LOS ANGELES The business manager for Alanis Morissette and other entertainment and sports figures admitted in court papers filed Wednesday that he embezzled more than $6.5 million from his clients, according to…
Englishman Who Came to U.S. to Have Sex with Boys Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a British man who traveled to the Coachella Valley to have sex with pre-teen boys to 13 years in prison, according to officials. United…
Jury convicts LAPD officer of destroying evidence and sending ‘harmful’ messages to teen
Matt Hamilton Contact Reporter A Los Angeles police officer who worked in an LAPD youth program was convicted Tuesday of distributing harmful matter to a teenage girl, authorities said. After a five-day…
Feds: Large Pharmaceutical Co. Failed to Keep Track of Drugs, Pays Record $150 Million Settlement
LOS ANGELES McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
Contra Costa deputy arrested for allegedly firing gun at party
By Kurtis Alexander Updated 4:05 pm, Monday, January 16, 2017 An off-duty Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy and blues musician was arrested and later fired after shooting a handgun outside a party in…
Union Member Sentenced to 41 Months for Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union or ILWU, Local 13, to 41 in prison for causing two medical clinics to bill the union’s…
L.A. Police Fatally Shoot Man for Allegedly Pointing Gun at Them
A man was shot and killed after allegedly pointing a gun at an officer in Azusa on Jan. 15, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) Azusa police responded to the 1800 block of…
History Channel Documentary: America Before Columbus
\ THE HISTORY CHANNEL History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story:…
New York Times: The Best Songs of 2016
The music critics of The New York Times share their picks for the best songs of the year. 1. Rihanna featuring Drake “Work” (Roc Nation/Westbury Road) The year’s ultimate earworm: nagging, insinuating…
Ex-Teacher Gets 10 Years for Having Sex with 8th-Grader
HOUSTON – The Stovall Middle School teacher who got pregnant by her eighth-grade student was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday. Judge McSpadden told Alexandria Vera this case will serve as an example…
5 accused of helping suspect evade capture after killing of L.A. sheriff’s sergeant
James Queally Contact Reporter Sheriff’s detectives have arrested five people they say helped a man evade police after the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant last year. The…
Chicago police officers have pattern of using excessive force, scathing Justice Dept. report says
During a press conference on Jan. 13, Attorney General Loretta Lynch condemned the Chicago police department for engaging in a “pattern” of using “excessive force.”(Reuters) By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky January…