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Wildfire season: 7 ways you can help save lives and property
Homeowners living within a mile of forests or any fire-prone landscape – public or private, rural or urban – can take simple preventive steps to limit damage from wildfires. Here are seven ways to help your community become "fire adapted" and contain rising fire-control costs.
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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Rush hour nightmares: which US cities have the worst backups
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Diggin' It April gardening in southern California, Part 2
April is the time to try some different annuals in southern California. Watering will also be a concern.
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Diggin' It April gardening in southern California, Part 1
Among the gardening activities to do in southern California in April are planting vegetables and flowers, and checking the watering system to ensure it's working well.
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As Starbucks rolls out plan to sell beer and wine, some buzz is negative
Starbucks is introducing beer and wine to its beverage list in select locations, calling it a response to consumer requests. But many café chain regulars say they fear a change to a bar atmosphere.
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'Masterpiece' for the masses
Under Rebecca Eaton, dramas like 'Downton Abbey' attract more, and younger, viewers.
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Tumult at Crystal Cathedral megachurch rooted in perils of succession
The Rev. Robert H. Schuller's very public split with the megachurch he founded, along with all family members, points to the perils involved in handing over the reins to the next generation, say analysts. Crystal Cathedral fits that pattern.
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Richard Nixon: The gushy, romantic side of 'Tricky Dick' (+video)
Richard Nixon's love letters to Patricia Ryan showed a romantic young man. The letters from 1938, reveal Nixon, the 37th US president, as idealistic, poetic.
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February jobs report brings some cheer for older workers
Older workers, the group hit hardest by the recession and slow recovery, landed the bulk of new jobs created by the improving economy, the February jobs report showed.
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Los Angeles Times joins the crowd, erects pay wall for the news online
The Los Angeles Times is offering a wide range of online subscriptions. But will pay walls save ailing print newspapers or just guarantee their ultimate demise?
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David Dreier to leave Congress: Is California losing its clout?
Some worry that David Dreier's retirement means reduced clout for California on Capitol Hill. But others say an anti-pork atmosphere in Washington means their concerns are overblown.
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Helicopter mid-air crash kills 7 Marines in Calif. desert
The aircraft collided in a remote portion of the Yuma Training Range Complex on the California side of the Chocolate Mountains very close to the Arizona border, Dooley said. The exact location hasn't been confirmed.
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Supreme Court debate: Is lying about being a war hero protected speech?
Supreme Court justices heard arguments over the Stolen Valor Act, which bars lies over receiving military medals, but the discussion broadened into whether there is any value worth protecting in falsehood.
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Fed. immigration agent injures 1 before being killed in Calif. fed. building shooting (+video)
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were shot on the seventh floor of the Glenn M. AndersonFederal Building in Long Beach, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Tesla Model X: An SUV with wings. Sort of.
Tesla Model X is the electric carmaker's first foray into the SUV market. Besides 'falcon wings' for rear doors, the Tesla Model X has front and rear electric motors.
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The Daily Reckoning Economic tales from the Southern Hemisphere
South Africa and Australia are booming, but the gap between rich and poor is vast.
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Why Jerry Brown is standing firm on shaky California high-speed rail plan
Another report critical of California's $100-billion high-speed rail project – the second this month – has not shaken Gov. Jerry Brown's faith in the plan. He has his eyes on his legacy, some say.
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Electric vehicles entrepreneur from China stumbles in US
Electric vehicles partsmaker has string of California projects delayed or canceled for lack of cash. But research center for electric vehicles and other green power is funded and operating.
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Veteran charged with homeless murders: Hint of larger problem for US military?
A veteran charged with killing four homeless men was troubled after returning from Iraq, reports say. That has highlighted the rising mental-health problems facing the US military.
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Urination video: Outcry aside, history suggests minimal punishment for Marines (+video)
Experts say that despite the strong language from the Pentagon over the video showing Marines urinating on dead Taliban, the military's record for prosecuting similar crimes has been lackluster.
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Did $98.5 billion high-speed rail project just hit a wall in California?
An independent review panel says the plan for a high-speed rail corridor linking northern and southern California poses 'an immense financial risk' to the state and should not move forward.
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'We Bought a Zoo' starring Matt Damon: movie review (VIDEO)
In 'We Bought a Zoo,' Matt Damon plays a widower with two kids who takes an unconventional approach to turning his life around.
12/22/2011 01:58 pm -
Mystery of supernova birth points to white dwarfs
Scientists hit "rewind" to discover how white dwarfs play a role in the evolution of a supernova.
12/14/2011 05:45 pm -
Occupy Wall Street: Protesters block shipping ports
Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked gates at some of the busiest ports on the West Coast on Monday. The "Occupy ports" demonstrations are the Occupy Wall Street movement's biggest actions since being evicted from most of their tent camps nationwide.
12/12/2011 01:17 pm -
Latin America Monitor Even without Herman Cain's 'electrified' fence, the border is already lethal
Guest blogger Bill Ong Hing argues that the US strategy to discourage easy crossings at the Mexican border, contributing to hundreds of deaths each year, is 'the moral equivalent of Cain's electrified fence.'
12/07/2011 12:26 pm -
Heisman finalists named for 2011 college football award
Heisman finalists include two quarterbacks, a pair of running backs and a defensive player. The Heisman finalists will find out who won Saturday night.
12/06/2011 05:28 pm -
The Vote Mitt Romney: The wrong guy to throw stones at Obama's vacation plans?
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted President Obama for a planned 17-day vacation in Hawaii. Congress has yet to pass Mr. Obama's proposed extension of a payroll-tax cut.
12/06/2011 04:57 pm
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