Reuters editor charged with hacking Los Angeles Times fired
A Reuters deputy social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story said he had been fired.
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A Reuters deputy social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story says he has been fired.
View ArticleRolling Stones rock packed house after price cuts in LA
The Rolling Stones rocked a packed house in Los Angeles on Friday on the opening night of their North American “50 and Counting” tour, but only after websites slashed ticket prices and the band...
View ArticleEdward Furlong arrested after allegedly violating restraining order
A Los Angeles sheriff’s spokesman says ‘Terminator 2′ star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
View ArticleLos Angeles voters approve limiting medical marijuana shops
Los Angeles, which has more storefront medical marijuana shops than any other U.S. city, will close hundreds of the dispensaries and hike taxes on those that will be allowed to remain under a ballot...
View ArticleOpenly gay Rogers joins U.S. Galaxy
Robbie Rogers was introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, making him the first openly gay male athlete to compete in Major League Soccer and ending his brief retirement.
View ArticleWildfire rages in California
A fast-moving brush fire is scorching through a sparsely populated area of rural Los Angeles County.
View ArticleNearly 2 800 told to evacuate amid California wildfire
Officials estimate that nearly 3 000 people from some 700 homes are under evacuation orders as a wildfire rages north of Los Angeles.
View ArticleMichael Jackson’s teen daughter Paris attempts suicide
Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson, has been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.
View ArticleRihanna’s stalker sentenced for trespassing
Rihanna’s stalker has been sentenced to six days in jail and three years probation after pleading ‘no contest’ to charges for criminal trespassing at her home in Los Angeles.
View ArticleStruggle hero commitment will stop the rot
Two years ago I wrote about a conference I attended in Los Angeles where the keynote speaker was the former premier of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe. Uribe enraptured the audience, describing the acute...
View ArticleViolence in LA over Zimmerman
A group of protesters in Los Angeles did exactly what critics of George Zimmerman’s acquittal didn’t want — they vented their anger through violence.
View ArticleLA mayor vows show of force after Zimmerman linked riots
Los Angeles’ mayor announced the deployment of extra police Tuesday to prevent more violent protests over the Trayvon Martin trial, after 14 people were arrested in a second night of unrest.
View ArticleVodka boycott over Russia anti-gay law
An international backlash against Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law is gathering speed, from calls for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia to gay bars in Los Angeles planning “vodka-dumping”...
View ArticleHorror at famous LA tourist spot
A car has driven into a crowd of people walking along the famed Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles – injuring 12 people.
View Article50 Cent pleads not guilty in case
Rapper 50 Cent entered a not guilty plea to domestic violence and vandalism charges in a Los Angeles County court Monday.
View ArticleCalifornia wildfire wreak havoc
More than 1 600 Californian firefighters are battling a blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured six people and forced hundreds to flee their homes, authorities said on Friday.
View ArticleHit-and-run charge against Chris Brown dismissed
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a hit-and-run driving charge against singer Chris Brown.
View ArticleR&B singer Chris Brown agrees to complete more community labour
R&B singer Chris Brown had his probation reinstated by a judge in Los Angeles on Friday after the Grammy winner agreed to complete an additional 1,000 hours of community labour.
View ArticleNo charge for Kanye West in LAX scuffle
Kanye West won’t face felony charges after being accused of attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. But he’s not completely off the hook.
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