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Chairs placed by Eastwood cutout on Calif. trail
These days, wherever you see Clint Eastwood, an empty chair is sure to follow. Even if you're on a hike. A life-sized cutout of a cowboy Eastwood has ...
Disabled Calif. boy not allowed to board airplane
A California family not allowed to board a cross-country flight said Tuesday that they believe they were discriminated against because their son has ...
Correction: Obit-Hal David story
In an obituary Sept. 2 about songwriter Hal David, The Associated Press reported erroneously that David co-wrote the song "That's What Friends Are ...
Jupiter-bound craft's 2nd maneuver delayed 10 days
NASA says it has postponed a maneuver planned for the Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juno. The decision comes a week after Juno successfully fired its main ...
USC's Barkley racks up big numbers in Week 1
Southern California's Matt Barkley needed just one throw to show why he is a favorite for the Heisman Trophy. Michigan's Denard Robinson dug himself ...
35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading beyond the stars
Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar ...
Gentle-giant star Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
Michael Clarke Duncan was one big, irresistible jumble of contradictions. His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a ...
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in ...
New attendance push prized by students, educators
School day wake-up calls recorded by celebrities. Weekend makeup classes. Contests with laptop computers, private concerts and cars as prizes.
Small earthquake reported in Los Angeles area
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake early Monday in the greater Los Angeles area. The magnitude-3.3 quake was centered in Beverly ...
Promoters' email: concern over Jackson's stability
Promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 2009 comeback described in emails how they feared for the megastar's stability, saying he was out of shape and ...
'Possession' takes control in slow movie weekend
The fright flick "The Possession" has scared up a No. 1 debut with $17.7 million from Friday to Sunday over the long Labor Day weekend. The Lionsgate ...
'Food hubs' connect school districts with farmers
The school district in Turlock, surrounded by fields and orchards in one of the nation's richest agricultural regions, used to get much of the produce ...
Hollywood's summer heads south as films fizzle
Studio executives expected their biggest summer ever this year as they loaded their lineup with huge action movies and superhero franchises. What they ...
Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91
Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of ...
Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice
Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop ...
Lucky: Stanford sloppy in win over San Jose State
David Shaw has never been one to show too much emotion, keeping his cool no matter the circumstances. He heaps praise on players but isn't afraid to ...
Taped MDA fundraiser set for 3 hours on Sunday
No tote board. No Jerry Lewis. And not from Las Vegas. An annual Muscular Dystrophy Association television fundraiser goes a new way Sunday, with a ...
No. 21 Stanford beats San Jose State 20-17
For almost eight months, Jordan Williamson shouldered the responsibility for sending Andrew Luck and an elite class of Stanford seniors out with a ...
Backup QBs McCown, Rosenfels, Hoyer, Wallace cut
Backup quarterbacks were prominent among players cut Friday as teams whittled their rosters to the 53-man maximum. Nine-year veteran Seneca Wallace ...
Forceful arrests could harm LAPD goodwill efforts
A spate of incidents in which Los Angeles police officers are under investigation for use of excessive force is threatening to erode the Police ...
Apple wants 4 more Samsung products added to suit
Fresh off its court victory over Samsung Electronics Co., iPhone maker Apple Inc. is asking a federal court to add four more of its rival's products ...
Mexico extradites Eduardo Arellano Felix to US
Mexico extradited Eduardo Arellano-Felix to the United States Friday, marking what one U.S. official said was the end of a 20-year investigation into ...
Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus
Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park ...
Movie audiences find anti-Obama doc '2016'
It wasn't backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite ...