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  • L.A. County left a baby in the care of her 11-year-brother. Now, she's dead

    L.A. County left a baby in the care of her 11-year-brother. Now, she’s dead

    The soft-spoken 18-year-old had run out of food for his three younger siblings. He told the Canoga Park High School counselor that his mother was disappearing for days at a time, leaving him and his siblings, ages 11, 3 and 1, with hardly anything to eat. He filled his stomach with water to stave off…

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  • Biden pardons son, says Hunter Biden was unfairly prosecuted

    Biden pardons son, says Hunter Biden was unfairly prosecuted

    President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of a gun charge in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles. In explaining his controversial action, Biden claimed his son was the victim of unfair political attacks. Biden has said in the past he would not pardon Hunter. “The charges…

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  • Sunday evening marks 92nd running of Hollywood Christmas Parade

    Sunday evening marks 92nd running of Hollywood Christmas Parade

    Sunday evening marks the 92nd anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Beginning at 6 p.m., a procession of marching bands, floats, equestrian groups and character balloons will make its way through the heart of Hollywood. Santa Claus and his troupe of reindeer will be part of the holiday celebration. The two-hour parade will travel a…

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  • Thanksgiving rebound traffic expected at LAX, on Southern California highways

    Thanksgiving rebound traffic expected at LAX, on Southern California highways

    There will be the usual holiday rebound traffic but the worst is over, travel experts said, as Thanksgiving Day’s long-distance commuters began their journeys home this weekend. LAX expected an estimated 206,000 passengers through its gates Sunday, down from a peak of 222,000 travelers the Sunday before the holiday, the airport said in a written…

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  • La Habra house fire kills man, two family dogs

    La Habra house fire kills man, two family dogs

    Los Angeles County Fire Department investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire Saturday morning in La Habra that killed a 48-year-old man and two of his dogs. A neighbor told The Times that she was in her kitchen when she heard an explosion. She stepped onto the back porch and saw…

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  • Fresno County woman dies after bitten by rabid bat in classroom

    Fresno County woman dies after bitten by rabid bat in classroom

    A Fresno County woman died after being bitten by a rabid bat in the middle school classroom where she taught art, according to public health officials and published reports. The Fresno County Department of Public Health reported last week that a county resident had died from rabies after being bitten by a bat in Merced…

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  • Newsom tries to redefine the California-vs.-Trump narrative

    Newsom tries to redefine the California-vs.-Trump narrative

    Nearly two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a special session to fund legal battles against the president-elect, the Democratic leader appeared to be trying to tone down and reframe the California-vs.-Trump narrative he set in motion. “It’s not a resistance brand,” Newsom said in an interview with The Times. “It’s around pragmatism. It’s about…

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  • Wood biofuel project could worsen air quality, critics say

    Wood biofuel project could worsen air quality, critics say

    STOCKTON, Calif. —  For Laura Ornelas and thousands of other South Stockton residents, harmful air pollution is a fact of life. Hemmed in by freeways and rail lines and bordered by heavy industry and the Port of Stockton, the area has been dubbed an “Asthma Capital” by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Ornelas, who…

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  • One dead, two others critically injured in Chinatown hit-and-run crash

    One dead, two others critically injured in Chinatown hit-and-run crash

    An 18-year-old man was killed and six others injured in a hit-and-run crash that took place outside a Starbucks in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood, authorities said on Saturday. Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:45 a.m. to the scene of a two-car collision at Broadway and Cesar Chavez Avenue, according to a bulletin from the Los Angeles…

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  • Detective accused of giving Nazi-like salute resigns from South Pasadena Police Department

    Detective accused of giving Nazi-like salute resigns from South Pasadena Police Department

    A veteran detective who once landed in hot water for disguising himself as a deputy and sneaking into Men’s Central Jail has resigned from the South Pasadena Police Department amid recent allegations that he repeatedly gave a Nazi-like salute last year during a training lecture hosted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, according to…

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