USC football: Pat Haden says USC returning Grantland Rice Trophy
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden announced that the school was in the process of returning the 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy that was stripped from the Trojans by the Football Writers Assn. of America....
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Man with knives arrested at Paris Hilton's house charged with burglary
L.A. prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against a man with two knives who pounded on the door of Paris Hilton's Sherman Oaks home earlier this week. Nathan Lee Parada, 31, was charged with a felony...
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Street car tracks unearthed in Main Street digging
Street car tracks unearthed: Blogdowntown reports that digging on Main Street has uncovered some of L.A.'s old street car tracks: The story of one of Downtown's oddest blocks began in 1919, when...
View ArticleLaid-off janitors and supporters plan protest outside Century Plaza
A protest planned outside JP Morgan Chase-owned Century Plaza on Thursday afternoon by recently laid-off janitors is expected to cause traffic gridlock in Century City. Organizers say the march and...
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Solar power: California regulators approve first solar thermal project in 20...
The California Energy Commission approved construction Wednesday on the first solar thermal farm regulators have permitted in two decades. The Beacon Solar Energy project on the western edge of the...
View ArticleThe Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones avoids handshake line after Wednesday's loss
After the Sparks fell to the Seattle Storm, 79-66, in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Seattle, DeLisha Milton-Jones eschewed the postgame handshake line. "It was intentional because I...
View ArticleFCC to gather economists to discuss Comcast - NBC Universal deal
The Federal Communications Commission is gathering a group of economists for a closed-door meeting to discuss the potential ramifications of cable giant Comcast Corp.'s proposed deal to take a...
View ArticleL.A. Kings prove fights are forever
The Kings this summer have proven they haven't forgotten the past or what makes so many hockey fans stand and cheer. Fights. The Fight Club is a new online diversion that features videos of historic...
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Google rolls out real-time search page
Google launched a new search page Thursday that displays real-time results, making reports from Twitter and other sites searchable within seconds of being posted. (It's also available here, in case the...
View ArticleBuffett offers buyout to minority holders of partner Munger's Wesco Financial
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Thursday said it would offer to buy out the minority shareholders of Pasadena-based Wesco Financial Corp., which already is 80.1% owned by Berkshire. Wesco...
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Beacon Solar Energy project OKed; first solar thermal project approved in 20...
For the first time in 20 years, state energy regulators have approved construction on a solar thermal farm. The California Energy Commission gave the Beacon Solar Energy project a unanimous go-ahead...
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Broad Collection building design is upside-down
The dynamic 2006 building designed for Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art contains one serious flaw. Unfortunately, it appears that architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, who designed the ICA, are...
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Catching up with Corey Lynn Calter, the designer who’s more than just a...
Corey Lynn Calter’sultra-feminine frocks have landed on celebrities such as Dita Von Teese and Zooey Deschanel, but lately the L.A.-based designer’s brand has been growing in ways that still encompass...
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Climate change: Is El Niño heating up?
The weather pattern known as El Niño, which can bring heavy rains to Southern California, has doubled in intensity and warmth and shifted westward over several decades, according to scientists from the...
View ArticleGulf oil spill: BP corporate culture at center of hearings
Federal investigators conducting hearings this week in Houston have been focusing heavily on BP's corporate culture -- hammering executives about whether they have learned from the oil giant's history...
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Event: Illuminating designs from ReMade Studios at Frogtown Art Walk
On Saturday, ReMade Studios, a workshop producing handmade furniture and lighting, hosts an open house during the Frogtown Art Walk. In addition to showcasing the work of metalworker Richard Reyes,...
View ArticleUSC football: Trojans will play home-and-home series with Texas
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden announced that USC would play a home-and-home series with Texas in 2017 and 2018 and also play Utah State in 2013. The Trojans last played Texas in the 2006 Bowl...
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Glenn Beck rally at Lincoln Memorial on anniversary of MLK's 'Dream' speech...
Glenn Beck plans to have a rally Saturday in Washington, D.C. Like most made-for-TV events in Beck's career, this seems innocent enough. Only problem for some is it is scheduled to be held at the same...
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