Pimco rehires 2 former executives, shoring up management after turmoil

Pacific Investment Management Co. rehired two former executives who had left amid management turmoil earlier this year, a move that bolsters the bond giant's investment bench after the abrupt departure last month of high-profile bond manager Bill Gross....

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Irvine man convicted of killing father to visit Internet girlfriend

A jury on Wednesday convicted an Irvine man of killing his father so he could meet up with his Internet girlfriend in Ohio. Steven Bruno, 23, a former Corona del Mar High School student, shot his father in the chest and head in August 2012 before fleeing...

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Irvine man convicted of killing father to visit Internet girlfriend

A jury on Wednesday convicted an Irvine man of killing his father so he could meet up with his Internet girlfriend in Ohio. Steven Bruno, 23, a former Corona del Mar High School student, shot his father in the chest and head in August 2012 before fleeing...

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Irvine man convicted of killing father to visit Internet girlfriend

A jury on Wednesday convicted an Irvine man of killing his father so he could meet up with his Internet girlfriend in Ohio. Steven Bruno, 23, a former Corona del Mar High School student, shot his father in the chest and head in August 2012 before fleeing...

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Pimco rehires 2 former executives, shoring up management after turmoil

Pacific Investment Management Co. rehired two former executives who had left amid management turmoil earlier this year, a move that bolsters the bond giant's investment bench after the abrupt departure last month of high-profile bond manager Bill Gross....

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Robot sales clerk? 'OSHbot' to debut in San Jose

Lowe's Companies Inc. thinks it knows how to make your shopping experience easier: robots. This holiday season, the home improvement company is introducing two robots at a San Jose Orchard Supply Hardware store. The so-called OSHbots will help shoppers...

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Pyeongchang says it will be ready for 2018 Winter Olympics

Organizers for the 2018 Winter Olympics have broken ground on a $125-million speed-skating rink and say they are on track to complete all six of their new venues by early 2017. In addition to the facilities under construction, South Korea will make...

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Robot sales clerk? 'OSHbot' to debut in San Jose

Lowe's Companies Inc. thinks it knows how to make your shopping experience easier: robots. This holiday season, the home improvement company is introducing two robots at a San Jose Orchard Supply Hardware store. The so-called OSHbots will help shoppers...

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Robot sales clerk? 'OSHbot' to debut in San Jose

Lowe's Companies Inc. thinks it knows how to make your shopping experience easier: robots. This holiday season, the home improvement company is introducing two robots at a San Jose Orchard Supply Hardware store. The so-called OSHbots will help shoppers...

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Pyeongchang says it will be ready for 2018 Winter Olympics

Organizers for the 2018 Winter Olympics have broken ground on a $125-million speed-skating rink and say they are on track to complete all six of their new venues by early 2017. In addition to the facilities under construction, South Korea will make...

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Fight brewing over Boston Olympic bid

A group of civic leaders who want to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston has unveiled its new website, but apparently the vision does not appeal to everyone in the community. A day before the Internet debut, a group called No Boston Olympics sent...

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Jerry Leiber's beachfront Craftsman sells in Venice

The oceanfront home in Venice where late rock 'n' roll lyricist Jerry Leiber took out the papers and the trash has sold for $9.8 million. The Craftsman-style house sits on a corner lot along the sand. The double lot includes a garden and lawn – a noteworthy...

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Jerry Leiber's beachfront Craftsman sells in Venice

The oceanfront home in Venice where late rock 'n' roll lyricist Jerry Leiber took out the papers and the trash has sold for $9.8 million. The Craftsman-style house sits on a corner lot along the sand. The double lot includes a garden and lawn – a noteworthy...

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Juergen Klinsmann a finalist for FIFA World Coach of the Year

Juergen Klinsmann, who led the U.S. national team to the Round of 16 in last summer's World Cup, is one of 10 finalists for FIFA's World Coach of the Year award. Other candidates for the honor include Klinsmann protege Joachim Loew, who led Germany...

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Piano and koto meet in 'Strings and Serpents'

"Strings and Serpents," which was presented at REDCAT Sunday evening, combines an intrepid Canadian and French jazz piano duo and an adventurous Japanese koto duo with everyday video animation and exotic Aboriginal myth and maybe a few other things I...

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Scouting director Logan White leaving Dodgers for Padres

Logan White, the scouting director who drafted Clayton Kershaw and signed Yasiel Puig, is leaving the Dodgers to join the San Diego Padres, according to a person familiar with the situation. White will be a senior advisor to Padres General Manager A.J....

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Woman killed, four others injured in two Watts shootings

A woman was killed and four others seriously injured in Watts late Sunday in two shootings that occurred within an hour of each other, police said. The woman, identified as 29-year-old Samika Griggley, was shot in the head about 9:20 p.m. near 114th...

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Scouting director Logan White leaving Dodgers for Padres

Logan White, the scouting director who drafted Clayton Kershaw and signed Yasiel Puig, is leaving the Dodgers to join the San Diego Padres, according to a person familiar with the situation. White will be a senior advisor to Padres General Manager A.J....

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Scouting director Logan White leaving Dodgers for Padres

Logan White, the scouting director who drafted Clayton Kershaw and signed Yasiel Puig, is leaving the Dodgers to join the San Diego Padres, according to a person familiar with the situation. White will be a senior advisor to Padres General Manager A.J....

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Clippers week in review: A look at the top headlines from last week

The Clippers finished their exhibition season Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. They went 2-6 in preseason play. Their season opener is Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But before they play the Thunder, starting a stretch of four...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters gala nets Katherine Heigl

The event: The "Big Bash" at the Beverly Hilton, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, turned out to be so inspiring that Katherine Heigl volunteered on the spot to mentor a teen speaker. And no wonder the young woman found...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters gala nets Katherine Heigl

The event: The "Big Bash" at the Beverly Hilton, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, turned out to be so inspiring that Katherine Heigl volunteered on the spot to mentor a teen speaker. And no wonder the young woman found...

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Frequent travelers give TSA low marks despite PreCheck expansion

The Transportation Security Administration is falling flat in its efforts to win the hearts of frequent fliers. Nearly 86% of frequent fliers surveyed said the agency is doing a "poor" or a "fair" job. And that's after the expansion of a popular program...

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Frequent travelers give TSA low marks despite PreCheck expansion

The Transportation Security Administration is falling flat in its efforts to win the hearts of frequent fliers. Nearly 86% of frequent fliers surveyed said the agency is doing a "poor" or a "fair" job. And that's after the expansion of a popular program...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters gala nets Katherine Heigl

The event: The "Big Bash" at the Beverly Hilton, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, turned out to be so inspiring that Katherine Heigl volunteered on the spot to mentor a teen speaker. And no wonder the young woman found...

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Scouting report: Uni garlic bread, lobster rolls at Playa Provisions' Dockside

Chef: "Top Chef" runner-up Brooke Williamson and her husband and partner Nick Roberts. The two also own Hudson House and the Tripel.  Concept: Four different concepts in one space, just off the water in Playa del Rey. In the front you...

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Little Big Town revisits the song doctor on 'Pain Killer'

"They say you are who you hang with," Kimberly Schlapman declares on the new album by Little Big Town, and for this coed country group, that's turned out to be a boon. Once viewed as a kind of lower-wattage version of Lady Antebellum – strummy acoustic...

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Little Big Town revisits the song doctor on 'Pain Killer'

"They say you are who you hang with," Kimberly Schlapman declares on the new album by Little Big Town, and for this coed country group, that's turned out to be a boon. Once viewed as a kind of lower-wattage version of Lady Antebellum – strummy acoustic...

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Little Big Town revisits the song doctor on 'Pain Killer'

"They say you are who you hang with," Kimberly Schlapman declares on the new album by Little Big Town, and for this coed country group, that's turned out to be a boon. Once viewed as a kind of lower-wattage version of Lady Antebellum – strummy acoustic...

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Classic Hollywood: Honoring Jay Ward of Bullwinkle and Rocky fame

In fall 1961, TV animation pioneer Jay Ward was awaiting NBC's prime-time launch of "The Bullwinkle Show" — his clever, satirical series that appealed to children and adult sensibilities. The series revolving around the naive but resourceful squirrel...

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Wine review: 2012 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir

A glorious full-bodied, velvety Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley that tastes of Santa Rosa plums, sweet spices and a smidgen of earth. Just smell the bouquet: It tells you volumes about the wine. The 2012 is a big Pinot, 14.4% alcohol, but it's...

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Wine review: 2012 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir

A glorious full-bodied, velvety Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley that tastes of Santa Rosa plums, sweet spices and a smidgen of earth. Just smell the bouquet: It tells you volumes about the wine. The 2012 is a big Pinot, 14.4% alcohol, but it's...

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Wine review: 2012 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir

A glorious full-bodied, velvety Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley that tastes of Santa Rosa plums, sweet spices and a smidgen of earth. Just smell the bouquet: It tells you volumes about the wine. The 2012 is a big Pinot, 14.4% alcohol, but it's...

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Serena and Venus Williams get apology from Russian tennis official

The Russian tennis official who made derogatory remarks about Serena and Venus Williams, referring them as "brothers," has sent them a personal message. "He has reached out to apologize to both myself and my sister," Serena Williams told the Associated...

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Serena and Venus Williams get apology from Russian tennis official

The Russian tennis official who made derogatory remarks about Serena and Venus Williams, referring them as "brothers," has sent them a personal message. "He has reached out to apologize to both myself and my sister," Serena Williams told the Associated...

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Blackwater security guards found guilty in 2007 Baghdad killings

A federal jury Wednesday convicted four former Blackwater security guards who had been charged with killing 14 Iraqis in Baghdad seven years ago in a shooting that became a symbol of U.S. treatment of Iraqi civilians. After nearly 30 days of deliberation,...

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Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski now NBC's lead figure-skating broadcasters

Calling them "breakout stars" from the Sochi Winter Games, NBC Sports has promoted Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its lead broadcast team for figure skating. The former Olympians will work with play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon. "We're excited...

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Attorney for Kings' suspended Slava Voynov: 'There's no crime here'

Craig Renetzky, the attorney for Slava Voynov, said there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against the Kings defenseman, who was arrested early Monday morning after an alleged domestic violence incident in Redondo Beach. Renetzky said...

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Blackwater security guards found guilty in 2007 Baghdad killings

A federal jury Wednesday convicted four former Blackwater security guards who had been charged with killing 14 Iraqis in Baghdad seven years ago in a shooting that became a symbol of U.S. treatment of Iraqi civilians. After nearly 30 days of deliberation,...

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Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski now NBC's lead figure-skating broadcasters

Calling them "breakout stars" from the Sochi Winter Games, NBC Sports has promoted Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its lead broadcast team for figure skating. The former Olympians will work with play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon. "We're excited...

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'The Voice' recap: Battles bring future stars, dragon-slappers

The third night of battle rounds on "The Voice" brought more happiness and heartbreak for this season's talented batch of singers. There were surprising selections, startling steals and sad so longs. In other words, it was business as usual as herds...

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Criminal probe ordered in Russian crash that killed Total CEO

Russian investigators have opened a criminal probe into the fiery crash that killed Total SA chief executive Christophe de Margerie and the three French crewmen piloting his private jet out of a Moscow airport, officials announced on Tuesday. A spokesman...

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Criminal probe ordered in Russian crash that killed Total CEO

Russian investigators have opened a criminal probe into the fiery crash that killed Total SA chief executive Christophe de Margerie and the three French crewmen piloting his private jet out of a Moscow airport, officials announced on Tuesday. A spokesman...

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'The Voice' recap: Battles bring future stars, dragon-slappers

The third night of battle rounds on "The Voice" brought more happiness and heartbreak for this season's talented batch of singers. There were surprising selections, startling steals and sad so longs. In other words, it was business as usual as herds...

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