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Clare Grogan of Scottish ‘80s band Altered Images on writing new music

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

This image released by Disney shows Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from, &quot;Beauty and the Beast,&quot; opening nationwide on March 17. (Laurie Sparham/Disney via AP)

Subtle (very) ‘gay moment’ in new Disney film generates buzz

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 24, 2010 file photo, the Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific Railroad East Los Angeles Intermodal facility in the City of in Commerce, Calif. A long-term plan for cleaning up the air in a huge swath of smoggy Southern California is due for consideration by regulators. Directors of the South Coast Air Quality Management District are expected to vote on the plan Friday, March 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Southern California clean-air plan up for vote

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This Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, photo shows a sales representative for the LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club) showing a customer the club seat experience in front of a virtual reality display at their office in downtown Los Angeles. Major League Soccer's newest franchise does not have players yet, but LAFC is selling an image and a dream built around its luxurious downtown stadium under construction for an opening in March 2018. The club is already selling season tickets with the promise of a game-day experience that goes beyond any MLS club. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Expansion LAFC selling soccer dreams in revitalized downtown

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Police: Dozens of guns, $50K in drugs found in LA gang raids

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Bishop, left, middle, watches Calgary Flames' T.J. Brodie scores during overtime in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Brodie scores in OT to lift Flames over Kings 2-1

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Smoke rises from a fire after a plane crashed in Riverside, Calif., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. The deadly crash injured several when a small plane collided with two homes Monday shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, officials said. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP)

Victims of California plane crash identified by relatives

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

Los Angeles marks 20 years since bloody bank robbery

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Los Angeles County sues state over political boundaries law

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Firefighters put out flames after a plane crashed in Riverside, Calif., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. The deadly crash injured several when a small plane collided with two homes Monday shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, officials said. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP)

Latest: Plane crash survivor burned on 90 percent of body

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Magic Johnson, president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, applauds as he watches the kiss cam on the scoreboard during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game between the Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Oklahoma City won 110-93. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Pat Riley says Magic Johnson will win with the Lakers

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

New Minnesota Wild player Ryan White, top, skates in to celebrate a goal by Nino Niederreiter of Switzerland off Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. White, obtained in a trade with the Coyotes, got an assist on the goal. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Wild beat Kings 5-4 on Granlund’s overtime winner

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Nov. 30, 2016 file photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers carrying a victim on a stretcher after artillery fire struck the Jub al-Quba district in Aleppo, Syria. Politics continued to pervade the Academy Awards Sunday as the 40-minute Netflix documentary &quot;The White Helmets&quot; took the best documentary short award. The denial of entry into the U.S. for the film's 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer put &quot;The White Helmets&quot; in the broader spotlight. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)

Oscar-winning Syrian group hopes award will stop ‘massacres’

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, file photo, Judge Joseph Wapner is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Wapner, who presided over &quot;The People's Court&quot; with steady force during the heyday of the reality courtroom show, has died. Wapner died at home in his sleep Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, according to his son, David Wapner. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Joseph Wapner, star of ‘The People’s Court,’ dead at 97

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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Los Angels Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, talks to passengers aboard a Metro Red Line train that he boarded at the Universal City Red Line station in Los Angeles. Garcetti's toughest competitor in his campaign for a second term might not be another candidate. The mayor shares the ballot with a proposal intended to restrict large real estate projects that challenges his vision for building thousands of new apartments clustered around train stations. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

Rancor over development, crime shadow LA mayor’s race

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

The Latest: Defense says former LA sheriff was not corrupt

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Los Angeles Kings center Trevor Lewis, right, falls as he tries to pass the puck while under pressure from Boston Bruins defenseman Colin Miller during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Bruins blast Kings 4-1, continue strong start for Cassidy

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Los Angeles County officials warn political group over flier

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) and Kevin Durant (35) celebrate a score against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Curry flurry: MVP’s huge third quarter propels Warriors

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Protesters march towards the off-duty officer's home in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. A Los Angeles policeman is under investigation after a video appears to show him firing a single round during an off-duty tussle with a 13-year-old boy. No one was injured but two teenagers were arrested after the incident, which spurred dozens of people to protest against police Wednesday night in the streets of Anaheim, where the officer lives and the confrontation occurred. (Joshua Sudock/The Orange County Register via AP)

Mayor ‘deeply disturbed’ over incident between cop and teen

By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press