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Fashion Island shooting suspect 'totally different,' cousin says
L.A. NOWThe man accused of firing more than 50 rounds into the air at a busy Newport Beach shopping mall on Saturday acted "totally different" at his grandmother's wake two days before, a cousin said.... -
Fashion Island shooting: 'Luck was on our side,' police say
L.A. NOWThe gunman who allegedly fired more than 50 rounds at the busy Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach was described by police as a "destitute individual" who decided “this was his way of venting his life problems.”... -
Connecticut town tries to cope with shooting massacre at elementary school
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest and toting several weapons stormed through two rooms of a suburban Connecticut elementary school on Friday, firing at staffers and pupils and killing at least 20 children before apparently turning a...
Tags: American Red Cross, Newtown, Teaching and Learning, Students, CNN (tv network)
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Oregon man loses gun, faces charges of reckless endangerment
An Oregon man faces misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment  after leaving his loaded semi-automatic handgun in a movie theater, where a 12-year-old boy found it. Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright said Gary Quackenbush, 61, of Tillamook County...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Firearms, Arts and Culture, Movies, Entertainment
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Mental illness and gun violence
The reaction to the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., last week was immediate and voluminous. Of the more than 600 letters sent to letters@latimes.com on the topic, about 120 of them mentioned mental illness as a cause for the violence. A handful of...
Tags: Health, Psychology, Interior Policy, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Mental Illness
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Melvins to attempt Guinness World Record on U.S. tour
Pop & HissThe Melvins are attempting to break a Guinness World Record for fastest tour of the U.S.: 50 states in 51 days. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts assesses the odds, and perils, of such a journey.... -
Sarah Jessica Parker, others join Obama arts education push
The Obama administration has enlisted a handful of prominent screen actors -- including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard -- to help promote Turnaround Arts, an initiative launched this week to incorporate arts...
Tags: Herb Alpert, Arts and Culture, Arts, Forest Whitaker, Chuck Close
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Higher loan limits transform FHA into key source of financing
After a year characterized by grumpy partisan gridlock, Congress came up with a Thanksgiving compromise that could change the mortgage choices of buyers and refinancers in more than 660 markets across the country: It raised maximum loan limits for the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Homes, U.S. Senate
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Josh McRoberts 'doubtful' for Lakers-Warriors game
Lakers NowIt's likely that Lakers forward Josh McRoberts will remain sidelined for a third consecutive game because of the sprained big toe on his left foot.... -
Weekly retail roundup: American Apparel, 99 Cents Only, Macy's and more
Money & CompanyAmerican Apparel Inc. said Friday that it had received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange granting the troubled Los Angeles company an extension to file its quarterly report till Nov. 15. Discount chain 99 Cents Only Stores Inc....... -
Americans for the Arts names top 10 companies that support the arts
Culture MonsterCorporate philanthropy has long been a means of soul-cleansing for American businesses. For arts institutions, corporate donations are a lifeblood without which many would cease to exist. The awkward symbiosis is for the most part unique to the U.S.... -
David Levine dies at 83; artist illustrated New York Review of Books
Associated PressDavid Levine, an artist whose witty caricatures illustrated the New York Review of Books for more than 40 years, has died. He was 83. Levine died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan of prostate cancer and complications from other...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Health, Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), John Updike
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