Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Nuggets, 111-103

Lakers 111, Nuggets 103 (final) With a triple-double, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an eight-point victory on Tuesday night in Denver against the Nuggets, ending a three-game losing streak. Bryant scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists in...

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Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Nuggets, 111-103

Lakers 111, Nuggets 103 (final) With a triple-double, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an eight-point victory on Tuesday night in Denver against the Nuggets, ending a three-game losing streak. Bryant scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists in...

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Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Nuggets, 111-103

Lakers 111, Nuggets 103 (final) With a triple-double, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an eight-point victory on Tuesday night in Denver against the Nuggets, ending a three-game losing streak. Bryant scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists in...

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James B. Edwards dies at 87; helped build modern GOP in S. Carolina

James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died Friday. He was 87. His death at home in the Charleston suburb of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.,...

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James B. Edwards dies at 87; helped build modern GOP in S. Carolina

James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died Friday. He was 87. His death at home in the Charleston suburb of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.,...

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James B. Edwards dies at 87; helped build modern GOP in S. Carolina

James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, died Friday. He was 87. His death at home in the Charleston suburb of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.,...

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State appeals court overturns ban on LAPD's vehicle impound policy

A state appeals court panel Friday overturned a ban on the Los Angeles Police Department's controversial vehicle impound policy that restricts when officers can seize the cars of unlicensed drivers. The three-judge panel from California's second appellate...

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Ex-L.A. Unified teacher wins $3.35 million after firing from JROTC job

After Archie Roundtree and Gerardo Loera clashed at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley, their careers quickly diverged. Roundtree lost his job and his teaching certification. Loera rose to become chief academic officer for the Los...

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Ex-L.A. Unified teacher wins $3.35 million after firing from JROTC job

After Archie Roundtree and Gerardo Loera clashed at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley, their careers quickly diverged. Roundtree lost his job and his teaching certification. Loera rose to become chief academic officer for the Los...

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Shawn Levy's 'Museum' debut had special effect on director

The first time 20th Century Fox offered Shawn Levy the job of directing "Night at the Museum," he passed. And the second time. And the third. And the fourth. And the fifth. Levy had directed the 2003 family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" for Fox, and...

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USC receiver George Farmer is ready for a repeat performance

USC receiver George Farmer had an outstanding performance in the regular-season finale against Notre Dame. A repeat in Saturday's Holiday Bowl against Nebraska could jump-start the fourth-year junior's 2015 season. "It is something I can definitely...

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The trip 'Into the Woods' is spooky, thoughtful, delightful

"Into the Woods," the deliciously arch, deceptively deep, fractured fairy tale with its soaring Sondheim showstoppers, has made it to the big screen virtually untouched by Hollywood's big, tall, terrible giants, whose meddling can so often make a mess...

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PUC leader critical of San Bruno officials, email shows

Two years after a deadly gas explosion in the Bay Area city of San Bruno, California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey described the city's mayor as "emotional" and the city manager as "nuts," according to emails newly released by...

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Body found near water off Venice Beach; authorities investigating

A dead man was found along the water's edge Monday afternoon off Venice Beach near Marina del Rey, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials. Originally, authorities said the body was found in the water.  A passerby...

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Body found near water off Venice Beach; authorities investigating

A dead man was found along the water's edge Monday afternoon off Venice Beach near Marina del Rey, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials. Originally, authorities said the body was found in the water.  A passerby...

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N.Y. police say gunman who killed officers told bystanders to watch him

Minutes before he gunned down two police officers, a man told two bystanders, "Watch what I'm going to do," officials said Sunday as they pieced together the movements of a killer whose actions further roiled relations between the mayor and police...

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LACER Afterschool Programs give students a reason to go to class

Aaron Cornejo could hardly believe it when he saw his report card with all A's and Bs for the first time. "I had to look at my report card again like 'I actually have those grades?'" said Cornejo, 17. "I told myself if I could do this, I'm capable...

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Up next for the Kings: Monday vs. Flames

When: 7:30 PST. Where: Staples Center. On the air: TV: Ch. 13. Radio: 790. Etc: The Flames were surging a little more than a month ago, the surprise story of the league. On Nov. 26, they were 14-8-2. Since then, they've won three games....

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Americans' love of snacks has spread far beyond that bag of chips

Symbols matter, which is why it's important to acknowledge that our truest national emblem isn't an eagle or a dollar sign or even a handgun, though each will have its proponents. No, I see a partially unwrapped Twinkie, draped alluringly in cellophane,...

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Americans' love of snacks has spread far beyond that bag of chips

Symbols matter, which is why it's important to acknowledge that our truest national emblem isn't an eagle or a dollar sign or even a handgun, though each will have its proponents. No, I see a partially unwrapped Twinkie, draped alluringly in cellophane,...

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USC Now mailbag: Sarkisian, Orgeron and roster depth

The mailbag was thin but thoughtful and per the usual, the Ed Orgeron mailbag ban has been put off anoher week. Questions or comments about USC? Email me at LNThiry@gmail.com or tweet @LindseyThiry and I will respond to select messages in a future mailbag....

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'Inside the Mind of Leonardo' tours Italy, not Da Vinci's head

Peter Capaldi of "Doctor Who" performs excerpts from some 6,000 pages of Leonardo da Vinci's journals for the documentary "Inside the Mind of Leonardo," but what you actually glean from the artist's mind here seems peripheral compared with, say, J. M....

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Neutrogena pays $400,000 to settle hazardous-waste violations

It cost Neutrogena $400,000 to make one blemish go away. In 2010, inspectors with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control showed up unannounced at the cosmetic company's manufacturing facility in Los Angeles and found several violations,...

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College ratings system may rank loan repayments, graduation statistics

The Obama administration on Friday is releasing the rough outlines of a much-anticipated college ratings system that may grade schools on such factors as graduation rates, loan repayments and post-graduation income. Many details remain to be decided...

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Capital punishment in U.S. continues its decline

The death penalty continued its slow and steady two-decade decline this year, as fewer convicted murderers were sentenced to die and most executions were limited to just three states, according to a report to be released Thursday. The number of new...

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Capital punishment in U.S. continues its decline

The death penalty continued its slow and steady two-decade decline this year, as fewer convicted murderers were sentenced to die and most executions were limited to just three states, according to a report to be released Thursday. The number of new...

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