USC dedicates new student center
A new, $130-million student center – with restaurants, lounges, a ballroom and offices for student government, a radio station and alumni groups – was formally opened Thursday at USC. The five-story,...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Flint on how Emmy ballots are counted
Andy Sale will know who wins the Emmys before anyone else, Joe Flint writes today. That's because in his role as partner at the accounting firm Ernst & Young, his clients include the Academy of...
View ArticleUC Irvine report predicts high-speed rail line would create jobs and boost...
The proposal to build a high-speed rail system in California has the potential to create more than 127,000 permanent jobs in the Los Angeles-Orange County area by 2035 and contribute to the economic...
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Woman accused of attacking Leonardo DiCaprio to stand trial
 A woman who attacked Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken beer bottle was ordered to stand trial Thursday. Aretha Wilson, 40, is accused of attacking DiCaprio with a broken beer bottle outside a 2005...
View ArticleL.A. councilman calls for quicker cleanup of human waste
Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl said Thursday that he plans to convene a working group of agencies to prevent or better respond to incidents of human waste dumping like the three that occurred in...
View ArticleState clears movie fund of fault in nursing home transfers
The California Department of Public Health has reversed its earlier finding that the Motion Picture and Television Fund broke state law when the charity transferred dozens of residents out of its...
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Nordstrom opens at Santa Monica Place on Friday
Nordstrom Inc. will open its 115th store Friday at the newly remodeled Santa Monica Place shopping center. To celebrate the opening, the upscale department store chain threw a lavish gala Wednesday...
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