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Delta Plans to Begin Daily Service Between Los Angeles and Beijing
The Los Angeles-bound Beijing flight would offer connections to Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, San Diego and Phoenix.

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The Los Angeles-bound Beijing flight would offer connections to Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, San Diego and Phoenix.

In a drama broadcast by television helicopters, officers pursued the stolen cruiser with its lights flashing at speeds approaching 100 miles
The spill was reported at 7:25 p.m. Sunday and prompted a HazMat response. Three birds were found with oil on them.
Police were trying to pull over the car when it tried to evade officers, ending a crash shortly after the pursuit.
Sheriff's deputies were chasing the man when he stripped off his clothes and rolled naked on the ground before getting arrested.
The fluid -- suspected to be fuel -- leaked from a large car-carrying ship and left a visible sheen in the water.
In an open letter, Sheriff Jim McDonnell warns teens of the danger of sending nude selfies. They're 'traded like baseball cards,' he writes.
The man was working on a trailer when the driver of the SUV accidentally backed into him, police said.
Witnesses reported a man clinging to a pylon near the pier but lifeguards have decided to end the search after six attempts at finding him.
Ashley Daniels raised $3,100 for the effort on gofundme.com, and her father Harvey said he matched that amount.
One person was critically wounded in the shooting Friday night, police said.
The truck hit a tree, several cars and a power pole before flipping onto its roof and bursting into flames, police said.
The rider was hurt but the CHP officer was not. The motorcycle was impounded for evidence in the investigation.
Bertha Calderon was last seen at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in her apartment in the 500 block of West Foothill Boulevard, according to police.
Frank Haverly, 42, was convicted last December of one count each of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and home invasion robbery.
The fire was reported about 4 p.m. at the Metrolink station in the 200 block West Santa Fe Street.
This is the first infant surrendered in the county this month and the 143rd since the Safe Surrender Program's inception.
The launch marks the first time an American airline has used biofuel for regular operations.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Paramedics were called to the scene and transported the man to a hospital where he later died
Michael Rae Papayans, 27, was allowed to remain free on $30,000 bail but was ordered to turn over his passport.