A Los Angeles sales tax hike being promoted as vital to preserving public safety and helping end years of budget deficits is...
Mar
02
In burglary-plagued Oakland, it's easy to pick on this workshop
Label: World OAKLAND — Burglaries have plagued just about every corner of this beleaguered city of late: Last year, Oakland averaged one...
Comings and goings at 'Downton Abbey' next season
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Shirley MacLaine will be returning to "Downton Abbey" next season, and opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will be joining the cast.Carnival Films and "Masterpiece" on PBS say MacLaine will be reprising her role as Martha Levinson, Lord Robert Crawley's freewheeling American mother-in-law.The world-renowned soprano will sing.Meanwhile, the producers are confirming that villainous housemaid Sarah...
U.S. Judges Offer Addicts a Way to Avoid Prison
Label: HealthTodd Heisler/The New York TimesEmily Leitch of Brooklyn, with her son, Nazir, 4, was arrested for importing cocaine but went to “drug court” to avoid prison. Federal judges around the country are teaming up with prosecutors to create special treatment programs for drug-addicted defendants who would otherwise face significant prison time, an effort intended to sidestep drug laws widely seen as inflexible...
Patricia Heaton in 'The Middle' of home sale in Hancock Park
Label: BusinessPatricia Heaton's Hancock Park house, which was in escrow in three weeks, drew multiple offers, says guest Max Nelson of Deasy/Penner & Partners. He expects it will sell for above its $8.29 million asking price. ...
Mar
01
Bell jurors ordered to begin anew after panelist is dismissed
Label: World After nearly five days of deliberations, jurors in the Bell corruption trial were ordered Thursday to begin anew after a member...
Lindsay Lohan driving case returns to LA court
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan's attorney returns to court Friday for a hearing in the actress's latest criminal case, as discussions continue about a possible plea deal before trial.The 26-year-old isn't required to attend the hearing.The hearing is intended to take care of any issues before a March 18 trial on misdemeanor charges that Lohan lied to police about a June car crash and was driving...
Jane C. Wright, Pioneering Oncologist, Dies at 93
Label: HealthDr. Jane C. Wright, a pioneering oncologist who helped elevate chemotherapy from a last resort for cancer patients to an often viable treatment option, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Guttenberg, N.J. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her daughter Jane Jones, who said her mother had dementia. Dr. Wright descended from a distinguished medical family that defied racial barriers in...
Feb
28
Divergent views on illegal immigration emerge in state GOP
Label: World WASHINGTON — California's elected Republicans have long had a simple approach to illegal immigration: Those who broke the law...
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