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Remembering the 1992 Los Angeles riots
This week, Los Angeles and the rest of the nation reflects on the 1992 L.A. riots. Twenty years ago, Los Angeles erupted after a jury acquitted four police officers in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. City-wide riots lasted...
LA police to add security near campus
The University of Southern California and Los Angeles police announced new security measures Thursday following the unsolved killings of two Chinese graduate students near a campus that promotes itself as an international destination.
DA searches home, offices of Los Angeles County
Corruption investigators searched the home and offices of the Los Angeles County assessor on Wednesday amid allegations that his department was involved in influence-peddling.
Rodney King reflects on an up-down life since riot
We saw his face a bloody, pulpy mess. And in 1992, when the four Los Angeles Police officers who beat him after a traffic stop were acquitted, it touched off anger that affected an entire generation. Now, 20 years later, this is the face of...
LA police union sues over impound policy
The Los Angeles Police Protective League filed suit Wednesday against the city and its Police Department over a controversial policy that will limit cases in which police officers impound vehicles of drivers operating without a license.
Lenny Dykstra sentenced to 9 months
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading no contest to charges he exposed himself to women he met on Craigslist and assaulted one.
Marine from LA killed during training in Morocco
A Marine from Los Angeles has been killed during a training mission in Morocco, the Marine Corps announced Friday. Cpl. Robby Reyes was killed when an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed Wednesday in a Royal Moroccan military training...
Two Chinese students shot dead in Los Angeles
Two Chinese students were shot dead early Wednesday morning in West Adams area near Los Angeles, a city of the US state of California, police said. The unidentified victims, a male and a female, died from wounds after they were shot after 1...
Los Angeles police out in force for Dodgers
The opening day game at Dodger Stadium got under way Tuesday amid a heavy police presence, one year after a Giants fan was beaten into a coma in the parking lot. Undercover officers wearing Pittsburgh Pirates jerseys in the stadium joined uniformed...
Keith Olbermann sues Current TV
Keith Olbermann is moving his grievances with his former employer Current TV from the airwaves to the courtroom, suing the network for more than $50 million and blasting it for what he claims were shoddy production values.
