Topic - Los Angeles Times

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  Between 2 shootings, ICE agents struggled over gun

  A federal agent accused of shooting a supervisor engaged in a serious struggle for his gun with another colleague who subsequently shot and killed him, an official said.

• Newspaper study: Oscar voters mainly white, male

  A study of Academy Awards voters has found that it's not a very diverse group that hands out Hollywood's highest honors.

• Nation Briefs

  Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by an avalanche-safety device, authorities said.

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  1 dead, 1 hurt in Calif. federal building shooting

  A federal immigration agent shot and seriously wounded a co-worker during a Thursday evening workplace confrontation before another agent pulled his weapon and shot the gunman to death inside a Southern California federal building, the FBI said.

• Woman killed by 2 vehicles in LA was ballet dancer

  Renowned former ballet dancer, actress and teacher Zina Bethune was hit by two vehicles and killed after getting out of her car in an apparent attempt to help a wounded animal, authorities said Monday.

• Hefner son arrested in domestic violence case

  Authorities say Hugh Hefner's 21-year-old son has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence in Pasadena.

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  Report: Teacher in L.A. molestation case paid to resign

  The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an appeal of his firing, a newspaper reported Friday.

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  Report: L.A. teacher's aide sent love letters to boy

  Officials at a Los Angeles school rocked by teacher sex-abuse claims are investigating yet another allegation of misconduct, this one involving a teacher's aide accused of sending love letters to an 11-year-old boy.

• Mother of killed actress settles suit with Spector

  A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.

• Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector

  A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.

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  Authorities reveal past complaint about L.A. teacher

  An elementary-school teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities disclosed Thursday.

• Artist Mike Kelley found dead in Los Angeles home

  Mike Kelley, the daring and influential contemporary installation artist who counted the band Sonic Youth and artist Paul McCarthy among his collaborators, has died, police said Wednesday. He was 57.

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  Gay history law on Calif. books, but not in texts

  California's first-of-its-kind "gay history" law went into effect Jan. 1, but so far, educators don't appear to be on the same page.

• 'All in the Family' director John Rich dies at 86

  Television director John Rich, who won an Emmy Award for the memorable "All in the Family" scene showing Sammy Davis Jr. planting a kiss on Archie Bunker, has died in Los Angeles at 86.

• John Rich, director of TV comedies, dies at 86

  Television director John Rich, who won an Emmy Award for the memorable "All in the Family" scene showing Sammy Davis Jr. planting a kiss on Archie Bunker, has died in Los Angeles at 86.

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