Sixty-seven California school districts -- including 11 in the Southland -- will receive more than $3.3 million in grants to develop programs that provide students with "advanced learning opportunities," the California Department of Education announced today....
China crushed a pile of ivory reportedly weighing more than six tonnes on Monday, in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks....
Between $100,000 and $200,000 worth of jewelry and up to $30,000 worth of purses were stolen from Westfield Santa Anita on December 30 or 31 at Nordstroms. ...
Michael "Mickey" McNamee, an icon of San Marino education and athletics since the early 1960s, passed away this morning at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. He was 74 years old....
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox said Thursday it was selling its 47 percent stake in Star China TV, which operates three Mandarin-language television stations....
It is impossible to predict when the next big earthquake will hit, but researchers said Thursday they have a good idea of where in China such a temblor is likely....
Bolivia on Thursday opened its first wind power facility, constructed by Chinese firm HydroChina at a cost of $7.6 million....
Happy New Year! Rose Parade Float Trophy Winners...
The Pasadena Fire Department advised fans attending Wednesday's Rose Bowl Game to drink plenty of water or electrolyte beverages to avoid becoming dehydrated from the unusual heat....
Pasadena Poly vs. La Salle High School La Canada Tournament, Pool Play...
There’s a new book out about the Second World War, called Surviving a Japanese Internment Camp: Life and Liberation at Santo Tomas, Manila in World War II by Rupert Wilkinson. There are interesting aspects of the book for me on a number of levels; but one element of the work that stands out is its proximity to all of us here in San Marino....
Most passengers and some crew from a scientific expedition ship stranded off Antarctica will be evacuated by helicopter to a Chinese icebreaker if weather conditions improve, Russia said Monday....
China on Monday announced the results of a long-awaited debt audit, revealing that liabilities carried by local governments ballooned to 17.9 trillion yuan ($2.95 trillion) as of the end of June....
US retailer Target said Friday that hackers obtained "strongly encrypted" data in a recent security breach, but that customer debit cards do not appear to have been compromised....
As the 125th Rose Parade approaches on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, Pasadena’s Fire and Police departments are issuing the following safety tips for the thousands of overnight campers who will line the route on New Year’s Eve. The parade route will be a safer place if everyone follows the rules and regulations intended for the safety of all parade-goers....
The United States on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a war shrine visit that infuriated Japan's neighbors, in a rare break to usually unstinting US support to its ally....
Christmas in the Southland included the region's top spiritual leader and its top lawman attending Mass among about 150 county inmates and offshore winds pumping up temperatures to summer-like highs....
You Only Live Once! It’s back with a winter time swing, so come down and join some of the Arcadia Recreation Department’s staff for an evening of fun at the Dana Middle School Gym, 1401 S. First Avenue in Arcadia, from 5-10pm. ...
England goalkeeper admits he is leaving nothing to chance ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino. ...
Jeremy Wilson evaluates the players' performances at Wembley. ...