A former high school football star who had his rape conviction dismissed plans no legal action against the woman who recanted the sexual assault claim she made 10 years ago. But Brian Banks, 26, does plan to file a claim … Continue reading →

States, eager to save money and adopt alternatives to incarceration, release inmates in record numbers. Is society ready for the surge? By Sean J. Miller, Correspondent, Photos by Tony Avelar / May 20, 2012. Christian Science Monitor Jason Corralez donned a … Continue reading →

By Joel Rubin and Lisa Girion, Los Angeles TimesMay 19, 2012 Shell casings and signals from one of the victim’s cellphones led police to arrest two men in the slayings of two USC graduate students from China — a botched … Continue reading →

CHICAGO — Protesters at the NATO summit meeting clashed with the Chicago police late Sunday as officers tried to disperse thousands of people who had gathered several blocks from the site of the meeting and refused demands to leave. The … Continue reading →

By Richard Winton, Los Angeles TimesMay 16, 2012 The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton police has reached a settlement with the city that will pay her $1 million, officials announced … Continue reading →

video platform The bank robber called the Well-Dressed Bandit is changing his expensive threads for prison garb. Anthony Burgess, 30, of San Diego, was sentenced Tuesday to four years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to the nine bank … Continue reading →

A $2,000 pair of pocket pistols and a military rocket launcher — sans rocket — were among the 1,673 firearms that Los Angeles residents traded in for gift cards in the city’s gun buyback this weekend. Los Angeles police Chief … Continue reading →

Dramatic details emerged from grand jury testimony unsealed in the massacre at the Seal Beach hair salon that left nine people dead. The transcripts, released Thursday, described a desperate scene when the gunman began opening fire in the bloodiest shooting … Continue reading →

The 14-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his father, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent, was angry after being disciplined for misbehaving, according to law enforcement sources. Fueled by anger, the boy grabbed a handgun, sources believe, … Continue reading →

Elected officials are demanding answers after Daniel Chong, a 23-year-old UC San Diego student, was left unattended for five days in a Drug Enforcement Administration detention cell. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) called on U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. … Continue reading →