Shawn Hubler

Before he embarked on a cross-country journey, Cole Tomas Allen offered the people in his life a series of explanations for his absence, according to writings that authorities say he left behind.

In 1969, the producer of “Gilligan's Island” started a sitcom inspired by the era's rapid social changes. A widowed architect with three boys would marry a single mother of three girls. High jinks wou

The mayor of Los Angeles is running for a second term as a former ally and a reality TV star tap into widespread voter angst.

LOS ANGELES -- Three-and-a-half years ago, when Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles took office, the pandemic-worn city looked to her with hope and relief.

An industrial tank in Southern California containing about 7,000 gallons of a highly flammable toxic chemical has cracked, officials reported Sunday. The development was interpreted as a possible sign that a catastrophic explosion or rupture might yet be averted as tens of thousands of evacuees waited to return home.

Officials lifted evacuation orders on Monday night for more than half of the 40,000 Southern California residents living near an unstable chemical tank that they had feared would explode.

The risk of an explosion or spill has fallen, the authorities said, but residents closest to the plant cannot yet return. Some have begun to ask who should be held accountable.

The incumbent Los Angeles mayor started her term with strong approval ratings, but she lost support with voters after the fires last year that devastated the region.

Her opponent remains undetermined.

LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles claimed one of two spots on the November ballot late Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Nithya Raman, a progressive former ally of the mayor, and Spencer Pratt, a onetime reality television star, were battling for second place.