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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Begins
More than 150,000 people are expected to attend what is billed by organizers as the nation's largest literary festival.

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More than 150,000 people are expected to attend what is billed by organizers as the nation's largest literary festival.

Police don't suspect foul play after a woman fell four stories, surviving with just a fractured arm.
Billy Crystal sank his hands and feet into cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre Friday.
A Santa Monica man brazenly claimed two multimillion waterfront properties as his own in order to get millions in fraudulent loans.
Under LA's new sheriff, investigations into deputy misconduct are being squashed against department policy, the inspector general found.
As LA City leaders consider naming an intersection for the slain rapper, the fame attorney representing his alleged killer is threatened.
Caltrans will close a lane and onramp of the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway in the East Los Angeles over the weekend.
Power outages continued to afflict DWP customers Thursday, largely in the Hollywood Hills area.
Authorities identified a young man killed when his motorcyclist struck a guardrail on the Glendale (2) Freeway.
A Rams fan is suing the team, alleging he was beaten and injured during a game, in part, due to inadequate security.
The LA City Council Tuesday joined a call to boycott the Hotel Bel-Air and the Beverly Hills Hotel, owned by the anti-gay Brunei government.
A35-year-old Pasadena man riding a Ducati motorcycle suffered critical injuries when he was hit by a car.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $17.4 million in funding for mental health resources at LA area schools.
Despite objections, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for an expensive Los Angeles County Museum of Art redesign.
A controversial program that uses data to help identify people likely to commit violent crimes, is apparently failing to make good.
University of Cincinnati Mick Cronin signed a six-year contract as the head men's basketball coach at UCLA.
Free tickets to the Staples Center memorial for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle will become available Tuesday, limited to four per household.
Two suspected members of a Pasadena street gang blamed for a series of burglaries were sentenced to prison Monday.
The Los Angeles Kings dismissed interim head coach Willie Desjardins as the team finished the club's worst season in years.
Firefighters were able to contain the blaze at a two-story home in Encino.