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Obama-Xi meeting in Calif. sets low-key tone
A sprawling California desert estate built by billionaire philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg is a place where political powerbrokers once discussed critical issues of the day and where royalty - real and Hollywood - soaked up sun and golfed on a private, nine-hole course. Comment?
Rain brings muddy slopes for Calif. fire crews
Firefighters building containment lines around a huge Southern California wildfire struggled in muddy and slippery conditions as rain moved in Monday. Comment?
Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.
A wildfire fanned by a long day of Santa Ana winds raged along the edges of Southern California communities and coastal highways Thursday, forcing the evacuation of a university and hundreds of homes and threatening 2,000 more, officials said. Comment?
Sexual revolution pioneer John Williamson dies
John Williamson, a pioneer of the 1960s sexual revolution as co-founder of Topanga Canyon's Sandstone Retreat, where nudity and free love once took place with abandon, has died at 80. Comment?
Hollywood yielding to China's growing film clout
From demanding changes in plot lines that denigrate the Chinese leadership, to dampening lurid depictions of sex and violence, Beijing is having increasing success in pressuring Hollywood into deleting movie content Beijing finds objectionable. Comment?
Superman's 75th puts spotlight on Cleveland roots
The tough, blue-collar roots of Superman's creators are getting a fresh look on the superhero's 75th anniversary. Comment?
Calif's 4 a.m. last call bill already fuels debate
The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that's just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins. Comment?
Girl, 9, walks to get help after crash kills dad
A 9-year-old girl crawled out of a mangled SUV, climbed out of a canyon and walked about a mile in the middle of the night to find help after surviving a highway crash that killed her father in Southern California, authorities said. Comment?
LA expresses interest in hosting 2024 Olympics
The U.S. Olympic Committee has received a letter from the host of the 1932 and 1984 Games, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa putting America's second biggest city in the running to host the 2024 Games. Comment?
Players' association gives OK to NHL realignment
The NHL moved a step closer to realignment Thursday as the players' association approved a proposed plan that is set to go into effect next season. Comment?
Garrett, Gruel grab edge in LA mayoral contest
Two City Hall veterans pulled away from their rivals Tuesday in the contest to replace outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa , after a low-key campaign ignored by many residents in the financially troubled city. Comment?
Struggling LA picks new mayor in low-profile race
City Hall is nearly broke - and for many, is broken. The airport is an embarrassment. Comment?
Show Bits: a bump in the night for Kim K.
Show Bits brings you the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Comment?
In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?
The scene: Tehran's Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. Comment?
Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80
Jerry Buss , the Los Angeles Lakers ' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA team to 10 championships from the Showtime dynasty of the 1980s to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday. Comment?
Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' owner, dies
Jerry Buss , the Los Angeles Lakers ' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the '80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said. Comment?
Spokesman Bob Steiner says Buss died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Comment?
Fugitive ex-LA cop charged with murder of officer
A fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer was charged Monday with murdering a Riverside police officer and special circumstances that could bring the death penalty. Comment?
$1 million reward offered in Dorner case
Authorities are offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner , the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings who is the subject of a manhunt in Southern California. Comment?
Fugitive's rant puts focus on evolving LAPD legacy
Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner 's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues conspiring against him comes at a time when it's widely held that the police department has evolved well beyond the troubled racial legacy of Rodney King and the O.J. Simpson trial. Comment?