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Photoset 1 http://la.indymedia.org/news/2014/07/264917.php PhotoSet 2 http://la.indymedia.org/news/2014/07/264937.php Photoset 3 http://la.indymedia.org/news/2014/07/264957.php As of the date of this article according to the Guardian, there have been 4,010 injuries and 630 civilian deaths amongst the Palestinian population in Gaza and the West ... (more)

Pallbearers carry the casket of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee during his funeral procession at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA March 13, 2014.

A mystery drone was seen hovering over the scene of a massive blaze as it tore through a South Los Angeles charter school Tuesday afternoon.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges against a robbery suspect accused of fatally shooting his accomplice during a botched store heist in El Sereno.

About 25 firefighters were battling a blaze that tore through a South Los Angeles charter school Tuesday, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the air.

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a star-heavy lineup amid increased festival jockeying for the most plum premieres of Hollywood's fall season.

Forbes magazine reports Downey is the highest paid actor in Hollywood for the second straight year, estimating the "Iron Man" star earned $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, which is about the same amount as he earned last year.

Family members are grieving over the death of a loved one who was beaten by two attackers at a Metro train station.

A demolition project of an unused bridge will close a key intersection near the Los Angeles International Airport from Friday night through Monday morning.

Police tape closes off access to the parking structure at the Target store at Sepulveda Boulevard and Hatteras Street in Van Nuys after a man died when he was stabbed and possibly shot around 5 a.m. Customers were able to enter the structure to the south on Sepulveda.

A man was fatally shot inside his car in Van Nuys early today and the suspected gunman was taken into custody, police said.

No progress was made on Ballmer's bid to buy the L.A. Clippers, but ESPN reports it was otherwise a "friendly conversation."

An American-born Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza over the weekend died for a cause he was passionate about and committed to after a birthright trip to Israel, a Jewish Federation official said Monday.

In the midst of a 24-hour fundraising swing through Los Angeles, President Barack Obama will speak Thursday at Los Angeles Trade- Technical College, and a limited number of free tickets will be available to the public beginning tomorrow.

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Charlie "Bird" Parker has been called the greatest saxophonist who ever lived, a jazz legend who not only spearheaded the bebop movement but also laid the foundations of modern jazz. He was also a party animal.

The problem was reported about 12:25 a.m. in locations that included Melrose and Fairfax Avenues, said Gale Harris of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

When economic times are tough, it's not only humans who suffer. Job loss and foreclosure have consequences for four-legged companions as well: The worse off people are, the more family pets are abandoned or turned in to shelters.