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Home flipping frenzy returns to SoCal real estate market

By Cale Ottens | 5 a.m.
With Southern California home prices rising, investors flipped 1,377 homes in May — a level not seen since the height of the housing boom.

Unruly crowds in Huntington Beach clash with police

By Kate Linthicum
Police in riot gear converge on downtown Huntington Beach to break up a raucous crowd that gathered following the U.S. Open of Surfing.

Pope Francis says gays should not be judged

By Tracy Wilkinson

In a free-wheeling news conference, the pope says gays "should not be marginalized." He also hints at more roles in the church for women and the possible closure of the Vatican bank.

Critics urge overhaul of secret surveillance court

By David G. Savage

Critics say the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court has become a rubber stamp for Bush and Obama surveillance policies. "This process needs an adversary," one retired FISA court judge says.

Israel, Palestinians to meet in U.S. after vote to free prisoners

By Edmund Sanders

Secretary of State John Kerry announces that both sides will meet in Washington for direct peace talks after the Israeli Cabinet OKd the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners.

Prison hunger strike leaders are in solitary but not alone

Leaders of prison hunger strike solitary but not alone
Compton's first Latino councilman inspired pride, now draws concern

Compton's first Latino councilman raises doubts
Hawaii braces for Tropical Storm Flossie

Hawaii braces for Tropical Storm Flossie

SOCAL TALES

Wild horses in San Diego County have storied past, uncertain future

Wild horses near San Diego have storied past, uncertain future

By Tony Perry

The horses descended from ones that carried a Spanish military expedition into the region in the 1700s. Despite their storied past, their future is uncertain.

L.A. NOW & CALIFORNIA

Officers injured, eight arrested in Huntington Beach rioting

Officers injured, eight arrested in Huntington Beach rioting

Eight people were arrested and several officers were injured Sunday night in a confrontation between beachgoers and Huntington Beach...

Skid row bathrooms are a perennial debate

Unruly crowds in Huntington Beach clash with police

ENTERTAINMENT

Review: 'Chicago' storms into the Hollywood Bowl

Review: 'Chicago' storms into the Hollywood Bowl

"Chicago" is a perfect fit for the Hollywood Bowl for precisely the same reason the current New York production has become the longest-running musical...

Oscars Outdoors goes back to the drive-in with 'American Graffiti'

Review: 'The Writers' Room' is a zoo tour of how TV shows get made

BUSINESS

How well do you understand the Fed stimulus?

How well do you understand the Fed stimulus?

The Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank, has taken unprecedented steps since 2008 to try to stimulate the economy and help it...

Home flipping frenzy returns to Southland real estate market

Omnicom, Publicis plan merger to create world's largest ad firm

NATION

Arizona floodwaters sweep tour bus off road; no injuries reported

Arizona floodwaters sweep tour bus off road; no injuries reported

Floodwaters in rural northern Arizona swept a Las Vegas-bound tour bus into a wash where it tipped over, but officials said all the...

WORLD

Wave of car bombs in Iraq kills dozens

Wave of car bombs in Iraq kills dozens

A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, killing at least 51...

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Pat Brown stood firm on civil rights

Pat Brown stood firm on civil rights

By George Skelton

Comparing the father's fight against Prop. 14 to Jerry Brown refusing to defend Prop. 8 is ludicrous.

SPORTS

Angels slugger Albert Pujols is likely to sit out rest of season

Angels slugger Albert Pujols is likely to sit out rest of season

First baseman is hobbled by a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot that has landed him on the disabled list.

OBITUARIES

J.J. Cale dies at 74; songwriter wrote 'Cocaine' and 'After Midnight'

J.J. Cale dies at 74; songwriter wrote 'Cocaine' and 'After Midnight'

J.J. Cale, a laconic, Oklahoma-born musician who shunned the spotlight but gained fame by penning such hits as "After Midnight" and...

FOOD

Luckyrice Festival

Luckyrice Festival

The Asian food fest Saturday in Culver City featured street food from a who's who of the L.A. Asian food scene including Sang Yoon (Father's...

TRAVEL

It's hardly a travel secret: A pro can make all the difference

It's hardly a travel secret: A pro can make all the difference

Question: My daughter and I would like to take a tour of Scandinavia next year. We have narrowed our choices to two...

SCIENCE AND HEALTH

Diapers a costly need for 'substantial' number of moms, study finds

Diapers a costly need for 'substantial' number of moms, study finds

There have been days, since her son Ezekiel was born 11 months ago, that Los Angeles mom Beth Capper has gone without food to keep up her...

STYLE

Warby Parker broadens its focus to include physical stores

Warby Parker broadens its focus to include physical stores

When online eyewear purveyor Warby Parker launched its website in February 2010, the goal was simple: to leverage the power of the Web to...

BOOKS

'Sound of Things Falling' confronts Colombia's raw history

'Sound of Things Falling' confronts Colombia's raw history

Long before Mexico descended into its "drug war," the phrase itself was invented in another country. In the 1980s the underground industry...

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Internal EPA report highlights disputes over fracking and well water

Internal EPA report highlights disputes over fracking and well water
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