Prosecutors said one of the five people charged in connection with the
take-over robbery at a Nordstrom Rack department store in Westchester raped one of the female hostages.
Prosecutors offered no details. But a district attorney's office spokeswoman said the victim was sexually assaulted "multiple times."
Raymond Sherman Jr., 34, who authorities said was the most violent in the group,...
Jan
16
French and Malian Ground Troops Confront Islamists in Seized Town
Label: WorldEric Feferberg/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesFrench soldiers rode in armored vehicles as they left Bamako and started their deployment to the north of Mali on Wednesday. BAMAKO, Mali — French soldiers battled armed Islamist occupiers of a desert village in central Mali on Wednesday, a Malian army colonel said, in the first direct ground combat involving Western troops since France launched its...
“GameStick” and NVIDIA “Project SHIELD” Consoles-in-a-Controller on Their Way
Label: TechnologyBoth GameStick and NVIDIA’s Project Shield are upcoming game consoles the size of a game controller, which can hook up to a larger display. Both are powered by Android, Google‘s open-source operating system that’s normally used on smartphones and tablets. And both have working hardware prototypes already. But one is a $ 99 Kickstarter project by an indie group, while the other has the backing of two...
Channing & Jenna Dewan-Tatum Take Pregnant Pause for Dog Walk
Label: Lifestyle People Pets 01/16/2013 at 12:50 PM EST Channing and Jenna Dewan-Tatum with dogs Lulu and Meeka All Access Photo/Splash News Online Pregnancy sure isn't slowing down Jenna Dewan-Tatum!The American Horror Story actress, who has stayed active while expecting, was...
ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
Label: HealthSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in convenience stores, bars and on college campuses.From 2007 to 2011, the government estimates the number of emergency room visits involving...
L.A. councilman seeks ban on large-capacity gun magazines
Label: Business Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian wants the city to explore the feasibility of banning the possession of high-capacity...
Jan
15
Deadly Explosions Hit Aleppo University
Label: WorldA series of deadly explosions struck the Aleppo University campus in Syria on Tuesday, antigovernment activists and Syrian state television reported, in what appeared to be a major expansion of the violent struggle for control of the largest city in the nearly two-year-old Syrian conflict. Each side blamed the other for the blasts. Antigovernment activists also reported that violence convulsed...
The Biggest Loser's Alison Sweeney Blogs: We're All to Blame for Childhood Obesity
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch The Biggest Loser By Alison Sweeney 01/15/2013 at 12:10 PM EST Alison Sweeney hosts NBC's The Biggest Loser and is the award-winning star of Days of Our Lives, in addition to being an author, director, producer, wife and mom. Like she has for the past two seasons, Alison will blog each week about the...
Experts: Proposed NY gun law might hinder therapy
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Mental health experts say a proposed New York state gun control law might interfere with treatment of potentially dangerous people and even discourage them from seeking help.One provision would require therapists and doctors to tell government authorities if they believe a patient is likely to harm himself or others. That could lead to revoking a patient's gun permit and seizing the...
Man kills wife, leave her body in casino, police allege
Label: BusinessAbout L.A. NowL.A. Now is the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news section for Southern California. It is produced by more than 80 reporters and editors in The Times’ Metro section, reporting from the paper’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters as well as bureaus in Costa Mesa, Long Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Riverside, Ventura and West Los Angeles.Have a story tip for L.A. Now?Can I call...
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