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Yet, Ray Flanders needed water to keep hi... By Lisa M. Krieger San Jose Mercury News krieger@mercurynews.com | 15 hrs ago Two Los Angeles charter school closed without input Los Angeles Unified School District officials quietly decided to shut down two schools, both charters that outperform their district-run peers in the classroom, based on the finding of a “draft” audit district officials have yet to relea... By Thomas Himes | 21 hrs ago General news ‘Century Crunch’ could make journey to LAX worse Breaking News Need to know to get around the Century Crunch? Call 511 Breaking News Chris Kluwe, of Huntington Beach, to file suit against Minnesota Vikings MOST RECENT STORIES Automotive accidents Arraignment postponed for Fontana woman in deadly 60 freeway crash A Fontana woman appeared today in a Pomona courtroom for arraignment on felony charges stemming from a drunken driving-related crash on the 60 Freeway in February that killed six people, including her sister. Olivia Carolee Culbreath, 21, appeared before Superior Court Judge Thomas C. Falls shortly before noon. However, the judge continued Culbreath’s arraignment to August 19 so lawyers could continue to review discovery in the case. Previous arraignment hearings had been... Staff Report | 1 hr ago San Fernando Valley Israel Defense Forces soldier Max Steinberg mourned by family, friends at West Hills vigil WEST HILLS >> Hundreds of friends, family and community members gathered Sunday night at Lazy J. Ranch Park to mourn and remember Max Steinberg, the El Camino Real High School graduate killed over the weekend while fighting for the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip. The 24-year-old American raised in Woodland Hills had been living in Israel since September 2012 and was a volunteer member of the IDF’s highly decorated Golani Brigade. He was killed during... Brenda Gazzar | 2 hrs ago Military and defense Friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect found guilty of impeding investigation BOSTON — A college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) has been convicted of impeding the investigation into the attack. Azamat Tazhayakov (AZ’-maht tuh-ZAY’-uh-kahv) was found guilty Monday of obstruction of justice and conspiracy. Prosecutors say he agreed with a friend who removed Tsarnaev’s backpack from his dorm room several days after the 2013 bombing. The backpack contained altered... Associated Press | 3 hrs ago Nation and World Pro-Russian rebels to give MH17 black boxes to Malaysia, Malaysian Prime Minister says KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine, Malaysia’s prime minister said early Tuesday. Prime Minister Najib Razak also said that as part of an agreement he reached by phone with rebel leader Alexander Borodai on Monday evening, independent international investigators will be given “safe access” to the site where the Malaysia Airlines... Associated Press | 3 hrs ago Nation and World Train full of bodies from MH17 leaves rebel town HRABOVE, Ukraine — A refrigerated train carrying Malaysia Airlines victims’ bodies pulled away Monday from a rebel-held town in eastern Ukraine, one small step forward in easing the agony of their grieving families. In an emotional inspection hours earlier, Dutch experts had called for a full forensic sweep of the Flight 17 crash site and told the armed separatists controlling the area that the train must be allowed to leave as soon as possible. Four days after... Associated Press | 3 hrs ago Nation and World Obama gives protection to gay, transgender government workers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the “irrefutable rightness of your cause.” “America’s federal contracts should not subsidize discrimination against the American people,” Obama said at a signing ceremony from the White House East Room. He said it is unacceptable that... Associated Press | 4 hrs ago Oddities No cause of death yet for New York man who was apparently held in a chokehold by police NEW YORK — The medical examiner’s office has not yet determined what caused the death of a man who appeared to be held in a chokehold as police attempted to arrest him last week. “The cause and manner of death are pending further studies, and no findings will be released until the investigation is complete,” the city’s medical examiner’s office said in a statement Sunday. It was not clear when the office might issue its findings. A... Associated Press | 4 hrs ago Crime Passenger accused of conspiring to cover for suspected DUI driver in fatal North Hollywood crash NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A 29-year-old motorist was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, and his 21-year-old female passenger was jailed for suspicion of conspiracy, following a crash that fatally injured a motorcyclist in North Hollywood, police said Sunday. Austin Michael Clay, of Valencia, was driving a red 2007 Toyota Camry north on Lankershim Boulevard at Magnolia Boulevard when he made a left turn, into the path of a southbound 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, according to a department... City News Service | 4 hrs ago Nation and World Obama calls for immediate access to MH17 crash site WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling for international investigators to have “immediate and full access” to the site in eastern Ukraine, where a passenger jet was shot down last week. Obama accused pro-Russian separatists in the area of removing evidence and bodies from the crash site. He says that raising the question of “what exactly are they trying to hide?” The president says the burden is on Russia and President Vladimir Putin to... Associated Press | 5 hrs ago Nation and World Someone from a Russian government IP address edited Wikipedia to blame MH17 on Ukraine Russia and Ukraine are fighting over borders and now they’re fighting over Wikipedia. Shortly after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, the event was added to a Russian Wikipedia page about commercial aviation accidents. And that’s when the trolls showed up. While Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly blamed each other for the crash, their web warriors brought the blame game into the... Timothy McGrath, Global Post | 5 hrs ago More Stories LA Daily News: BLOGS ‹ › LA Daily News Facebook Twitter RSS Feed Copyright © LA Daily News Copyright notice Privacy Policy Site Map MNG Corporate