SAN DIEGO — A Southern California woman who spent 29 years behind bars after being convicted of killing her three children by setting their home on fire was released from state prison on parole Tuesday. JoAnn Parks, 54, was granted clemency last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom, nearly a decade...
Feds Probe Men's Rights Lawyer in California Killing Last Month
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether a suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey is also responsible for the killing of a fellow men’s rights lawyer in California, a law enforcement official said. The federal agents are trying to determine whether Roy Den Hollander, who...
CHP: Driver Rammed Into Car, Killing 3 Teens
TEMESCAL VALLEY — A Southern California driver intentionally rammed a Toyota Prius with six teenage boys inside, killing three and injuring three others before fleeing, authorities said Monday. The Prius went off the road and slammed into a tree at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Temescal Valley in Riverside County,...
US Officials: 'Highly Likely' Iran Downed Ukrainian Jetliner
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid...
Trump Says Iran Appears to Be 'Standing Down' After Strike
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran's Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. Speaking from the foyer of the White House, Trump announced that the U.S. will immediately...
Valley Congressmen Split on Trump Decision to Kill Iranian General
Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani helped oversee Iran's policy of state-sponsored terrorism that killed and injured thousands of people in the Mideast, and his death from a U.S drone strike early Friday was justified — and long overdue, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes said Friday. But U.S. Rep. Jim Costa said other...
Cox: Trump Must Consult With Congress on Middle East
President Donald Trump must consult with Congress before taking any further action in the Middle East, where tensions intensified Friday after a U.S. military drone killed Iran's top general, U.S. Rep. TJ Cox said. The Trump administration has thus far not provided Congress with either clear objectives or alternatives to...
Oil Prices Jump on Fears of Iranian Retaliation Against Us
LONDON — The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Mideast. If sustained, the rise in oil prices could lead to more expensive car fuel, heating and...
Newsom Offers $50K Reward in Fresno 2011 Cold Case Killing
Gov. Gavin Newsom is offering a $50,000 reward in hope of solving the Fresno cold-case killing of Sarah Roberts on New Year's Eve in 2011. According to Fresno police, someone shot Roberts, 26, while she was on the phone outside of a party in central Fresno at about 11:25 p.m....
Buyers Get Deal on Home of Suspected 'Golden State Killer'
CITRUS HEIGHTS — The home of a man suspected of being the notorious “Golden State Killer” was sold last month to a couple who intend to live there. Joseph DeAngelo's 1,500-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bath ranch home in Citrus Heights was sold for $320,000, a price near the bottom of the market...