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Monday, Apr 01, 2013 11:22 PM EDT

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Los Angeles Times

Law school graduates aren't finding much on the employment docket

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:31 PM EDT

The Internet and other technologies have reduced job openings for lawyers. Some graduates have joined in class-action lawsuits, alleging that schools lured them in with misleading reports of success. SAN FRANCISCO — Michael D. Lieberman decided to enroll at Southwestern Law School after reading that 97% of its graduates were employed within nine months. He graduated in 2009, passed the bar on ...

For the record

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:31 PM EDT

"G.I. Joe": An article in the March 30 Calendar section about Jon Chu, director of the movie "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," reported the film's production budget as $185 million. According to Paramount Pictures, the studio that released the film, its production budget was $130 million.

Gov. Brown's Easter gift: 65 pardons

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:30 PM EDT

Most of the ex-cons who will benefit had drug-related convictions. Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday continued a pattern of pardons tied to Christian religious days, granting clemency to 65 convicted criminals, including a Los Angeles man who spent 15 years in prison for a 1977 murder conviction.

Irvine hopes Solar Decathlon brightens the Great Park's future

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:29 PM EDT

In the wake of major budget cuts to the Great Park, city officials hope the nationwide competition will draw entrants and visitors, create jobs and, perhaps most important, bring prestige to the park. For the former Marine base long envisioned as a sprawling metropolitan park, Irvine officials say they're hopeful one upcoming event could help the Great Park live up to its name.

Students would do well to learn cursive, advocate says

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:29 PM EDT

Such writing is about 'connections, not the slant,' she says, and cites a study that shows slightly better results on SAT essay subscores. Before students hunker down to take their SATs this spring, many will have an array of tools to help them with the exam.


Canyon News

Canyon News - SoCal Honda Dealers Host Pet Adoption Event

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:41 PM EDT

STUDIO CITY —The Helpful Honda Dealers along with Pet Care Center, What’s Up Dog! and the Stray Cat Alliance hosted the Helpful Pet Adoption event on Sunday, March 24 at CBS studios in Studio City.

Canyon News - Beverly Hills Appoints 2013 City Council

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:11 PM EDT

BEVERLY HILLS — A newly elected mayor and city council members were sworn in, March 27, at a special council meeting and reception at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Canyon News - Beverly Hills Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 12:26 PM EDT

BEVERLY HILLS — In this city, the public is ready to lend a helping hand. The suspect wanted for a sexual battery that occurred at Pavilions grocery store, March 13, has been arrested, after the Beverly Hills police department received helpful tips from local residents that helped identify the man.

Canyon News - Father Arrested After Losing Daughter

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:26 AM EDT

HOLLYWOOD—The LAPD responded to a 911 call on Saturday, March 30 at 11:38 p.m. from a man alleging his 2007 Blue Honda Accord was stolen with his, five year-old daughter inside.

Canyon News - USC’s New Village To Be Complete By 2030

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:11 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES—Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and USC President, Max Nikias, signed a re-development agreement to build a new USC village that will bring an estimated 12,000 new jobs (4,000 construction-related and 8,000 permanent) to the area.


Beverly Hills Courier

Museum Of The Holocaust Sets Remembrance Day Events Sunday

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:59 PM EDT

"Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered" author Ruth Kluger and singer Theodore Bikel to take part in Ceremony of Commemoration.

MTV’s ‘Buckwild’ Star Shain Gandee Found Dead

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:59 PM EDT

Officials in West Virginia are investigating the death of a 21-year-old reality TV star after his body was found Monday in a vehicle on an remote logging road. Cable network MTV said on its website that Shain Gandee, 21, from its hit series "Buckwild," was among three people found dead inside a Ford Bronco a day after he went missing.

Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Create New Device That May Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:29 PM EDT

Scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA announced today they have created a new device which could enable doctors to create personalized prostate cancer treatments. If more studies confirm the technology's effectiveness, the NanoVelcro Chip would enable doctors to access and identify cancerous cells in the bloodstream, which would provide the diagnostic information needed to create ...

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Earns $40 Million on Debut Weekend

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:29 PM EDT

Long-delayed sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" led the North American box office in its debut weekend, earning $40.5 million, industry figures showed Monday. The action film about a fantasy elite military unit starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis is based on toy figures from the 1960s, and later turned into an animated TV series in the 1980s.

Caroline Kennedy Is Likely Choice for Ambassador to Japan

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:59 PM EDT

US President Barack Obama is close to naming Caroline Kennedy, daughter of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, to the high profile post of ambassador to Japan, reports said Monday. Kennedy, 55, who was an early supporter of Obama's 2008 primary campaign before he took on and beat Hillary Clinton's Democratic machine, has long been a rumored choice for the plum Tokyo post.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Police Search For Man Who Reportedly Robbed Manhattan Beach Bank

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:38 PM EDT

Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Manhattan Beach at gunpoint last week.

Bail Set At $3.5M For Teen Accused In Nevada Crash That Killed 5 From SoCal

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:10 PM EDT

A judge set bail at $3.5 million for a California teenager accused of driving under the influence and causing a weekend crash that killed five family members on a southern Nevada freeway.

Friends Remember 65-Year-Old Retired Teacher Found Murdered In Temple City Home

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:00 PM EDT

Friends and family Monday mourned the loss of a 65-year-old woman murdered inside her home in Temple City over the weekend.

Woman Dies In La Habra Mobile Home Park Fire

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:32 PM EDT

A woman died Monday in a fire at a La Habra mobile home park.

Son Mourns Beloved Father Killed In Glendale Bakery Crash

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:16 PM EDT

The son of a 55-year-old man killed last week after a car slammed into a Glendale bakery said his beloved father was a model citizen and a great parent.


The Press-Enterprise

ONTARIO: Airport authority gets grim forecast

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:51 PM EDT

The number of passengers using Ontario International is likely to drop below 4 million this year, as airlines continue to cut offerings

FONTANA: Traffic stop ends in child porn arrest

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:30 PM EDT

Officers became suspicious when they noticed Robert Romero apparently deleting items from his cell phone’s memory, police say

IDYLLWILD: Ranger helps neighbor escape house fire

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:36 PM EDT

The fire early Sunday, March 31, destroys a mountain home. The cause investigation centers on a wood stove and chimney

HEMET: Police arrest burglary suspects caught on tape

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:16 PM EDT

A victim identified neighbors after seeing them on his surveillance tape

LAKE ELSINORE: Lake-use passes free Saturday

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:42 PM EDT

Lake season opening day is Saturday, April 6, and city officials are offering free lake use passes for boaters


Los Angeles Daily News

Street bond proposal revived

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Rebuffed earlier by neighborhood council opposition, two Los Angeles city councilmen called Monday for reviving their proposal to float a $3 billion bond to pay for repairing city streets.

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa defends record after Wendy Greuel attack

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa defended his record Monday after Los Angeles mayoral candidate City Controller Wendy Greuel criticized city leaders, including Villaraigosa, for not doing enough to bring jobs to L.A.

News photographers honored for work, Daily News among winners

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:49 PM EDT

Photographers with the Los Angeles Newspaper Group were among the top winners during an awards ceremony held Saturday by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles.

LAX flight attendants urge TSA to reverse loosening of knife ban

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:49 PM EDT

Flight attendants from major airlines gathered Monday to protest new Transportation Security Administration rules governing onboard knives.

Pasadena's Armenians split on rival genocide remembrances, Memorial Park monument

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:31 PM EDT

PASADENA -- Divided Armenian community members are promoting two rival Armenian genocide anniversary ceremonies in the city on April 24 and two competing ideas for a genocide monument to be erected in Memorial Park.


NBC Los Angeles

Rare "Buddha's Tooth" Continues to Grow

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:12 PM EDT

A Southern Californian temple welcomed what is believed to be is one of only a few sacred teeth from Buddha himself Sunday, making this the only Buddha tooth relic currently in the United States.

Police Dog Thrown From Second Story Window

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:12 PM EDT

A Fontana police dog was injured Sunday when he landed on his head after he was thrown from a second story window.

Man Arrested, 2nd Sought in Northridge Kidnap

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:12 PM EDT

A man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 10-year-old Northridge girl, who turned up barefoot and wounded in Woodland Hills last week.

Search Continues for Missing OC Hikers

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 03:42 PM EDT

A helicopter unit and ground crews resumed the search Monday morning for two missing hikers in Cleveland National Forest. Photo Credit: CA DMV

Distracted Driving Campaign Goes Beyond Cell Phones

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 02:12 PM EDT

The monthlong distracted driving campaign targets cell phone use behind the wheel and other distractions. Photo Credit: NBC New York


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Fontana police K9 injured after suspect allegedly pushed dog out 2-story window

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:19 PM EDT

A Fontana police dog is on the mend after falling two stories while trying to corner a suspect Sunday.

East Los Angeles family mourns victims in Nevada crash

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:49 PM EDT

A Southern California family is in mourning after five relatives were killed in a Nevada highway accident.

'Red Car Flasher' suspect arrested after 2-year investigation

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:26 PM EDT

A suspect known as the 'Red Car Flasher' was arrested Friday at his home following a two-year investigation.

Southbound 405 lanes closed from 101 Fwy to Getty Monday night

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:11 PM EDT

Southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass will be closed Monday night.

Northridge kidnap case: Man arrested; primary suspect remains on the loose

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:49 PM EDT

A man with a criminal background was arrested in the kidnapping of a Northridge girl, but the primary suspect is still at large.


Daily Breeze

Long Beach port board seeks to re-examine SCIG railyard project

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:19 PM EDT

Long Beach harbor leaders agreed Monday with city officials that a controversial railyard project near the city's westside would cause environmental problems and harm nearby businesses.

Former Long Beach harbor commissioner named head of federal Maritime commission

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 10:19 PM EDT

A former Long Beach harbor commissioner will be the new chairman of the nation's most powerful maritime governing body effective today.

Dodgers spokesman: Security is 'our top priority'

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:34 PM EDT

Amid all the renovations going at Dodger Stadium to enhance the fans game-day experience, the club remains resolute in ensuring the safety of their customers as well.

Manhattan Beach furniture switch focus of April Fools' prank

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:19 PM EDT

Unknown pranksters switched around every homeowner's walkstreet patio furniture overnight in the 100 block of 10th Street in Manhattan Beach. Neighbors awoke to the prank on Monday morning.

New. L.A. city app lets residents pay bills, reporter potholes

Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:19 PM EDT

Los Angeles residents can now use smartphones to report potholes, pay utility bills and look up everything from nearby dog parks to police stations with a new mobile app.


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