U.S. Navy

45: The Pescado Zarandeado at Coni'Seafood

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 45: The Pescado Zarandeado at Coni'Seafood. The pescado zarandeado at Coni'Seafood in Inglewood has long been the stuff ... More >>

Mitt Romney Extols Power of 'Freedom' to Latinos at Hispanic Chamber in L.A.

See the bottom for Romney's new foot-in-mouth video and his contention that he'd have a better shot at the presidency if he were Mexican. Really. Mitt Romney embodies his party's utter hypocrisy when it comes to all things governmental: Tax subsidies for the rich, but a distaste for "big government ... More >>

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Questioned by Federal Authorities in Los Angeles

As TV news crews camped outside his Cerritos home, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Coptic Christian widely believed to be behind the incendiary, anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims, was taken away in a sheriff's vehicle to be questioned by authorities tonight. An L.A. County Sheriff's Department o ... More >>

Tim Dax, Amina Noir: Adult Performers Acted in Innocence of Muslims

Updated at the bottom: Well, that makes sense. The film's director is reportedly a soft-porn veteran. First posted at 1:08 p.m. It was only a matter of time before some of the D-list actors in the almost comical Innocence of Muslims were outed as porn stars and adult models. We would laugh except ... More >>

Meth Candy Bars Seized at LAX; Rogelio Mauricio Harris Arrested

Updated at the bottom with details, including the possibility the suspect was a former military cop. First posted at 2:06 p.m. Kids, we know you're hooked on the energy drinks. But have you ever tried a meth bar? Just wait. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that one Rogelio Mauri ... More >>

Jet Crashes Near Camarillo Airport

Updated at the bottom with more information about the plane, which was being used by the military. Headline has been changed. First posted at 12:49 p.m. A private jet crashed near Camarillo Airport this afternoon, according to authorities and reports. A Ventura County sheriff's captain told the We ... More >>

James Cameron's Dive Down Mariana Trench Is an 'Ego-Driven Publicity Stunt,' Says Submarine Company

In the great race between director James Cameron and British billionaire Richard Branson to the deepest point on the ocean floor, Cameron will get there first. This, according to Bruce Jones, CEO of Triton Submarines (and subject of this excellent Broward-Palm Beach New Times cover story). Jones' F ... More >>

James Cameron Is Racing a British Billionaire to the Deepest Point on the Ocean Floor

A race to the heart of the underworld is revving between Hollywood darling James Cameron and Virgin mogul Sir Richard Branson. The stakes are high. Only one submersible has ever touched the deepest point on the ocean floor, dramatically labeled the "Challenger Deep". That vessel was named Trieste, ... More >>

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: West Hollywood Celebrates Gays Serving Openly in Military

Reilly T. Bates​A celebration of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" took place at West Hollywood Park on Tuesday night, in which some 100 people rejoiced over the end of the ban of gays and lesbians serving in the military. "I never thought I'd see this day," Tom Carpenter, board member o ... More >>

'Navy's Guide to Scoring Drugs' Says San Pedro Is 'High Drug Use/Distribution Area,' Steers Marines to Long Beach Instead

Is San Pedro too street for the USS Abraham Lincoln?​A gutsy blog called "The Scoop Deck" on the Military Times' website seems to have caused a big enough stir this morning to get itself (and the whole site) shut down, presumably by U.S. Navy officials. Much in the tradition of our own "How t ... More >>

San Diego Congressman Duncan Hunter Says Naming Navy Ship After Cesar Chavez Is 'Unfair to Military War Heroes'

Would this ship be more fittingly titled USNS John Finn?​Google isn't the only whitey to resist a tribute to California labor-rights leader Cesar Chavez this year. U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-San Diego, unsurprisingly) is blasting the Navy's suggestion to name a new SoCal cargo ship afte ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden Photos Might Be Released After All -- If U.S. News Media Has Its Way

This guy. But the dead version.​You might get to see those grisly photos of Osama Bin Laden's dead mug after all. Associated Press has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to see photographs and video taken by U.S. personnel during the May Day raid on Bin Laden's Pakistani compound. Th ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden's Downfall Has Deep Southern California Connections: SEALS Train Here

U.S. NavySEALS in their natural environment.​The demise of Osama Bin Laden had strong Southern California connections, including his take down by Navy SEALS, who receive their basic training in Southern California. Bin Laden was reportedly shot in the head as his forces resisted a charge by a ... More >>

Lasers as Weapons? Yep -- U.S. Navy Blows Up Boat Engine Off California Coast

U.S. NavyBoat afire. Defend with large mirror. (We kid).​If you thought frigging lasers existed as weapons only in Austin Powers films, think again. Because, in a post-nuclear world, the United States had to get its hands on some kind of scare-the-holy-shit-out-of-foreigners firepower. And th ... More >>

Nutters Claim Huge Full Moon Could Cause Earthquakes, Tidal Waves: L.A. Might Not See it in the Rain, Unfortunately

David DeHetreThe 'Super Moon' comes to L.A. Or maybe it doesn't.​Biggest moon in nearly 20 years this weekend. So says the U.S. Naval Observatory, which reports tomorrow's 'Super Moon' will be the first since March, 1993. Some nutters predict havoc. We shrug with doubt. The Observatory states ... More >>

Japan Earthquake: FBI Warns Against Relief Donation Scams

U.S. NavyDevastation in Sendai, Japan.​The FBI on Monday warned the public to be wary of giving to unfamiliar Japan earthquake relief funds and to check out all charities before you open your wallet. That said, we were amazed at how many stories are out there about Japan earthquake scams, tho ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

Jean and Scott Adam, SoCal Missionaries on Global Yacht Tour, Taken Hostage by Somali Pirates, Dragged Back to Lair

svquest.comJean and Scott Adam, L.A.'s gutsiest missionaries, hand out Bibles in the Cook Islands​Update: Jean and Scott Adam were fatally shot on their boat by pirates, authorities said today -- even as U.S. Navy ships trailed the vessel. Two pirates were then killed and 13 were captured, acc ... More >>

Los Angeles Battles Bay Area for Right to Host USS Iowa Battleship

Will the USS Iowa rest in the City of Angels?​The age-old battle between L.A. and "the Bay" might be getting a little more tense this year as the two metropolitan areas duke it out over the retired battleship USS Iowa, a.k.a. "the Big Stick." The Historic Ships Memorial at Pacific Square in t ... More >>

Where's The Spam?: A Potential Board Game for Carnival Passengers, or Maybe the Navy

Flickr/dok 1​ You will perhaps remember the recent Carnival Cruise Lines fiasco, in which a cruise ship lost power and drifted for days off the coast of Baja California, the hungry passengers subsisting unhappily on a diet of Spam and croissants and Pop Tarts courtesy of the U.S. Navy. A Wal ... More >>

4,400 Carnival Cruisers Stranded Off Mexico -- With 70,000 Pounds Of Bread On The Way

Wikipedia CommonsThe passengers of the good ship Splendor fight for their lives with no air conditioning​Updated after the jump: A Mexican tugboat named Chihuahua begins the Splendor's long tow of shame. Originally posted Tuesday morning. Update: The burning question: Can they keep drinking? ... More >>

Your Carnival Cruise Ship Emergency Diet: Pop Tarts, Croissants & Spam

So you're stranded on a giant cruise ship 200 miles off the coast of Baja California in the Pacific. Your 952-foot vessel is adrift; the AC and the toilets are not working. You and your fellow 4,500 passengers are running low on food while the Carnival Cruise Line tries to figure out whether to tow ... More >>

South Pacific

Sanjay Gupta Teams Up With USC Surgeons In Haiti

USC​A group of USC doctors reached a quake-ravaged Haiti this week and were treating patients on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier as well as at an Israeli Defense Force field hospital in Port-au-Prince, the university reported. Aboard the USS Carl Vinson a six-year-old boy who ended up under a fe ... More >>

War-Hero Poseur Pleads Guilty (No Word On Whether He'll Be Charged For Fashion Crimes)

U.S. Dept. of Justice​It looks like the strange saga of a Southern California man accused by the U.S. Attorney of posing as a war hero -- uniform, Purple Heart, the whole get-up -- is coming to an end: Authorities on Friday announced that 39-year-old Steven Burton has agreed to plead guilty to ... More >>

Is Alleged War-Hero Imposter Also Sgt. Leatherchaps? (We Investigate)

U.S. Attorney​On Veteran's day we told you about the strange saga of 39-year-old Steven Burton, who the U.S. Attorney has accused of posing as a war hero -- uniform, Purple Heart, the whole get-up. We were recently forwarded photos of a man who might or might not be Burton posing in a decidedl ... More >>

Veteran's Day Shame: Alleged War Hero Imposter Nabbed

A quick-thinking U.S. Navy commander has put an end to one alleged impersonator's war-hero fantasies on this Veteran's Day: She helped federal authorities based in Los Angeles nab a Riverside man who has allegedly been parading around in military uniforms and some of the nation's highest military me ... More >>

McHillary and True Believers Miss the Message of Obama's Misstep

Who's bitter now?

Blue Whale Requiem

Mystery reigns as sonar tests pit military training against beloved Southland pods

A Black Antonio?

Or, will the new school superintendent turn out to be the next Willie Williams

Fight of the Condors

Can the giant birds survive Tejon Ranch development?

The Shrimp Factor

Did disappearing mangrove forests contribute to the tsunami’s severity?

Taking Offense

Jacqueline Wright and her polarizing play Eat Me

The Back Story

The detainees

The History of America: Abridged

John Henry Redwood plays the butler to four presidents

Truth or Consequences

Washington soars, Lee stumbles

A Trip to Purgatory

Exhuming Camarillo State Hospital's Troubled Past

Tee Time

Letters

Bombs Away

Revising history in Pearl Harbor

1 Person, 0 Vote

The undemocratic ways of the L.A. City Council

New Music

People’s Podium

A protester’s guide to the Democratic convention

Eames-scape

Charles and Ray, all over town

Raising Wade

A father’s lonely journey

Future Tense

Today's computer conveniences could be the tools of tomorrow's totalitarianism

Vanessa Beecroft

at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Summer of Spike

On Lee's First "White" Film, the Elusive "Black" Audience and Other Gray Areas

Letters

...One point of view he fails to discuss at all is the enormous potential Y2K represents in terms of creating enough chaos to enable the corporate entities that pull our strings to manipulate a confused public into acting against its own interests...

The Titanic Transcripts

Major disaster, no Celine Dion