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FBI probes alleged LAPD pistol resales

LOS ANGELES -- The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite SWAT and Special Investigations Section units violated the law by purchasing large numbers of custom-made handguns and reselling them for profit, ...

Ladybird can be a pest in disguise

LOS ANGELES -- The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities -- until they ...

Obama puts restrictions on drone program

WASHINGTON -- Reining back the aggressive counterterrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Barack Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to ...