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Suspect jailed after Fresno Christmas Day chase
FRESNO (AP) -- A man Fresno police say stole a pickup truck, tried to burglarize a home and led officers on a chase is spending Christmas in a jail.
Black Harvard doctor pens memoir of Jim Crow South
BOSTON (AP) -- Growing up in segregated Memphis, Tenn., during the Jim Crow era, Augustus White III knew about those certain places off-limits to him as a black man restrooms, diners and schools.
LAPD says 1 dead, 3 hurt in Echo Park shootings
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police say one person was killed and three others were wounded in an exchange of gunfire on Christmas morning between a group of pedestrians and passengers in a car near Dodger Stadium.
Survey of mountain plover in Calif. set to begin
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A survey set to get under way in January of the mountain plover in California is expected to help federal officials decide whether to list the bird as threatened.
Environmentalists worry Navy will hurt whales
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Environmentalists are worried that plans to expand Navy testing off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts will pose a danger for whales.
Oakland police give gift baskets to 75 families
OAKLAND (AP) -- Dozens of Oakland families are having a happier holiday thanks to the Oakland Police Officer's Association.
Facebook, PayPal tycoon embraces sci-fi future
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In the movie The Social Network, the character of Peter Thiel is played as a slick Master of the Universe, a tech industry king and kingmaker with the savvy to see that a $500,000 investment in Facebook could mint millions later.
Officer, suspect in Fresno police shooting ID'd
FRESNO (AP) -- The officer and carjacking suspect involved in a police shooting in Fresno have been identified.
LA police shoot, kill rifle-toting bicyclist
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police have shot and killed a bicyclist they said rode toward them with a rifle early Christmas morning.
Newborn girl dropped off at LA fire station
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles firefighters received an unusual Christmas delivery at a downtown station this year a baby.
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