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A 38-year-old man suspected of perpetrating a series of burglaries in Los Angeles and Riverside counties was being held today in lieu of $120,000 bail.

Actor Will Smith was banned today from attending any Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events -- including the Academy Awards -- for 10 years.

New Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho presented his 100-day plan to the City Council today  -- saying it will include developing a five-year strategic road map that has not existed in the district for more than seven years.

A man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles today.

A 25-year-old man was behind bars today in connection with a follow-home robbery in Los Angeles, and authorities sought the public's help to identify three additional suspects.

A 31-year-old man police think may be a suspect in an attempted abduction of a teenage girl was arrested following an nearly hourlong chase today.

A man convicted of forcible rape, burglary and other counts for an early morning attack on a woman in the bedroom of her Santa Monica apartment was sentenced today to 100 years to life in state prison.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said today it is working with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to take a reputed gang member -- who was mistakenly released from jail this week -- back into custody on charges stemming from the shooting of Lady Gaga's dogwalker.

Comedian Chris Rock kept Will Smith's name out of his mouth during a stand-up show at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, only making a brief reference to being slapped by the actor at last month's Oscars.

Qualifying will be held today for the featured IndyCar race of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach along with the conclusion of the drifting competition and a concert by Royal Machines, self-described as ``Rock's greatest all-star band.''