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Deepwater Horizon Victims: The Forgotten 11

The 11 men who died when the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering the BP oil leak on April 20: Dale Burkeen, 37, Philadelphia, Miss. Donald Clark, 49, Newellton, La. Roy Wyatt Kemp, 27, Jonesville, La. Jason Anderson, 35, Midfield, Texas Stephen Curtis, Georgetown, La. Gordon Jones, 28,...

Accused Purse-Snatching Mayor Resigns

(Oct. 19) -- The mayor of San Gabriel, Calif., resigned on Tuesday after being arrested for an alleged instance of purse-snatching, among other crimes. "The unwanted media attention from this private occurrence has greatly affected my family," Albert Y.M. Huang said at a news conference at which he announced his...

LAPD Pleads for Calm as Protesters Egg Station

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 8) -- Police Chief Charlie Beck pleaded for calm and vowed his department would conduct an exhaustive investigation into a bicycle officer's fatal shooting of a drunken day laborer with a knife. But his words did little to dissuade demonstrators, who spilled into the streets for a second straight night...

Suspect in 'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killings Pleads Not Guilty

(Aug. 23) -- The man suspected of being the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer pleaded not guilty today to 10 counts of murder. Lonnie Franklin Jr., who stood shackled in an orange prison jumpsuit, said nothing during the brief proceeding in a Los Angeles courtroom, The Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times reported. The...

Extreme Heat in Southern California, Record-Breaking Temperatures for Rest of Globe

(July 15) -- It's getting hot out there. Today the National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat warning for Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties in Southern California. The warning extends through Saturday, during which time temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees. News of the latest heat wave to grip the...

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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (ethnicity).

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