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8-year-old remains calm despite knife to her chest

AP | Natanyah Garcia says she was afraid she'd die but remained calm as a man grabbed her and held a butcher knife to her chest in the Echo Park Walgreen's.

Thieves swipe $165,000 in jewelry from John Stamos' fiancee

AP |

Police say burglars stole $165,000 in jewelry from a room at the Beverly Hills Hotel that was occupied by actor John Stamos' fiancee.

Wheelchair athlete hurt in marathon gets $4 million

AP |

Former Olympian Craig Blanchette says on the morning of the race, organizers narrowed part of the course by eliminating one lane without telling the racers.

Advancing face-swap technology blurs more lines

Emma Bowman and Lawrence Wu | NPR |

Users are pasting the faces of celebrities onto actors in pornographic videos. And the law can't keep up.

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Judge finds woman not guilty of driving her twin off a cliff

Doreen McCallister | NPR |

Alexandria Duval, who was accused of deliberately driving off a cliff and killing her identical twin sister, Anastasia, was found not guilty of murder.

Missing California woman found on 'The Bachelor'

Amy Held | NPR |

Police didn't have to look far to remove Rebekah Martinez from the missing person list. She has been appearing on TV show since January.

Gun in LA school shooting went off once in backpack

Amanda Lee Myers and Mike Balsamo | AP |

Detectives are trying to figure out where the 12-year-old got the gun, which was unregistered, and why she brought it to school. It wasn't clear what made it fire.

Angelenos with pot convictions are on their own

Frank Stoltze |

D.A. Jackie Lacey says she won't dismiss or reduce past marijuana convictions like her counterparts in San Francisco and San Diego are doing.

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4 California lawmakers accused of misconduct; none punished

Kathleen Ronayne | AP |

Documents released Friday show complaints against Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Travis Allen, Sen. Tony Mendoza and Sen. Bob Hertzberg.

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