Mother of ‘affluenza’ teen is jailed in Los Angeles
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER The mother of a fugitive Texas teen known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident is jailed in Los Angeles on Thursday after being…
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Woman in shooting pledged allegiance to IS
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and TAMI ABDOLLAH The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State…
14 dead, 17 wounded in California shooting; 2 suspects dead
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JUSTIN PRITCHARD A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously…
Exclusive: 17 seconds of terror in gov’t office shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a deadly gun battle…
Suge Knight, Katt Williams plead not guilty in robbery case
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and comedian Katt Williams have pleaded not guilty to robbery charges filed against them after a celebrity photographer accused them of…
Mud covers highways, strands drivers in Southern California
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and AMANDA LEE MYERS Emergency crews shoveled head-high mounds of mud from parts of two important highways in the mountains and desert north of Los Angeles on…
Trump’s deportation idea similar to 1930s mass removals
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for mass deportation of millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, as well as their American-born children, bears similarities to…
Backpage ad site: Aider of traffickers, or way to stop them?
By MARTHA IRVINE Is the huge classified ad site an abettor of sexual trafficking and exploitation, or a beacon of free expression? Does it generate crime, or help solve it?…