California
Ten foreign nationals were indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury on charges of operating a nationwide money-laundering organization.
Feb. 20, 1986
World & Nation
The verbal battle launched by one former Mexican president against another was fast becoming an ideological confrontation Tuesday that analysts said threatens to further polarize Mexico’s ruling party.
Dec. 6, 1995
Sports
Carlo Sarmiento, like Jennifer Capriati, has had a tennis racket in his hand since he was barely old enough to walk.
June 21, 1994
Capping a five-month undercover investigation, federal authorities disclosed Monday the seizure of $11.6 million in cash and 225 pounds of cocaine in the breakup of a nationwide ring that laundered millions of dollars for South American drug traffickers.
Feb. 11, 1986
In late April, many of Carlo Sarmiento’s old friends were in Ojai for the prestigious Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament.
May 30, 1995
Five bombs packed with up to 2.2 pounds of dynamite exploded almost simultaneously Thursday night outside banks and a supermarket across Bogota, injuring two passersby and causing widespread damage, police said.
Feb. 25, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
Ric Claveria, a Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising student, won the $500 first-place award in a competition for a design for barricades at the 818 West 7th St.
Feb. 17, 1985
When President Ernesto Zedillo met with members of the Mexican Congress on Tuesday morning, he was firm and candid, and he spoke with all the confidence and authority of a Yale University Ph.D. in economics about the country’s worsening financial disaster.
Jan. 11, 1995
Business
It took JPMorgan Chase months to lose about $2 billion.
May 30, 2012
A Highland Park man was sentenced Wednesday to 24 1/2 years in state prison for shooting and critically wounding a 9-year-old girl.
May 13, 1999