Cop (unsuccessfully) sued department for releasing video of him abusing suspect New video captures cop beating somebody else. He was fired, reinstated, then fired. DAVID KRAVETS http://arstechnica.com/ 10/3/2016 A federal appeals court…
Other Voices: A Case for Prop. 57 —The People vs. Brayleen De La Cruz
California Gov. Jerry Brown, who sponsored Prop. 57, along with other officials said Prop. 57 will put the decision on whether to try juveniles in adult courts in the hands of judges…
Major Healthcare Provider Pays $513 Million for Illegal Patient Referral Kickbacks
ATLANTA A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to…
DOJ Awards $119 Million to 184 Law Enforcement Agencies To Do Community Policing
The Department of Justice awarded 184 law enforcement agencies $119 million to hire cops to increase community policing and crime prevention, Community Oriented Policing or COP officials announced Monday. The Cops Hiring…
U.S. Citizen Extradited from Tonga to Face Investment Fraud Charges
LOS ANGELES A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in Turlock, California, and Auckland, New Zealand, was return to the U.S. by Tonga to face 11 counts of felony charges of federal wire…
Just Saying: The Dead Sea Bar and Grill Will be Published in December
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com The Dead Sea: “It is one of the saltiest bodies of water known and is the lowest point on the surface of the earth.” — The Free Dictionary…
L.A. Mayor’s House Egged after Police Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old
LOS ANGELES A crowd of ardent demonstrators rallied in South Los Angeles and outside Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Hancock Park home into Sunday morning after a Los Angeles police officer fatally shot an…
Who Were the Barbarians? The Word is Used to Mean Uncivilized People But That’s Not the Original Meaning
Barbarians — a word that today often refers to uncivilized people or evil people and their evil deeds — originated in ancient Greece, and it initially merely referred to people who did…
Pharmaceutical CEO Charged in $100 Million Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA The former chairman and CEO of a multinational pharmaceutical company was named in an indictment unsealed Friday in connection with a fraud scheme that caused over $100 million in losses. It…
Other Voices: The KEYS Helps “Rewire” B.C.’s and Other Troubled Young Minds
OXNARD, CALIF. By: Armando Vazquez September 28, 2016 I am a disciple of the Tip O’Neil adage, to “think globally and act locally!” How can anyone deny that the world is a…
USA Today Editorial: Trump “Unfit” to be President
The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. We’re doing it now. In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the…
Barrio Azteca Gang Associate Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and other Crimes
EL PASO, TEXAS A federal judge Thursday sentenced Luis Humberto Hernandez Celis, aka Pac, 32, of El Paso, to 20 years in prison for his involvement in several crimes including drug trafficking, according…