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Members of a group of clergy hold hands and sing in the middle of the street during a civil disobedience protest in front of Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Immigrant-rights advocates asked a federal judge to order the release of parents separated from their children at the border, as demonstrators decrying the Trump administration's immigration crackdown were arrested Tuesday at a rally ahead of a Los Angeles appearance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions....

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States demand reunion of families

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Will Weissert Associated Press, and Gene Johnson Associated PressJune 26, 2018

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies escort children from Academy on the Hill pre-k school in Aliso Viejo, Calif., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, after a fatal explosion nearby. The blast involved a building under renovation but the cause was not immediately known, according to authorities. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)

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Calif. building blast investigated as intentional

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMay 16, 2018

Authorities probe the backyard of the home of murder suspect Joseph DeAngelo, Thursday, in Citrus Heights, Calif. DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody Tuesday on suspicion of committing multiple homicides and rapes in the 1970s and 1980s in California. Authorities spent the day going through the home for evidence.

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Use of DNA in serial killer probe sparks privacy concerns

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Jonathan J. Cooper Associated PressApril 27, 2018

Public Safety officers put up caution tape around building G the morning after a hostage situation at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. A daylong siege at The Pathway Home ended Friday evening with the discovery of four bodies, including the gunman, identified as Albert Wong, a former Army rifleman who served a year in Afghanistan in 2011-2012.

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California shooter saw vets program as path to heal after deployment

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMarch 11, 2018

Resident Tom Parkinson places flowers on a sign at the Veterans Home of California, the morning after a hostage situation in Yountville, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. A daylong siege at The Pathway Home ended Friday evening with the discovery of four bodies, including the gunman, identified as Albert Wong, a former Army rifleman who served a year in Afghanistan in 2011-2012.

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Afghanistan war affected Army vet behind California attack

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressMarch 11, 2018

Frances McDormand, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Man arrested, accused of stealing McDormand’s Oscar trophy

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMarch 5, 2018

Capt. John Pepper of the Fresno Fire Department searches homes off East Valley Road in Montecito, Calif., Saturday.

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Crews tackle mudslide cleanup

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 14, 2018

FILE - In this May 29, 2008 file photo, director Paul Haggis arrives at a screening for the DVD box set release of the "Dirty Harry" film franchise in Los Angeles. A December 2017 civil lawsuit charging the Oscar-winning filmmaker with rape has prompted three other women to come forward with their own accusations, including a publicist who says he forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her. Haggis has denied the allegations in the lawsuit, and when asked about the new accusations, his lawyer said, "He didn't rape anybody." (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File)

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4 women accuse filmmaker Paul Haggis of sexual misconduct

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Lindsey Bahr Associated PressJanuary 5, 2018

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2013 file photo McKayla Maroney smiles after competing on the floor exercise during the U.S. women's national gymnastics championships in Hartford, Conn. Maroney says the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts forced her to sign a confidential settlement to keep allegations of sexual abuse by the team's doctor secret. Maroney filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Los Angeles, against the United States Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics. The suit also seeks damages from Michigan State University, where the team's doctor, Larry Nassar, worked for decades. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola,File)

Gymnast McKayla Maroney says settlement covered up sex abuse

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressDecember 21, 2017

A damaged Amtrak train car is lowered from an overpass at the scene of Monday's deadly train crash onto Interstate 5 Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. Federal investigators say they don't yet know why the Amtrak train was traveling 50 mph over the speed limit when it derailed Monday south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Amtrak engineer possibly distracted

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Haven Daley Associated PressDecember 19, 2017