Think tank: If each of us carried a gun . . . -Times Online

For anybody who still believed in it, the Mumbai shootings exposed the myth of "gun control". India had some of the strictest firearms laws in the world, going back to the Indian Arms Act of 1878

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Officials identify motorcyclist killed on Glendale freeway - Los Angeles Times

Vincent Martin, 30, was shot early Wednesday. Detectives are still trying to determine whether the shooting or a crash is to blame for Martin's death and whether he was part of a biker gang.

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Los Angeles carwash workers file living wage complaint - Los Angeles Times

The employees say Auto Spa Express, which has a contract with the city, pays them far less than the Los Angeles ordinance requires.

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Steve Fossett's airplane found - Los Angeles Times

Wreckage spotted near Mammoth Lakes is confirmed by ground crews as belonging to the missing adventurer. The area is being searched for his remains, but snow is in the forecast.

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San Diego-area bank hit by 2 robbers on same day - Yahoo! News

LA MESA, Calif. - Times have been tough for banks everywhere, but a San Diego-area Wells Fargo branch had an especially difficult day this week. The branch in La Mesa was robbed twice on Monday — by two different robbers.

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The Sound of Security

The sonic boom was never so explosive as it was last August, when a U.S.A.F. fighter pilot demonstrated his Lockheed F-104 Starfighter to Canadian officials at Ottawa's Uplands Airport. It was a trial run.

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US circles hijacked ship with Sudan-bound weapons - Los Angeles Times

Officials question the destination of the pirated vessel's shipment of Russian-built arms.

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Trust for Heath Ledger's daughter sues insurer over death benefit - Los Angeles Times

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Flare-up over tattooed firefighters exposes culture war - Los Angeles Times

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UCLA mathematicians discover a 13-million-digit prime number - Los Angeles Times

The mathematicians have found the first verified Mersenne prime number with more than 10 million digits, putting them in line to win a six-digit prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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Robert Plant agrees to join Led Zeppelin for reunion | The Sun |Showbiz|Music

ROCK legends LED ZEPPELIN are set for a reunion tour after singer ROBERT PLANT finally caved in and agreed to join them.

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California considers selling ads on signs used for Amber Alerts - Los Angeles Times

The Schwarzenegger administration says posting advertisements on 674 freeway boards would raise millions for highways. Traffic safety experts disagree.

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L.A. Unified clerks must do Windows - Los Angeles Times

School district office workers whose jobs were cut must show computer competence for a shot at reemployment. For some, it's a tall order.

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Sales tax measure to go on L.A. County ballot - Los Angeles Times

Schwarzenegger signs bill allowing voters to decide on a half-cent increase for mass transit.

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Team of lone rangers scours the new Wild West - Los Angeles Times

Park service workers in the Mojave never know what vestige of the Wild West they'll find, right down to train robbers.

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Levi's joins fight to defeat gay marriage ban in CA

Levi Strauss & Co. is putting its brand behind defeating a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California.

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Australian Teen Crashes SUV Into Tree, Repeatedly, Attempting To Dislodge Koala

I think the title sums it up pretty well

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SUVs breaking weight laws

People who drive full-sized SUVs such as the Nissan Armada, Chevrolet Suburban and Dodge Durango through neighborhoods in La Verne and Rancho Cucamonga may be breaking the law every time they drive.

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Do Monkeys Pay For Sex?

It turns out that one of humanity's oldest professions may be even older than we thought: In a recent study of macaque monkeys in Indonesia, researchers found that male primates "paid" for sexual access to females — and that the going rate for such access dwindled as the number …

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Man may serve life in hospital

A young man sits in a locked room, windows covered, in the detention ward at Maricopa Medical Center, under sheriff's guard. He is not allowed a TV, a radio, a cellphone, a shower or visitors. A video camera catches his every move.

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is Saddam already dead?

According to the time frame in the article, the hanging was scheduled for about 20 min ago

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Family survives Death Valley

"We were in a dire situation where no one except ourselves could have helped us," said David Branch, a 42-year-old contractor who led his children to safety after their 4-wheel-drive Ford Expedition broke down in a remote part of Death Valley National Park.

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Lockheed Says F-35 Could Fly Pilotless

The idea has been in the works for two years, Lockheed Vice President Frank Mauro said at a briefing yesterday. He provided few details but said the plane could be built as an interchangeable hybrid -- manned by a pilot for some missions and operated remotely for others.

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A Special Report on Immigration - Navarrette Fisked Again

ALTHOUGH HIS NAME is attached to one of the most significant immigration bills in 20 years, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner acknowledges he doesn't have all the answers.

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