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• Few Asian-Americans Hold Top Legal Jobs, New Study Says

  15-01-2017 23:13
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Goodwin Liu joined the seven-member California Supreme Court in 2011, he became its fourth sitting member of Asian descent. The number is remarkable.
  The other state supreme courts in the U.S. combined have a handful of Asian-American justices. And Asian-American representation on other state courts, the federal bench and among the country’s top prosecutors is similarly scant.
  Those findings emerged from a new study by Liu and law students at Yale University
  
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• 4-Year-Old Boy On Scooter Dies After Being Struck By Car In Irvine

  15-01-2017 23:04
  
  IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Sunday continued to investigate a fatal crash in Irvine that claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy.
  The accident unfolded Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Lake Forest and Romano.
  Officers responded to Hoag Hospital where officials reported that the boy was brought in with life-threatening injuries.
  He had been transported there by his parents, and the driver.
  Investigators have since learned that the boy was on his scooter when he was struck by the
  
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• WWE: Former Pro Wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka Dead At 73

  15-01-2017 21:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Former pro wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has died, the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. reported on Sunday.
  In a statement posted on its website, the entertainment company said “WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka has passed away.”Calls placed to the WWE by CBS Los Angeles for independent confirmation were not immediately returned.Celebrity website, TMZ.com, was reporting that Snuka died f
  
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• Cutest Captain: Sea Lion Caught In Fishing Gear Hops On Boat

  15-01-2017 21:23
  
  NEWPORT BEACH (AP) — Officials say a juvenile sea lion was so happy to be rescued after getting hooked by fishing gear off Southern California, it jumped into a Coast Guard boat.
  The Coast Guard says a Los Angeles-area crew on patrol pulled the sea lion free Saturday near Newport Harbor.
  Officials say after a little persuasion, the sea lion hopped aboard the boat and posed for photos.
  (credit: Pacific Marine Mammal Center)
  The animal was handed off to a crew from the Pacific Marine Mammal
  
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• Bill Maher Isn’t High on Trump: The State of Free Speech in a New Era

  15-01-2017 21:09
  Mr. Maher, who has tested the limits of political criticism, is among many in Hollywood who fear that the president-elect’s critics will be targeted.
  
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• Bill Maher, and the Anti-Trump Words Returning to Haunt Him

  15-01-2017 21:09
  Mr. Maher, who has tested the limits of political criticism, is among many in Hollywood who fear that the president-elect’s critics will be targeted.
  
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• Dog Left Untreated For Days On The Mend After Leg Is Severed In Crash, Officials Say

  15-01-2017 20:08
  
  SAN DIEGO (CBSLA.com) — A young terrier mix was on the mend after authorities say it was hit by a car and left untreated for days.
  Tracy DeFore, a communications specialist with the County of San Diego, says animal services were called on Jan. 5 by a neighbor of the dog’s owner.
  After being dispatched to the home, animal control officers discovered that the leg of the dog named Solei had been severed.
  DeFore said the dog’s owner told officers Solei was struck by a car around Ch
  
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• Car Slams Into Parked Cars, Flips Over After Brief Pursuit In Canoga Park

  15-01-2017 17:57
  
  CANOGA PARK (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say one person was taken to the hospital following the termination of a brief pursuit that resulted in the suspect’s vehicle flipping over.
  The incident unfolded shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday after officers observed a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Topanga Canyon Boulevard rear-end a car.
  When the vehicle failed to stop, officers initiated a pursuit, which ended on Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Schoolcraft Street, police said.
  That’
  
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• Statewide Silver Alert Issued For Missing 87-Year-Old Man

  15-01-2017 17:31
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a Silver Alert has been issued for an 87-year-old man who was last seen Saturday.
  Joseph Campero was last seen leaving his house in Exeter, Calif., about 5 p.m. in a maroon-colored Toyota Camry.
  The vehicle has a California license plate of 3CAA445.
  According to authorities, Campero suffers from a medical condition and may become disoriented.
  The Silver Alert has been issued statewide by the California Highway Patrol though Campero has no known con
  
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• Power Restored After Outage Affects Portion Of San Fernando Valley

  15-01-2017 17:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say power has been restored following an outage Sunday morning that impacted a portion of the San Fernando Valley.Few details about the outage were immediately known though the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power indicated that power was restored as of 8 a.m.
  The cause of the outage was unknown, as was the number of people affected.
  No further information was available.
  
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• The Big Top Comes Down: Ringling Bros. Circus Is Closing

  15-01-2017 17:17
  
  ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close forever in May.
  The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its d
  
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• Power Outage Affecting Portion Of San Fernando Valley

  15-01-2017 16:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a power outage Sunday was affecting a portion of the San Fernando Valley.
  Few details about the outage were immediately known though the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power indicated that it was aware of it.We are aware out the power outage affecting the valley. Will update when information is available.
  — LADWP (@LADWP) January 15, 2017
  The cause of the outage was unknown, as is the number of people affected.
  This is a breaking ne
  
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• Business Is Booming In Snowy Wrightwood

  15-01-2017 08:20
  
  WRIGHTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — A large snow man is an example of how much snow came down in Wrightwood recently and that’s why so many families are taking advantage of it.
  Trevor Masters says business at his family’s snowboard rental shop Big Benny’s Board Rental has been hot after plenty of snow came down.
  “The shelves are not normally this empty,” Masters said. “This is what we call tapped. We’re pretty much tapped on every from the size 6 to
  
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• 2 Students Of Buena H.S. In Hot Water For Posting Racist Photos On Snapchat

  15-01-2017 08:17
  
  VENTURA (CBSLA.com)  —    Two students of  Buena High School  — a school  in Ventura — are in hot water Saturday after sharing a racist photo on social media.
  CBS2’s Jeff Michael saw the disturbing and troubling images and reports from the newsroom.
  The pics are surfacing days before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. CBS2 has chosen to blur the words and the images.
  School administrators saw the pics before they were blurred.
  Principal Bobb
  
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• Carter Gets OT winner As Kings Surge Past Jets

  15-01-2017 07:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Carter scored his 23rd goal of the season at 1:36 of overtime and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for their fifth victory in seven games, 3-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.
  Carter converted Jake Muzzin’s 100th career NHL assist for the winner after Dustin Brown tied it for the Kings on a rebound goal with 5:08 left in regulation. Captain Anze Kopitar had three assists for Los Angeles, which improved to 9-1 in overtime this season.
  Dustin Byfuglie
  
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• Hundreds Rally Downtown To Send A Message To President-Elect Trump

  15-01-2017 06:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds rallied against President-elect Donald Trump in Downtown Los Angeles Saturday.
  As KCAL9’s Greg Mills reports most of the protesters had one thing on their minds: Trump’s tough-talk on immigration.
  The signs and voices of the protesters spoke loudly.
  Mills asked various protesters if they are worried about being deported.
  “That’s always in the back of my mind,” said Francisco Rubio Fernandez.
  He came to the US — from Tij
  
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• Aaron Rodgers Connects With His Hometown, but the Family Huddle Is Broken

  15-01-2017 06:01
  The Packers quarterback’s celebrity is a source of unmitigated joy everywhere in Chico, Calif., except in what used to be his innermost circle.
  
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• Bernier Gets Shutout, Ducks Beat Coyotes 3-0

  15-01-2017 05:02
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hampus Lindholm, Nick Ritchie and Ryan Kesler scored, and Jonathan Bernier earned his first shutout of the season in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night.
  Lindholm’s second goal of the season came 5:49 into the opening period and Richie got his 10th just 35 seconds into the third.
  Kesler’s 18th goal came into an empty net with 21 seconds left.
  Bernier, starting in goal for the first time since Dec. 20, had 26 sav
  
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• Body Found Floating In Riverside’s Fairmount Park

  15-01-2017 04:49
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com)   —   The Riverside Police Department received a call about a body floating in Fairmount Park just after 10:15 a.m. Saturday.
  Fairmount Park is located at 2601 Fairmount Boulevard in the city of Riverside.
  Mambers of the Riverside Police and Fire Departments responded and found a subject floating face down in the smaller run off pond along the north shore of Lake Evans.
  Fire personnel entered the lake, retrieved the body and pronounced the subject
  
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• Barricade Situation In Whittier Ends Peacefully

  15-01-2017 03:58
  
  WHITTIER (CBSLA.com)   —  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has ended a barricade situation with  a suspect who  was reportedly armed.
  The incident took place on the 9900 block of Bona Vista Lane, unincorporated Whittier.
  Special Enforcement Bureau deputies assumed command of the tactical response and Crisis Negotiation Team personnel wee on scene to bring the situation to a peaceful resolution, authorities said.
  Surrounding homes have been evacuate
  
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• No. 4 UCLA Holds On For Narrow 83-82 Win At Utah

  15-01-2017 02:37
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lorenzo Ball had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds, helping No. 4 UCLA edge Utah 83-82 on Saturday.
  The Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half despite a poor defensive performance. Aaron Holiday hit a deep 3-pointer with 1:52 left to give UCLA an 81-80 lead and Utah forward Kyle Kuzma missed a contested 3 in the final seconds.
  Thomas Welsh then made two foul shots for the Bruins and Lorenzo Bonam scored in the waning moments
  
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• TV Funnyman Dick Gautier Dead At 85

  15-01-2017 02:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  —TV funnyman Dick Gautier had died.
  The actor was 85.
  He died Friday in Arcadia at an assisted living facility. He was born in Culver City on Oct. 30, 1931.
  Gautier first came to fame in the Broadway musical “Bye Bye Birdie” playing an Elvis-like hip swinging singer. He was nominated for a Tony but bypassed for the role when the play was turned into a smash Hollywood film.
  He was perhaps best known to TV audiences for playing Hymie the Robot on &ld
  
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• The NFL Playoff Picture: Packers, Steelers Advance To Conference Finals

  15-01-2017 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — After another improbable throw from Aaron Rodgers that propelled the Green Bay Packers to a playoff win, coach Mike McCarthy was asked if it was the best one yet from his star quarterback.
  “It’s the best one today, that’s for sure,” McCarthy said after a wild 34-31 divisional playoff win Sunday over the Dallas Cowboys that was the Packers’ eighth straight and sent them to the NFC championship game.
  Rodgers threw a 36-yard pass
  
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• The NFL Playoff Picture: Falcons, Patriots Advance To Conference Finals

  15-01-2017 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The New England Patriots advanced to a record sixth straight AFC Championship with a 34-16 with over the Houston Texans Sunday in Foxboro, Mass. Dion Lewis returned a kickoff for 98 yards, rushed for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass, while Tom Brady passed for 287 yards and two touchdown to lead the Patriots. Brock Osweiler was 23-of-40 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions is the loss.
  New England will host the winner of Sunday’s Steeler
  
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• The NFL Playoff Picture: Falcons Advance, Patriots Take On Houston

  15-01-2017 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Seattle Seahawaks Saturday 36-20 to advance to the NFC Conference Championship. They will play the winner of Sunday’s Green Bay-Dallas matchup.
  Matt Ryan was the difference for the Falcons, completing 26-of-37 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns. Russell Wilson threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while Paul Richardson caught four passes for 83 yards for the Seahawks but it wasn’t enough.
  The New England Patriot
  
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• Uber Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Leimert Park Hit-And-Run

  15-01-2017 01:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – An Uber driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured in a two-vehicle collision early Saturday morning in Leimert Park in which another driver fled the scene.
  The crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Bureau.
  Two occupants of one of the involved vehicles were trapped and had to be extri
  
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• Rep. Ted Lieu Joins Growing List Of Democrats Boycotting Trump Inauguration

  15-01-2017 01:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)   —  Congressman Ted W. Lieu announced Saturday that he was boycotting Donald Trump’s Inauguration.
  He issued the following statement on his decision not to attend.
  “I respect members of Congress who choose to attend the Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump or choose not to, just as I respect members of Congress who attended or did not attend the two Inaugurations of President Barack Obama. I view this as a personal decision becaus
  
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• Clippers Top Lakers Behind Hot Shooting Jordan

  15-01-2017 00:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAndre Jordan scored 24 points on 12-of-13 shooting, and the Los Angeles Clippers shot 52 percent to cruise past the Lakers 113-97 on Saturday and improve to 6-0 in 2017.
  Jordan had 21 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 20 points and 13 assists for the Clippers, off to their best start since going 7-0 to begin 1974 when the franchise was located in Buffalo. Their streak is the longest active one in the NBA.
  The Clippers shot 52 percent and are 15-0 when they do so. Led by J
  
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