Socal man sentenced to jail for killing the wife, throwing legs in the garbage
For more than two decades, Jack Potter had deceived people to believe that his dead wife, whose cut legs were…
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Column: Is Kilmar Abrego García a criminal? Great question
Is Kilmar Abrego García a good person? I don't know. In 2021, his wife requested and received a protection order…
Prosecutors, Menéndez's lawyers, face the offer of brothers' freedom
The prosecutors and lawyers of the Los Angeles County for the Menéndez brothers faced themselves during a tense judicial hearing…
American native activist Leonard Peltier released from American prison | Indigenous rights news
The American native activist Leonard Peltier has left a Florida prison after almost five decades after bars, after a commutation…
Former Syrian official arrested in California, accused of torture
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week indicted a former Syrian military officer on several counts of torture…
My surprising date with an ex-convict Hollywood producer
If you had asked me to go on a date with someone who had just gotten out of prison, my…
Alexei Navalny, persecuted to death by Putin, somehow never lost hope
If you've ever wondered what it's like to die from a nerve agent (the type of poison Russian President Vladimir…
Editorial: Three strikes are on the ballot again, in Proposition 36 and the DA race
When California voters adopted the “three strikes” law in 1994, they accelerated a chain of events that ultimately led to…
California adoptive father sentenced to 7 years for abusing child victims of torture
A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he had assigned to care…
Los Angeles mother charged with murder in death of 3-month-old baby
A Porter Ranch mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-month-old baby, authorities said Friday. Jalyn…