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'Dead Island': The Goriest Video Game Trailer of All Time? [VIDEO]

A trailer for "Dead Island," a forthcoming video game from developer Techland, has fulfilled its mission: People are buzzing about "Dead Island." The game's plot centers on a couple who find themselves stranded on a tropical island full of zombies. A controversial promotional video reverses chronology, starting with an...

California City Considers Using Facebook to Publicly Shame Drunken Drivers

(Nov. 17) -- Add "drunken driving" to the criteria for de-friending on National Unfriend Day. Southern California's Huntington Beach Police Department is considering public shaming on Facebook as a strategy for combating drunken drivers. The Orange County city had 274 alcohol-related collisions and 1,687 drunken driving...

School Bus and Car Collide in LA; Pedestrian Killed

(Oct. 25) -- A car struck and killed a pedestrian this afternoon and then slammed into a school bus in the center of Los Angeles, causing the bus to overturn, witnesses said. A total of 18 students aboard the bus were taken to hospitals with noncritical injuries, police said. "The scene is still active," Los Angeles...

Tribune Co. CEO Resigns Amid Tales of Raunchiness

CHICAGO (Oct. 22) -- Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels has resigned amid a backlash to reports of raunchy behavior at the media company. Friday's resignation ends Michaels' 10-month reign as CEO. His departure lets the troubled media company focus on emerging from bankruptcy protection instead of dealing with the perception...

Netflix Instant Streaming Officially Bigger Than DVD Rentals

(Oct. 21) -- DVD-by-mail is officially going the way of Saturday evenings spent perusing the video rental shelves. For the first time in its history, movie rental giant Netflix is providing more hours of content via Internet streaming than on DVDs, according to the Los Angeles Times blog Company Town. Netflix chief...

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Patrick Smith, LAPD Officer, Faces Dismissal For Racial Profiling Against Latinos

A Los Angeles Police Department investigation concluded that one of their white police officers routinely targeted Latinos for traffic stops and falsified documents to cover up his record of racial profiling, according to the Los Angeles Times .

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Los Angeles Times Makes Major Announcement

The Los Angeles Times will begin charging readers for access to its online news, joining a growing roster of major news organizations looking for a way to offset declines in revenue.

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Los Angeles Times Critiques Don't End With The Review

The Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa cannot be ignored.

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