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- Murder charges dropped but CA man back in custody YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a man previously accused of murdering his mother and brother in Southern California was released from jail after the charges were dropped, but that he is now in custody of federal immigration officials....
- In Miramonte, questions amid a sense of betrayal LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mr. Berndt's third-grade classroom was up on the second floor, tucked away at the rear of Miramonte Elementary School, its windows looking out onto a playground....
- State pulls license of builder after worker killed MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) -- State officials have suspended the license of the builder of a Milpitas home where a carpenter was buried alive last weekend....
- Calif. casino tribes kick out some members SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two casino-owning tribes in California have thinned their membership ranks over the last several months, cutting off scores of people from a share of casino profits and other benefits of tribal membership....
- Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70....
- Marine's wife killed in Calif. propane explosion COLEVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Military officials say the wife of a U.S. Marine died and a Navy corpsman and his wife were injured in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base....
- Police chief on leave after homeless death retires FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) -- A California police chief announced his retirement Friday, months after coming under fire for the death of homeless man who was badly beaten in a violent confrontation with officers....
- Occupy Oakland protest planned for Saturday OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Occupy Oakland protesters plan to take to the streets again this Saturday, exactly one week after a midday rally turned chaotic leading to hundreds of protesters being arrested hours later and a mass break-in of City Hall....
- Diocese closes purchase of Crystal Cathedral ORANGE, Calif. (AP) -- The Diocese of Orange has closed on its purchase of the shimmering Crystal Cathedral and surrounding 31-acre grounds, putting the iconic building seen as a testament to televangelism in Catholic hands....
- LA school reeling from arrest of 2nd teacher LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A bizarre case at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher was charged with taking bondage-style photographs of children has expanded with the arrest of a second teacher suspected of fondling two girls in his classroom....