Jamie Oliver leads drive to buy misshapen fruit and vegetables

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Thousands ring in new year at Grand Park party in downtown L.A.

For the second year in a row, several thousand people rang in the new year at a free public celebration at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles.



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Man missing since Dec. 24 last seen in Marina Del Rey

Authorities are searching for a 71-year-old man who has been missing since Dec. 24.



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New rules for healthy school dinners

New rules for school meals in England come into force in the new term, restricting how often fried food can be served and promoting drinking water.



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New year, new you... new fitness band

Why I love to hate my fitness band



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Police in New Jersey Kill Man During Traffic Stop

Police in Bridgeton, N.J. said a handgun was recovered after Jerame Reid was shot dead Tuesday, but a witness said he had his hands up.





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Court Overturns Conviction After Prosecutor Recites 'Dixie'

Idaho officials are considering whether to appeal a ruling tossing out the conviction of a black man because the prosecutor quoted "Dixie" at trial.

















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Derek Fisher stays upbeat as first-year coach of beat-up Knicks

Derek Fisher stood expressionless on the Staples Center sideline for most of another dreary afternoon. His hands were usually buried in his pockets, emerging only to greet his players with encouraging pats or high-fives.



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As conference play begins, Pac-12 basketball is at bottom of power hierarchy

It was there for the taking. After years of the Pac-12 Conference toiling at the bottom of the power league hierarchy, and six seasons without a Final Four bid, respectability was in reach.



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Carolyn Hax: Advice from readers on romantic gifts, holiday-scheduling stress

While I’m away, readers give the advice.On romantic gifts:When my husband passed away a few years ago, I could count on one hand the number of times he had given me flowers or candy, the typical “tokens of affection,” although I had certainly mentioned that I would like to get some, as my friends did. However, on the first bitter, blustery day after his death, I was reminded that for 20 years I could also count on one hand the times I had scraped my own windshield, headed for work in a cold car when the outdoor temp was below freezing, or pumped my own gas in the sleet or snow. Those loving gestures — unasked for and, I confess, often taken for granted — were my roses and chocolates.Read full article >>

















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Babies of addicts 'display problems'

Babies born to drug-addicted mothers have significant developmental and vision problems at six months old, a Scottish study has found.



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Gov. Brown names Pamela Ahlin head of psychiatric hospital system

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday named Pamela Ahlin the new director of California's psychiatric hospital system.



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Indonesia AirAsia crash recovery efforts continue

Amid signs that debris from Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 had scattered upon impact with the Java Sea, recovery teams expanded their search for bodies and wreckage Thursday morning in stormy conditions.



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It doesn't take much for Clippers to hammer the Knicks, 99-78

If they kept up the pace and kept applying the pressure, the Clippers had to figure the dreadful New York Knicks at some point would succumb.



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No plans for California to make up for expiring 'Medicaid fee bump'

California officials have no plans to make up for an expiring federal pay incentive designed to entice doctors to treat low-income patients.



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Sonar Appears to Show Wreck of AirAsia Jet on Ocean Floor

Indonesian rescue teams said Wednesday they may have found the wreck of a downed AirAsia plane on the ocean floor off Borneo.

















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Suspect's death results in $8-million jury award

A Long Beach civil jury Wednesday awarded $8 million to the family of a man whose lawyers argued that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies choked him during a violent struggle in Compton.



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Tsunami survivors ride Rose Parade float showing U.S.-Japan friendship

Even three years later, high school student Yui Karino can't think about Japan's 2011 tsunami without bursting into tears. The massive undersea earthquake that sent towering black waves into her town engulfed the local elementary school, carrying away her younger sister, Ai, and more than 70 of...



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Palm Trees and Snow: Freezing Weather Bites the West

There was snow in southern California and chilly temperatures in Las Vegas as 80 percent of the country fell below freezing Wednesday.





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Sharks shut down the Ducks, 3-0, in Corey Perry's return

Antti Niemi earned his 30th NHL shutout, and third of the season, with 28 saves, Joe Pavelski scored his second goal of the game during a two-man advantage, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-0, on Wednesday night.



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Thursday's TV highlights: 'Great Performances' and more

Customized TV Listings are available here: http://ift.tt/17HIuBW



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Clippers Coach Doc Rivers unhappy with report that team isn't happy

Clippers Coach Doc Rivers grew perturbed when asked about a story that claimed there is discontent among his players.



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Big crowds expected at tonight's New Year's Eve party in Grand Park

Organizers are preparing for big crowds to descend on the Civic Center in downtown L.A. tonight for the second annual free New Year's Eve celebration at Grand Park.



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95-Year-Old Newlywed Dies After Wife Taken Away

Eddie Harrison died in Virginia Tuesday after suffering from influenza, weeks after his 95-year-old was taken away by family members in Florida.





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World Briefing: Ebola Still Spreading, W.H.O. Reports

The Ebola virus is still spreading in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, and the worldwide toll from the outbreak stood at 7,905 deaths among 20,206 known cases at year’s end, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

















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National Briefing | Science: New C.D.C. Job Overseeing Laboratory Safety

A new job title — chief of laboratory safety — will be created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency announced Wednesday.

















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Fines Total $26 Million for Polluters in China

The fine was the biggest of any Chinese pollution case and seemed to signal that officials are trying to crack down on businesses that have degraded China’s land, water and air.





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The New Health Care: New Enrollment Numbers Show Importance of Coming Supreme Court Case

The subsidies that the court may eradicate are helping a large majority of HealthCare.gov customers pay for their health insurance.





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Edward Herrmann dies at 71; actor often played Franklin D. Roosevelt

Edward Herrmann, an Emmy- and Tony-winning actor who portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt, narrated History Channel documentaries and became a prime-time television star in the long-running series "Gilmore Girls," died Wednesday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was 71.



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Strength from the sea; poetry, too

Navy tradition holds that the first entry in a ship's deck log each year must be in verse.



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Rose Bowl features contrasting Heisman winners in Mariota, Winston

One Heisman is bursting out of his jersey, all smiles and certainty.



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'Why Is America Like This?' Rallies Over Cop Killings Usher in 2015

Protests of police killings of African-Americans were already underway in several major U.S. cities, with police ramping up for more.

















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With no D.C. brinkmanship in 2014, economy boomed

The economy boomed through most of last year, a time when the nation's capital was devoid of major budget fights and threats of government shutdown.



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There's a lot at stake for Oregon, Florida State in Rose Bowl

Florida State hasn't lost a football game in more than two years, winning 29 straight since a defeat to Florida in November of 2012.



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Boise State grinds out victory over Arizona, 38-30, in Fiesta Bowl

The Boise State Broncos are no longer just trick-play ponies.



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U.S. bull market rolled on in 2014, but investors got pickier

Investment success in 2014 was mostly about keeping it simple. That may not be a bad way to go in 2015, either.



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New L.A. police union president guided by bitter lessons in the past

Craig Lally, the incoming president of the union that represents Los Angeles police officers, has a newspaper article from 1992 framed on his office wall.



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Companies recast office break room as collaborative workspace

For generations, office kitchens were hidden out of sight, an unloved necessity kept stark to ensure that workers didn't linger.



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In 2014, racial tension over policing reached a breaking point

It was a year of grand juries and smashed windows, of tear gas and video evidence, and of boisterous demands for police reform in Los Angeles, New York, Oakland and Ferguson, Mo., as crowds cried, "Black lives matter."



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Lithuanians embrace Eurozone as shield against threats from Russia

Lithuania joined the community of European nations using the euro common currency as New Year's Day was welcomed in the former Soviet Baltic state, among the smallest and poorest in the 19-member Eurozone.



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Exonerated Wyoming prisoner pins hopes on compensation legislation

When DNA evidence exonerated Andrew "A.J." Johnson of rape after 24 years in prison, he got his picture in the paper and his freedom.



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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Castaic, Calif.

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening eight miles from Castaic, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:27 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles.



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U.S. 'Strongly' Condemns Cuba Detention of Activists

The U.S. State Department early Wednesday condemned reports that Cuba detained several activists ahead of a free speech rally on Tuesday.

















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Boys' basketball: Fairfax (10-0) wins tournament title behind Lorne Currie

Fairfax Coach Harvey Kitani said weeks ago he truly liked his team, and after the first month of the season, his instincts have proven correct. The Lions ended 2014 with a 10-0 record won their division championship in the Torrey Pines tournament on Tuesday with a 56-51 win over No. 1-ranked...



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Sierra Nevada snowpack levels are greater than a year ago

Measurements of Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tuesday showed more snow than surveyors recorded a year ago. But state water officials said it was far from enough to signal a potential end to California's continuing drought.



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New year's resolution tips: 'This year I will be slightly less useless'

Why not make some new year’s resolutions you might actually keep?

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Arts Districts activists encouraged by zoning hearing delay

Arts District residents battling a proposal to rewrite downtown Los Angeles zoning laws to permit up to 1,500 new residential units say they are encouraged by two recent developments.



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Five More Gitmo Transfers as Official in Charge Steps Down

Clifford Sloan, the Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, leaves his position at the State Department as five more detainees are transferred.





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