Brush fire prompts evacuations near Palmdale
Evacuations were underway in the Angeles National Forest near Palmdale after a fast-moving brush fire broke out Friday afternoon, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Fire Department was battling...
View ArticleAntonio Margarito may need only $20 check to get Texas boxing license
The inexact justice in boxing is poised to reach a stark new level. California denied Antonio Margarito a boxing license after a six-hour hearing Wednesday, with commissioners expressing skepticism...
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New proposal could bring endangered whooping cranes back to their old...
NEW ORLEANS — The whooping crane -- one of the world's most endangered birds and one of the first animals on the U.S. endangered list -- could be back in Louisiana's wetlands as early as February...
View ArticleBrandon Wood -- remember him? -- to start at first base for Angels vs. Twins
A shoulder injury to Maicer Izturis set off a series of Angels lineup shifts that will result in Brandon Wood playing first base against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Target Field, the first...
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Caption this: Goat intruder chases German couple out of their own flat
Sometimes we see a photo and immediately know it's going to become our desktop wallpaper. This goat's photo is one of those. Apparently, he turned up mysteriously in a German couple's flat while it...
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Judge nixes proposal to sell stake in Georgia O'Keeffe collection
The fate of a trove of artwork donated by Georgia O'Keeffe to Fisk University took another twist Friday when a judge rejected the school's proposal to sell a stake in the collection to a museum. The...
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Celebs take a bite out of 'Piranha 3D' Hollywood premiere
It was ensemble-infested waters at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday, where stars of the sexed-up, gross-out "Piranha 3D" turned out to premiere the summer flick. Jerry O'Connell...
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Kari Byron of 'Mythbusters' fame aims to give middle schoolers 'Head Rush'
Kari Byron is on a mission — to get tweens interested in science. On Monday, Byron — best-known as one of the "build team" members on Discovery's popular "Mythbusters" series — premieres her...
View ArticleYour commute: Live L.A. traffic conditions
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PREACH IT! Good signs from Reese Witherspoon and Angelina Jolie
We’ve been grooving over the paparazzi pics of sunny Reese Witherspoon signing a fan’s shirt. With so many bad celebrity stories emerging this summer -- Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan -- the pics are a...
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Kelly Brook of 'Piranha 3D': single, with a sense of humor
Blood and hot bodies aside, there's a breakout star to be found in guilty-pleasure movie "Piranha 3D" -- British crossover actress Kelly Brook, with a performance likely to get her noticed stateside....
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Andrew Barnicle, longtime artistic director of Laguna Playhouse, stepping down
Following two decades at the helm of one of Orange County's most prominent theater organizations, Andrew Barnicle is resigning his position as artistic director of the Laguna Playhouse, the company...
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'Road to Perdition,' the best comic-book movie without capes, hits Blu-ray
Ask most moviegoers to name a comic-book movie and they'll say "Iron Man," "The Dark Knight" or maybe one of the "Spider-Man" films, but the sector goes far beyond the superhero fare -- just consider...
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