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Wrong-way crash near Vegas kills 3 injures 4
LAS VEGAS -; The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way crash early Sunday near Las Vegas killed three people and critically injured four ...
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Alan ODay Los Angeles loses one of the greats
He will be missed, greatly, not just in Los Angeles, but around the world. Mr. O'Day was not a man that was only about himself, but he was accepting of people, a mentor, an example worthy of following. His was not just an "act" on stage. He truly was a person worth knowing. Mr. O'Day was the real deal. His song, Undercover Angel, was still a favorite on the iPod, even 30+ ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Cruz available for finale despite bone spurs in elbow
ATLANTA -- Dodgers infielder Luis Cruz said he was available to play Sunday after being unavailable Saturday night because of a bone spur flare-up in his right elbow. Cruz said he has three spurs in his throwing elbow, and they occasionally pinch a nerve. "Since I was 11, I can't straighten my arm, and once in a while, this happens, and I just have to let it rest," said Cruz. ...
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Jansens pitch selection with Gattis baffles Mattingly
Email ATLANTA -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was still shaking his head in dismay Sunday over reliever Kenley Jansen's decision to challenge Braves pinch-hitter Evan Gattis, who slugged a two-run homer Saturday night on an inside cutter. The plan of attack against Gattis was not to throw inside, but that's what Jansen did in an eight-pitch at-bat that turned the game around and was ...
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Gordons baserunning gaffe frustrates Mattingly
Email ATLANTA -- Dee Gordon heard about it from Don Mattingly Saturday night. He met with baserunning coach Davey Lopes in a meeting Sunday morning. He even heard about it from father and former All-Star closer Flash Gordon. "Don't steal third," Dee Gordon repeated, "unless you know you'll be safe. I felt it was 100 percent, but I got thrown out." Gordon was ...
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Wildfire north of LA 80 percent contained
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- Crews continue to build containment lines around a wildfire burning for a fourth day in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los ...
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Fire Burns Brush in Residential Area
The blaze was reported around 10:35 a.m. on South Willie James Jones Avenue, near Franklin Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. Fire officials said a few surrounding structures were threatened, and nearly one acre of brush had ...
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Ex-nurse pleads guilty in Riverside County
MURRIETA, Calif. -; A former nurse at a Riverside County hospital was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge resulting from patient molestation ...
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2 dead in small plane crash near Auburn
The FAA says the plane went down under "unknown circumstances" and could not say if the plane had just taken off or was on approach to the airport at the time of the ...
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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
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Actor Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood for violating protective order
FILE - This Jan. 10, 2011 file photo shows cast member Edward Furlong arriving at the premiere "The Green Hornet" in Los Angeles. ``Terminator 2'' actor, Furlong was in custody following his arrest May 16, 2013, on suspicion of violating a court order involving his former girlfriend, authorities said. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, ...
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2 men arrested in teens killing over iPad in NV
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas police said Sunday that two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy after he refused to give up his ...
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Road Raged Driver Hits Motorcycle on Coronado Bridge
According to CHP officials, a motorcyclist exchanged words and hand gestures with the driver of a blue BMW. The driver of the vehicle then allegedly intentionally struck the motorcycle, and two people were thrown from the ...
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Man shot killed by Inglewood police officer wielded two-foot-long sword
INGLEWOOD - The man who was shot and killed by an Inglewood police officer after he smashed the windows of eight squad cars wielded a two-foot-long sword in a police station parking lot, a department official said today. "It was a long-bladed sword," Lt. Mark Fried said in describing the weapon wielded by the suspect at the Inglewood police station Saturday evening. The sword ...
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30000 flock to Petaluma Calif. for American Graffiti festival
George Lucas ' "American Graffiti" gathered where the film was shot in Petaluma, Calif., to celebrate its 40th anniversary. About 370 classic cars and hot rods were lined up and on display Saturday as part of the Petaluma Salute to American Graffiti event that began Friday, the Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press reported Sunday. Even the 1967 Citroen 2CV driven ...
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Bill ensures paid family leave for Calif. workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the ...
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Dodgers activate infielder Ellis from DL
Email ATLANTA -- The Dodgers activated second baseman Mark Ellis off the disabled list Sunday and optioned catcher Tim Federowicz to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ellis returned quicker than expected from a right quad strained on April 26. He was cleared to return after a seven-inning rehab appearance Saturday night with Double-A Chattanooga. Ellis, batting .342, was immediately put in the starting ...
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3 hurt when column topples at OC Fairgrounds
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say three people were injured, one seriously, when a decorative column fell over at the Orange County ...
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Flames Engulf Garage in Oceanside
Chief Lawrence says the flames were threatening nearby power lines. The fire sparked near an adjacent home and an apartment building to the ...
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Bay To Breakers Runners Take To The Streets Of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Thousands of racers, runners and strolling, costumed scene-makers spread across San Francisco Sunday morning in the 102nd Bay to Breakers footrace. Elite runners led the pack and crossed the finish line on Ocean Beach long before many of the estimated 30,000 participants managed to get over the starting line on Howard ...
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Yahoo board agrees to take Tumblr for $1.1B
David Karp, the 26-year-old co-founder and CEO of Tumblr Inc., has agreed to sell the blogging site to Yahoo, whose board approved spending $1.1B in cash on the deal. Yahoo's board of directors reportedly approved buying the Tumblr blogging site in a $1.1 billion cash deal. The Wall Street Journal reported the board's action on Sunday. This is the biggest deal yet for CEO Marissa Mayer, ...
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Trek does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes Iron Man 3 tops $1B worldwide
LOS ANGELES - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek," which opened with $75.2 million. ...
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Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
LOS ANGELES -; Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract ...
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Leopold Konig wins Tour of California stage seven – video
Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic wins the seventh stage of the Amgen Tour of California on Saturday, with American Tejay van Garderen finishing third to retain the overall lead. The route covered 91.4 miles and finished with an 11.5-mile ascent to Mount ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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