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Slain WWII veteran honored in Spokane 24 Aug 2013 | 11:04 am
One teen is arrested in the widower's beating death and police are searching for another. Anger and confusion roil Spokane, Wash., after the attack on elderly veteran Delbert Belton. SPOKANE, Wash. —...
L.A., conservationists reach agreement to repair Mono Lake damage 24 Aug 2013 | 09:49 am
Settlement over alkaline Mono Lake calls for water flows that are intended to restore the ecosystem harmed by stream diversion. Ending decades of bitter disputes over fragile Mono Lake, Los Angeles a...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down in next 12 months 24 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
No successor is named, a signal to analysts that Ballmer was pressured by Microsoft's board to go. Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will step down from the troubled tech giant in the nex...
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigns, faces criminal investigation 24 Aug 2013 | 06:30 am
The city agrees to pay some of his legal expenses in sexual harassment suit. A defiant Filner apologizes to his backers but says he was victimized by 'the hysteria of the lynch mob.' SAN DIEGO — Afte...
Bo Xilai trial transcripts expose a privileged world of wealth 24 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
Bo Xilai's wife, Gu Kailai, describes the lavish gifts the family received from Chinese tycoon Xu Ming. JINAN, China — Meet the Bo family.
Obama treads lightly amid chemical attack allegations in Syria 24 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
President Obama speaks reluctantly of possible U.S. military action, warning of 'costly interventions that actually breed more resentment in the region.' WASHINGTON — Facing mounting pressure to resp...
Chula Vista, Tijuana teams are bordering on Little League title game 24 Aug 2013 | 04:03 am
The two teams, located just 20 miles apart and separated by an international border, could meet for the Little League world title. CHULA VISTA, Calif. — The hundreds of fans inside the Eastlake Taver...
Obama defends cautious tack on Egypt, Syria 23 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
AUBURN, N.Y. -- In a televised interview, President Obama defended his cautious approach to situations in Egypt and Syria, citing international law and his concern about over-extending the U.S. milita...
Garcetti, City Council reach deal on DWP labor contract, source says 22 Aug 2013 | 10:20 am
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council have reached a deal on a four-year package of salaries and benefits with the union representing Department of Water and Power workers, said sources...
Syrian rebels allege new gas attack by government 22 Aug 2013 | 07:25 am
Syrian opposition says hundreds of civilians were killed in a poison-gas attack near Damascus. The government calls the report untrue. BEIRUT — In what the opposition called the worst atrocity of Syr...
