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CBS Corp. and Viacom announced a $12 billion merger after years of negotiations.

The union representing Kaiser Permanente staffers voted to authorize a strike, but Kaiser officials claim workers are being misled.
Authorities chased a domestic violence suspect to the East Hollywood area where they established a perimeter around an apartment building.
John Lee has largely outspent Loraine Lundquist as they two lay out competing plans for homelessness and the city's New Green Deal.
In a suit challenging a new law requiring city contractors to disclose NRA ties, the gun lobby accused LA leaders of disparaging remarks.
Police are investigating the slaying of a 24-year-old man died Sunday at the hospital two days after he was shot in Pasadena.
As students head back to school, LA County officials announced a major expansion of the School Threat Assessment Response Team.
The jury has to decide if Michael Gargiulo is a "stone-cold serial killer who preys on women" or a man incapable of premeditated murder.
The jury has to decide if Michael Gargiulo is a "stone-cold serial killer who preys on women" or a man incapable of premeditated murder.
The jury has to decide if Michael Gargiulo is a "stone-cold serial killer who preys on women" or a man incapable of premeditated murder.
A fire broke out in a row of businesses along Oxnard Street in Tarzana Sunday.
"Juan Diaz didn't just do what is right some of the time — he did what was right all of the time," Mayor Eric Garcetti told mourners.
Studying families with autism, scientists at UCLA and Stanford identified 16 new genes, that increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder.
The fate of the alleged 'Boy-Next-Door Serial Killer' accused trying to kill a Santa Monica woman is now in the hands of a jury.
A 28-year-old Long Beach man was sentenced to three years in prison for collecting pornographic images of children.
Capping a whirlwind European visit, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti met with the Pope at the Vatican to talk immigration and climate change.
A Sherman Oaks man bilked more than 9,000 people in a extraordinary ponzi scheme that helped him amass a collection of fine art and wine.
A Sherman Oaks man bilked more than 9,000 people in a extraordinary ponzi scheme that helped him amass a collection of fine art and wine.
Los Angeles Chargers rookie quarterback Easton Stick ran 31 yards for a touchdown.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found barricaded in a Long Beach apartment Thursday night.