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Los Angeles Times - Top News: Metrolink train hits 3 pedestrians, killing 2

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:16:00 -0400

A section of railroad tracks in south Orange County where two people were struck and killed by a Metrolink train Thursday is near a park that is frequented by teenagers and young adults drinking and taking drugs, a neighbor said.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Obama urges Florida pastor to drop plan to burn Koran on 9/11 anniversary

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:13:00 -0400

The president says the protest would be a 'recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda.' The White House looks at ways to stop the burning, and the State Department warns overseas travelers to be careful.

President Obama on Thursday joined the growing chorus of top U.S. officials calling on a Florida pastor to abandon his plans to stage a Koran burning on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Iran to release one of 3 imprisoned American hikers, official says

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:08:00 -0400

It's not clear who will be let go, but observers say it's likely to be Sarah Shourd. She, Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer were arrested in July 2009 after possibly straying into Iranian territory while hiking.

One of three Americans jailed in Iran last year after straying into Iranian territory during a hiking trip will be released from prison Saturday, an Iranian official said Thursday.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Britney Spears denies child mistreatment allegations, saying L.A. County already investigated them

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:32:00 -0400

Britney Spears is denying allegations in a sexual-harassment lawsuit filed by a former bodyguard alleging that she mistreated her two children, saying L.A. County social workers investigated and found no wrongdoing.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Emanuel would be 'excellent' mayor of Chicago, Obama says

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:12:00 -0400

But the president predicts that his chief of staff won't make a decision about seeking the office until after the November congressional elections.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel would do a good job as Chicago mayor, President Obama said in an interview Thursday morning, but he predicted Emanuel's decision about whether to seek the office likely wouldn't come until after the November congressional elections.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Suicide car bomber kills 15, injures 133 in Russia

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:54:00 -0400

The driver attacked a market in North Ossetia. No one immediately claimed responsibility.

A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 15 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst terror attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Obama calls on minister to cancel plan to burn Koran

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:41:00 -0400

He says the act would be a 'recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda.'

President Obama exhorted a Florida minister Thursday to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Villaraigosa defends police action in Westlake, says officers 'acted with bravery'

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:11:00 -0400

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday offered a vigorous defense of the officers who were involved in Sunday's fatal police shooting of a man holding a knife, saying they were heroes who "acted with bravery."

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Protesters heckle LAPD chief at meeting in Westlake

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400

Police struggle to calm an angry crowd outside the meeting. Two days of protests and violent skirmishes had preceded Wednesday night's meeting over the police slaying Sunday of a day laborer.

After two days of protests and violent skirmishes, Los Angeles police officials struggled again Wednesday evening to calm anger in the wake of the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man by an officer.

Los Angeles Times - Top News: Clinton says Mexico drug wars starting to look like insurgency

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400

Her comments reflect a striking shift in public comment by the Obama administration about the violence and come as U.S. officials weigh a large increase in aid to Mexico to help fight the cartels.

Mexico's violent drug cartels increasingly resemble an insurgency with the power to challenge the government's control of wide swaths of its own soil, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.