School Administrators Use N-Word to Describe Students, Teachers
Racially charged text messages are behind the recent resignations of two Philadelphia-area school administrators, district officials say. A 100-page transcript provided by sources reveal a series of...
View ArticleAmid Pot Problem, City Suggests Searches
More than 20 at-home pot grows have been discovered in Eastvale so far this year, part of a growing problem that has city leaders creating new legislation to staunch marijuana production. Under a...
View ArticleParalyzed Skateboarder Wants to Ride in LA Marathon
Jesse Swalley has been training hard for the LA Marathon, going at least 5 miles a day. He propels himself using his arms and hands with converted “shoves” -- half gloves, half shoes -- to protect his...
View ArticleFor Medicare Recipients, Online Exchanges Don't Apply
Seniors and the disabled, who are signed up for Medicare and concerned about the start of online health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, will not have too much to worry about once the law...
View ArticleKerry, Albright Debut Social Media Accounts
It looks like the old guard is getting in on the new media action. Madeleine Albright sent out her very first tweet on Monday from a brand new Twitter account. The pithy message was accompanied by a...
View ArticleTourist Who Lost Leg in Midtown Crash Recalls Taxi Barreling Toward Her: "I...
The British tourist who lost her leg after she was hit by a taxi that jumped a curb near Rockefeller Center last month says she vividly remembers her day leading up to the accident -- visiting Times...
View ArticleAnn Ravel, Chair of FPPC, Confirmed to Federal Election Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Senate has confirmed Ann Ravel, the head of California's political watchdog agency, to the Federal Election Commission. The Oakland Tribune reports the 64-year-old...
View ArticlePleasanton Man in Coma After Beating Outside Home
Police are intensively hunting down leads to find out who attacked a 51-year-old Pleasanton father after he went to confront some teens about "loud voices" in the neighborhood. Lt. Scott Rohovit told...
View ArticleMan Drove Wife's Body to San Diego Police Station
A man flagged down San Diego police near the downtown headquarters early Tuesday morning, telling them his wife’s body was inside his car. Now, officials say Americus de Orenday, 44, is considered a...
View ArticleTransgender Student Loses Battle to Be Put on Pa. School Homecoming King Ballot
A transgender Pennsylvania teen will not be allowed to run for homecoming king following a school board's decision not to weigh in on his dispute with the school. "Honestly, I was again disappointed by...
View Article5-Month-Old Girl Drowns in Bathtub
New Britain police are investigating the drowning death of a 5-month-old girl in a bathtub. Officers responded to 370 High Street around 8 a.m. on Saturday after someone called 911 to report an...
View ArticleChicago Mass Shooting Was Retaliation For Graze Wound: Cops
The Chicago park shooting that left 13 people wounded last week was retaliation for a graze wound one of the alleged gunmen suffered in a separate shooting, the city's police superintendent said. Bryon...
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Pleasanton Police: Several Teens Questioned After Beating Leaves Father in Coma
Three days after a marketing professional was beaten and left for dead outside his suburban Bay Area home, police said that they are questioning "several" teens from two high schools in the city about...
View ArticleBush: Obama "Ought to Play Golf"
Being Commander in Chief is stressful, but former President George W. Bush has the perfect antidote: golf. In a clip from the season finale of "In Play with Jimmy Roberts," airing Tuesday night on the...
View ArticleChilling Details Released in Deaths of Christina, Ethan Anderson
The mother of 16-year-old kidnapping victim Hannah Anderson was bludgeoned in the head at least a dozen times, bound and gagged before officials found her body and the charred remains of her 8-year-old...
View ArticleWeekend Homicides Belie Downward Crime Trend
After decades of declining crime rates, Los Angeles County was jolted by a weekend in which 10 people died at nine locations in seven communities. There is no pattern apparent to law enforcement...
View ArticleRashad Johnson Shows Off Lopped Finger in a Tweet
Cardinals safety Rashad Johnson unknowingly lost a finger during game on Sunday and used what digits he had left to tweet about it. Johnson displayed the grisly injury in a tweet Monday night that...
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"Queens" Comments in Past, Kings Welcome Shaq
Years after relishing the role of Sacramento Kings nemesis and aggravating their fans with verbal jabs that included his infamously provocative "Queens" comments, former Los Angeles Laker Shaquille...
View ArticleSchool Board Accepts Resignations of N-Word-Using Administrators
The Coatesville school board accepted the resignations of two top administrators who sent racially-charged text messages on their district-issued cell phones. Coatesville Area School District...
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Fan Gets Detailed Dodger Stadium Tattoo on His Head
A die-hard Dodger fan's tweet last week simply saying he was "ready for the playoffs" may have gone unnoticed if it weren't for the photo attached to it. Jose Romero, who apparently holds no...
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