Kings' trip drags to ugly, and costly, finish with 4-1 loss in Chicago

If the Central Time Zone pushed around and roughed up the Kings over the weekend, well, then Monday night was far worse. To review: They lost to the Blackhawks, 4-1, at United Center. They lost ground in the Western Conference playoff race. And they...

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Kings' trip drags to ugly, and costly, finish with 4-1 loss in Chicago

If the Central Time Zone pushed around and roughed up the Kings over the weekend, well, then Monday night was far worse. To review: They lost to the Blackhawks, 4-1, at United Center. They lost ground in the Western Conference playoff race. And they...

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Kings' trip drags to ugly, and costly, finish with 4-1 loss in Chicago

If the Central Time Zone pushed around and roughed up the Kings over the weekend, well, then Monday night was far worse. To review: They lost to the Blackhawks, 4-1, at United Center. They lost ground in the Western Conference playoff race. And they...

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Iran backs off key component in nuclear talks

Iran is backing off an earlier apparent agreement to allow enriched uranium to be shipped out of the country to Russia as a way to assure the material can't be used as nuclear bomb fuel.  Speaking on the sidelines of ongoing negotiations over Iran's...

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Iran backs off key component in nuclear talks

Iran is backing off an earlier apparent agreement to allow enriched uranium to be shipped out of the country to Russia as a way to assure the material can't be used as nuclear bomb fuel.  Speaking on the sidelines of ongoing negotiations over Iran's...

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Iran backs off key component in nuclear talks

Iran is backing off an earlier apparent agreement to allow enriched uranium to be shipped out of the country to Russia as a way to assure the material can't be used as nuclear bomb fuel.  Speaking on the sidelines of ongoing negotiations over Iran's...

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Kerry to skip Kennedy bash, suggesting Iran talks are still sticky

Secretary of State John F. Kerry said early Sunday he would be unable to attend the Monday dedication of an institute honoring the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, an acknowledgement that negotiations seeking a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program would not...

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Kerry to skip Kennedy bash, suggesting Iran talks are still sticky

Secretary of State John F. Kerry said early Sunday he would be unable to attend the Monday dedication of an institute honoring the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, an acknowledgement that negotiations seeking a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program would not...

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Air Canada plane skids off Halifax runway on 'abrupt' landing

An Air Canada plane made an "abrupt" landing and left the runway at the Halifax airport in bad weather, and officials said early Sunday that 25 people were taken to a hospital for observation and treatment of minor injuries. The airline said a...

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Chino Hills High loses boys' Division I state title game in double OT

Frustration was visible on the faces of Chino Hills players and their coach, Steve Baik. Their chance to win a state Division I championship on Friday night appeared to vanish with 3:18 left in regulation when standout junior guard Lonzo Ball was called...

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Chino Hills High loses boys' Division I state title game in double OT

Frustration was visible on the faces of Chino Hills players and their coach, Steve Baik. Their chance to win a state Division I championship on Friday night appeared to vanish with 3:18 left in regulation when standout junior guard Lonzo Ball was called...

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Shabab gunmen's siege at Somali hotel ends with 17 dead

Somali troops on Saturday took full control of a hotel that extremist gunmen stormed and occupied for more than 12 hours following a suicide bombing. At least 17 people died and dozens were wounded. The gunfire has stopped and security agents...

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Where to watch the lights go out for global Earth Hour 2015

Earth Hour 2015 will happen at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when landmarks, hotels, universities, buildings and individuals shut off their lights to raise awareness of climate change. It's an hour -- based on local time wherever you are -- meant to be a call...

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Where to watch the lights go out for global Earth Hour 2015

Earth Hour 2015 will happen at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when landmarks, hotels, universities, buildings and individuals shut off their lights to raise awareness of climate change. It's an hour -- based on local time wherever you are -- meant to be a call...

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Where to watch the lights go out for global Earth Hour 2015

Earth Hour 2015 will happen at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when landmarks, hotels, universities, buildings and individuals shut off their lights to raise awareness of climate change. It's an hour -- based on local time wherever you are -- meant to be a call...

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Valencia restaurant owner accused of slavery, beating employee

An Indian national who was employed at a Valencia restaurant endured three years of slavery -- including regular beatings -- and was so scared of his boss that he feared for his life if he ever tried to escape, authorities said Wednesday. The...

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Valencia restaurant owner accused of slavery, beating employee

An Indian national who was employed at a Valencia restaurant endured three years of slavery -- including regular beatings -- and was so scared of his boss that he feared for his life if he ever tried to escape, authorities said Wednesday. The...

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Valencia restaurant owner accused of slavery, beating employee

An Indian national who was employed at a Valencia restaurant endured three years of slavery -- including regular beatings -- and was so scared of his boss that he feared for his life if he ever tried to escape, authorities said Wednesday. The...

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Officials powerless to stop proposed anti-gay initiative

Over the decades, California has chiseled out some of its most colorful laws at the ballot box. There have been proposed initiatives seeking to allow public school children be able to sing Christmas carols, to require drug testing of state legislators,...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in dispute over EPA mercury rule

Lawyers for the coal and electric power industries go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday hoping to block a strict new federal rule against mercury and other toxic air pollutants. Supporters say the rule issued by the Environmental Protection...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in dispute over EPA mercury rule

Lawyers for the coal and electric power industries go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday hoping to block a strict new federal rule against mercury and other toxic air pollutants. Supporters say the rule issued by the Environmental Protection...

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Man killed in daytime shooting in the middle of a Lennox street

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the middle of a street in Lennox, just a few blocks from Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. He was riding a bicycle about 3:20 p.m. near 104th Street and Inglewood...

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Man killed in daytime shooting in the middle of a Lennox street

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the middle of a street in Lennox, just a few blocks from Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. He was riding a bicycle about 3:20 p.m. near 104th Street and Inglewood...

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Man killed in daytime shooting in the middle of a Lennox street

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the middle of a street in Lennox, just a few blocks from Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. He was riding a bicycle about 3:20 p.m. near 104th Street and Inglewood...

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Mystery herbs, an unbroken egg and a telltale chime

I stand barefoot before the woman. A white hat protects her from my negative energy. She gives me a stinging whack with a bouquet of mystery herbs and flowers. I was about 20 minutes into my limpia — spiritual cleansing. The bouquet was doused in...

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Mystery herbs, an unbroken egg and a telltale chime

I stand barefoot before the woman. A white hat protects her from my negative energy. She gives me a stinging whack with a bouquet of mystery herbs and flowers. I was about 20 minutes into my limpia — spiritual cleansing. The bouquet was doused in...

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Mystery herbs, an unbroken egg and a telltale chime

I stand barefoot before the woman. A white hat protects her from my negative energy. She gives me a stinging whack with a bouquet of mystery herbs and flowers. I was about 20 minutes into my limpia — spiritual cleansing. The bouquet was doused in...

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Give cylists helmets, but don't ticket them for not having one

To the editor: State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) wants to pass a law mandating helmets for all bicyclists. Some bicyclists say they are safer without helmets. The Times says we need a study. You are all wrong. ("Require bike helmets? There's...

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Give cylists helmets, but don't ticket them for not having one

To the editor: State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) wants to pass a law mandating helmets for all bicyclists. Some bicyclists say they are safer without helmets. The Times says we need a study. You are all wrong. ("Require bike helmets? There's...

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Give cylists helmets, but don't ticket them for not having one

To the editor: State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) wants to pass a law mandating helmets for all bicyclists. Some bicyclists say they are safer without helmets. The Times says we need a study. You are all wrong. ("Require bike helmets? There's...

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Milos Raonic barges in on dream semifinals with upset of Rafael Nadal

It was a done deal in the desert. Then it wasn't. World-ranking Nos. 1 and 4, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, made it to the semifinals a day earlier. Then, No. 2 Roger Federer took apart Tomas Berdych like a biology student working on a frog. Friday...

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Milos Raonic barges in on dream semifinals with upset of Rafael Nadal

It was a done deal in the desert. Then it wasn't. World-ranking Nos. 1 and 4, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, made it to the semifinals a day earlier. Then, No. 2 Roger Federer took apart Tomas Berdych like a biology student working on a frog. Friday...

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U.S. veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary

Dozens of aging U.S. veterans gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II 70 years ago. The vets, many in the early 90s and some in wheelchairs, toured the black...

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Lakers suffer their 50th defeat of the season, 80-73 to Utah

The Lakers had beat the Jazz the last time the teams played, in Utah last month, which only seemed to inspire the Jazz to win nine of 11 games since that defeat. So when the teams met Thursday night at Staples Center, the Lakers were unable to...

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