California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched an independent investigation Wednesday into the Torrance Police Department after evidence emerged that officers were sharing racist and homophobic texts in which they joked about slave lynchings, LGBTQ beatings and police shootings of Black men. FILE – California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference on Aug.…
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Flanked by more than a dozen progressive prosecutors from across the country, District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday that data, science and social justice are the magic bullets in bringing law and order to Los Angeles County amid a surge in homicides and violent crime. “We’re crafting thoughtful, humane policies that are helping to build…
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A measure of Al Franken’s clout both within his sport and his hometown was evident on a movie set one spring day in 1953. Franken, the longtime Southern California track meet director, was parading Wes Santee, the Kansas miler, around Hollywood as part of the promotion for a local meet. Santee was bidding to become…
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LOS ANGELES — The Clippers were forced to debut another new starting lineup on Wednesday, sending out their seventh this season – and fifth in the last six games. This one was missing a valuable piece: All-Star Paul George, who was sidelined for the game against the Boston Celtics with shoulder pain. Without him (and…
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It took dozens of people to unfurl a massive 30-by-60-foot American flag atop a hill in Gypsum Canyon, where elected officials and many veterans came together Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking on the site that has gained broad support to be the location of a proposed veterans cemetery. Framed by layers of surrounding mountain ridges,…
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There’s a cost to all the bad behavior in which “The Real Housewives of Orange County” indulge each week, with tears, insults and hangovers among them. And on Wednesday’s episode, when a gossip grenade tossed by housewife Shannon Storms Beador blew up housewife Heather Dubrow‘s fabulous dinner party, we got an actual dollar amount for…
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By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser when she fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright went on trial on manslaughter charges Wednesday, with a prosecutor saying Kim Potter had been trained how to avoid such deadly mix-ups…
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LOS ANGELES — It was Boston vs. Boston on Wednesday night. The Clippers were fortunate their version – in the form of 20-year-old rookie Brandon Boston Jr. – helped them build a buffer large enough to withstand a spirited Celtics rally and their own mountain of mistakes for a 114-111 victory at Staples Center. Boston, the…
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A lot went wrong for quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Ravens on Sunday. Against one of the NFL’s worst defenses, they finished with fewer passing yards per attempt, fewer yards per carry and fewer points than Pittsburgh had allowed, on average, over its first 11 games. It was, coach John Harbaugh said Monday, a “tough…
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As the 4-8 Chicago Bears prepare to head north to Green Bay for a Sunday night game against the Packers at Lambeau Field, Brad Biggs takes a spin through the weekly Bears mailbag. Among this week’s topics: a rebuilding timeline, Allen Robinson’s hamstring injury and why on earth the Bears-Packers game is in prime time.…
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