LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Responding in part to the death of 8-year-old Palmdale boy allegedly beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend as she stood by, state lawmakers called today for an investigation of three county child welfare agencies.
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Compton residents to elect new mayor at the polls today
COMPTON, Calif. — Compton residents will head to the polls today to elect a new mayor, choosing between a former mayor who is awaiting retrial on corruption charges and an urban planner/activist calling for fresh faces at City Hall.
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‘Midnight Bandit’ linked to 58 robberies
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Sheriff’s detectives asked for the public’s help today in identifying a suspect who has targeted nearly five dozen gas stations and convenience stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties since April 2012.
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Gardena Marine to be honored tonight at Dodger game
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Santa Cruz of Gardena will be honored as the Veteran of the Game Monday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
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Charges dropped against six USC students arrested during loud party
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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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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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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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.
