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Los Angeles Times

Cops wear face masks due to TB outbreak in downtown L.A.

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:16 PM EST

Los Angeles police over the weekend warned officers who patrol the skid row area to wear protective masks and minimize face-to-face contact with suspects or the public if there is reason to believe that they are infected with tuberculosis.

Couple killed by Dorner remembered for selflessness and love of basketball

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:01 AM EST

Family, friends and law enforcement officials attend memorial services for Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence at Irvine's Concordia University, where they met and fell in love. On the same Concordia University campus where they met and fell in love, friends and family of Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, remembered the young couple Sunday for their humility, selflessness and love of ...

Mahony answers questions under oath about clergy sex abuse cases

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:38 AM EST

The former leader of the Los Angeles Archdiocese was reported to be 'calm and seemingly collected' throughout the 3 1/2 hour session stemming from a lawsuit involving a fugitive priest. A "relatively unflappable" Cardinal Roger Mahony answered questions under oath for more than 3 1/2 hours Saturday about his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, according to the lawyer who questioned the former ...

Tough challenges lie ahead for college trustees

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:53 PM EST

Nine candidates are competing for three open seats on the L.A. Community College District board, only one incumbent among them. The Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees faces a host of immediate and pressing issues this spring, chief among them: the selection of a new chancellor, budget uncertainty and increasing pressure to move struggling students more quickly through the ...

The evolving views of Kevin James

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:38 PM EST

The only Republican candidate has been voicing quite different opinions on some key issues from what he espoused as a conservative radio talk-show host. First in a series of articles focusing on key periods in the lives of the mayoral hopefuls.


Los Angeles Daily News

How to Make: Hamantaschen

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:22 PM EST

Hamantaschen, Purim's best-known treat, are the M.I.A. of pastries - many controversies, some political and some trivial, swirl around them.

Janet Jackson secretly got married

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:21 PM EST

Michael Jackson's sister married Wissam Al Mana in 2012.

Why Mattel wants moms to play with Hot Wheels

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:21 PM EST

Earlier this month, influential mommy bloggers gathered in a penthouse suite at Manhattan's Royalton Hotel for a brunch of bloody marys, mimosas and a buffet. Their host was Matt Petersen, a Mattel Inc. vice president who runs its North American boys' toys and games division. In town for a toy fair, Petersen had invited the women to discuss one of the great mysteries of modern life: why moms don ...

Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane sexist or sensational?

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:21 PM EST

Fans react to the "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane taking his first spin at hosting the Academy Awards.

Pediatricians oppose school suspension, expulsion

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:52 PM EST

A group representing pediatricians says disciplining students with out-of-school suspension or expulsion is counterproductive to school goals and should only be used on a case-by-case basis.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Cardinal: LA’s Mahony Should Help Select Pope

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:19 PM EST

The former archbishop of San Francisco said Monday that Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has a rightful place among Vatican officials who will choose the next pope.

Police Seek Additional Victims Of Daycare Co-Owner Suspected Of Lewd Acts On A Child

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:45 PM EST

Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Sex Crimes United arrested Enrique Ramos, 45, Thursday.

Emma Zen Foundation To Donate Pet Oxygen Masks For Ventura Co. Fire Engines

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:28 PM EST

The Emma Zen Foundation will donate nearly 100 pet oxygen masks to the Ventura County Fire Department Thursday.

Watchdog Alleges Google Leaked Personal Data To App Developers

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:17 PM EST

A consumer advocate group on Monday urged California Attorney General Kamala Harris to investigate whether alleged privacy violations by Google were in violation of state law.

Family Of Stabbed Teen Calls South Bay Galleria ‘Cesspool For Crime’

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:46 PM EST

The parents of a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed at a Redondo Beach mall filed a lawsuit Monday claiming negligence and poor security led to the attack.


NBC Los Angeles

“Charlie Brown” Actor Disrupts Courtroom

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:10 PM EST

The man who formerly voiced character Charlie Brown spoke out of turn during his bail review hearing Monday morning.

California Would Lose $500 Million Under Sequestration

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:10 PM EST

If Congress fails to reach a budget deal this week, California will lose more than $500 million in funding for schools, the military, disability services and other federal spending, according to a report release... Photo Credit: Getty Images

Family of Teen Stabbed in Attack Sues Galleria Mall

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:25 PM EST

The family of a 13-year-old boy stabbed in the heart in the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach is suing the mall owner and the mall's security company calling the mall a "cesspool for crime,” the family’s lawye...

Memorial Planned for High School Swimmer

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:55 AM EST

Students and teachers at Harvard-Westlake School planned to gather Monday morning to remember Justin Carr, a junior who collapsed and died during a swimming workout on Friday.

SoCal Teen's Film Wins Oscar

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:55 AM EST

A San Diego teenager’s film based on her emotional true life story has won an Academy Award.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Chicago mall shut down by disturbance; 19 arrested

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:59 PM EST

Nineteen teens were arrested following a disturbance that shut down a Chicago mall and left two with minor injuries.

Ventura County fire engines, rescue squads to carry oxygen masks for pets

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:59 PM EST

Ventura County Fire Department engines will soon be equipped with specialized oxygen masks designed for animals.

Body found on Newport Beach jetty identified

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:59 PM EST

A dead man who washed ashore in Newport Beach Sunday was identified, Newport Beach Police said Monday.

C. Everett Koop, ex-surgeon general, dies in NH

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:29 PM EST

C. Everett Koop, who raised attention on the then-emerging disease AIDS, has died in New Hampshire at age 96.

Pasadena apartment fire: items too close to floor heater

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:05 PM EST

A fire that burned a Pasadena apartment building Sunday was started by flammable items too close to a floor heater.


FOX 11 News Los Angeles

Ikea Withdraws Meatballs In Europe, 21 Nations Hit

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:29 PM EST

Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid suspicions that they contained horse meat.

Stabbing At SoCal Mall Prompts Lawsuit Against Owner

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:14 PM EST

Lawyer Michael Alder held a news conference to discuss a complaint being filed on behalf of the family of a 13-year-old boy stabbed in the heart while outside a movie theater in the South Bay Galleria.

Student Athlete Dies During Swim Workout

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:14 PM EST

A community mourned the death today of a student athlete who died during a workout in the Studio City school's pool."

Straight Teen Bullied For Being Called 'Gay' Fights Back

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 02:59 PM EST

School bullies have been around forever, but social networking has intensified the problem. And victims say because of that, there's just no escape.

Cleanup Begins in Hollywood As the 2013 Awards Season Ends

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:59 AM EST

[ VIEW PHOTO GALLERY ] Now that the Oscars are over...the cleanup gets underway. Lauren Sivan is in Hollywood to show us how that's coming along. Highland Avenue is now open to the Monday morning commute.


Los Angeles Business Journal

Boingo Stock Slides on Outlook Concerns

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:29 PM EST

As Boingo Wireless Inc.’s stock continues to slide, there’s a growing concern whether the Wi-Fi provider can overcome an obstacle that’s always loomed for the company: free public Internet.

MeUndie Expands Online Underwear Offerings

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:29 PM EST

MeUndies is hoping that its underwear customers are also the kind who’d buy T-shirts and socks.

Murdock Becomes Dole CEO Again

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:15 PM EST

David Murdock has taken back the chief executive’s job at Dole Food Co. Inc., as the fruit-and-vegetable producer prepares to complete the sale of its packaged foods and Asian fruit operation to a Japanese conglomerate.

Monday Markets Slide

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:14 PM EST

In Monday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 216 points, or 1.5 percent, to 13,784. The Nasdaq fell 46 points to 3,116. The S&P 500 fell 28 points to 1,488. The LABJ Stock Index fell more 1 point to 144.

Edison Told to Detail San Onofre Costs

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:01 PM EST

An administrative judge with the California Public Utilities Commission has given Southern California Edison until March 15 to file an accounting of its costs to replace steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear plant, the Los Angeles Times reports.


KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Britain’s Top Cardinal Resigns; Accused of ‘Inappropriate Acts’

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:58 PM EST

LONDON — Britain ’s most senior Catholic cleric resigned his position as archbishop of Scotland on Monday, 24 hours after allegations against him by four priests of “inappropriate behavior” dating back 30 years were published in a national newspaper. Cardinal …

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Dies at 96

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON — Dr. C. Everett Koop, who as U.S. surgeon general in the 1980s led high-profile campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and to mobilize the nation against an emerging AIDS epidemic, has died. He was 96. Koop died …

Consumer Confidential: Ford Engine Trouble, IKEA Horse Meat, Rolls Recall

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:28 PM EST

LA Times Columnist David Lazarus talks about a Ford/Mercury engine issue, the discovery of horse meat in some IKEA meatballs and a Rolls Royce recall. …

Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Education

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:28 PM EST

As Black History Month comes to a close, Gayle Anderson was live with AIDS Project Los Angeles to remind everyone February 7th was National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV/AIDS testing and treatment community mobilization effort designed to …

Police Searching for Victims of Accused Child Care Worker – Sara Welch Reports

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:13 PM EST

BOYLE HEIGHTS, Calif. (KTLA) — Los Angeles Police Monday asked for the public’s help in identifying additional victims of an accused child molester, who worked at a daycare in Boyle Heights. Police arrested Enrique Ramos, 45, Thursday and booked him …


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