LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 9 to pay out a total of $3.25 million to two mothers who alleged — in unrelated lawsuits — that deputies staged their young sons’ suicides to cover up fatal beatings in county jails. John Horton, 22, was found hanging in his cell in the…
Read moreLOS ANGELES — Retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., introduced a bill Nov. 15 that would scrap the Electoral College and determine the winner of presidential elections by the outcome of the popular vote. Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the Electoral College, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton currently leads the popular vote by nearly 1 million…
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LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of students from area high schools — mostly on the Eastside — walked out of class Nov. 14 and took part in a peaceful march in protest of Donald Trump’s election as president. The walkout marked the sixth consecutive day of protests over the results of the Nov. 8 presidential election.…
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