Flowers purchased from abroad for Mother’s Day were hastily checked by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists—trained experts in U.S. import violations—at Los Angeles International Airport to ensure they were delivered in time for the holiday, reported the agency. According to a May 10 press release, 80 percent of cut flowers sold in the U.S….

LOS ANGELES—A record low temperature of 39 has been set at Los Angeles International Airport, breaking a record that was set more than 60 years ago. The 39-degree temperature reported on Thursday, Feb. 24, breaks the previous record of 40 set in 1960. Record low temperatures were also set in Long Beach, Camarillo, Oxnard, and…

LOS ANGELES—A passenger who tried to break into an airplane cockpit, then jumped from the moving plane on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), was sentenced Jan. 26 to 18 months in federal prison. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez of La Paz, Mexico —who broke his leg when he landed on the tarmac on…