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…
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NORWALK — Honoring veterans past and present was the theme of the annual Veterans Day program Nov. 11 on the north lawn of City Hall, but speakers took note of the divisive election Nov. 8 and called for efforts to bring the country together under the Constitution which veterans have fought to uphold. “This is…
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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