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Rizzo concealed huge Bell raises, Spaccia testifies
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Bell's second-in-command Angela Spaccia says Robert Rizzo is to blame for hiding annual raises of more than 40% at the same time the city was having trouble funding its pension plan.
The president is running into resistance from both parties for having proposed an executive branch fix rather than a legislative one through Congress.
Big-rig fire shuts 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights just before rush hour

The 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights has been closed in both directions while Los Angeles County firefighters extinguish a fire on a big rig carrying compressed hydrogen.

The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington and other ships arrive to help in the aid effort after Typhoon Haiyan.

Games based on HTML 5 could be played from anywhere with an Internet connection and could create a market worth billions of dollars.

One of the reasons why electric cars are poor sellers is because consumers have little understanding of the financial incentives and other benefits available to owners of the vehicles.

Workers at LAX's historic Proud Bird restaurant plead to keep it open

Workers at LAX's historic Proud Bird restaurant plead to keep it open

More than a dozen employees of the Proud Bird restaurant and their supporters urged the Los Angeles airport commission on Thursday to...

Review: 'Nebraska' offers a rich reward to those with patience

Review: 'Nebraska' offers a rich reward to those with patience

It's the letter everyone's received. The one that gets your attention by saying you've won a million dollars but is actually all about selling...

Better ways to grade public schools

Better ways to grade public schools

To measure how schools are doing, we need more sophisticated methods that gather more meaningful information. It's doable.

1 million Californians losing their health policies may get more time

1 million Californians losing their health policies may get more time

About 1 million Californians who are due to lose their existing health insurance Dec. 31 may get a reprieve after all.

Obama: 'We fumbled the rollout on this healthcare law'

Obama: 'We fumbled the rollout on this healthcare law'

WASHINGTON -- With millions of consumers getting cancellation notices for their current health plans, President Obama announced Thursday...

Iran's nuclear program has slowed almost to a halt, IAEA says

Iran's nuclear program has slowed almost to a halt, IAEA says

WASHINGTON — Iran's new government has slowed expansion of its nuclear program almost to a halt since August, according to the...

Matt Barnes is all thumbs as he angrily takes to Twitter

Matt Barnes is all thumbs as he angrily takes to Twitter

The Clippers forward flings a racial slur in a heated tweet directed at teammates. His insensitivity does more than spoil a victory. It's conduct unbecoming of the NBA.

Clippers' Matt Barnes fined $25,000 by NBA

Clippers' Matt Barnes fined $25,000 by NBA

The NBA fined Barnes $25,000 on Thursday for failing to leave the court in a timely manner upon his ejection Wednesday.

Wine review: 2012 Valfaccenda Roero Arneis

Wine review: 2012 Valfaccenda Roero Arneis

This is another refreshing white from Nebbiolo- and Barbera-dominated Piedmont. It comes from young Luca Faccenda, who attended enology high...

Washington, D.C.: Newseum out to stay classy with 'Anchorman' exhibit

Washington, D.C.: Newseum out to stay classy with 'Anchorman' exhibit

Ron Burgundy may be the most famous anchorman who never was, but that's not stopping the Newseum in Washington, D.C., from showcasing the...

When - and where - did dogs first become our pets?

When - and where - did dogs first become our pets?

When it comes to evolutionary debates, this one is a major dogfight.

Todd Christensen dies at 57; record-setting NFL tight end

Todd Christensen dies at 57; record-setting NFL tight end

With a vocabulary to match his football skills, Todd Christensen helped the Raiders win two Super Bowls. Later a TV analyst, he died during liver transplant surgery.

Coolest skylight in L.A.? 'String Beam' is 800 rays of inspiration

Coolest skylight in L.A.? 'String Beam' is 800 rays of inspiration

It is, at its most basic level, simply plastic cord strung under a skylight. But the brilliance of Brian Thoreen and Brant Ritter's latest...

Official wants to de-fund library, users should 'go back to Mexico'

Official wants to de-fund library, users should 'go back to Mexico'

Library funding in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, may be diverted to a new jail thanks to a legislator who doesn't approve of the library's...

Throwback Thursday: 1966, when health spas were the latest craze

Throwback Thursday: 1966, when health spas were the latest craze

The year: 1966. The topic: health spas.

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