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SYLMAR (CBSLA.com) — A 22-year-old Army veteran was fatally shot early Sunday morning while celebrating his homecoming from Afghanistan. According to the Sylmar Police Department, the girlfriend of Francisco Garcia threw a party Saturday evening at her home located on Dronfield Street to celebrate his return. Around 2:00 a.m. Sunday, those who attended the party moved up the street to a different location. Officers explained Garcia was standing on the sidewalk, North of Astoria Street, when two cars stopped near Sylmar High School. A Hispanic man reportedly exited a dark SUV and proceeded to smash a beer bottle on the...

The majority of people on this site don't live in Texas and don't follow our politics closely, so this is for them: Dan Patrick has been a conservative talk show host for at least 20 years in Houston. He recently branched out and has a number of radio stations in other major Texas cities too. He was happy to be like Rush, an outsider, trying to hold Republicans accountable. But then he got a TASTE of just how corrupt the Republican Party in Texas was (and is, although not nearly as bad after this election). Back maybe 15 or so...

FULL TITLE: Student journalist beaten up by Ferguson protesters in a church because he tried to film meeting ahead of grand jury decision over officer who shot and killed Michael Brown A student journalist claims he was beaten up by a group of activists in Ferguson after they accused him of video recording the meeting. Chris Schaefer posted a video of himself lying in a bed at Christian Hospital Northeast in St Louis, Missouri, after he was allegedly attacked by members of the activist group Lost Voices. The 24-year-old, said he attended a meeting at Greater St. Mark Missionary Church...

In 1997 Stubbs was elected as the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska (population of 900) following a successful write-in campaign by voters who opposed the human candidates. He ran again this year after coming out of his cat-nap of retirement, but unfortunately didn't win. Don't worry Stubbs, you're a winner in our heart.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A private club for thrillseekers in Los Angeles will remain men-only after members took the issue to a vote. On Thursday night, for the first time in its 93-year history, the Adventurers’ Club of L.A. faced the monumental decision of whether to allow women to become members of this males-only institution. A two-thirds vote by the members was required in order to allow women in and change the bylaws. However, members voted with a resounding “no,” according to KCAL9’s Kaj Goldberg. “It was massive resistance. I mean, people stood up. I gave my pitch as to...

Oakland restaurant Conflict Kitchen has closed until further notice after receiving a letter containing death threats, according to a post on its Facebook page... Conflict Kitchen recently has been the focus of controversy over its serving of Palestinian food with anti-Israel messages on the food wrappers.

<p>ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Ferguson’s Halloween power outage was the deliberate act of a vandal. Fox2 has confirmed more than 2,000 homes lost power because of someone who appears to have inside information.</p> <p>Just after 8 p.m. Friday, much of old Ferguson went dark. Pam Reise said, “I was scared for a little bit until it went off. I thought “I’m going to have to turn off my electricity” because I thought it was going to pop.</p>

/begin my excerpts [Between Seoul and Pyongyang: by Ju Sung-ha] Details on the Attempted Assassination of Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang 2014-11-04 03:00:00 A picture on Nov. 3,2012, the day of assassination attempt. Everybody is laughing, following Kim Jong-un, but only Jang Song-thaek (on the left of Kim) is not, holding his hands back and staring forward. From N. Korea’s Central TV.Attempt on Kim Jong-un’s life occurred in Pyongyang, two years ago, on Nov. 3, 2012 Kim Jong-un’s schedule on the day included the tour of Ryu-kyong-won, a multipurpose recreation facility, people’s outdoor skating rinks, and roller-skating rinks, which were nearing...

German newspaper wonders if Hillary Clinton is America’s ‘last hope’ By Colby Itkowitz November 6 at 2:28 PM  You’d be hard pressed to find a postmortem on the 2014 midterms in America that didn’t include analysis of what it would mean for Hillary Clinton’s presidential chances in 2016. Some say her support for losing Democratic candidates hurts her brand. Others say the Republican-controlled Congress will give her something concrete to run against. But perhaps no paper anywhere so blatantly transitioned to 2016 coverage than the taz die tageszeitung (or “taz”), a leftwing daily newspaper in Berlin.

The mother of a 10-year-old Rio Rancho girl who disappeared for three days last week says her daughter spent that time hiding in the neighborhood and in desert open space a mile from their home. Alexandra Greenwall’s disappearance prompted a search by multiple law enforcement agencies that combed the neighborhood and nearby open space areas on foot, in off-road vehicles, in a helicopter and with bloodhounds. She returned home unscathed about 7 p.m. Saturday. Catherine Greenwall Allen said Wednesday that her daughter told her she hid in thick bushes in their central Rio Rancho neighborhood and moved to the open...

ATLANTA, MI- There are no guns to be seen in the county seat this day. And that is the point. Montmorency County is among Michigan's hot beds for concealed handguns. One in 10 adults are licensed to carry. That compares to one in 30 in Kent County. Inside Coach's Corner Bar & Grill, the curved bar is backed by two harried tenders. Outside, two wall posters welcome both Lions Fans and Atlanta visitors. The first advertises Bud Light, the second Miller Lite. A line of bar seats are nearly full at 5 p.m. on a weekday. Tables are more available....

Lisa Ling has teamed up with CNN for her new show, “This is Life with Lisa Ling,” ... On Sunday, the episode will recount Ling’s trip to Santa Fe and her visit to the International Gay Rodeo Association, which today has over 5,000 registered members. The episode was filmed in July and Ling and her crew spent a week in the City Different. “The gay rodeo story was one of my favorites,” she said during an interview. ... What drew Ling to the story is its juxtaposition. Rodeos are controversial to some extent and we really don’t know that there...

Republican congress, Send Bills to the President asap. Pass laws concerning emigration. Force this Presidential incompetent to veto bills and then put the "do nothing" label on him.

State prisons officials say a San Quentin death row inmate convicted of two 1985 murders in Los Angeles has died of natural causes. California’s Department of Corrections says 74-year-old Michael Homick was pronounced dead Wednesday at 11:26 a.m. at a hospital near the prison. ... The couple was killed in an underground garage at their Brentwood condominium after a family gathering to celebrate the end of Yom Kippur.

A Florida man who lost his hands, feet and parts of his limbs to bacterial meningitis has been named a "person of interest" in the fatal shootings of his parents in their Orlando area home, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Police said Sean Petrozzino is not a suspect in the murder of Michael and Nancy Petrozzino, but they are trying to locate him for questioning.

I some other election sweeps the losing party had many resignations. will there be any this time?

Most of the cable news hosts had it at 53/47. Some of us expected a few surprises. Got to give credit to those who saw a 54/55 wipe-out! And where are we now? 54? with a few more red states waiting in the wings? A lot of Rats are feeling so very embarrassed at this point. Poor Joe Biden.

Local reporting puts John Katko (R) ahead of Dan Maffei (D) by 59 to 41%, with 77% of precincts reporting.

FULL TITLE: Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria unleashes an expletive-filled rant at a Bible preacher on the subway in New York Orange Is The New Black actress Lea DeLaria unleashed an expletive-filled rant at a Bible preacher on a New York subway train on Tuesday morning. The outburst was captured by fellow commuters on the train who filmed the 56-year-old actress - who plays Big Boo on the Netflix prison comedy - tell a man he has 'no right' to preach about the Bible on the public train. DeLaria - who is wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with...

COACHELLA (CBSLA.com) — Several gunshots were fired Tuesday at the Islamic Society of Coachella, hitting the building and a vehicle, but no one was injured, authorities said. Police officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired shortly after 5 a.m. along the 84000 block of Avenue 49, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The incident was being investigated as a possible hate crime. The Los Angeles Council on American-Islamic Relations office issued a statement calling for an FBI investigation. “Any time shots are fired at a house of worship, the FBI should offer its resources to local authorities...