Serial killer stalked, killed 3 young mothers at bars, LAPD says

Authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a 72-year-old man who they allege is a serial killer responsible for the slayings of at least three women in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Officials would not elaborate on the backgrounds of the victims but said all three had children.Los Angeles Police Department detectives allege that Samuel Little preyed on women in downtown and Central L.A.,...

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Supporters Back Strike at Newspaper in China

James Pomfret/ReutersDemonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of Southern Weekend Monday in Guangzhou, China. BEIJING — Hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of a newspaper office in southern China on Monday to show their support for journalists who had declared a strike to protest what they called overbearing censorship by provincial propaganda officials. The journalists,...

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LG kicks off CES with 55-inch ‘ultra-HD’ TV

LAS VEGAS (AP) — LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports “ultrahigh-definition” resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show.The model announced Monday is the smallest in a 2013 lineup that includes 65-inch and 84-inch versions. But the smaller size...

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Carrie Underwood Tweets Support for Husband Mike Fisher After NHL Lockout Ends

By Maggie Coughlan 01/07/2013 at 03:00 PM EST Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood Steve Marcus/Landov Most hockey fans are thrilled the 113-day NHL lockout is over.Carrie Underwood? Not so much. Although Underwood – who has been married to professional hockey player...

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Organ donations fall in Germany after scandal

BERLIN (AP) — Organ donations have dropped sharply in Germany following a scandal over alleged corruption at several transplant clinics.The German Foundation for Organ Transplantation says the number of organs donated fell almost 13 percent to 3,917 last year, the lowest figure in a decade.Several German clinics are being investigated over allegations that doctors manipulated waiting lists to help...

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LAPD officers allegedly forced women to have sex with them

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers are under investigation for allegedly preying on women over a period of five years, luring them into an unmarked car and forcing them to perform sex acts, according to court records.Detectives from the LAPD’s internal affairs unit suspect that Officers Luis Valenzuela and James Nichols targeted at least four women whom they had arrested previously...

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Assad Says Syria ‘Accepts Advice but Not Orders’

BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, sounding defiant, confident and, to critics, out of touch with the magnitude of his people’s grievances, proposed Sunday what he called a plan to resolve the country’s 21-month uprising with a new constitution and cabinet. But he offered no new acknowledgment of the gains by the rebels fighting against him, the excesses of his government...

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Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter

KUWAIT (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media.According to the verdict on Sunday, published by online newspaper Alaan, a tweet written by Rashid Saleh al-Anzi in October “stabbed the rights and powers of the Emir”...

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Bradley Cooper's Fans Sing 'Happy Birthday' in Palm Springs

Caught in the Act 01/06/2013 at 03:00 PM EST Bradley Cooper didn't necessarily have the wildest of birthday celebrations, but his special day certainly didn't go unnoticed.The Silver Linings Playbook star, who turned 38 on Saturday, was greeted by a slew of screaming fans when he arrived on the red carpet at...

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LAPD cops allegedly forced women to have sex in their cars

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers are under investigation for allegedly preying on women over a period of five years, luring them into an unmarked car and forcing them to perform sex acts, according to court records.Detectives from the LAPD’s internal affairs unit suspect that Officers Luis Valenzuela and James Nichols targeted at least four women whom they had arrested previously...

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