In LA, land of bursting water pipes, it doesn’t need to rain these days to flood the streetsLOS ANGELES — Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days. ‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder pleads guilty to filing false tax returns, will be sentenced in Nov.LOS ANGELES — “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false tax returns and will avoid further jail time in a tax case that spanned two states and several years. How conservative links helped ACORN ‘pimp and hooker’ undercover videos became big newsLOS ANGELES — Much of America discovered James O’Keefe III and Hannah Giles through their hidden-camera, make-believe pimp and prostitute videos of ACORN employees giving advice about establishing a brothel with underage hookers. Federal government considers boosting immigration filing fees, cutting costsLOS ANGELES — The federal government is considering raising fees on applications for immigration-related services to help offset a shortage in revenue. Southern California wildfire threatens ranches, orchards, homes amid high heat and windsMOORPARK, Calif. — Firefighters guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards Wednesday as a wind-driven wildfire grew to more than 25 square miles on a march through rugged land between small Southern California communities. LA police stage huge raid on notorious street gang suspected of killing deputy, other crimesLOS ANGELES — More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended Tuesday on the homes of key members of a notorious street gang suspected of killing a sheriff’s deputy and murdering rivals while defying authorities for decades. Beatles sell 2.25 million rereleased albums in North America, Japan and Britain in 5 daysLOS ANGELES — Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales. Banning the birds: New LA law limits roosters to 1 per propertyLOS ANGELES — The chickens have come home to roost for Los Angeles city dwellers who keep roosters. Wildlife officials order coyote hunt in LA’s Griffith Park after attackLOS ANGELES — Wildlife officials have conducted a coyote hunt in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park after a coyote bit a man’s foot. Gusty winds expected around LA, pushing back containment time for massive LA-area wildfireLOS ANGELES — Authorities say they expect it to take longer to contain a month-old wildfire near Los Angeles as crews brace for Santa Ana winds that could fan the smoldering blaze to life. Police make huge raid, take another swipe at notorious Los Angeles street gangLOS ANGELES — More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended on the homes belonging to key members of a notorious street gang that has defied authorities for decades. 1,300 police, feds stage raids targeting LA-area gang suspected of deputy’s killingLOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 federal and local law enforcement officials are carrying out raids around the Los Angeles area Tuesday, targeting a street gang accused of everything from drug dealing to murder. Census: 150,000 same-sex couples say they’re in marriage relationships _ more than legal countWASHINGTON — Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, many more than the number of actual weddings and civil unions, according to the first U.S. census figures released on same-sex marriages. Recession’s impact: Census data show longer commutes, delayed marriage, fewer immigrantsWASHINGTON — A broad survey of Americans has provided striking measures of the recession’s effect on life at home and at work: People are now stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and more inclined to put off marriage and buying a house. Census numbers show Asians suffered sharpest drop in homeownership last yearLOS ANGELES — Asians, many of them living in foreclosure-ravaged California, suffered the sharpest drop in homeownership last year, eclipsing declines felt by whites, blacks and Hispanics, according to new Census data. Air crews drop water on long-burning Los Angeles-area wildfire as hot weather approachesLOS ANGELES — Air crews continued to drop water on the massive wildfire still burning in the forest north of Los Angeles Sunday, in anticipation of hot, dry winds moving into the area this week. AP Enterprise: Grant to protect homes near LA from wildfire was withdrawn 2 days before fireLOS ANGELES — Months before a wildfire burned 280 square miles at the edge of Los Angeles, a little-known group was awarded a $178,000 grant to clear flammable brush and tree limbs to protect a mountain neighborhood in the Angeles National Forest. Air crews drop retardant on 24-day-old Los Angeles-area wildfire ahead of hot, dry weatherLOS ANGELES — As temperatures rise and winds pick up, air crews are again dropping flame retardant on sections of the massive wildfire that has burned for 24 days north of Los Angeles. Authorities say it appears financier accused in Ponzi scheme committed suicide in CaliforniaNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Investigators believe Danny Pang, the international financier who died in Southern California last weekend while facing charges of fraud, committed suicide, a police spokesman said Friday. Fox News Channel ads taunting rival networks draws return fire; CNN’s Sanchez: ‘you lie’LOS ANGELES — Fox News Channel’s competitors fired back Friday at the network over ads in three major newspapers claiming Fox alone covered last weekend’s protest in Washington, D.C. Judge says Katherine Jackson can challenge administrators of son’s estateLOS ANGELES — A judge says Michael Jackson’s mother can challenge the men currently administering her son’s estate without losing her stake. Correction: Ticketmaster-Scalpers storyLOS ANGELES — In a story Sept. 17 about resales of event tickets, The Associated Press misstated the impact of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.’s new system that lets holders of “paperless” tickets sell their seats. Marijuana plantations go up in smoke as Los Angeles regional forest burnsLOS ANGELES — The wildfire that has ravaged a national forest near Los Angeles has burned one plant species that authorities were happy to see go: marijuana, lots of it. Marijuana plantations go up in smoke as Los Angeles regional forest burns in wildfireLOS ANGELES — The wildfire that has ravaged a national forest near Los Angeles has burned one plant species that authorities are happy to see go: marijuana. Manhattan Short Film Festival brings AIDS orphan’s work, 9 other short films, to worldLOS ANGELES — Writer-producer Neal Baer is accustomed to 12 million or so Americans flipping on their TV sets for an episode of his drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Movie Review: Showmanship is Michael Moore’s chief commodity in ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’LOS ANGELES — How do you make a movie about the country’s current economic crisis and actually get people to see it? Park(ing) Day a growing movement: Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oasesLOS ANGELES — Activists across the nation parked themselves curbside Friday, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks with sod, potted plants, lawn chairs and even barbecues to raise awareness about how the auto has won the battle over public space in big cities. Containment of massive LA fire expected to take 3 more days; firefighting has cost $83 millionLOS ANGELES — Firefighters say it will take longer to contain the massive wildfire northeast of Los Angeles because the area is expected to see higher winds and hotter temperatures. Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oases; Park(ing) Day a growing movementLOS ANGELES — Activists across the nation are planning to occupy curbside parking spaces and transform them into mini parks with sod, potted plants and lawn chairs to draw attention to the lack of public space in big cities. Attorney says late Calif. financier took meds for back pain, suicide claims are ‘offensive’LOS ANGELES — A lawyer who represented a financier that died last weekend while facing charges of fraud says his late client was taking painkillers and any speculation that his death was a suicide is “offensive.” |
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