Elliott Smith playing with the band Heatmiser. (Joanna Bolme ) During a life cut short at 34, musician Elliott Smith left traces of his legacy in many cities, perhaps most notably in Los Angele Writer Jamie Fisher spoke with some 140 people for her new book Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Bi...
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Authorities said the baby was next to the dumpster, breathing and crying, with the umbilical cord still attached. The baby was left uncovered while it was raining....
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A heroic French bulldog sacrificed itself to save a California couple during a bear attack earlier this month. Its owners were seriously injured.
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Education Department rolls out earliest FAFSA form in history. The 15-minute financial aid application launches today.
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Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a "staged" lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday....
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El Abrazo (The Embrace) by Elizabeth Catlett. The sculpture was part of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance collection but is now part of the Los Angeles County Civic Art Collection. (Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/LAist) Walk through the automatic doors at the Carson Library and you’ll ...
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The delightful sounding house finch. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library) When I lived in the UK, I worked on a BBC television show about birding. It was a strange experience as I couldn’t exactly book guests — “ Hello Mr. Sparrow, could you be on location for an inter...
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Murder victim David Navidad-Parra's father-in-law punched convicted killer Abel Uribe after spotting him laughing during a sentencing hearing in Phoenix, Arizona....
