Pressed in the race for mayor of Los Angeles to say how he would fix a persistent budget gap that has led to the gutting of...
Feb
21
The Lede: Police Brutality, Catalyst for Egypt’s Revolution, Continues Under Morsi
Label: WorldMore than two years after tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on Police Day to demand the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and an end to impunity for the security forces, activists report that civilians continue to be raped, tortured and killed in police custody.As one of the protesters who marched that day, Adel Abdel Ghafar, recalled in a post for The Lede last year, anger over routine...
Cressida 'Cress' Bonas: 5 Things About Prince Harry's New Squeeze
Label: Lifestyle By Simon Perry 02/21/2013 at 07:50 PM EST Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas Bauer-Griffin; Splash News Online It's love on the slopes for Prince Harry – who has been spending some of his downtime since returning from Afghanistan rekindling his relationship with society gal Cressida Bonas.With...
CalPERS plans 85% rate hike for long-term-care insurance
Label: Business Dailey Mayo received some stunning news in the mail this week: an 85% rate increase for the long-term-care insurance he has...
Feb
20
Cyprus Trial Offers a Rare Look Inside Hezbollah
Label: WorldLIMASSOL, Cyprus — In a little-watched trial in a small courtroom here on Wednesday, a 24-year-old man provided a rare look inside a covert global war between Israel and Iran, admitting that he is an operative of the militant group Hezbollah, for which he acted as a courier in Europe and staked out locations in this port city that Israelis were known to frequent. Breaking with the group’s...
Oscar Preview: Les Mis, Chicago Casts to Sing & Dance
Label: Lifestyle By Stephen M. Silverman 02/20/2013 at 07:00 PM EST From left: Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, in Les Misérables, and Catherine Zeta Jones, in Chicago Universal (2); Miramax Strike up the band, for Sunday night's Oscars promise to be very musical.In the most detailed preview yet of what is...
Agency checks water after body found in hotel tank
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (AP) — British tourist Michael Baugh and his wife said water had only dribbled out of the taps at the downtown Cecil Hotel for days.On Tuesday, after showering, brushing their teeth and drinking some of the tap water, they headed down to the lobby and found out why.The body of a Canadian woman had been discovered at the bottom of one of four cisterns on the roof of the historic hotel near...
Lack of immigration reform threatens California farmers
Label: Business SACRAMENTO — Except for illegal immigrants, no group has more at stake in the national fight over immigration reform than California farmers."It doesn't pay to plant a product if you can't harvest it," notes Mark Teixeira of Santa Maria, who says he had to let 22 acres of vegetables rot last year because he couldn't find enough field hands to gather...
Feb
19
Pistorius Denies Murdering Girlfriend
Label: WorldPRETORIA, South Africa — Early on Feb. 14, Oscar Pistorius says, he heard a strange noise coming from inside his bathroom, climbed out of bed, grabbed his 9-millimeter pistol, hobbled on his stumps to the door and fired four shots. “I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder, let alone premeditated,” Mr. Pistorius said in an affidavit read Tuesday to a packed courtroom by his...
What's Next for Mindy McCready's Two Young Boys?
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling 02/19/2013 at 07:00 PM EST Mindy McCready's apparent suicide on Sunday has left her two young sons in custodial limbo.The boys – Zander, 6, and Zayne, 10 months – had been in state custody since Feb. 7, when McCready called police to ask for help in making her father and stepmother leave her...
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