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Private Warhol collection stolen from L.A. home
Authorities are looking for art thieves who made off with a collection of Andy Warhol paintings from a private residence last week, police in Los Angeles, California, said Friday. The stolen pieces included large pop-art portraits of several famous athletes, including tennis pro Chris Evert, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, soccer legend Pel and Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Seaver, police said
California cemetery accused of desecrating remains
One of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the Los Angeles, California, area has been accused of desecrating the remains of those buried there, according to a lawsuit. The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that employees at Eden Memorial Park, in Mission Hills, California, “intentionally, willfully and secretly desecrated the remains of deceased individuals,” often moving them to make room for new remains
5 schoolgirls die in stampede in India
At least five schoolgirls died in a stampede Thursday at a government school in New Delhi, police said. Former Republican Assemblyman Mike Duvall was at an appropriations committee meeting in July when a microphone picked up his licentious conversation
Steve Jobs returns, introduces new iPods
The rumored Beatles songs were a no-show, but Steve Jobs — Apple’s own rock star — is back.
What news to expect from Apple today?
If there’s anything the tech community likes more than a special media event from Apple, it’s the chance to speculate about one.
Fred becomes a hurricane; Tropical Storm Linda strengthens
Fred strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night — the second of the Atlantic season, the National Hurricane Center reported. “Fred is now a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale,” the center said
Bill designating ‘Harvey Milk Day’ draws fire
Amid conservative opposition, a bill that would designate a day of “significance” in California for slain gay politician Harvey Milk is heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk.
Sheriff: Bone fragment found near Garrido home ‘probably human’
Bone fragment found near the California home where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years is “probably human,” a sheriff’s spokesman said Tuesday. Investigators said they found the bone last week on a neighbor’s property in an area that Dugard’s accused captor and rapist, Philip Garrido, had access to
Bay Bridge reopens ahead of schedule
Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday — a day ahead of schedule — after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure’s east span. Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m