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The Latest: 2 hurt in Los Angeles blast following gas leak

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In this May 27, 2007, file photo, Dick Dale, known as "The King of the Surf Guitar," performs at B.B. King Blues Club in New York. Dale has died at age 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dale passed away Saturday night, March 16, 2019. No other details were available. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Dick Dale dies; King of surf guitar was 81

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Houston Astros' Collin McHugh casts a shadow as he throws in the bullpen before an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Dodgers’ Seager plays SS for first time since Tommy John

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William &quot;Rick&quot; Singer founder of the Edge College &amp; Career Network, departs federal court in Boston on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Correction: College Admissions-Bribery-The Latest story

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In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, students walk on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Federal authorities have charged college coaches and others in a sweeping admissions bribery case in federal court. The racketeering conspiracy charges were unsealed Tuesday, March 12, 2019, against coaches at schools including UCLA, Wake Forest, Stanford, Georgetown, and the University of Southern California. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Charity tied to college scam gave $2M in grants

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Southern California mountains get heavy late-season snow

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FILE - This is an Oct. 8, 2018, file photo showing Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz during the first inning in Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Atlanta. The Braves say pitcher Mike Foltynewicz will not be ready for opening day. The right-hander hasn't been able to pitch during spring training because of discomfort in his elbow caused by bone spurs. While not believed to be a serious issue, Foltynewicz was forced to push back his throwing schedule this spring.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, FIle)

Mariners’ Seager out thru April, Braves’ Foltynewicz ailing

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer, right, of Germany, poke checks the puck away from Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter, center, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, March 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

LA Kings score early, hold off Ducks 3-2 in rivalry game

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St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina (4) scores in the first inning during an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Friday, March 8, 2019, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Molina plays for 1st time this spring, Ohtani plays catch

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This time exposure photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a series of lightning strikes over Santa Barbara, Calif., seen from Stearns Wharf in the city's harbor, Tuesday evening, March 5, 2019. A storm soaking California on Wednesday could trigger mudslides in wildfire burn areas where thousands of residents are under evacuation orders, authorities warned. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)

Latest winter storm flashes lightning through California sky

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The FBI searches the home of Stephen Beal in Long Beach, Calif., Sunday, March 3, 2019, after taking him into custody in connection with a 2018 bombing at an Aliso Viejo beauty salon that killed his former girlfriend. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)

FBI: ‘Exhaustive’ work links California man to deadly bomb

By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sanctuary cities get federal funds despite Trump administration threats

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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2018 file photo, a banner to welcome immigrants is shown through a fisheye lens over the main entrance to the Denver City and County Building. The U.S. Justice Department told The Associated Press at the end of February 2019 that 28 jurisdictions, including Denver, that were targeted in 2017 over what it considered &quot;sanctuary&quot; policies have been cleared for law enforcement grant funding. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

‘Sanctuary’ cities are getting their grants despite threats

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Los Angeles votes to restrict handouts of plastic straws

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Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) guards Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in the first half during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mitchell scores 32, Jazz beat Clippers 111-105

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Downtown LA could have first February without reaching 70

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FILE - In this June 20, 2018 file photo, Louise Turpin, left, and her husband, David Turpin, right, appear for a preliminary hearing in Superior Court in Riverside, Calif. The couple have pleaded not guilty to child abuse, torture and other charges. A Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 court hearing is set for lawyers to discuss preparations for a Sept. 3 trial for David and Louise Turpin. The Turpins have pleaded not guilty to dozens of felony counts — including torture, willful child cruelty and false imprisonment. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP, Pool, file )

California parents of 13 plead guilty to torture, abuse

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Snow falls on the Luxor hotel and casino Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Las Vegas. A winter storm is expected to drop up to 3 inches (8 centimeters) of snow on Las Vegas' southern and western outskirts while other parts of the metro area will get rain mixed with snow. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Rare snow dusts Vegas strip, sticks to LA-area foothills

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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer speaks during a news conference at the OCDA's office in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Cold case detectives have arrested suspects in the separate Southern California murders of a girl in 1973 and a boy in 1990, authorities said Wednesday. Both victims disappeared while walking home from school. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

Girl’s death haunted police until arrest made 45 years later

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FILE - This is a Feb. 28, 1951, file photo showing Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Donald Newcombe in Vero Beach, Fla. Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the rookie of the year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died. He was 92. The team confirmed that Newcombe died Tuesday morning, Feb. 19, 2019, after a lengthy illness. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) **FILE**

Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92

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