Federal racketeering, murder and other charges were filedagainst 22 alleged MS-13 gang members linked to a series of grisly killings in Los Angeles.
Author: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
‘The stakes are too high to get this one wrong’: Boeing 737 Max’s grounding could hamper holiday travel
Airlines will have to scramble to find replacements for the troubled jet — and it could make life harder for fliers.
Earthquakes ravaged Los Angeles and San Francisco. So, what spared this city in the California desert?
The isolated California city of Ridgecrest saw minimal damage despite being close to the epicenter of two major earthquakes.
Trona, California, was trying to bounce back. Then an earthquake hit. Then a bigger one.
“If we have another quake, I am not going to have a house,” said a resident coping with damage in the 1,500-person town of Trona, California.
Cyclists and pedestrians, beware: Deaths shot up even as car safety improves for drivers
Cyclist Milt Olin probably never saw the car that killed him. That nightmare haunts anyone who bikes or runs on roads. And it’s getting worse.
‘Scared to death’: 7.1 earthquake follows 6.4, leaving Ridgecrest residents fearful, resilient
A California earthquake of a magnitude 7.1 followed the previous day’s 6.4, leaving Ridgecrest residents fearing whether another Big One could hit.
Boeing 737 Max crash: Did foreign pilots have enough training to fly commercial jets?
In the U.S., copilots must have a minimum of 1,500 flight hours. Internationally, it’s only 240 hours — and regulators might decrease or scrap that.
FAA finds new ‘potential risk’ in Boeing 737 Max, a setback that could delay plane’s return to the skies
The jet has been grounded since two deadly crashes but the FAA says Boeing’s software fixes aren’t enough to get it flying again.
As homeless are suffering, risk of hepatitis, typhus and other diseases is growing
The rise in homelessness is creating public health risks across the USA. Los Angeles, Louisville and Seattle have all had Hepatitis A outbreaks.
New York chopper crash: Pilot’s rating questioned amid questions over flight rules
The pilot lacked an instrument rating despite fog and rain — but some wonder if the city needs even tougher flight restrictions