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GORMAN, Calif. – Firefighters gained ground Monday on a wildfire along the northern edge of Los Angeles County that temporarily closed a major freeway and knocked out electricity to more than 4,000 homes, authorities said. The blaze had scorched more than 6 square miles, or 4,000 acres, of hillside, fire …

LOS ANGELES – Bob Thaves, whose nationally syndicated comic strip “Frank & Ernest” amused newspaper readers for decades with its quirky observations on life, has died of respiratory failure. He was 81. Thaves died Tuesday at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, Calif., said his daughter, Sara Thaves. His …

BOSTON – Your investment portfolio might perform better if you put it through training camp. Sports teams do it — football programs now are in the middle of their preseason regimen — and your portfolio is, effectively, a team that must work together to help you reach your goal and …