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Perry says indictment is abuse of power 11 hrs ago Opinion Jill Painter Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw deserves MVP honors Melissa Evans Expressing our digital personalities can be daunting Louis Brewster Fans, media need to show patience in Tony Stewart investigation Home → News → Breaking News Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw gives up two home runs in 3-2 loss to Milwaukee Brewers By Robert Morales robert.morales@langnews.com @RMoralesPT on Twitter Clayton Kershaw on Saturday night was trying to become the first Dodgers pitcher to win 12 in a row since Burt Hooton did it in 1975. But Kershaw, who is rapidly g... By Robert Morales | 1 hr ago Islamic fighters kill scores of Yazidi men in Iraq IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Islamic extremists shot scores of Yazidi men to death in Iraq, lining them up in small groups and opening fire with assault rifles before abducting their wives and children, according to an eyewitness, government officials an... DIAA HADID, Associated Press | 8 hrs ago Breaking News 2 UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali; 7 wounded Breaking News Missouri governor declares emergency, imposes curfew in Ferguson Breaking News Bear cub burned in Washington wildfire recovering MOST RECENT STORIES Shootings Graphic: The numbers on Los Angeles’ officer-involved shootings In light of the controversy and protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the officer-involved shooting death of teen Michael Brown, this organization looked at officer-involved shootings in Los Angeles County broken down by race and gender. The data was provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner. It includes all homicides committed in Los Angeles County between Jan 1,... Daniel Tedford Sarah Favot | 2 hrs ago Political and civil unrest Police, protesters clash again in Ferguson FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb boiled over again when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store — the same one the teen was accused of robbing. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s office tweeted “Long night. Thanks to all who tried to stop unnecessary violence” and said the governor would be in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday to meet with local... By Jim Salter The Associated Press | 11 hrs ago War and unrest Jihadists closing in on Syrian rebel stronghold BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Western-backed opposition called on Saturday for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State extremist group as the jihadists captured three northern villages, putting them within striking distance of a mainstream rebel stronghold. Islamic State fighters have overrun nearly a dozen towns and villages in Aleppo province this week, crushing what little resistance they have encountered. Those gains threaten rival factions’ supply lines to... BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press | 12 hrs ago Foreign aid Russian aid convoy waiting for security guarantees KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Hundreds of trucks in a Russian aid convoy waited Saturday near the Ukrainian border as complicated procedures dragged on for allowing them into eastern Ukraine to help civilians suffering amid fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatists. The main holdup was a lack of security guarantees from all sides in the conflict, said the International Committee of the Red Cross, which would have responsibility for distributing the... ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV Associated Press | 12 hrs ago Epidemics Liberia opening 2nd Ebola center in capital MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities expanded Ebola treatment centers in the capital Saturday to cope with increasing numbers of patients, while two more airlines announced they were halting flights to the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone amid the deepening crisis. Kenya Airways and regional carrier Gambia Bird join a number of other airlines in temporarily cancelling flights to avoid transmitting the disease beyond the four countries already affected in West... JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH , Associated Press | 13 hrs ago Protests and demonstrations Cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri leads anti-government protest in Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AP) — A fiery anti-government cleric on Saturday led a massive rally of thousands of protesters in Pakistan’s capital who defied pouring rain to demand the prime minister step down over alleged fraud in last year’s election. Cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, along with famous cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, have drawn tens of thousands of demonstrators to dual protests that have disrupted life across Islamabad. They demand Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step... MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press | 15 hrs ago Celebrity deaths Lessons of stigmas, stereotypes in Robin Williams’ death NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Masada, the owner of the fabled Los Angeles-based comedy club the Laugh Factory, vividly remembers a warm exchange with comic Richard Jeni of the two sharing words of encouragement and gentle ribbing. “The next day I heard he put a gun in his mouth and blew his head off,” recalled Masada of Jeni’s 2007 suicide. “At that point I said, ‘God, could I do something to somehow prevent that?’” A few years... JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer | 15 hrs ago Police US rethinks giving excess military gear to police WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Washington has sent military equipment to U.S. police departments. But federal officials are now reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri. Attorney General Eric Holder says that when police and citizens need to restore calm, he’s concerned that using military equipment and vehicles sends “a conflicting message.” Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says police responses like the one in Ferguson have... TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press | 16 hrs ago Education Low-income youths learn about sailing, science at Long Beach sailing center LONG BEACH >> The elementary school students gathered on the deck of the U.S. Sailing Center at Long Beach giggled nervously on a recent afternoon as they watched three of their peers pile into a sailboat below. Instructors at the center directed the trio, clad in life preservers, not to head anywhere in the sailboat but to tip it over while inside of it. As their classmates squealed with anticipation, the three youths used their body weight... Nadra Nittle | 1 day ago Los Angeles Angels Kole Calhoun, Garrett Richards lead Angels past Rangers again ARLINGTON, Texas >> Kole Calhoun is embracing his role leading off for the Angels. And he’s doing it well. Calhoun opened the game with a single and added a double before his tiebreaking, three-run homer that put the Angels ahead to stay in a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, when Garrett Richards worked into the eighth inning for his 13th win. “I want to be a catalyst for the offense, get on base, score some runs,” Calhoun said by... 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