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f018df8656aa6cf51f58d4cc5b43ef05 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-apr-20-la-na-boston-bombings-relief-20130421-story.html | ‘Boston Strong’: A proud city shines through its pain | ‘Boston Strong’: A proud city shines through its pain
BOSTON — The unofficial new slogan of this bomb-scarred city was everywhere Saturday.
On highway signs along Interstate 90 and T-shirts in the storied Italian neighborhood of the North End. On placards held up by sticks in the Public Garden, and on race bibs worn by... |
b4b07f0da40d27930f56634f18aa9d2d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-apr-21-la-na-nn-boston-bombings-video-backpack-20130421-story.html | Boston bombings: Video said to show suspect setting backpack down | Boston bombings: Video said to show suspect setting backpack down
WASHINGTON -- Surveillance video shows captured bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev setting his backpack down at the Boston Marathon’s finish line, waiting for the first bomb to go off and then moving away from the backpack before the second explosion, Mas... |
5441ff923b717d75eca01264662f8f6d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-apr-23-la-na-nn-ricin-poison-suspects-20130423-story.html | Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect | Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect
Paul Kevin Curtis said he didn’t even know what ricin was.
Certainly not a lethal poison. But jail can be a swift teacher.
“I thought they said ‘rice,’ ” Curtis said of the federal authorities who arrested him last week on charges of trying to poison the preside... |
505f7fd4c1b74c0fc7374818d6734e55 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-07-la-na-nn-killer-bee-season-houston-20130807-story.html | Killer bee season underway with a vengeance | Killer bee season underway with a vengeance
Summer’s here, bringing climbing temperatures, rising humidity in some areas and the renewed threat from killer bees.
So far this season a colony of 100,000 Africanized honeybees have taken up residence in a Houston home and a similar sized swarm attacked two park workers in ... |
caf75ce43b77fdae3f6308c146c5b912 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-13-la-na-nn-yucca-mountain-nuclear-waste-20130813-story.html | Nuclear agency violating law at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, court says | Nuclear agency violating law at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, court says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is “flouting the law” by not conducting a licensing review of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
The ruling was a victory of sorts for those who want the pr... |
ac17c61b34cd8b12e2c1496b53830c51 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-17-la-na-humanist-chaplain-20130818-story.html | He wants to be the Navy’s first humanist chaplain | He wants to be the Navy’s first humanist chaplain
Jason Heap grew up in Texas among Baptists and Lutherans. He earned a master’s from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University.
Now, at age 38, Heap wants to be a U.S. Navy chaplain. But Heap is a humanist who doesn’t believe in God, and the U.S. military has n... |
8dca77231b7e920f1756c0470643fa55 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-19-la-na-adv-seattle-drill-20130819-story.html | Seattle’s ‘Bertha’ is a not-so-lean tunneling machine | Seattle’s ‘Bertha’ is a not-so-lean tunneling machine
SEATTLE — Lying in an open pit near the heart of the city, the cylindrical mass of machinery looked like a spacecraft that had crash-landed. Or, as one architect described it, a dry-docked ocean liner. Or a skyscraper on its side. One person thought it resembled a g... |
a15f1ef728245cbd5962e9eca99bd335 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-aug-31-la-na-energy-drinks-20130901-story.html | ‘Tobacco wars’ senators take aim at energy drinks | ‘Tobacco wars’ senators take aim at energy drinks
WASHINGTON — They are all “veterans of the tobacco wars,” as Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois put it. Over the years, they have sponsored legislation to ban smoking on airplanes, led efforts to remove depictions of tobacco use in films and successfully sued the tobacc... |
039fba63207b4f0778b071aaaa16c189 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-dec-01-la-na-lawmakers-health-plans-20131201-story.html | For Congress, healthcare plans remain a notch above | For Congress, healthcare plans remain a notch above
WASHINGTON — Trying to align lawmakers with the people they represent, Congress three years ago decided that when the new healthcare plan took effect, members would give up their platinum health benefits and enroll in the online marketplaces created for millions of ot... |
959bee0c0e08f093e687fad1966be53b | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-dec-02-la-na-government-computers-20131202-story.html | Technology failures grow all too common in government projects | Technology failures grow all too common in government projects
WASHINGTON — It was an ambitious federal technology project, tying together a string of government databases in one Web portal. But the launch was a giant mess: contract missteps, broken deadlines, cost overruns. Users complained the site was balky and unwo... |
0905adb031eb3245f28eb1436a0b726c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-dec-13-la-na-ff-arizona-detective-ousted-20131214-story.html | Arizona detective leaves state job after learning immigration status | Arizona detective leaves state job after learning immigration status
TUCSON — Her mother had lied to her most of her life, until a few months ago.
That’s when Carmen Figueroa, a veteran detective with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, became a foreigner in her own land — or what she thought was her own land.
The... |
d4324c21ff2fb1360fbd0338ba54b7a3 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-dec-25-la-na-marijuana-dispensary-dc-20131226-story.html | Washington, D.C.'s strict medical marijuana law keeps demand low | Washington, D.C.'s strict medical marijuana law keeps demand low
WASHINGTON — The tidy Takoma Wellness Center, one of the first medical marijuana dispensaries to open in the nation’s capital, has a quaint reception area furnished with black leather chairs, plants and artwork. On the front desk are a pile of business ca... |
9ccdaafaa3f89ba5eed6377a35265c0d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-06-la-na-nn-911-chris-kyle-sniper-20130206-story.html | In SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s shooting, PTSD’s complicated presence | In SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s shooting, PTSD’s complicated presence
Four letters, “PTSD,” have hung over Eddie Ray Routh since the day he was accused of killing Chris Kyle, a famed Navy SEAL sniper, and perhaps a little unfairly so: Kyle probably had PTSD himself.
The fragments of information presented about Routh, a 25-... |
be7c512137ac4c490334720bd5d26061 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-12-la-na-nn-deadliest-storm-hurricane-sandy-report-20130212-story.html | Sandy was region’s deadliest storm in 40 years, report says | Sandy was region’s deadliest storm in 40 years, report says
Superstorm Sandy earned its name, the National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday, in a report that says the storm was the deadliest to hit the region in 40 years and the second costliest in the nation’s history.
The report summarizes last fall’s traumatic w... |
0924bd20488d978e3aa7234a7b6d88da | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-12-la-na-nn-seal-osama-bin-laden-shooter-esquire-20130212-story.html | Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden’s killer | Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden’s killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again.
On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine’s cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader’s compound in Abbottab... |
0323ba68cd12cec6cfef217976b04dbf | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-na-nn-denver-airport-rabbits-20130215-story.html | Denver airport parking lots under siege -- by rabbits | Denver airport parking lots under siege -- by rabbits
Security at Denver International Airport aims to protect cars from vandalism and theft, but there’s a new threat at the its expansive parking lot.
Ravenous rabbits.
Officials say the animals are causing hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in damage to cars b... |
8d8e79736c148dafcb9f60189d651d4d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-na-nn-hanford-radioactive-leak-20130215-story.html | New radioactive waste leak found in tank at Hanford nuclear site | New radioactive waste leak found in tank at Hanford nuclear site
SEATTLE — An aging tank of high-level radioactive waste is leaking at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state at the rate of up to 300 gallons a year, federal authorities disclosed Friday after discovering a dip in the volume of toxic s... |
1b4649434e31f196c70ded6b2d6bc5dc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-feb-17-la-na-nn-climate-change-rally-washington-20130217-story.html | Climate change rally brings thousands to protest in Washington | Climate change rally brings thousands to protest in Washington
Climate activists descended on Washington, D.C., on Sunday in what organizers boasted was the largest climate-change rally in American history, claiming more than 35,000 attendees.
The Forward on Climate rally, as it was billed by environmental groups Sierr... |
b124faf9365f9c08b3784b5e5dc14350 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-14-la-na-nn-clarence-thomas-speaks-but-does-it-break-his-silence-streak-20130114-story.html | Clarence Thomas speaks, but does it break his silent streak? | Clarence Thomas speaks, but does it break his silent streak?
WASHINGTON — It’s a slow news day at the U.S. Supreme Court when the biggest story is whether an overheard, offhand comment by Justice Clarence Thomas means he has broken his nearly seven-year streak of silence.
Thomas has never liked asking questions during ... |
770fc3472023a519de6144e61fcda86a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-17-la-na-nn-tahawwur-rana-terrorism-plots-20130117-story.html | Businessman Tahawwur Rana gets 14 years for role in terrorism plots | Businessman Tahawwur Rana gets 14 years for role in terrorism plots
A Chicago businessman was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for providing material support to overseas terrorists, including the Pakistani group that launched an attack in Mumbai that left at least 160 dead.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber... |
155a21675d6c938f90336bc5994f3482 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-18-la-na-nn-man-arrested-in-subway-assault-in-philadelphia-20130118-story.html | Man arrested in Philadelphia subway assault caught on video | Man arrested in Philadelphia subway assault caught on video
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a woman onto the tracks of a subway in the third recent incident of underground violence on a major metropolitan mass transit system.
William Clark, 36, was arrested Thursday in connection with an att... |
8470d3dd075046f4a3332069c30b3177 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-21-la-na-nn-lupe-fiasco-kicked-out-inaugural-concert-20130121-story.html | Inauguration 2013: Lupe Fiasco leaves concert after antiwar rant | Inauguration 2013: Lupe Fiasco leaves concert after antiwar rant
Lupe Fiasco has been nominated for a Grammy Award but it is unlikely he will be named entertainer of the year -- at least if President Obama’s fans get to vote.
Fiasco was asked to leave the stage at a Sunday night pre-inauguration concert in Washington a... |
2d77b4fddf4ac1ee80b729a26b708d5d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-29-la-na-nn-occupy-wall-street-study-20130129-story.html | Many Occupy protesters well-off, white and educated, study says | Many Occupy protesters well-off, white and educated, study says
The 99% may have been a little above-average.
A sampling of Occupy Wall Street supporters in May showed that the anti-corporate protest movement was disproportionately wealthy and educated, according to a study published Tuesday by the City University of N... |
a8c26d67fe01b0a36f5a30be0c08ce97 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jan-30-la-pn-gun-control-debate-senate-hearing-20130130-story.html | Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing | Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn.
“This is such a hard debate because people have such fixed positions,” Sen. D... |
c3c5999ac9109af4d38aaaeed7b765c7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-03-la-na-arizona-fire-20130704-story.html | Rain helps in battle against Arizona wildfire | Rain helps in battle against Arizona wildfire
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — About 550 firefighters took advantage of better weather, including overnight rain and less wind, to battle the deadly Yarnell Hill fire, which has consumed more than 8,400 acres but was 45% contained as of Wednesday night, officials said.
Later in the day,... |
7165f858fe99c12b109ddeeb01f2ecd1 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-10-la-na-nn-faa-pilot-training-foreign-airlines-20130710-story.html | Foreign pilots should meet U.S. training standards, lawmakers say | Foreign pilots should meet U.S. training standards, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Asiana airliner crash, lawmakers on Wednesday called on federal authorities to extend to foreign pilots new requirements for increased training of U.S. pilots.
“There is no reason that American passengers should be put at ... |
52d08fc31dc0ccc4db37918480a3b86e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-13-la-na-immigration-opponents-20130714-story.html | Group opposing immigration bill plans full-scale campaign on House | Group opposing immigration bill plans full-scale campaign on House
WASHINGTON — The day after the Senate passed its immigration overhaul in June, leading opponent Roy H. Beck convened his top strategists at a corner table of a pricey restaurant to discuss what went wrong and to plan ways to stop the bill from becoming ... |
a1f3a48ed1da23cda2d4e4aa0992e734 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-13-la-na-nn-fdr-wheelchair-video-20130712-story.html | Rare film depicts Franklin Roosevelt in wheelchair | Rare film depicts Franklin Roosevelt in wheelchair
Drowsy from watching hours of unedited World War II film footage, Ray Begovich snapped to attention when one eight-second snippet flashed before him.
Begovich, a journalism professor at Franklin College in Indiana, was visiting the National Archives in College Park, Md... |
918adfead2563adbf81ab2dd605c8dd0 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-14-la-na-zimmerman-legal-20130715-story.html | Zimmerman verdict: Legal experts say prosecutors overreached | Zimmerman verdict: Legal experts say prosecutors overreached
WASHINGTON — The jury’s verdict to acquit George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, a case that became a referendum on race and gun laws for many across the nation, did not turn on how those issues played out in court, legal e... |
d7d832b0ccf26ea1d55dad08465b690e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-20-la-na-hometown-tinley-park-20130721-story.html | Parents set aside grief, anger to help teen who killed their child | Parents set aside grief, anger to help teen who killed their child
For a long time, John Loerop just wanted revenge.
After he had heard the screams, after he had tried to revive his daughter with CPR, after he had attended her funeral, he wanted the boy who had hit her with his car to pay.
But eventually, Loerop’s hear... |
364204a3571783aa79f2018dfb12d426 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-20-la-na-nn-trayvon-martin-vigils-20130719-story.html | Across the nation, vigils will call for ‘Justice for Trayvon’ | Across the nation, vigils will call for ‘Justice for Trayvon’
Ira Acree spent two hours passing out fliers in front of the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago, hoping to spread the word about a “Justice for Trayvon” vigil at noon Saturday -- one of at least 100 planned in cities across the nation.
On the way b... |
d811d0043b87188eecbd9af54f165c70 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-22-la-na-southwest-plane-20130723-story.html | Southwest jet’s landing gear collapses on landing, injuring 10 | Southwest jet’s landing gear collapses on landing, injuring 10
NEW YORK — Several people suffered minor injuries Monday when the front landing gear of a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed on touchdown in New York City, sending the Boeing 737-700 skidding hundreds of feet down a runway on its nose until it veered into a g... |
cae1dbf3a5124c68d2220081c3edeb17 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jul-26-la-na-nn-sybrina-fulton-seeks-to-prevent-more-tragedies-like-trayvon-martin-20130726-story.html | ‘Use my broken heart’: Sybrina Fulton assails ‘stand your ground’ | ‘Use my broken heart’: Sybrina Fulton assails ‘stand your ground’
The mother of slain black teenager Trayvon Martin told a convention of civil rights activists that she wants them to use the case to prevent a similar tragedy elsewhere.
Speaking Friday to the National Urban League convention in Philadelphia, Sybrina Ful... |
5603793ab01a822fc52af785f62e80fb | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-02-la-na-severe-weather-20130603-story.html | Storm chasers were dedicated tornado researchers, colleagues say | Storm chasers were dedicated tornado researchers, colleagues say
Three storm chasers killed by a tornado near Oklahoma City last week were not risk-takers or thrill-seekers, but experienced researchers dedicated to advancing the field of meteorology, family and colleagues said Sunday.
Tim Samaras, 54, was well-respecte... |
ef8e82c13d4bfa830387762af484c079 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-05-la-na-immigration-amendments-20130606-story.html | Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward | Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward
WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill is poised to undergo a decidedly rightward shift in an attempt to attract more Republican votes, but that threatens to erode bipartisan consensus.
Democratic and Republican authors of the bill have expressed a willingness to ... |
537f1de6da5e5aacefad4c687cdc803b | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-05-la-na-rape-military-20130605-story.html | Military is on the spot over sexual assaults | Military is on the spot over sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both major parties rebuked the Pentagon on Tuesday for failing to curtail sexual assaults in the military, arguing that the inability of commanders to solve the problem may mean they need to be stripped of the power to decide on prosecuting and pu... |
15416c3f5dbf99a2aea9405ebc756f1b | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-06-la-na-surveillance-internet-20130607-story.html | U.S. intelligence program secretly probes Internet servers | U.S. intelligence program secretly probes Internet servers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. director of national intelligence late Thursday confirmed the existence of a secret program in which the government has tapped into the central servers of nine leading Internet companies to search for data potentially linked to terrorism, ... |
1c109b090c5af2106ad0ae0e78378569 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-07-la-na-nn-vermont-marijuana-decriminalization-20130607-story.html | Marijuana decriminalization bill signed into law in Vermont | Marijuana decriminalization bill signed into law in Vermont
Vermont has become the latest state to remove criminal penalties for the possession of small quantities of marijuana with legislation signed into law.
Civil fines will replace criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or 5 grams of hashi... |
da008c55fbbf5ec5f4d6a55d186e11c6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-07-la-na-obama-surveillance-20130608-story.html | Obama strongly defends phone and Internet surveillance | Obama strongly defends phone and Internet surveillance
WASHINGTON — From the time he stepped onto the national stage, Barack Obama presented himself as a civil libertarian who would take a different path from that of his predecessor, who authorized surveillance on Americans in the fight against terrorism. “It is time t... |
136fa8a0917a193aee96a436fec6e47c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-21-la-na-nn-bp-calls-for-investigation-20130621-story.html | Lawyer involved in gulf oil spill claims quits amid allegation | Lawyer involved in gulf oil spill claims quits amid allegation
A lawyer working for the administrator reviewing claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has abruptly resigned amid charges that he collected money from settlements handled by a New Orleans law firm to which he had referred claims.
Lionel H. Sutton III, wh... |
700fc7fe8ff7e7c2a3a86a0ea3a2590a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-24-la-na-court-affirmative-action-20130625-story.html | Supreme Court takes middle ground on affirmative action | Supreme Court takes middle ground on affirmative action
WASHINGTON — Defying expectations that it was on the brink of doing away with affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court upheld using race as a factor in admissions decisions Monday as long as the race-based policies were truly necessary to achieve ... |
28fc6520b79617bb33a20a682553f55a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-25-la-na-court-voting-rights-20130626-story.html | Supreme Court kills Voting Rights Act federal oversight provision | Supreme Court kills Voting Rights Act federal oversight provision
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court has struck down a key part of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, freeing the Southern states from federal oversight of their election laws and setting off a fierce reaction from civil rights advocates and... |
934a9b558ac1ba15b0d22cd2fa389a23 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-25-la-na-nn-george-zimmerman-trial-death-detailed-20130625-story.html | Zimmerman murder trial: Officer describes Trayvon Martin’s death | Zimmerman murder trial: Officer describes Trayvon Martin’s death
One of the first police officers to reach the scene of the deadly confrontation between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin described trying to save the unarmed black teenager’s life with CPR as Martin lay face down on the ground with a bullet wound in hi... |
c6cdf18defd2e1874fbde91bab526daf | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-28-la-na-nn-liberace-las-vegas-mansion-20130627-story.html | Liberace’s once-lavish Las Vegas mansion for sale -- for $529,900 | Liberace’s once-lavish Las Vegas mansion for sale -- for $529,900
LAS VEGAS — Liberace’s old off-Strip mansion is up for sale for a veritable song, but is the property fabulous or a decrepit fixer-upper?
Built in 1962, the once-lavish 14,939-square-foot spread sits on a half-acre lot near the University of Nevada, Las ... |
6f60d9d7a6f8f0d8de07264b0cb7ad9c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-jun-28-la-oil-drilling-santa-barbara-coast-house-20130628-story.html | Oil drilling off Santa Barbara coast? House Republicans say yes | Oil drilling off Santa Barbara coast? House Republicans say yes
WASHINGTON -- In spite of a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Friday launched a new effort to open up the California and Atlantic coasts to oil drilling.
The measure is a long shot in the face of fierce opposition in the Democrati... |
33bae0be5eece9cb12589dc1df5d4913 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-03-la-na-nn-new-orleans-water-20130303-story.html | Power loss leads to water problems, and grumbles, in New Orleans | Power loss leads to water problems, and grumbles, in New Orleans
New Orleans: Come for the food, but don’t drink the water. (Not right now, anyway.)
New Orleans’ East Bank was under a boil order Sunday after a small fire at the parish’s Sewerage and Water Board Power Plant caused a power loss that resulted in low water... |
32bd0662848ca1d73faff67e5b510e37 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-07-la-na-cia-confirm-20130308-story.html | Brennan wins confirmation as CIA director | Brennan wins confirmation as CIA director
WASHINGTON — Having spent 25 years as a CIA analyst and overseas operative, John Brennan is one of the few career spies ever to lead America’s premier spy service.
The Senate voted 63 to 34 Thursday to confirm Brennan as CIA director after weeks of delay — and a dramatic 13-hou... |
6db57ae64c8f00667031b5d22b84bd81 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-08-la-na-nn-civil-war-sailors-monitor-20130308-story.html | 2 Civil War sailors from the Monitor to be buried at Arlington | 2 Civil War sailors from the Monitor to be buried at Arlington
WASHINGTON--One hundred and fifty years after their Civil War ironclad sank, two unknown sailors from the Monitor will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
Burial comes a year after officials in Washington unveiled forensic reconstructions of... |
85b1b33a068f77983e16ca7200426488 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-15-la-na-colorado-guns-20130316-story.html | Colorado gun-control legislation advances | Colorado gun-control legislation advances
Colorado lawmakers passed a bill to require universal background checks for gun sales Friday, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk. It is the latest in a series of proposals to tighten gun laws in the state, the fates of which are now being decided in the House and Se... |
eef1d6eef6abc6d7f2b03654de4074dd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-17-la-na-steubenville-rape-verdict-20130318-story.html | Ohio teens guilty of rape, but town’s ordeal isn’t over | Ohio teens guilty of rape, but town’s ordeal isn’t over
As the defendants sobbed and their attorneys fought back tears, an Ohio judge convicted two high school football stars of raping a 16-year-old girl and sentenced them to juvenile prison Sunday, but the case that cast an ugly light over a small town and its athlete... |
b824001ba4cba4c356b754eb1961e2d2 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-18-la-na-nn-florida-student-massacre-20130318-story.html | Florida student may have plotted dorm massacre before suicide | Florida student may have plotted dorm massacre before suicide
A student at the University of Central Florida may have aborted his plan to massacre fellow students at his dorm and decided instead to kill himself, officials said Monday.
Authorities identified the dead man as James Oliver Seevakumara, 30, of Lake Mary, Fl... |
2cbe8f337bd75d1e238b0999aa0019b7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-19-la-na-nn-marines-killed-explosion-hawthorne-20130319-story.html | Mortar explosion blamed for 7 Marine deaths at Nevada training site | Mortar explosion blamed for 7 Marine deaths at Nevada training site
A live ammunition training exercise erupted in an explosion that killed seven Marines and injured at least seven others at a storied Nevada military munitions depot, officials said Tuesday.
The explosion, which occurred about 10 p.m. Monday night at th... |
4083f58db7b183e73e6347f0e7bfbff4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-19-la-na-nn-supreme-court-copyright-law-20130319-story.html | Supreme Court issues major copyright ruling on foreign sales | Supreme Court issues major copyright ruling on foreign sales
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, in a major ruling on copyright law, has given foreign buyers of textbooks, movies and other products a right to resell them in the United States without the permission of the copyright owner.
The 6-3 decision is a victory for ... |
3437836cc82546b99ac99ac39ead2999 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-23-la-na-olson-profile-20130324-story.html | The conservative legal star who is fighting for gay marriage | The conservative legal star who is fighting for gay marriage
WASHINGTON — Certain law partners no longer call Theodore B. Olson for lunch. Old friends no longer come to dinner at his sprawling house in the woods near the Potomac. One of his best friends died in December, somewhat estranged.
All since Olson — the conser... |
01f1f8dcfb304945b2113b0729f4bb14 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-28-la-na-sea-level-20130329-story.html | Most in U.S. concerned about sea level rise, poll finds | Most in U.S. concerned about sea level rise, poll finds
WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of Americans is convinced that sea level rise resulting from climate change poses a significant threat to the United States and coastal communities should invest in preparing for the risks, according to a survey released Thurs... |
7921176de82f4d9813dd63a5deed661e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-30-la-na-hometown-denver-20130331-story.html | Art museum’s storage bin held a secret masterwork | Art museum’s storage bin held a secret masterwork
Tucked away and forgotten for years in a museum storage bin, the small oil painting held a great secret and was just biding its time, waiting for someone to notice it. And then one day someone did.
So began the Case of the Curious Curator.
It all started in 2000 (actual... |
65a13e894e8bc3cd0ad73e91ff679207 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-mar-31-la-na-nn-texas-prosecutor-slain-20130331-story.html | Another Texas prosecutor is slain; officials seek motives | Another Texas prosecutor is slain; officials seek motives
The last time a prosecutor was gunned down in Kaufman County, Texas, in January, top county prosecutor Mike McLelland stood in front of reporters and vowed to carry on.
“We’ll still make the walk, and we’ll still show up,” McLelland said of the courthouse parkin... |
71a7a2925542e2ddf9f2621f9cd54660 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-04-la-na-nn-niall-ferguson-apologizes-keynes-20130504-story.html | Harvard professor sorry for remark on economist Keynes’ sexuality | Harvard professor sorry for remark on economist Keynes’ sexuality
Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes.
On Thursday, Ferguson suggested that the British... |
7e9930347b2a8ee7a44d53b1712290aa | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-07-la-na-military-sexual-assaults-20130508-story.html | Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults | Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and retention of women in uniform.
Pre... |
666d52135ffbe8f30001bcda6424cda6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-07-la-na-nn-cleveland-kidnappings-ariel-castro-20130507-story.html | Cleveland kidnappings: Suspect Ariel Castro had ‘no flaw,’ neighbor says | Cleveland kidnappings: Suspect Ariel Castro had ‘no flaw,’ neighbor says
CLEVELAND – Ariel Castro, the former school bus driver who is a suspect in the kidnapping of three women who escaped years of incarceration, was a friendly man who befriended area children and gave no hint of what was happening behind the locked d... |
c955998c02e03d30d6496892a41f9d5e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-08-la-na-hillary-clinton-20130509-story.html | Clinton plays down politics at event in Beverly Hills | Clinton plays down politics at event in Beverly Hills
Hours after Republican members of Congress sharply questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department’s handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, the former secretary of State did not explicitly mention the controversy in an appearance Wednesday n... |
6d61133ae08f33d148bdbfde52522b76 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-10-la-na-irs-conservative-20130511-story.html | IRS targeted conservative groups, official says | IRS targeted conservative groups, official says
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization already under fire for its hand... |
f509b70178f43b00c62fa9a8ce715844 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-11-la-na-court-church-graduation-20130512-story.html | Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church | Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church?
The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the line separatin... |
0660b65b38bbfbcd985ffefcc945850f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-18-la-na-nn-sky-master-las-vegas-stratosphere-20130517-story.html | He’s Sky Master at the Vegas Stratosphere: ‘I throw people off’ | He’s Sky Master at the Vegas Stratosphere: ‘I throw people off’
LAS VEGAS -- When people ask Carlos Lucero what he does for a living, his answer often stops them in their tracks.
“I throw people off the Stratosphere,” he says jokingly.
Lucero is the man who stands between a person taking the 855-foot plunge to the seco... |
d9081be04dfa4e4fb4241526a69ebcf4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-20-la-na-nn-vermont-governor-signs-death-with-dignity-measure-20130520-story.html | Vermont governor signs ‘death with dignity’ measure | Vermont governor signs ‘death with dignity’ measure
With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in Montpelier, capping ... |
dd5b3f5aea1cbc20caa1ab3673215ab4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-22-la-na-immigration-opponents-20130523-story.html | House feels the heat on immigration reform | House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill.
House veterans fear that momentum this wee... |
55986192b7b20f47247ad76b46e87c2e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-24-la-na-joe-arpaio-20130525-story.html | Arizona sheriff illegally used racial profiling, judge rules | Arizona sheriff illegally used racial profiling, judge rules
TUCSON — A federal judge has ruled that the immigration enforcement policies of the man who calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff” violated the Constitution by using racial profiling.
For years, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has ordered his deputies ... |
6672cb3bc15c777959c792f8f3e56916 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-may-25-la-na-nn-oscar-goodman-las-vegas-20130524-story.html | Las Vegas tales from Oscar Goodman: mob lawyer, mayor, showman | Las Vegas tales from Oscar Goodman: mob lawyer, mayor, showman
LAS VEGAS -- Of course, there would be showgirls.
Man-about-Sin City Oscar Goodman has published a tell-all memoir and is turning up the wattage around this brightly lit wagering mecca to promote the event.
The cover of the book, entitled “Being Oscar: From... |
a078998f6c9d5c17c10998e53f1618f6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-nov-02-la-na-food-stamps-20131102-story.html | Food stamp cuts kick in, affecting about 47 million | Food stamp cuts kick in, affecting about 47 million
Some 47 million poor Americans who rely on food stamps for their meals will have to get by on less, after their benefits were cut Friday.
In California, which struggles with nearly 9% unemployment, local officials are girding for the fallout after the benefit for a fa... |
4b0f4fe7662b417fd56f9abc376d035f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-nov-19-la-na-scotus-abortion-texas-20131120-story.html | Supreme Court vote upholds Texas abortion law | Supreme Court vote upholds Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for Texas to enforce a strict new abortion regulation that opponents say prevents a third of the state’s clinics from performing the procedure.
The court, in a 5-4 vote, split along ideological lines in turning down an ... |
a1ab22896563744fc43c7d388334fa5f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-nov-25-la-na-obamacare-religion-20131125-story.html | 1993 religious freedom act is at heart of contraception case | 1993 religious freedom act is at heart of contraception case
WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court confronted the case of Native Americans who were fired for smoking an illegal drug during a religious ceremony, Justice Antonin Scalia called a halt to granting religious exemptions under the Constitution’s protection for t... |
79fc745d325a10c5b111bcdf7abdbe1f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-oct-08-la-na-immigration-rally-20131009-story.html | Democratic lawmakers among 200 arrested at immigration rally | Democratic lawmakers among 200 arrested at immigration rally
WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress plus about 200 labor leaders and immigration advocates were arrested Tuesday outside the Capitol in a protest calling for the House to take up immigration reform, which stalled after passing the Senate.
Demonstrators m... |
e87e80781b0efee0270dc22856c78be9 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-oct-12-la-na-ff-immigration-laws-20131013-story.html | States back off from enacting immigration laws | States back off from enacting immigration laws
PAYSON, Utah — There’s a good chance that the fresh tart cherries Southern Californians find at their grocers originated from Robert McMullin’s orchards at the base of the Wasatch Mountains.
The third-generation farmer provides 90% of the fresh sour cherries found in South... |
f79eeeee06bfe21af33312ae546e03c5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-oct-20-la-na-molly-drug-20131021-story.html | In New York, late nights are fueled by party drug Molly | In New York, late nights are fueled by party drug Molly
NEW YORK — After a long and raucous dinner party on a recent weeknight, guests decamped to a loft in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood, perhaps the most desirable chunk of real estate in the city that never sleeps.
There was no music or dancing at this after-party,... |
312cde56be05ecb58e2af263364d54cc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-sep-06-la-na-nn-san-antonio-anti-bias-vote-20130906-story.html | San Antonio passes controversial anti-bias ordinance | San Antonio passes controversial anti-bias ordinance
HOUSTON — Leaders of San Antonio, the second-largest city in Texas, approved a non-discrimination ordinance for gay and transgender residents this week over the objections of conservatives, who have vowed to keep up the fight.
Other Texas cities have already passed a... |
31ee79ac3041f2e0c834d5392c9b0142 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-sep-07-la-na-ff-catholics-immigration-20130908-story.html | Catholic Church getting more aggressive on immigration reform | Catholic Church getting more aggressive on immigration reform
TUCSON — In recent years, the Roman Catholic Church has taken a more active role in pushing for an immigration overhaul that would legalize the millions of men, women and children who are in the country illegally. Clergy have preached from the pulpit about w... |
306a4922a4ea6d019e93af2203969912 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-sep-21-la-na-brain-amoeba-20130922-story.html | Brain-eating amoeba in water causes high anxiety in Louisiana parish | Brain-eating amoeba in water causes high anxiety in Louisiana parish
Officials traced the death of a 4-year-old Mississippi boy in August to a day spent playing on a Slip ‘n Slide in a New Orleans suburb.
Cause of death: a rare, brain-eating amoeba. At first, officials thought the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, had been pr... |
ab9d922c0916a60f5f1bac2c9d7d76ef | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-apr-19-la-na-solar-kochs-20140420-story.html | Koch brothers, big utilities attack solar, green energy policies | Koch brothers, big utilities attack solar, green energy policies
WASHINGTON — The political attack ad that ran recently in Arizona had some familiar hallmarks of the genre, including a greedy villain who hogged sweets for himself and made children cry.
But the bad guy, in this case, wasn’t a fat-cat lobbyist or someone... |
167c414cf63b48b09331172ee6e35651 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-apr-21-la-na-nn-cattle-rancher-standoff-feds-20140421-story.html | Battle lines hardening in Nevada cattle rancher standoff with feds | Battle lines hardening in Nevada cattle rancher standoff with feds
The battle lines are hardening in Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s so-called range war against the federal government over his right to graze cattle on public lands.
Arguments have moved from the Nevada desert to the nation’s capital, where Nevada’s two U.... |
3da3b707c2e95d3c79130c8149c75f17 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-feb-04-la-na-nn-todd-baugh-montana-judge-rape-case-20140204-story.html | Montana judge faces judicial complaint for 31-day rape sentence | Montana judge faces judicial complaint for 31-day rape sentence
Remember the Montana judge who said a 14-year-old rape victim was “older than her chronological age” and “as much in control of the situation” as her rapist when he sentenced the offender to 31 days in prison?
His comments, which sparked national outrage, ... |
3e3ad428b1603975fa9daa69cd708adc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-feb-13-la-na-nn-pascal-tessier-openly-gay-eagle-scout-20140211-story.html | Openly gay Eagle Scout a first since new Boy Scout policy | Openly gay Eagle Scout a first since new Boy Scout policy
A Maryland teenager is the first openly gay Boy Scout to become an Eagle Scout, the organization’s highest rank, according to the advocacy group Scouts for Equality.
High school senior Pascal Tessier is already awaiting the next challenge, which will come this s... |
5cad85376982097fbdbebd86c08ef3b5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-feb-22-la-na-nn-arizona-gays-sb-1062-20140222-story.html | What’s behind Arizona plan to let businesses refuse to serve gays? | What’s behind Arizona plan to let businesses refuse to serve gays?
It’s either a small fix to protect the free exercise of religion or a “no cake for gays” bill that would invite businesses to discriminate, depending on whom you talk to.
The legislation, SB 1062, would bolster a business owner’s right to defend refusin... |
d81fd40707858f568be53fae9ca92835 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-jan-07-la-na-nn-kentucky-inmate-cold-20140107-story.html | Kentucky inmate escapes, gets too cold, turns himself back in | Kentucky inmate escapes, gets too cold, turns himself back in
It’s been freezing almost everywhere this week, but it got so cold in Kentucky that an escaped inmate asked to be taken back to prison.
The strange tale began Monday morning, when Maurice King, the 61-year-old manager of the Sunset Motel in Lexington, heard ... |
327ff5e48e78be1eab7a0941664c328e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-jan-09-la-na-nn-west-virginia-spill-20140109-story.html | Chemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West Virginia | Chemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West Virginia
West Virginia’s governor declared a state of emergency for five counties Thursday after a chemical spill contaminated the Elk River, affecting tens of thousands of people and forcing schools and eateries to close.
[Updated, 7:25 p.m. PST Jan. 9: The govern... |
7bec59b29c92e4fd9811cb33a18fe1cd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-jan-09-la-na-snowden-intel-20140110-story.html | Snowden leaks severely hurt U.S. security, two House members say | Snowden leaks severely hurt U.S. security, two House members say
WASHINGTON — A classified Pentagon report concludes that leaks by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have set back U.S. efforts against terrorism, cybercrime, human trafficking and weapons proliferation, leaders of the House Intelli... |
da6c36899cfe31092cad5b081fbb3fa7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-jan-16-la-na-nn-new-mexico-police-search-20140116-story.html | Drug search involving anal probe results in $1.6-million settlement | Drug search involving anal probe results in $1.6-million settlement
ALBUQUERQUE — Police were positive David Eckert had some drugs this time.
On Jan. 2, 2013, officers in Deming, N.M., handcuffed Eckert, 63, in a Wal-Mart parking lot after a routine traffic stop turned into an attempted narcotics bust.
Police said thei... |
3c62535549f7bec70dcdbbd0420746b2 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-jan-16-la-sh-maternity-leave-benefit-20140115-story.html | Maternity leave in America: How do we stack up? | Maternity leave in America: How do we stack up?
When I was waddling through the L.A. Times newsroom last fall very pregnant, the issue that weighed most on me had little to do with my actual baby bump. It was whether I could afford to take all the time I needed to bond with and care for my daughter in her very early de... |
d0f2ee6a79871947ff9837210998c010 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2014-mar-03-la-na-ryan-poverty-20140304-story.html | Rep. Paul Ryan calls for cuts in anti-poverty programs | Rep. Paul Ryan calls for cuts in anti-poverty programs
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), the former Republican vice presidential nominee, launched an attack Monday on the nation’s poverty programs, provoking an election-year confrontation with the White House amid a growing focus on income inequality.
Drawing on... |
2251767be27dfd1d314b988c179cb783 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/ct-chicago-teachers-union-walkout-0401-20160331-story.html | Chicago teachers rally in Loop to cap day of protests | Chicago teachers rally in Loop to cap day of protests
Chicago Teachers Union members and their supporters capped a day of protests by converging in the Loop on Friday afternoon for a rush-hour rally and march.
Teachers gathered at the Thompson Center for a demonstration against budget and program cuts, aiming their fru... |
a9c4714f59856a65e24f9bf5994fb03e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-fg-americans-israel-gaza-military-20140721-story.html | Q&A: Why would an American join Israel’s military? Answers to that and more | Q&A: Why would an American join Israel’s military? Answers to that and more
The deaths in Gaza last weekend of two Israeli soldiers who grew up in the United States have caused many people to wonder about dual citizenship and about Americans serving in other countries’ militaries. Here are some questions and answers on... |
e386ea54def10e0bd708fd485dfb0ff7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-fg-france-fuel-taxes-20181117-story.html | 1 dead and dozens injured in fuel tax protests around France | 1 dead and dozens injured in fuel tax protests around France
One protester was killed and 106 others were injured at roadblocks set up around France on Saturday as citizens angry at rising fuel taxes rose up in a grass-roots movement and posed a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.
Police officers lobbed tear ga... |
58ffb2ccca64dd0eea6497c80932e12e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-ap-kkk-20160630-snap-story.html | After 150 years, Ku Klux Klan sees opportunities in U.S. political trends | After 150 years, Ku Klux Klan sees opportunities in U.S. political trends
Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured and one-time members went to prison for ... |
427721f71b6378daca8ecc24512a5968 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-arkansas-lethal-injection-execution-20170413-story.html | Two companies ask judge to block Arkansas from using its lethal injection drugs | Two companies ask judge to block Arkansas from using its lethal injection drugs
Two pharmaceutical companies are asking a federal judge to prevent Arkansas from using their drugs in the planned execution of seven death row inmates later this month.
Fresenius Kabi USA and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. were granted per... |
fd1f0b0dcc19bbb2b2d3692ebf87c466 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-asian-carp-snap-story.html | How to combat Asian carp? Get an alligator gar | How to combat Asian carp? Get an alligator gar
It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it disappeared from many states half a century ago.
Persecuted by anglers and deprive... |
8678ed8318ca164e48da2bd20df7d4b7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-aurora-illinois-active-shooter-20190215-story.html | Illinois man being fired from his warehouse job fatally shoots 5 workers | Illinois man being fired from his warehouse job fatally shoots 5 workers
The frantic calls started pouring in at 1:24 p.m. A gunman was shooting people inside a sprawling manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Ill.
Within four minutes, the first police officers rushed to the 29,000-square-foot building and were fired on im... |
46cb04cf0f7e6342a7233dc614487e53 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-bergdahl-desertion-hearing-20150916-story.html | Defense in Bowe Bergdahl Army desertion hearing suggests he was mentally ill | Defense in Bowe Bergdahl Army desertion hearing suggests he was mentally ill
New details about the disappearance of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl emerged Thursday at a hearing to decide whether he will face a court-martial on desertion charges, with prosecutors arguing that Bergdahl plotted to abandon his post in Afghanistan... |
6cbd817fa4ff3ab22cce315f61aa5efb | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-border-patrol-chief-20150826-story.html | Border Patrol chief visits Texas and warns immigrants of deportation | Border Patrol chief visits Texas and warns immigrants of deportation
The Border Patrol’s top official visited an immigrant processing center in a converted warehouse Wednesday to promote a public awareness campaign aimed at preventing Central American immigrants from ending up in this border city.
As he stood flanked b... |
bd8ff14bf88c8d4a3e91379ad2adb869 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-calif-medical-marijuana-20150408-story.html | Two California lawmakers challenge Justice Department on medical marijuana | Two California lawmakers challenge Justice Department on medical marijuana
Two members of Congress from California who were authors of an amendment blocking the Justice Department from interfering with state medical marijuana laws are disputing Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.’s narrow interpretation of the provision.
The... |
2c7d2ebffdf9f1bf2fd8eb4e004ebab8 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-cemetery-vandalism-20170304-story.html | New York police investigating possible vandalism at a largely Jewish cemetery | New York police investigating possible vandalism at a largely Jewish cemetery
The New York Police Department is investigating a report of possible vandalism at a predominantly Jewish cemetery.
An NYPD spokesman said Sunday that the department’s hate crimes division has been notified of headstones found toppled at Washi... |
0d450a41ae6657ac60760911c906880e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-charges-jamar-clark-20160601-snap-story.html | No civil rights charges in deadly police shooting of Minneapolis man | No civil rights charges in deadly police shooting of Minneapolis man
Minnesota’s U.S. attorney on Wednesday declined to file civil rights charges against two Minneapolis police officers in the November death of a black man that sparked weeks of protests.
Andrew Luger said in a news release that there was insufficient e... |
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