A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted more than a dozen county probation officers following a state Department of Justice investigation into an alleged “fight club” at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, according to sources familiar with the matter. Few details about the indictments were available Friday, Feb. 21. However, the Los Angeles County Deputy…
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CARSON — One look at the calendar and it wouldn’t appear as if the Galaxy had enough time to celebrate their MLS Cup championship and recover from last year’s grind of a season. Diego Fagundez said he did. “The monkey is finally off of my back,” he said of winning his first MLS Cup. “Like…
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Drew Doughty and Canada conquered the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday, and now he and the Kings will square off with Utah HC, commencing a three-game homestand on Saturday. Doughty was a late addition to the squad following an injury to Alex Pietrangelo and a recovery from his own malady, a broken ankle that required…
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By JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Steve Bannon was accused of making a Nazi salute as he concluded a speech at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but Bannon said Friday the gesture was merely a “wave.” Bannon, who once…
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By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists. The lawsuit was filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., 10 days after the White House began…
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Federal wildfire aid to California will come with conditions, Trump administration envoy Ric Grenell said. “The reality is that the federal response is mostly money, and so we are going to have strings on the money that we give to California,” Grenell, President Donald Trump‘s envoy for special missions, said at CPAC on Friday, Feb.…
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team. Defense lawyer Anthony Ricco filed notice on Thursday in Manhattan federal court that he no longer wants to represent Combs, writing “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve…
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Nestled in guard-gated Bear Brand Ranch, a sprawling 20,580-square-foot ocean-view estate with its own resort is poised to make history as Laguna Niguel’s most expensive home sold. The asking price is $29.998 million. If it sells near the asking price, it will best a transitional Spanish-style home across the street that closed Valentine’s Day (Feb.…
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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — During JJ Redick’s introductory press conference as the Lakers head coach in late June, one quote, among many, stood out. When discussing how he envisioned handling rotations, managing players’ workloads, in-game management and the variety of responsibilities an NBA head coach is tasked with, Redick made it clear there’d be collaboration with…
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