Author: Stefanie Dazio
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Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE • A Muslim man from Afghanistan was charged Tuesday with killing two other Muslim men in Albuquerque authorities said, and he is suspected in two similar slayings that sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide. Officials announced the arrest of 51-year-old Muhammad Syed a day after he was taken into custody. Police Chief Harold Medina…
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Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy
LOS ANGELES • Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy. But Alec Baldwin the producer might be, along with several others in leadership positions…
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Woods was driving almost 90 mph when he crashed SUV near L.A.
LOS ANGELES • Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 mph — twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV outside Los Angeles and crashed in a wreck that left the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday. Sheriff Alex Villanueva blamed the Feb. 23…
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USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit
LOS ANGELES • The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, the victims’ lawyers and USC announced Thursday. It’s believed to be a record amount for such a lawsuit. When combined with an earlier settlement…
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Tiger Woods seriously injured in crash on steep LA-area road
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was in the driver’s seat of a mangled SUV that rolled and ended up on its side down a steep roadway in the Los Angeles suburbs Tuesday morning, seatbelt still fastened, both legs seriously injured. He was lucid enough to give his name —“Tiger” — to the sheriff’s deputy who had…
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Man arrested in ambush of 2 Los Angeles County deputies
LOS ANGELES • California investigators have arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month as they sat in their squad car, authorities said Wednesday. Attempted murder charges were filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, District Attorney Jackie Lacey told reporters. Murray was arrested…
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Officials: L.A. deputies shoot, kill Black man who dropped gun
LOS ANGELES • A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation while riding a bike, then ran from police, punched one officer and dropped a bundle that included a gun, authorities said. The Monday afternoon shooting death of Dijon Kizzee in South…
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Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. • A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said. The attacker was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said, and investigators offered no immediate motive.…
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1 dead, several injured in California school shooting
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, leaving one person dead and several others injured before he was taken into custody, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of…
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NTSB: Entire crew was asleep when fatal boat fire started
LOS ANGELES • All six crewmembers were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, federal investigators announced Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report that said…