Boy who shot neo-Nazi dad just another killer, prosecutor says

The 10-year-old son of a Riverside neo-Nazi leader was just another killer when he shot his sleeping father on the couch on an early May morning last year, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday. Sitting unshackled, the now 12-year-old boy listened as Chief...

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In a world of change, dancing puppets still delight

One day, maybe not so many days from now, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater will be gone. Its debt will prove at last too much to bear. Its boxy white buildings will be sold. And people will be sad, particularly those who talked for years about going...

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Disney adds 'Star Wars' to its galaxy

Adding another marquee pop-culture property to its roster, Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $4.05 billion to acquire the company that controls the blockbuster "Star Wars" franchise — allowing Disney to exploit the brand through film, television, consumer...

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Gov. Jerry Brown has yet to pick a central Prop. 30 sales pitch

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown still has not settled on a central sales pitch for his tax-hike initiative, even though support is shaky and election day is fast approaching. He has said at turns that Proposition 30 is about fixing Sacramento, supporting...

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Massive storm Sandy kills at least 8 as it roars ashore in East

NEW YORK – At least eight people were killed by massive storm Sandy as it moved inland after roaring ashore in New Jersey with 80 mph winds Monday night. Floodwater swamped New York City, pouring into subway tunnels and filling the enormous construction...

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L.A. schools fail to gain union backing for grant application

An effort by the Los Angeles Unified School District to win a high-profile $40-million grant has unraveled after the L.A. teachers union declined to sign the application, a condition for the competition imposed by the federal education department. The...

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More than 7,000 flights canceled as major U.S. airports eye storm

Airline travelers could face a long wait as Hurricane Sandy triggers thousands of flight cancellations. (Emile Wamsteker / Bloomberg News / October 28, 2012) By Chad Terhune October 28, 2012, 3:06 p.m. Airlines have canceled more than...

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State strips 23 schools of API rankings for cheating

The third-grader had good news: She was doing great on her standardized tests, she proudly told a teacher at the school. How did she know? the instructor asked. "My teacher points out the answers that I need to correct," she said. With that, the fate...

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As Hurricane Sandy nears, 450,000 on East Coast told to evacuate

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Hundreds of thousands of people were told to flee low-lying areas, New York and Washington shut down their subways, federal offices and local schools closed, and presidential candidates curtailed their campaigning as Hurricane Sandy...

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Hawaii prepares for tsunami after quake hits Canada

HONOLULU— A senior geologist tracking a tsunami expected to hit Hawaii says the first waves hitting shore are smaller than expected.But Gerard Fryer of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Saturday night that the first waves are usually not the biggest...

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7.7 quake off Canada prompts tsunami warning for Hawaii

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A tsunami warning for southern Alaska and northern British Columbia has been downgraded to an advisory, while a warning has been issued for Hawaii.In addition, the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says parts of coastal...

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More Jews praying on site also sacred to Muslims

JERUSALEM — A simple, ancient ritual is threatening the delicate security balance atop Jerusalem's most sacred plaza: Jews are praying. On most days, dozens — sometimes hundreds — of Jewish worshipers ascend to the disputed 36-acre platform that Muslims...

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Billboard firm wrote L.A. proposal on signs

The outdoor advertising company Clear Channel quietly wrote a controversial Los Angeles City Hall proposal that could help the company preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in electronic billboard business. Two weeks ago, Councilmen Ed Reyes and...

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Romney spends big on firms tied to aides

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's campaign has directed $134.2 million to political firms with business ties to his senior staff, spotlighting the tightknit nature of his second presidential bid and the staggering sums being spent in this election.Nine firms...

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Man awaiting sentencing in Zoloft rape case is found dead

Los Angeles Times A 26-year-old rape victim stood before a subdued San Bernardino County courtroom Friday, and read a carefully drafted statement addressed to the former Westminster police detective who kidnapped and raped her two years earlier. "I...

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Police detain four in fatal Downey shooting rampage

Four people have been detained for questioning in connection with Wednesday's shooting rampage in Downey, which left three members of a family dead and two others injured, Downey police said. "We have detained four people for questioning. We have not...

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As Syria cease-fire looms, so do the doubts

BEIRUT — The Syrian military said Thursday that its forces would observe a temporary holiday cease-fire starting today, signaling a potential new phase in international efforts to halt a conflict that has caused vast destruction and loss of life and...

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For patients warned in meningitis outbreak, waiting is agony

Patsy Bivins can't stop worrying about the warning letter she got from the hospital. It came seven weeks after she received two steroid injections in her back to treat chronic pain. The steroid had been made at the New England Compounding Center and...

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Scientists defend safety of genetically modified foods

To the naked eye, the white puffs of cotton growing on shrubs, the yellow flowers on canola plants and the towering tassels on cornstalks look just like those on any other plants. But inside their cells, where their DNA contains instructions for how...

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3 family members killed, 2 wounded in Downey shooting attack

Five members of a Downey family were shot — three fatally — in a bizarre series of events that started at the business they owned and ended at their home a few blocks away. Authorities said they don't know the motive for the attack and said they are...

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U.S. sues BofA, calling loan fraud 'brazen'

Bank of America thought it was laying claim to a crown jewel of American mortgage lending when it scooped up Countrywide Financial Corp. at the depths of the housing crisis in 2008. With a name reflecting its ambition, Countrywide transformed itself...

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Judge rejects former Bell police chief's bid to double pension

A judge has rejected an effort by Bell's former police chief to more than double his pension to $510,000 a year, saying that the City Council never approved his extravagant contract and that city officials tried to keep his salary secret. Randy Adams,...

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Man killed by shark in Santa Barbara County

A 39-year-old man surfing off the Santa Barbara County coast was killed Tuesday in a shark attack that occurred off the same beach where a bodyboarder was killed two years ago. Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of nearby Orcutt was dragged by a friend onto...

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CVS Caremark has become a frequent subject of government probes

Retired social worker Nina Nestor got an all-too-familiar phone call last week: Her prescription refill was ready at her CVS store in San Clemente. Trouble is, the 83-year-old cancer patient didn't ask for the refill or numerous others that CVS pharmacists...

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