Iraq Bombings Kill 65 On Decade Anniversary Of US Invasion

Comments (1) | Al Qaeda, baghdad, car bombings, Green Zone, International, Iraq, Iraqi elections, suicide bombers

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Officials expect a wing of al Qaeda may be responsible.

Seven Marines Killed In Nevada Training Accident

Comments (1) | accident, marines, National, Nevada, Reno, training accident, U.S. Marines

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

The cause of the violent explosion is still under investigation.

Facebook May Use Hashtags

Comments (0) | Facebook, hashtag, mark zuckerberg, menlo park, social media, social networking, Technology, Twitter

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Facebook Symbol

The social media mogul is planning on adding another one of Twitter's ideas to its service.

Missing Fox Executive Gavin Smith Believed Dead

Comments (2) | 20th Century Fox, Gavin Smith, homicide, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Sheriff Department, missing fox executive, missing person

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Gavin Smith

Police say new evidence points to murder

Carnival Passengers Flown Home After Another Cruise Stalls

Comments (0) | carnival, carnival cruise, carnival cruise lines, cruise ship, National, stranded cruise ship, the dream

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Carnival Cruise Lines

Over 5,600 passengers and crewmembers were stuck without power at a Caribbean port.

Guns In Schools: South Dakota First To Arm Teachers

Comments (2) | arming teachers, California, Dennis Daugaard, Gun Control, gun control debate, Newtown, Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, School Shootings, South Dakota, tim donnelly

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Similar legislation has been proposed in California.

LAUSD School Board Elections: Garcia And Zimmer Take Early Leads

Comments (13) | john deasy, Kate Anderson, la election, LAUSD, Los Angeles, monica garcia, school board elections, school board races, Steve Zimmer, UTLA

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

The two candidates represent opposing sides of the school board race.

LAUSD School Board Elections: The Rundown

Comments (0) | Education, john deasy, la election, LA School Report, LAUSD, Los Angeles, monica garcia, school board races, teacher evaluations, UTLA

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

Whoever wins the three seats determins Supt. Deasy's future, and the direction of LAUSD.

Eric Garcetti's Persona And Promise To Fix Transportation Earns A Vote

Comments (2) | 2013 LA Mayoral election, Eric Garcetti, la election, LA mayoral election, Los Angeles, Transportation

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

One voter believes the councilman can fix this dysfunctional city.

Big Reward Offered In Hit-And-Run Of Cyclist Near Griffith Park

Comments (0) | 405 freeway closure, bicycle accident, bicycle LA, chp, hit and run, Los Angeles, reward money, tom labonge

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

The bicyclist faces a long recovery from the tramautic accident.

Second Sinkhole Opens In Florida

Comments (0) | Florida sinkhole, Hillsborough County, Jeff Bush, National, sinkhole

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Another surprise sinkhole shakes Hillsborough County, Fl.

Child Born With HIV Reportedly Cured

Comments (0) | AIDS, cure for AIDS, hiv, HIV positive, HIV prevention drug, National

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

HIV Virus/Creative Commons

The unusual case could potentially save more than 300,000 babies born with the disease around the world every year.

Dorner Case: LAPD Promises Broad Review of Disciplinary Process

Comments (1) | board of rights, dorner, Dorner manhunt, dorner manifesto, lapd, Los Angeles, Police Chief Charlie Beck, police disciplinary hearings

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Police Chief Charlie Beck said more officers want their cases reopened.

L.A. Early Childhood Experts Say President's Pre-K Initiative 'Misses The Point'

Comments (0) | child development, early childhood education, english learners, first five, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, President Obama, universal pre k, universal preschool

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Thousands of L.A. preschoolers need more education at an earlier age.

How U.S Budget Cuts Will Affect California

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, Budget Cuts, California, California economy, California financial crisis, Congress, Education, LAUSD, sequester, sequester cuts, spending cuts, Washington

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(capital/CC)

Defense and Education top the State's list of biggest areas to be affected by sequester.

LAPD Warned To Wear Masks For TB Outbreak

Comments (0) | center for diease prevention, disease outbreak, lapd, Los Angeles, los angeles county department of health, Skid Row, skid row tuberculosis outbreak, TB, tuberculosis, tuberculosis outbreak

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(Tuberculosis bacteria/Creative Commons)

The largest tuberculosis wave in L.A. history hits Skid Row.

Newtown Superintendent Talks School Safety

Comments (0) | adam lanza, assualt weapons, Education, Gun Control, guns, Janet Robinson, mental health, National, Newtown, newtown connecticut, newtown shooting, Newtown superintendent, school safety, school security

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Supt. Robinson wants to see more emotional support for young students.

Assistant Education Secretary Stresses Changing School Culture

Comments (0) | AASA, common core, Deb Delisle, early childhood education, Education, Education Reform, National, National Conference of Education, opportunity gap, public school, state superintendent, teacher evaluations, u.s. department of education, U.S. public schools

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(Deb Delisle/Photo courtesy of AASA)

Asst. Secy. Deb Delisle spoke at the National Conference of Education in Los Angeles.

Family Targeted By Dorner Recalls Ordeal

Comments (0) | Chistopher Dorner, dorner, Dorner manhunt, dorner manifesto, Dorner murders, lapd, LAPD Chief Beck, Los Angeles

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(Sgt. Emada and Cpt. Phil Tingirides; Brianna Sacks, Neon Tommy)

The couple barely knew Dorner and claimed allegations in his manifesto were unfounded.

LAPD Chief Beck Vows Open Dialogue Over Dorner Case

Comments (0) | Charlie Beck, christopher dorner, Dorner manhunt, dorner manifesto, Dorner victims, Keith Lawrence, lapd, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles, Monica Quan, tear gas

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(LAPD Chief Charlie Beck/Brianna Sacks, Neon Tommy)

Beck reviews Dorner's firing, defends its use of tear gas and how the manifesto negatively affects LAPD.

Obama's Leaked Immigration Plan Attacked By GOP

Comments (0) | bipartisan opposition, GOP, illegal immigrants, immigrants, immigration reform, John McCain, Las Vegas, marco rubio, National, partisan, President Obama, White House

Brianna Sacks
Editor at Large

GOP says the plan is missing key steps to reform nation's "broken" immigration system.

Bloodied Bat Newest Evidence In Pistorius Case

Comments (0) | International, murder case, olympian murder, Olympics, oscar pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa

Brianna Sacks
Editor at Large

Oscar Pistorius

The cricket bat gives investigators another angle in the murder case.

North Korea Confirms Third Nuclear Test

Comments (0) | Kim-Jong-un, Nation and World, North Korea ballistic missile, North Korea earthquake, North Korea nuclear test, Pyongyang, seoul, south korea, UN Security Council

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

North Korea defies U.N Security Council's warnings.

Pentagon Gives More Military Benefits to Same-Sex Couples

Comments (0) | Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, National, pentagon

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Pentagon officials still withheld some housing and healthcare benefits.

V.P. For Student Affairs Michael L. Jackson Announces Resignation

Comments (0) | c.l. max nikias, department of student affairs, Los Angeles, Michael L. Jackson, USC

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Jackson has not yet announced his reason.

Dorner Search Extended To Mexico Border

Comments (0) | California, christopher dorner, dorner, Dorner manhunt, Irvine murders, lapd, Riverside Police Department, United States Marshal

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Dorner may have had an accomplice and could be in Mexico.

Will Dorner's Case Bring A Return To Open Board Of Rights Hearings?

Comments (4) | Antonio Villaraigosa, board of rights hearings, Charlie Beck, christopher dorner, dorner, Gloria Romero, lapd, Los Angeles, los angeles police department, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Peter Scheer, police disciplinary hearings, William Bratton

Michael Juliani, Brianna Sacks
Senior Editors

The hearings have been kept private since 2006.

Suspected Navy Seal Murderer Had PTSD

Comments (0) | American Sniper, Chris Kyle, Eddie Ray Routh, guns, Iraq, marine corp, National, Navy SEAL, ptsd, Routh, shootings, texas

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Hospital records show Routh had been in a mental hospital multiple times.

Gas Leak Caused Deadly Mexico Oil Company Blast

Comments (0) | deadly blast, gas explosion, gas leak, Mexico, Nation and World, Pemex, Petroleos Mexicanos

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

The disaster is part of a rising number of accidents and deaths for Pemex.

Priest Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Worked At L.A. Unified

Comments (1) | abuse allegations, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Cardinal Mahony, catholic church, Catholic sex abuse, child sex abuse, john deasy, LAUSD, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Unifed School District, miramonte elementary, sex abuse scandal

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(Archdiocese of Los Angeles/Creative Commons)

The church said it warned L.A. Unified about former priest's molestation record.

After Sandy Hook: More Armed Guards In L.A. Schools Gets Mixed Reaction

Comments (0) | conflict resolution, Free L.A. High School, Gun Control, Gun Violence, lapd, LAUSD, Los Angeles, newtown connecticut, NRA, police in schools, Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, school security, School Shootings, School Violence, social justice

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

School administrators and parents ask if more guns in schools is the right answer.

Cal State Fullerton Coach And Fiance, A USC Security Officer, Shot To Death

Comments (0) | cal state fullerton, Cal State Fullerton women's basketball, christopher dorner, irvine, Irvine double homicide, Keith Lawrence, Los Angeles and Region, Monica Quan, women's basketball coach killed

Brianna Sacks, Michael Juliani
Executive Producers

Police have no leads.

How Cardinal Mahony 'Covered Up' The Sex Abuse

Comments (1) | Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, Cardinal Mahony, catholic church, Mahony scandal, sex abuse, sex abuse scandal

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

Cardinal Roger Mahony (Shay Sowden via Flickr)

A review of documents shows how Mahony hid priests' sexual abuse activities from authorities.

Iran Sends Monkey Into Space

Comments (0) | aerospace program, ballistic missile, International, Iran, iran nuclear development, space, United Nations

Brianna Sacks
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons/Pixabay)

The successful launch is one part of Iran's ambitious areospace program.

Convicted Arsonist Sentenced To Death for San Bernardino Fire

Comments (0) | 2003 wildfire, arsonist, California, California wildfire, death penalty, Old Fire, Rickie Lee Fowler, San Bernardino

Brianna Sacks
Executive Producer

Arsonist convicted of five first-degree murders sentenced to death.

L.A. Mayoral Debate Tackles Troubled Economy

Comments (3) | city council, economy, emanuel pleitez, Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry, kevin james, l.a. election, la election, la mayor, LAUSD, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, mayoral election, UCLA, wendy greuel

Brianna Sacks
Editor At Large

(L.A. Mayoral Debate at UCLA/Brianna Sacks)

Top two contenders for mayor make no headway after UCLA's high-profile debate.

South L.A. High School Gives Dropouts Another Chance

Comments (1) | conflict resolution, continuation schools, dropout rate, Free L.A. High, gang issues, graduation rate, LAUSD, Los Angeles, positive behavior, push-out, social justice, South Central, South Los Angeles, Youth Justice Coalition

Brianna Sacks
Editor-At-Large

One high school struggling students another chance at a diploma.

L.A. Mayoral Candidates' Education Proposals Explained

Comments (3) | Education, Education Reform, emanuel pleitez, Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry, kevin james, l.a. election, la election, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles public school district, mayor, mayoral election

Brianna Sacks
Editor at Large

Garcetti, Greuel and others make big promises for LAUSD.

Secret Docs Show L.A. Church Leaders Hid Sex Abuse Cases

Comments (0) | Archdiocese, California, Cardinal Mahony, child sex abuse, confidential documents, Los Angeles Catholic church, roman catholic church, sex abuse

Brianna Sacks
Executive Producer

Cardinal Roger Mahony and the rest of Los Angeles Archdioceses Bishops/Creative Commons

Thousands of documents reveal huge sex scandal.

Obama Rings In 57th Inauguration By Thanking Military, Dancing

Comments (0) | alicia keys, Inaugural Ball, inauguration, inauguration 2013, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, National, President Obama, Washington

Brianna Sacks
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

Recap of inaugural ball festivities.

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