http://www.mail.com/locations/3146-los-angeles.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3146-los-angeles.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763308-calif-robbery-spurs-chase-long-campus-lockdown.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — What began as yet another car chase on Southern California freeways turned into a saga that spanned three counties, with one of five suspects arrested within sight of the Los Angeles police chief at a charity event and other suspects leaving students and staff stranded for up to eight hours as police searched the Cal State Fullerton campus. ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763308-calif-robbery-spurs-chase-long-campus-lockdown.html 2012-12-13T09:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763232-ny-police-la-mans-killer-silent-cool-precise.html NEW YORK (AP) — The shooter in the daylight slaying of a Los Angeles man on a midtown Manhattan street was so cool and precise that New York City police officials believe he left no doubt that he's killed before, possibly as a professional hit man. A security video — not made public — shows the gunman walking up behind Brandon Lincoln Woodard and, without... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763232-ny-police-la-mans-killer-silent-cool-precise.html 2012-12-13T08:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762914-police-search-calif-campus-robbery-suspects.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Students at Cal State Fullerton who barricaded themselves inside classrooms and dorm rooms Wednesday afternoon prepared to stay put into the night as police searched for two suspects in a jewelry store robbery, while another suspect was caught after a high-speed pursuit that spanned three counties and ended on a baseball field where Los Angeles' police chi... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762914-police-search-calif-campus-robbery-suspects.html 2012-12-13T05:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-familiar-names-up-golden-globe-noms.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A familiar lineup of Hollywood awards contenders are expected among Golden Globe nominations, whose prospects include past Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro and Sally Field. Nominations come out Thursday morning for the 70th Globes ceremony, Hollywood's second-biggest film honors after the Academy Aw... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-familiar-names-up-golden-globe-noms.html 2012-12-13T04:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762940-epa-finds-contamination-rocket-test-site.html SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Lingering radioactive contamination exists at a former rocket test lab outside of Los Angeles that was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown, federal environmental regulators said Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency launched a $42 million study to investigate radioactive pollution at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1762940-epa-finds-contamination-rocket-test-site.html 2012-12-13T02:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762804-dodgers-track-to-pass-yanks-2013-payroll.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' streak of 14 years as baseball's biggest spender. The Dodgers are at $214.8 million for 21 signed players next season, according to a study of their contracts by The Associated Press. That follows... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762804-dodgers-track-to-pass-yanks-2013-payroll.html 2012-12-13T00:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760422-judge-revokes-lohans-probation-sets-hearing.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Lindsay Lohan's probation on Wednesday and scheduled a hearing that could result in more jail time for the closely watched "Liz and Dick" star. The ruling in Los Angeles came as the 26-year-old actress — who did not appear in court — faces misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, lying to a police officer and obstructing... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760422-judge-revokes-lohans-probation-sets-hearing.html 2012-12-12T19:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761154-nypd-getaway-car-slaying-calif-man.html NEW YORK (AP) — Police revealed Wednesday that they found a getaway car used in an execution-style daylight slaying of a Los Angeles man on a busy Manhattan street — a possible break in a case that has defied easy answers. No motive or suspects have been identified in the shooting of Brandon Lincoln Woodard. But New York Police Department officers located... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761154-nypd-getaway-car-slaying-calif-man.html 2012-12-12T18:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761498-susan-sarandon-expands-ping-pong-empire-to-la.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ping pong is having a moment, thanks in no small part to Susan Sarandon. The Oscar-winning actress and self-described "ping pong propagandist" envisions a nation of table-tennis players. To that end, she's the famous name behind SPiN, a series of "ping pong social clubs" that opened its latest location in Los Angeles Wednesday. There ar... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761498-susan-sarandon-expands-ping-pong-empire-to-la.html 2012-12-12T18:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All three films were nominated for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the I... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html 2012-12-12T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html NEW YORK (AP) — Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional hit. But who shot Woodard in the back of the head and why remained a mystery on Tuesday as police studied security videotape of the unidentified gunman and delved into Woodard's checkered past for... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html 2012-12-12T04:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756552-jenni-rivera-soulful-troubled-mexican-music-star.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful singing style and frank discussion of personal troubles powered her to the heights of a male-dominated industry, transforming her into the one of the biggest stars of the genre known as grupero. Her life was cut short... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756552-jenni-rivera-soulful-troubled-mexican-music-star.html 2012-12-11T00:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1755348-judge-turn-la-priest-files-to-court.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to turn over to the court the top-secret files it has kept for decades on dozens of priests accused of sex abuse, bringing the documents closer to public scrutiny. The order by Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias came five years after more than 550 alleged victims rea... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1755348-judge-turn-la-priest-files-to-court.html 2012-12-10T22:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help sort out the Academy Awards race. Among the group's other honors, the 1950s cult drama "The Master" earned four awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anders... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html 2012-12-09T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754404-skyfall-guardians-duel-box-office-win.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays. According to studio estimates Sunday, Sony's Bond tale "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move back to No. 1 in its fifth weekend. That put it narrowly ahead of Paramount's "Rise of the Guardians," ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754404-skyfall-guardians-duel-box-office-win.html 2012-12-09T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1753672-lapd-apologizes-to-notorious-bigs-family.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police detectives apologized to the family of Notorious B.I.G. for failing to warn them about the planned release of his autopsy report more than 15 years after he died in a drive-by shooting, the Los Angeles Police Department said Saturday. The detectives had intended to notify the rapper's family, but the report was released premature... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1753672-lapd-apologizes-to-notorious-bigs-family.html 2012-12-09T03:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751504-long-sealed-notorious-big-autopsy-released.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G. said Friday it's ridiculous that Los Angeles police have not arrested anyone for the rapper's 1997 killing, which has returned to the spotlight after coroner's officials released a long-sealed autopsy report. The report revealed that injuries cause by a single bullet killed the rapper, whos... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751504-long-sealed-notorious-big-autopsy-released.html 2012-12-07T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1748910-correction-gang-indictment-story.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story Dec. 6 about a racketeering indictment against dozens of alleged gang members, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of defendant Vianna Roman as 23. She is 37 years old. A corrected version of the story is below: Feds: Imprisoned murderer ran gang network Feds say convicted murderer ran gang network from behind b... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1748910-correction-gang-indictment-story.html 2012-12-07T20:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747566-port-strike-prelude-dockworker-talks.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The end of one labor crisis at the nation's busiest port complex could be a prelude to another. The resolution of an eight-day walk-off by clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors that stalled billions of dollars of cargo and left container ships stranded off the California coast points to the stakes for upcoming contr... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747566-port-strike-prelude-dockworker-talks.html 2012-12-06T08:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1746292-keaton-honored-women-entertainment-breakfast.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — When Diane Keaton learned she would receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, the 66-year-old actress immediately began panicking about her speech. Keaton accepted the diamond-and-ruby-encrusted prize Wednesday at the Hollywood Reporter's 21st annual Women in Entertainment breakfast honoring the most powerful women in Holly... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1746292-keaton-honored-women-entertainment-breakfast.html 2012-12-05T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743948-employers-la-port-workers-to-return-wednesday.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Negotiators reached an agreement late Tuesday to end an eight-day strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex and prevented shippers from delivering billions of dollars in cargo to warehouses and distribution centers across the country. "I'm really pleased to tell all of you that my 10,000 longshore workers in the ports of LA... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743948-employers-la-port-workers-to-return-wednesday.html 2012-12-05T06:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1743704-dr-phils-stolen-classic-chevy-recovered.html BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles police say they've recovered a stolen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible that belongs to talk-show host Phil McGraw. Detective Jess Corral said Tuesday that investigators recovered McGraw's classic car, along with 13 others, after law enforcement began targeting auto theft rings. McGraw is known as television's "Dr. Phil... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1743704-dr-phils-stolen-classic-chevy-recovered.html 2012-12-05T04:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743592-la-police-4-arrests-killings-4.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of gunning down four people outside an overcrowded, unlicensed boarding house in Los Angeles was arrested at a Las Vegas casino-hotel along with three alleged accomplices, police said Tuesday. The four suspects were found at the Silverton Hotel and Casino less than 24 hours after the slayings and were arrested without inci... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743592-la-police-4-arrests-killings-4.html 2012-12-05T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742666-mayor-la-port-strike-to-to-federal-mediation.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — As cargo ships idled in the harbor or headed elsewhere, negotiators prepared Tuesday to return to the bargaining table with a federal mediator to try to end a costly, eight-day strike that has all but shut down the nation's busiest port complex. About 44 percent of all cargo arriving in the U.S. by sea passes through the twin ports of L... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742666-mayor-la-port-strike-to-to-federal-mediation.html 2012-12-04T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742518-la-mayor-talks-to-8-day-port-strike.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Los Angeles has joined talks aimed at ending an 8-day strike that's paralyzed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union spokesman Craig Merrilees says Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flew back to the U.S. from a South American trip and joined contract talks at midnight. The talks have continued right through into Tuesday mo... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742518-la-mayor-talks-to-8-day-port-strike.html 2012-12-04T16:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1739036-dykstra-sentenced-bankruptcy-fraud-case.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to 6½ months in prison for hiding baseball gloves and other heirlooms from his playing days that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing, capping a tumultuous year of legal woes. U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson weighed Dykstra's battle with drugs and alcohol vers... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1739036-dykstra-sentenced-bankruptcy-fraud-case.html 2012-12-04T01:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740090-california-sea-smuggling-claims-coast-guard-life.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The killing of a U.S. Coast Guardsman whose crew was chasing a vessel suspected of being laden with drugs appears to be the latest example of how smugglers are venturing farther north in a game of cat-and-mouse along the California coast. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne, 34, died Sunday after he was struck in the head by the suspect ves... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740090-california-sea-smuggling-claims-coast-guard-life.html 2012-12-04T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1741066-penske-indycar-buzz-with-stewart-offer.html Nearly 12 weeks after winning his first IndyCar championship, Ryan Hunter-Reay will finally get to accept his trophy in a ceremony at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. At least for one night, the attention will be on Hunter-Reay and everything that went right last season in IndyCar. Thursday's celebration will be a welcome respite from the controversy that's e... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1741066-penske-indycar-buzz-with-stewart-offer.html 2012-12-04T00:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1738166-4-bodies-face-down-california-house.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bodies of four people who had been shot to death were found face-down Sunday outside a suburban Southern California home that apparently served as an unlicensed boarding house, authorities said. Los Angeles police were seeking a motive for the attacks at the house in Northridge, in the San Fernando Valley. Lt. Terri Brinkmeyer said ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1738166-4-bodies-face-down-california-house.html 2012-12-02T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1738164-twilight-skyfall-remain-top-picks-fans.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The "Twilight" finale and "Skyfall" continued to dominate the box office on a typically slow post-Thanksgiving weekend that brought big business for holdover films but a poor start for Brad Pitt's new crime story. Sunday studio estimates put "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" out front for the third-straight weekend with $17.4 ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1738164-twilight-skyfall-remain-top-picks-fans.html 2012-12-02T19:46:00Z