SWITCH: Mobile | ePaper | Subscribe

Homes Rentals Jobs Autos Contests

Michael R. Blood

Romney to be guest on Leno show

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 3:09pm

LOS ANGELES -- Mitt Romney has been a target of Jay Leno jokes, and now he'll get the chance to give the late-night comedian a few jabs in return.

Features, Comedy, Jay Leno, Mitt Romney, Politics, television, Tonight Show Read more Comments

In this image taken from video released on Jan. 2, 2012 by OnScene.tv, arson suspect Harry Burkhart, 24, a German national, left, is arrested in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Burkhart was pulled over by a reserve sheriff's deputy and later booked for investigation of arson of an inhabited dwelling. Since the arrest, firefighters have not responded to any other suspicious fires. Police declined to reveal any motive for more than 50 fires that have occurred since Friday in Hollywood, neighboring West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, causing about $3 million in damage. (AP Photo/OnScene.tv)

Los Angeles arson suspect probed in German fire

Greg Risling, Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 10:30am

LOS ANGELES -- The suspect in a string of arsons in the Los Angeles area is also under investigation in his home country of Germany for a house fire last fall, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Crime, Arson, Fires, LA arson fires, National Read more Comments

LA arson suspect cursed US days before fires

Greg Risling, Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 6:43pm

LOS ANGELES -- Harry Burkhart watched as his mother was arrested last week on fraud charges from their native Germany, and a day later he exploded in an expletive-laced rant against the U.S. at her court hearing.

Arson, Fires, LA arson fires, National Read more Comments

Los Angeles Police Department officers evacuate residents of an apartment building as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. For the third night in a row, a rash of arson fires has sent firefighters scrambling to extinguish car fires in various neighborhoods in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Police probe motive in LA arson spree

Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 11:10am

LOS ANGELES -- It was another night of firefighters scrambling across the nation's second largest city to snuff out a series of arson attacks when a tip came in about a German man who matched the description of someone with a shoulder-length ponytail captured on a surveillance video near where a car fire was reported.

Crime, Arson, Fires, National Read more Comments

(JAE C. HONG/The Associated Press) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.,Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Gov. Christie warned Tuesday that America’s promise is being menaced from within, as a troubled U.S. economy, shaky leadership and political gridlock diminish the nation’s ability to solve its problems.

Christie again says he isn’t running for president

Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 8:03am

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has reaffirmed to supporters that he isn’t running for president, even as a speech he delivered at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library was likely to stoke fresh speculation about his White House ambitions.

Election, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, National Read more Comments

Blackout a reminder of power grid vulnerabilities

Elliot Spagat, Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 7:17am

SAN DIEGO -- Power has been restored to millions of people in the Southwest and Mexico, but questions linger over how such a massive outage could have been caused by a single utility worker doing a minor repair job.

Thursday's blackout has puzzled authorities and experts and was a reminder that the nation's transmission lines remain all too vulnerable to cascading power failures.

Blackout, Electricity, Power grid, Power outage, National Read more Comments

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to media after tasking an aerial tour of the fire devastation at Steiner Ranch, a residential development in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Alberto MartInez )

GOP debate features first appearance for Perry

Kasie Hunt, Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 9:22am

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Rick Perry is looking to make a strong first impression on the national stage. Mitt Romney is hoping for another flawless debate performance. And Michele Bachmann, perhaps, is shooting for relevance in what increasingly appears to be a two-man GOP presidential race.

Debate, Michele Bachman, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican Party, Rick Perry, Elections, National Read more Comments