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May 14, 2019 at 10:21 pm

US, UK teams share $10M XPRIZE award for child literacy VIEW

Nearly 200 teams from 40 countries around the world jumped at the chance to become the latest winner of an XPRIZE, a coveted international award...

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May 8, 2019 at 3:04 pm

Beverly Hills poised to end most tobacco sales

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The smoke hasn't cleared yet, but Beverly Hills is poised to become the first U.S. city to end most tobacco...

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May 7, 2019 at 11:49 am

Proposed tobacco ban sparks fiery debate in Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A fiery debate is breaking out across Beverly Hills as people at tony hair salons, gas stations and stores weigh...

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April 30, 2019 at 5:01 pm

LA judge rules Spanish museum can keep Nazi-looted painting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday that a Spanish museum that acquired a priceless, Nazi-looted painting in 1992 is...

April 25, 2019 at 10:33 pm

Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at LA universities VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 1,000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week...

April 10, 2019 at 6:17 pm

LA prepares to mourn en masse for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles is no stranger to epic street gatherings for everything from sports victory parades to televised car...

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March 27, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Michael Avenatti goes from media darling to criminal suspect

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Avenatti seemingly came out of nowhere, a sharply dressed lawyer with a penetrating gaze who said he would prove President...

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March 25, 2019 at 5:47 pm

Hundreds mourn girl whose body was dumped on hiking trail

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — Most had never met her, didn't even know her name until they saw it on the news. But moved by...

March 24, 2019 at 9:05 pm

More aging Americans are using pot to soothe what ails them WATCH

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — The group of white-haired folks — some pushing walkers, others using canes — arrive right on time at the gates...

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FILE – In this May 27, 2007 file photo, Dick Dale, known as “The King of the Surf Guitar,” performs at B.B. King Blues Club in New York. Dale has died at age 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dale passed away Saturday night, March 16, 2019. No other details were available. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NYSP301 NYSP301

March 17, 2019 at 5:12 pm

Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ composer, is dead

Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music — and some critics have said he was right.