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Weather Channel app to change practices after LA lawsuit
The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app has agreed to change how it informs users about its location-tracking practices...
Read moreLos Angeles sheriff’s deputies to get body-worn cameras
STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press Los Angeles County deputies, who make up the largest sheriff's dep
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New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press New York's attorney genera
Read moreCalifornia, cities battle over marijuana home-delivery rule
MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press California faced off in court Thursday against some of its own c
Read moreCalifornia ups early inmate release estimate amid objections
DON THOMPSON Associated Press State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may
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LA County to Support Litigation Efforts to Protect DACA Dreamers
In response to the Department of Homeland Security’s recently released memorandum attacking the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program,...
Read moreHusband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA
BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has been c
Read moreCourt overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Read moreTech giants testify to congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony before a congressional committee by the CEOs of Facebook
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