel like the South Bay’s forgotten beach town, lacking the popularity of Manhattan Beach’s posh storefronts and Hermosa Beach’s sometimes raucous nightlife. But overlooking El Segundo’s idyllic Main Street area is a mistake. With plenty of restaurants, watering holes, shops and Mayberry-esque charm, downtown El Segundo just might be […]

An army descended on Hollywood this week. However, in lieu of camo and fatigues, they sported strong-shouldered blazers, striped sweaters and slouchy leather pants. This army, of course, was the “Balmain army,” the title Olivier Rousteing has given to fans of the French luxury label he designs, and the crowd had come to celebrate the […]