Father Jim Sichko has a 50-state congregation and a simple mandate from the pope: Go forth and do good deeds. Continue reading →
{FD} Priest crisscrosses US performing random acts of kindness
Father Jim Sichko has a 50-state congregation and a simple mandate from the pope: Go forth and do good deeds. Continue reading →
{FD} Priest travels US spreading Gospel 1 good deed at a time
Father Jim Sichko has a 50-state congregation and a simple mandate from the pope: Go forth and do good deeds. Continue reading →
{FD} What makes a California wildfire the worst? Deaths and size
The so-called Camp Fire in Northern California in many ways has become the worst wildfire the history of a state whose topography and climate have long made it ripe for devastating blazes. Continue reading →
{FD} Making water from air wins couple $1.5 million XPrize
It started out modestly enough: David Hertz, having learned that under the right conditions you really can make your own water out of thin air, put a little contraption on the roof of his office and began cranking out free bottles of H2O for anyone who… Continue reading →
{FD} Marijuana now ok at LAX but getting it on plane may be hard
Here’s another thing travelers can consider bringing when a trip takes them through Los Angeles International Airport: marijuana. Continue reading →
{FD} LA Times Beijing bureau chief quits after sex investigation
The head of the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau has resigned four months after the newspaper suspended him following sexual harassment complaints from two women. Continue reading →
{FD} California man struggles to cope with loss of family in fire
Ed Bledsoe swears the sound of angels was the last thing he heard before a call from his great-grandson abruptly ended and a wildfire killed the 5-year-old boy, his 4-year-old sister and their great grandmother while consuming their Redding, California… Continue reading →
{FD} Manzanar detainee who revealed reason for WW2 interment dies
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, who uncovered proof thousands of Japanese-Americans incarcerated in the United States during World War II were held not for reasons of national security but because of racism, has died. Continue reading →
{FD} Bird rescue group rehabilitates, releases starving pelicans
Birds gotta fly, and to the delight of dozens of people gathered above a rock-strewn Southern California beach, that’s exactly what a trio of Brown Pelicans did when their cages were opened. Continue reading →
{FD} Discovery of World War II soldier’s plane brings closure
Tom Kelly grew up on a Northern California farm and once thought of becoming a cowboy before World War II got in the way. Continue reading →
{FD} Family rejoices at finding of soldier’s World War II plane
When Tom Kelly’s relatives got word — almost 74 years to the date — that his B-24 bomber had been found a wave of exhilaration mixed with grief washed over them. Continue reading →
{FD} California ‘pot resort’ asking people to toke up privately
Plans to turn the old California ghost town of Nipton into a marijuana paradise are on the back burner for now, although visitors to the area an hour outside Las Vegas are still encouraged to toke up privately. Continue reading →
{FD} Charles Manson cremated following brief, private funeral
Charles Manson was cremated and his ashes scattered following a brief, private funeral four months after the death of the man who gained worldwide infamy for the 1969 Los Angeles killings he hoped would spark a race war. Continue reading →
{FD} Ex-Manson disciple must get past governor to see freedom
Getting the approval of a parole panel was the easy part for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers. Continue reading →
{FD} Youngest Manson follower makes new bid for parole
The youngest of Charles Mason’s murderous followers will attempt once more to persuade a parole panel she has reformed and — at age 68 — deserves to be released from prison.Continue reading →
