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Men Alleging Abuse by Michael Jackson Win Appeal Against 2 of Singer's Companies
Two men who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children can sue two corporate entities tied to the late singer’s estate, a state appeals court unanimously ruled Friday. A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned 2017 rulings that stated Wade Robson and James Safechuck could not sue MJJ Productions Inc. or MJJ…
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LA Prosecutors Find No Criminal Liability in Horse Deaths at Santa Anita
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today made a series of recommendations aimed at improving safety at California race tracks, but concluded there was no criminal wrongdoing connected to the deaths of dozens of horses over the past year at Santa Anita Park.
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2 Horses Die in First Race at Los Alamitos
Two horses died after the first race at Los Alamitos Race Course Saturday, adding to the death toll in a year that has seen increased scrutiny of the sport in Southern California.
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Fourth Attacker Sentenced in the Beating Death of USC Grad Student
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for a brutal baseball bat attack that killed a USC electrical engineering graduate student.
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Chihuahua Wrapped in Wire, Kicked Like Soccer Ball, Police Say
A transient probationer was charged Tuesday with binding a runaway Chihuahua and repeatedly kicking the dog in Santa Ana.
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Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attack on 91-Year-Old Man
A Los Angeles woman was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in state prison for beating a 91-year-old grandfather with a brick in Willowbrook last summer.
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U.S. Announces $8.3 Million in Assistance Funds for California Victims of Las Vegas Massacre
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced Thursday the awarding of more than $8.3 million in assistance funds to California victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the Route 91 Country Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain's Guitar and a Really Bizarre Kidnapping Accusation
A judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit against Courtney Love and others by her former son-in-law — which stems from an alleged attack on the plaintiff in 2016 to try and obtain a prized guitar that once belonged to her late husband Kurt Cobain — to move forward.
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Contract Talks Between District, Teachers Resume; No Immediate Resolution
Teachers walked rainy picket lines Thursday at Los Angeles schools for a fourth day ahead of a new round of contract negotiations that a union leader said is unlikely to quickly end the walkout.
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UCI Fraternity Suspended as Police Investigate Student's Off-Campus Death
The University of California, Irvine is investigating the death of a student, meanwhile the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is currently on interim suspension and all of their activities have ceased as this is an active investigation.
