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Obama's Los Angeles campaign office smashed up

9:42 AM on 09/23/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - No rocks or projectiles were found, and police believe one or more attackers used a tire iron or something similar to break the glass...

Fans work to protect Jackson's name on trial's eve

By theGrio

1:32 PM on 09/21/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Inside the compact, wood-paneled courtroom that will soon host the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, many of the tabloid-worthy elements of the singer's life will go unspoken....

Navy vet regains vision after leap of faith

By theGrio

8:57 AM on 09/16/2011

VIDEO - Eye surgeon Brian Boxer Wachler was wrapping up a day of work last month when an unusual letter was delivered to his desk...

Singer Patti Austin talks about 9/11 experience

By theGrio

8:57 AM on 09/08/2011

LOS ANGELES - As Grammy winner Patti Austin performed at the Hollywood Bowl Wednesday night, she was grateful for longevity, loyal fans, and to be alive...

T.I. leaves prison early with TV, book deals

By theGrio

9:36 AM on 08/31/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - The rapper was sentenced to 11 months in prison in October for breaking his federal probation after he was arrested in Los Angeles on drug charges...

Black Caucus jobs tour, town halls make final stop in LA

By theGrio

6:11 PM on 08/30/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The tour is intended to promote a CBC-sponsored jobs resolution (H. Res 348) calling for a comprehensive national initiative to create jobs in struggling communities...

Maxine Waters steps into the spotlight

By Joy-Ann Reid

5:32 PM on 08/30/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Beyond policy differences, Waters and others have admitted that few in the group have a personal relationship with the president...

Kevin Hart's 'Laugh At My Pain' marks comedian's big-screen stand-up debut

By theGrio

2:21 PM on 08/24/2011

His stop at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater put him in the record books as the first African-American comedian to net over $1.1 million for two-day ticket sales...

Sheriff won't seek charges against rapper The Game

By theGrio

11:12 PM on 08/17/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a statement Wednesday, sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker said The Game's decision to apologize for the incident 'is relevant and well-received'...

How tweets may bring an end to hip-hop's Game

By Mike McCray

8:42 AM on 08/16/2011

OPINION - For The Game especially, the allegations seem to fit in line with his disillusionment with police after several, public run-ins all over the country...

Slideshow: The riots that rocked black America

By Ronda Racha Penrice

4:22 PM on 08/10/2011

SLIDESHOW - Prompted largely by racial inequality and poverty, when it comes to those involving African-Americans, it's doubtful that riots, even some of the most well-known, have produced tangible results...

Detectives expand 'Grim Sleeper' case

By theGrio

9:35 AM on 08/10/2011

LOS ANGELES - Police detectives have nearly quadrupled the amount of reviewable cases with potential ties to the Grim Sleeper serial killer case...

LA children's hospital gets art by Michael Jackson

By theGrio

9:57 PM on 08/08/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jackson's three children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- were on hand Monday to unveil the donated artwork...

Former NFL star turned actor Bubba Smith dies

By theGrio

7:33 PM on 08/03/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The top overall pick in the 1967 draft after a sensational career at Michigan State, Smith spent five seasons with the Baltimore Colts and two seasons each with Oakland and Houston...

Prosecutors to seek death in 'Grim Sleeper' trial

By theGrio

1:39 PM on 08/01/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told a court her office will ask a jury for the state's harshest sentence if 58-year-old Lonnie Franklin Jr. is convicted...

Black reverend preaches stereotypes to mostly white 'South Central' Tea Partiers

By Imani Gandy

9:37 AM on 07/26/2011

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - I should have known the event would be filled with falsehoods, fake statistics, fear-mongering, and racist tropes when I walked up to the courtyard where the event was being held...

Trial won't feature unreleased Michael Jackson footage

By theGrio

3:27 PM on 07/25/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "There is absolutely nothing in those materials that could have been of assistance to the defense," Supreme Court Judge Michael Pastor said.

LA: She's clairvoyant

By BlackAtlas

1:20 PM on 07/25/2011

Los Angeles is that popular girl in high school that the guys loved to love and the girls loved to hate. I was that girl in high school, so I deeply relate to everything LA represents.

LA traffic officer fired for being in porn film

By theGrio

9:39 AM on 07/22/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Dancler was dismissed Monday for misconduct on the job and engaging in indecent acts that reflected poorly on the city workforce...