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Actress Lindsay Lohan, left, talks to her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley during a hearing in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, May 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

Revisiting a dark day in LA

Two looting suspects are subdued in South Central Los Angeles. When four police officers were acquitted in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, a black man stopped for speeding, the verdict enraged the black community. Now, two decades later, things are quieter, but many of the underlying …

'Funniest Videos' have gone to dogs

LOS ANGELES — "America's Funniest Home Videos" has been going to the dogs for years, even if cats make it a game from time to time.

Balanced Suns rout Golden State by 22

PHOENIX — Steve Nash scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors.

Balanced Suns rout Golden State by 22

Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: As a fire officer, I have seen far too many families fall victim to home fires. It is devastating to find out that a life could have been saved if someone had taken the simple step of replacing a dead smoke- alarm battery. Nearly 96 percent of American homes have at least one smok…

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Former idol is Hamels' foe tonight

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels grew up watching Andy Pettitte pitch important playoff games and still tries to imitate his icy glare on the mound.

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Empty seats greet singer's TSO debut, Paulus world-premiere

The Dow shot up nearly 200 points on Thursday, continuing to flirt with 10,000 on news that the gross domestic product grew 3.5 percent.

Empty seats greet singer's TSO debut, Paulus world-premiere

Gas cost set to rein in holiday spending in US

NEW YORK — Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached — billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump.

Regulators shut 9 banks, mostly in West, as loan defaults keep taking toll

NEW YORK — Regulators shut nine banks Friday, including Los Angeles-based California National, as the still-weak economy produces a stream of loan defaults.

Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: My daughter insists that she's a "multitasker" — too busy to telephone or text except when she's driving. It scares me to be in the passenger seat while she's talking on the phone or picking up toys the baby has dropped from his car seat.