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LAPD Chief among nation's top cops who ask Congress to ban assault weapons

Top police chiefs across the nation, including LAPD Chief Michel Moore, are calling on federal lawmakers to enact legislation to prevent more mass killings with assault weapons.

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Ridgecrest Earthquake Swayed LA Skyscraper More Than 1 Foot in Each Direction

If you were sitting in the lobby of one particular downtown Los Angeles skyscraper when energy from the magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake arrived, you might have felt a few seconds of light shaking. But up on the 50th floor, the experience was terrifying. 

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Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins seriously injures his knee, sources tell ESPN

Lakers center DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins has sustained a left knee injury described as serious, prompting an initial fear that he has a torn ACL, league sources told ESPN.

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Purdue Pharma sought to divert online readers from critical LA Times series on opioid crisis, records show

Purdue Pharma discussed diverting online readers away from L.A. Times stories about its marketing of OxyContin and the opiois crisis, court recrds show.

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FBI's Los Angeles office issues phone scam warning

The FBI's Los Angeles office warned the public Thursday about a phone scam that fraudulently displays the agency's real telephone number on the victim's caller ID.

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