Gov. Jerry Brown's fiscal pitch gets warm reception

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown received a warm welcome from lawmakers Monday as he pitched his proposal to pay off debt and save money for future economic downturns. He faced only one mild question during a rare appearance before a legislative committee,...

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Donald Sterling's ties to NAACP under scrutiny after race recording

Five years ago, when the local chapter of the NAACP wanted to give Clippers owner Donald Sterling a lifetime achievement humanitarian award, Los Angeles' African American community was divided. Sterling had been a prominent donor to the NAACP chapter...

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Kings force Game 7 with 4-1 victory over Sharks

Justin Williams forced the tiebreaking goal underneath Alex Stalock with 8:04 to play, and the Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Monday night, rallying all the way back from an 0-3 series deficit to force a decisive Game 7. Williams and Anze...

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Pressure builds for bills to garner a first hearing

SACRAMENTO — The pace of lawmaking is speeding up at the Capitol. With legislators back from spring break, rallies are in full swing on the Capitol steps; lobbyists of all stripes are packing the ornate hearing rooms and overflow crowds are watching...

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NBA players' union seeks league action concerning Donald Sterling

OAKLAND — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Sunday the National Basketball Players Assn. wants the NBA to bar Clippers owner Donald Sterling from playoff games the rest of this season and impose the maximum penalty allowed under league bylaws if racist...

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Dodgers, after surprise link to Sterling scandal, stall to 6-1 loss

Matt Kemp suddenly found himself linked to the Donald Sterling scandal Sunday. In the hours leading up to the Dodgers' 6-1 defeat by the Colorado Rockies, the celebrity gossip site TMZ released a second audio recording of what was said to be a conversation...

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Bruins finish off Red Wings in Game 5

Tuukka Rask made 31 saves Saturday to help the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, in Game 5 at Boston to clinch the teams' first-round playoff series, four games to one. The Bruins, who finished the...

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Clippers owner Donald Sterling in firestorm over alleged racist remarks

L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who for 30 years has presided over the city's second NBA franchise, became the object of national outrage and the target of an NBA investigation Saturday after allegedly making derogatory remarks about blacks. In...

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Fundraising may narrow field for Henry Waxman's House seat

Attorney Barbara Mulvaney prosecuted killers in Rwanda and promoted democracy for the U.S. State Department in Iraq before returning to Los Angeles and running for Congress. She could hardly believe it when a local Democratic club barred her — and several...

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Angels hit four homers in 13-1 victory over Yankees

Angels 13, Yankees 1 AT THE PLATE: Erick Aybar, who tweaked his stance last Monday so he is more upright in the box, had four hits and four runs. With 11 hits in 17 at-bats in four games, he has raised his average from .175 to .275. Howie Kendrick,...

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45-unit complex to double number of Vernon's voters

By a Times staff writer April 26, 2014 The industrial city of Vernon in southeast Los Angeles County has long been known for its small number of residents and voters — just 42 turned out for a municipal election last year, for example. So...

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Rabbit dishes are regaining popularity

Rabbits "are helping win the war," proclaimed a Los Angeles Times article from 1943. Touted as a patriotic food during World War II, rabbits were raised by thousands of Americans in their backyards. Along with victory gardens, rabbits helped put food...

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Search for S. Korean official's secret funds leads to O.C.

The South Korean public got a first glimpse of former President Chun Doo-hwan's ill-gotten gains in 1996 — 25 apple boxes neatly packed with crisp bills. The bills, the equivalent of several million dollars, were only a fraction of the more than $200...

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Michael Phelps returns to competitive swimming with second-place finish

MESA, Ariz. — A buzz ran through the crowd, an accumulation of murmurs and applause that drifted across the pool to where Michael Phelps stood. It was just loud enough to make the swimmer grin as he stepped onto the block. "You heard people starting...

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Two students, driver critically hurt in Anaheim Hills school bus crash

A school bus with 11 students aboard ran off the road and slammed into a tree Thursday afternoon in Anaheim Hills, leaving the driver and two students critically injured. The yellow school bus from El Rancho Charter School in the Orange Unified School...

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There's a reason for lack of fanfare about Albert Pujols' 500th home run

The number that matters most is not 500. The number that matters most is 0. That is the number of major league players that have hit more home runs this season than Albert Pujols. He got a mighty sweet serenade in the visiting clubhouse in Washington...

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Kings are in must-win situation heading into Game 4

The Kings are the only team in the Western Conference to be mired in a 3-0 playoff hole, which is why there was more talk Wednesday about 2010 than their 2012 Stanley Cup championship resume. There is something special about rallying from an 3-0 series...

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Jered Weaver has solid outing in 5-4 loss to Nationals

AT THE PLATE: The Angels scored twice in the sixth to take a 2-1 lead when Mike Trout walked, Albert Pujols hit a run-scoring double and Erick Aybar hit a run-scoring single. David Freese ended an 0-for-14 skid when he doubled to left-center and later...

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Ferry disaster fills South Korea with shame

ANSAN, South Korea — For South Korea, a country that pulled itself out of abject poverty to become the world's 15th-largest economy, the most stinging accusation about last week's ferry sinking is that it looks like a Third-World disaster. While the...

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Canadiens take advantage of late goal to sweep Lightning

Max Pacioretty lifted the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a power-play goal with 43 seconds remaining for a 4-3 victory and a four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The first team to advance...

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Angels defeat Nationals, 7-2

Angels starter Tyler Skaggs delivers a pitch during a 7-2 road win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images / April 22, 2014) By Mike DiGiovanna April 22, 2014, 9:50 p.m. AT THE PLATE: J.B. Shuck led...

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Ducks sputter to 3-0 loss to Dallas Stars in Game 3

DALLAS — Kari Lehtonen had 37 saves, with some tremendous stops, for his first career postseason victory, and the Dallas Stars beat the Ducks 3-0 Monday night in their first home playoff game in six years. Dallas captain Jamie Benn skated out of the...

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D.A. says no charges warranted over L.A. schools' iPad contract

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has reviewed an internal L.A. school district report on its iPad contract and concluded that criminal charges are not warranted. The report, which has not been released publicly, raises issues about...

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D.A. says no charges warranted over L.A. schools' iPad contract

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has reviewed an internal L.A. school district report on its iPad contract and concluded that criminal charges are not warranted. The report, which has not been released publicly, raises issues about...

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Bruins rebound from Game 1 loss to beat Red Wings, 4-1

Justin Florek and Reilly Smith scored in a three-minute span in the first period, and the Boston Bruins evened their playoff series with a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 2 on Sunday at Boston. Showing more spark after not taking enough challenging...

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Tribeca: Joss Whedon will make new movie available immediately online

NEW YORK -- Even as he's taken the reins of film's biggest franchise, Joss Whedon has toyed and tinkered with homegrown projects produced outside the system — the smash Web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along" in 2008 or the financed-on-a-shoestring update...

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For Clippers, missed chances and a second shot

Chris Paul couldn't stop watching the play. Once. Twice. Again. Another time. It bothered him that he didn't make the right call in a late three-on-one, getting his shot blocked by Harrison Barnes instead of passing to J.J. Redick. That didn't even...

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