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Another OC Murder Case Hinges On Misconduct Allegations
A man convicted in a 1988 slaying is getting a new trial due to the same scandal that threatened Seal Beach's mass murder case.

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A man convicted in a 1988 slaying is getting a new trial due to the same scandal that threatened Seal Beach's mass murder case.

Hundreds of faculty and staff members took part in a rally and Pro-Palestine march at UCLA as the weekend saw arrests and violence.
Video showed a young woman using red spray paint to write the words "say no to genocide" on the the school's iconic Tommy Trojan statue.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she didn't feel safe riding Metro by herself.
Organizers of the "Palestine Solidarity Encampment," similar to their counterparts at USC, issued a list of demands.
Star Trojan Caleb Williams screamed in joy when the Bears picked him first Thursday.
Juan Carlos Hernandez's body was found months later in the desert in what investigators described as a scheme to cover up the murder.
Juan Carlos Hernandez's body was found months later in the desert in what investigators described as a scheme to cover up the murder.
With his New York rape conviction overturned, Harvey Weinstein remains jailed for raping a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discussed her fear during the break-in at her home this week.
The suspect, Elliott Tramel Nowden, 45, pleaded no contest in 2019 to battering a passenger on a Metro train.
The Heisman Trust is making a formal reinstatement of the trophy to Bush, reflecting changes in the college football landscape.
The schools will mark the 109th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th Century.
Many of the incidents involved people experiencing homelessness, drug or alcohol impairment, or people in mental health crisis.
The home-invasion burglar tried to get through bedroom doors while calling "the victim" by name, according to police.
A grandmother who worked at a North Hills burger restaurant was stabbed to death in a seemingly random attack on the train to work Monday.
The 65-year-old former high school athletic trainer pleaded No Contest and was immediately sentenced to decades in prison.
The LAPD confirmed that the suspect broke a glass door while Bass and her family were inside, triggering an alarm.
The budget includes $65 million in cuts to Inside Safe, $138 million more for the LAPD, and a $23 million for the fire department.
After canceling the valedictorian's speech over allegations of antisemitism, the uproar forced USC to cancel outside speakers and honorees.