California judge sentences former Syrian prison boss to 60 years for torturing inmates
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was previously found guilty of charges that he ordered and participated in the torture of prisoners while he headed the Adra Prison.
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Dodgers owner Mark Walter sued over alleged failure to disclose federal probe to policyholders
Dodgers owner Mark Walter is among several defendants named in a new class-action lawsuit.
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LA Union Station travelers may have been exposed to measles by infected passenger, officials warned
L.A. County health officials warned Friday that people who were at Union Station during a 4-hour period last weekend may have been exposed to measles.
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Man arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying fellow filmgoer for using phone during movie
A 34-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a fellow moviegoer using a cellphone at a Burbank AMC theater, leaving at least two others needing hospital treatment....
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that he is "banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately."
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LA County Superior Court offers $35K employee resignation incentive amid budget crunch
The L.A. County Superior Court announced a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to give court employees the option to leave amid financial strain.
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CNN, MS NOW, & Politico reporters denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House when they arrived Saturday.