LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Misdemeanor charges were dropped today against six USC students who were arrested when police shut down a pair of loud parties earlier this month, leading to allegations of racial profiling by officers, according to their attorney.
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Homelessness drove Michael Martin to success—and Georgetown University
It could be assumed that a young, African American, homeless boy from Watts, being raised without his father, and on-the-run from an abusive stepfather, wouldn’t have the brightest future on the horizon.
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NAACP applauds restoration of voting rights to Virginia ex-felons
RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that he will automatically grant, on an individualized basis, voting rights to people with nonviolent felony offenses upon completion of all the terms of their sentence.
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Man charged in stabbing death of girlfriend’s 11-year-old son
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A Los Angeles man was charged today in the Memorial Day stabbing death of his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son.
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AEG exec’s memory strained about Michael Jackson’s last days
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The phrase most spoken by AEG Live’s co-CEO during his testimony in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial was: “I don’t recall.”
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Los Angeles City Council signs off on $7.7 billion budget
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-0 today to adopt a $7.7 billion spending plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year that closes a projected $216 million deficit and includes a $260 million reserve fund.
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Authorities warn residents to be wary of SoCalGas impostors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Authorities today warned Southlanders to be wary of people posing as Southern California Gas Co. employees to get into a customer’s home.
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Wal-Mart pleads guilty to violating Clean Water Act
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty today to six misdemeanor counts of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its retail stores across the United States — an admission resulting from an investigation that began in Southern California.
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Vernon battery recycling plant operated without a full permit for more than 30 years
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to back an investigation into why a Vernon battery recycling plant cited for arsenic pollution was allowed to operate without a full permit for more than 30 years.
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Freedoms Sisters headed to the Museum of Tolerance
The Museum of Tolerance played host to a recent luncheon for members of the Los…
