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• Suspect In Fatal Stabbing In Ventura Restaurant Was Reported Being Disruptive Hours Before Attack

  21-04-2018 23:15
  VENTURA (CBSLA/AP) — A homeless man and convicted felon suspected of randomly stabbing a father to death as he was holding his daughter in a crowded Ventura restaurant Wednesday was reported just a few hours earlier for disruptive behavior, but police ultimately determined he was not a threat, authorities said Saturday.
  Jamal Jackson. (Ventura Police Department)
  Jamal Jackson, 49, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 35-year-old Anthony Mele. He was being held in Ventura
  
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• Actor Verne Troyer Passes Away At Age 49

  21-04-2018 22:54
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Actor Verne Troyer, known for his iconic role as Mini-Me in the “Austin Powers’” movies has died at age 49.
  FILE — Verne Troyer attends B. Riley & Co. and Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s 7th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at Dolby Theatre on May 25, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif. (Getty Images)
  The death was announced on the actor’s Facebook page Saturday. The cause was unclear, although the post mad
  
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• Deputies: Father Shoots, Kills Girlfriend, Wounds 8-Year-Old Daughter In Compton Home

  21-04-2018 21:00
  COMPTON (CBSLA) — A Hispanic man has been arrested on murder charges in a shooting that killed his longtime girlfriend and critically wounded the couple’s 8-year-old daughter early Saturday morning at their Compton home.
  Juan Rodriguez, 29, was arrested on charges of murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
  The shooting was reported at 1:42 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 12400 block of South Grandee Avenue.
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reports that Rodriguez and
  
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• Suspect In Ex-Girlfriend’s Gardena Killing Captured In Texas After Standoff

  21-04-2018 20:59
  GARDENA (CBSLA) – A 55-year-old man wanted in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend earlier this week in a church parking lot in Gardena was arrested in Texas Saturday following a standoff with U.S. Marshals.
  Kevin Darnell Dickson. (L.A. County Sheriff’s Department)
  Kevin Darnell Dickson was taken into custody after barricading himself in his ex-wife’s home in the city of Pflungerville, located outside of Austin, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reports.
  He w
  
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• Hundreds Gather To Honor Barbara Bush In Private Funeral Service

  21-04-2018 20:00
  HOUSTON — Hundreds gathered Saturday for a private funeral for Barbara Bush at the nation’s largest Episcopal church.
  First lady Melania Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attended the invitation-only service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston.
  Thousands of people on Friday also paid respects to Barbara Bush, wife of the nation’s 41st president and mother of the nation’s 43rd. Bush
  
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• 2 Women Killed In Fiery 405 Freeway Wreck In Long Beach

  21-04-2018 18:38
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA) – Two women were killed Saturday in a fiery, single-vehicle crash on 405 Freeway in Long Beach.
  The crash occurred a little before 3:40 a.m. on the southbound freeway at Atlantic Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Dion Conley.
  The victims’ white Chrysler drifted off the roadway for unknown reasons onto the paved right shoulder, where its right side sideswiped the metal guardrail there, the CHP reported.
  The vehicle then continued southbound, ent
  
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• Mother Killed, 8-Year-Old Daughter Critically Wounded In Shooting In Compton Home

  21-04-2018 18:28
  COMPTON (CBSLA) — A woman was killed and her 8-year-old daughter was critically wounded in a shooting overnight Friday at a home in Compton.
  The shooting was reported at 1:42 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 12400 block of South Grandee Avenue.
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to find a woman dead at the scene from at least one shot to the upper torso.
  They also located the woman’s two children, a 1-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl, unhurt in the home, the sherif
  
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• Man, Woman Shot To Death In Abandoned Building In South LA

  21-04-2018 18:15
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A triple-shooting left a man and a woman dead and a third man critically wounded early Saturday morning inside an abandoned auto repair building in South Los Angeles.
  The two deceased victims, both between 20 and 30 years old, were found by officers at about 4 a.m. at a building in the 6200 block of South Figueroa after responding to a “shooting investigation” call, Los Angeles police said.
  There was no immediate word on the condition of the third victim.
  
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• Police Search for Missing 11-Year-Old Oxnard Boy

  21-04-2018 17:55
  OXNARD (CBSLA) – A search is underway for an 11-year-old boy who went missing Friday night in Oxnard.
  Andes Fajardo. (Oxnard PD)
  Andes Fajardo left his home in the 1600 block of Woodland Street sometime before 9:45 p.m. His mother became concerned and called authorities when he did not return.
  Police did not suspect foul play in his disappearance.
  Fajardo is described as Hispanic, 4-foot-9, 85 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with red stripes, g
  
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• Man Dies While In Custody Following Arrest In Santa Ana

  21-04-2018 17:40
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – An investigation is underway after a 26-year-old man who tried to make his way into a private school in Santa Ana Friday afternoon was taken into custody and died while en route to an area hospital.
  At 1:23 p.m. Friday, officers responded to reports of a man who appeared disoriented and running into the street in front of cars. He was also allegedly trying to enter Nova Academy at 500 W. Santa Ana Blvd., the Santa Ana Police Department reported.
  Officers arrived and fou
  
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• WATCH: Hundreds Gather To Remember Barbara Bush In Private Funeral Service

  21-04-2018 17:22
  Watch coverage of the service in the video player above.
  HOUSTON — Some 1,500 guests are arriving Saturday at a private funeral for Barbara Bush at the nation’s largest Episcopal church in Houston.
  First Lady Melania Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are among those attending the by-invitation-only service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston.
  Burial will follow at the Bush Library at Texas A&am
  
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• Fearing Chaos, National Democrats Plunge Into Midterm Primary Fights

  21-04-2018 17:06
  Democratic leaders are intervening aggressively in California, where the state’s unusual voting system could undercut their chances in crowded congressional races.
  
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• For Meghan Markle, The Road To Windsor Castle Started In Windsor Hills, California

  21-04-2018 08:36
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)   — For Megan Markle, the road to Windsor Castle started near Windsor Hills, California.
  She grew up there, her mother still lives there in Meghan’s childhood home.
  A “No Trespassing” sign sits outside the home now and Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, is notoriously private.
  But neighbors in Windsor Hills can’t contain their excitement about their local girl becoming a princess.
  “Heyyyyyy. I think it’s great! She’
  
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• Kershaw Vs Scherzer And The Winner Is…Not The Dodgers (5-2)

  21-04-2018 07:40
  LOS ANGELES (AP)  — Max Scherzer scattered four hits over six innings against Clayton Kershaw in the 13th all-time meeting of three-time Cy Young Award winners and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Friday night.
  Scherzer (4-1) struck out nine and walked a season-high three in the first such matchup since 2006.
  Kershaw (1-3) gave up four runs and nine hits in seven innings while striking out a season-low four against no walks.
  Washington improved to 7-3 on th
  
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• Police Pursuit Ends With 1 Of 3 Suspects Running Into Hospital

  21-04-2018 07:39
  SAN GABRIEL (CBSLA) — A person in a possibly stolen vehicle that was being pursued by police ran into a hospital in San Gabriel late Friday.
  Police were following a white Scion, which might have been stolen, for reckless driving on the 210 Fwy.
  The driver got off the freeway near San Marino Avenue and Las Tunas Drive before a passenger ran off and into nearby San Gabriel Hospital.
  After the driver and another passenger were placed in police custody, LAPD set up a perimeter around
  
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• Giants Hit 3 Home Runs To Upend Angels, 8-1

  21-04-2018 07:26
  ANAHEIM (AP)  — Andrew McCutchen hit a towering, three-run homer, Mac Williamson hit a two-run homer in his first big league game this season and Nick Hundley also connected to back Jeff Samardzija in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
  The Angels had only five hits, including a homer by Mike Trout, a double by Albert Pujols for his 2,991st career hit and two singles by Shohei Ohtani.
  Samardzija (1-0) just made it through five inning
  
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• Southwest Gives $5,000 Checks To Passengers On Flight 1380

  21-04-2018 06:21
  (CNN) — Some passengers aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 received a $5,000 check after a deadly engine failure that led to an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
  The jet’s engine failed Tuesday about 20 minutes into its flight from New York City to Dallas. Debris from the engine blew out a window, causing passenger Jennifer Riordan to almost get sucked out of the plane.
  Passengers dragged her back into the cabin, but she died at a Philadelphia hospital after the plane made an eme
  
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• Frida’s Relatives Put Kibosh On Kahlo Barbie, For Now

  21-04-2018 04:13
  MEXICO CITY (CBSLA) — The distant relatives of the legendary Mexican artist have won a temporary injunction that’ll stop the sales of the new Frida Kahlo Barbie.
  The Associated Press reported Kahlo’s grand-niece Mara de Anda Romeo argued in court that toy giant Mattel, who makes Barbie, has no right to use the painter’s image in its line of dolls called the “Inspiring Women” series.
  The company said it worked on the doll with the Frida Kahlo Corp., a Pana
  
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• CDC Expands E. coli Warning To All Romaine Lettuce

  21-04-2018 03:27
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its warning about an E. coli outbreak connected to romaine lettuce to cover all forms of romaine, including whole heads and hearts of romaine grown in the Yuma, Arizona, growing area. A previous warning was limited to chopped forms of romaine, including salads and salad mixes.
  The CDC based the new warning on eight new cases of acute gastroenteritis at a correctional facility in Nome, Alaska, that
  
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• Man Sentenced For Death Of Girlfriend Who Jumped From Moving Car

  21-04-2018 02:28
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — A Palmdale man was sentenced Fiday to 12 years and eight months in state prison for the death of his girlfriend after she jumped out of a moving vehicle during a domestic violence attack, authorities said.
  Deputy D.A.  Jeffrey Illions said Bryan McKim, 58, pleaded no contest on Jan. 8 to one count each of voluntary manslaughter and kidnapping.
  On March 3, 2016, McKim was driving with his girlfriend, Linda Wood, 58, in his pickup near East Avenue R in Palmda
  
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• LAX To Swap Diesel Buses With Electric

  21-04-2018 02:10
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved the purchase of 20 electric buses to be used for airfield guest transportation, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced Friday.
  The buses were approved on Thursday and will replace older, diesel-operated buses.
  LAWA said the newly approved electric buses would produce no polluting emissions, reduce maintenance costs and provide a quieter ride for guests.
  According to LAWA, spending for the new buses cann
  
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• Minnesota Grandmother Wanted For 2 Murders Caught In Texas

  21-04-2018 01:55
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Tx  (CNN) — A grandmother accused of killing her husband before traveling across the country, killing a woman and impersonating her, has been arrested in Texas, authorities said.
  The hunt for Lois Riess, 56, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, ended Thursday night, when she was captured in South Padre Island, Texas, the Lee County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said.
  Authorities found Riess about 25 minutes after they got a tip from someone who spotted her at a resta
  
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• Tesla Factory Safety Under Scrutiny After Worker Is Injured

  21-04-2018 01:14
  Days after a news report focused on conditions at the plant, a California agency said it was investigating an episode that left a millwright’s jaw broken.
  
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• North Korea Suspends Nuclear, Long-Range Missile Tests, Will Close Testing Site

  21-04-2018 00:24
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will suspend nuclear tests and nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles as of Saturday, the country’s state-run news reported Friday. The decision came after a meeting of the ruling Worker’s Party of Korea, BBC News reports.
  “The North will shut down a nuclear test site in the country’s northern side to prove the vow to suspend nuclear test,” North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency said, accordi
  
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