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Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Spector's lawyer goes negative -- on his own client

In an effort to counteract female witnesses who say the murder defendant terrorized them with guns, the defense in the retrial says Spector also brandished firearms at men.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Man dead, girl wounded in South L.A. shooting

Investigators are searching for the gunmen responsible for the attack in the 800 block of West 97th Street.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Bombs kill at least 34 in Iraq

A car bombing and two suicide bombings target were police recruits in Baghdad and U.S. and Iraqi security forces in Mosul.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Stocks fall sharply on consumer spending worries

NEW YORK -- Investors uneasy about the holiday shopping season gave back some of Wall Street's recent gains today, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 360 points. While initial ...

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:35 UTC

Government coffers feel drop in auto sales

Purchases are a huge part of sales taxes collected by city, county and state governments.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:34 UTC

Pakistan dismisses claims that Mumbai attackers were trained by Pakistani militants

Officials say Indian investigators' assertions that a Pakistani group taught the attackers are unfounded. But Indian officials say the surviving gunman detailed the training by Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 16:34 UTC

Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet

CHICAGO -- President-elect Barack Obama today announced a foreign policy team led by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates -- both early ...

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 05:02 UTC

After Mumbai attacks, Israel debates protection for Chabad Houses

'There's not much we can actually do,' says an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman. 'Not only is it not governmental, it's not even Israeli.'

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 05:02 UTC

North Korea clamps down on border crossings as rift with South worsens

Pyongyang makes good on its threat and begins halting tourism and severely curbing trade traffic. Analysts say move may be a signal to Obama too.

Los Angeles Times, 01.12.08 05:02 UTC

First AME pastor apologizes to congregation for alleged misspending

At Sunday services, John J. Hunter says he regrets any embarrassment caused by the public airing of an audit's finding that he used church credit cards for personal purchases.