In San Diego, Padres ownership dispute tests a great fan base
SAN DIEGO — In 2009, as the couple that owned the Dodgers announced their separation, the attorney for Frank McCourt said he did not anticipate a legal battle over the team. The…
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Los Angeles mayor says her brother lost his home in the Palisades fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Thursday that her brother was among the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Palisades fire. “The loss that you’re going through,…
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‘A mountain to climb’: Family that lost Palisades home faces the aftermath
Frank Smiley, a longtime writer and producer for Conan O’Brien, lost his home to the Palisades fire Tuesday. Now, like thousands of victims of the devastating Los Angeles County fires,…
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Mystery surrounds shooting death of beloved Altadena couple
One week after an Altadena couple — married for more than 30 years and beloved in their neighborhood — was found slain in their home, friends and family held a…
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California man dies after saving family in Christmas Day fire
A 37-year-old Oakland man who saved his family on Christmas morning when he woke them up to a fire in their home died after he went back inside and lost…
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Two teens still missing in Oroville lake ten days later
Two teenage brothers’ duck-hunting trip in Oroville, Calif., took a disastrous turn when one brother’s kayak flipped on a stormy lake and the other dove in to help. More than…
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Menendez brothers to make first court appearance in bid for freedom
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life terms without parole for the shotgun killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, will make their first court appearance…
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Menendez brothers: D.A. backs move that could pave way to freedom
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón will ask a judge to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez, two brothers serving life terms for killing their parents, a move that could…
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Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez urge D.A. to resentence the brothers
Friends and family of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers to be resentenced for their parents’ killings during a press conference in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, hoping it…
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Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has died
For years, the enduring public image of Ethel Kennedy was as the stoic widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who marked the passing years kneeling with their many children at…
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Kim Kardashian wants the Menendez brothers to be freed
Kim Kardashian wants Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted in the grisly 1989 murders of their parents, to be freed. The reality star, daughter of late O.J. Simpson attorney…
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Another Major Law Firm Goes Full Big Brother To Enforce Office Attendance Policy
The impact of the Covid pandemic can still be seen in Biglaw. The presumption that attorneys at the biggest law firms in the world need to be chained to their…
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Jurupa Valley man arrested after a shooting killed his brother in Lytle Creek – Press Enterprise
A Jurupa Valley man was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 following the fatal shooting of his brother in Lytle Creek, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in…
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Laguna Woods resident shares memories of brother who surprised town with $4M inheritance – Orange County Register
Alison Holt never in her life thought she’d go viral. The Laguna Woods resident never expected her name to pop up on Google thousands of times, appearing on the websites…
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Suspect in killing of brother of ex-Laker Michael Cooper charged with 2 other crimes – Press Enterprise
The suspect in the Pasadena fatal shooting of the brother of ex LA Laker Michael Cooper is also suspected of shooting a man in the neck at the same park…
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Judge Maryanne Trump Barry Built More Bridges Than Her Brother
(ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images). Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reports, retired Third Circuit Judge Maryanne True Barry passed away today. Who nominated…
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Saudi Dissident’s Brother Is Sentenced to Death for Social Media Posts on Royals
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death the brother of an exiled dissident, convicting him of disloyalty to the kingdom’s rulers in a case built around anonymous social…
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Working tirelessly to free her brother from prison inspired Janis Puracal’s Forensic Justice Project
(Photo of Janis C. Puracal by Michael Schmitt/ABA Journal) “Two years of pure hell.” This is how Forensic Justice Project executive director and attorney Janis C. Puracal describes the fight…
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