William M. Welch
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Ballot Access Blues: California GOP Shuts Independents Out of Presidential Primary
Californians voted for a non-partisan primary system but it won't be in effect for the June presidential primary. → Read More
Near 60, John Hinckley looks to gain more freedom
He's 60 years old now, and when he's not confined to a mental hospital in Washington, the man who shot President Reagan spends half his days with his 89-year-old mother at her home on a Virginia golf course. → Read More
S.C. police officer facing charges in traffic stop shooting
A North Charleston, S.C., police officer is being charged with murder after shooting a man during a traffic stop over the weekend after a video of the confrontation surfaced, local authorities said Tuesday. → Read More
Missing UC soccer player victim of traffic accident
Eloi Vasquez went missing after leaving a fraternity party near the University of Southern California campus → Read More
Calif. AG asks judge to halt initiative to kill gays
LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris asked a state court Wednesday for an order allowing her to avoid processing a citizen-proposed anti-gay ballot measure that she calls "utterly → Read More
Harrison Ford injured in plane crash
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A single-engine aircraft has crashed on a golf course and a Los Angeles news radio station was reporting that actor Harrison Ford was behind the controls. Ford was reportedly taken to → Read More
U.S. ambassador slashed in South Korea
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was attacked by a man and taken to a hospital. → Read More
Man dead after struggle with L.A. police
LOS ANGELES -- One man was shot dead while struggling with police officers on a side walk in the city's Skid Row area Sunday, police said. Los Angeles Police spokesman Sgt. Barry Montgomery said officers were → Read More
As rift widens over Netanyahu visit, concerns mount
Jewish leaders around the United States are voicing concern about political divisions emerging from the controversial address of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Congress, over the objections of President → Read More
Former police chief: JonBenet Ramsey case mishandled
The former Colorado police chief who led the investigation into the 1996 death of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey has acknowledged that his officers mishandled the crime scene. He also complained that the → Read More
West Coast ports halt weekend work; labor dispute heats up
LOS ANGELES -- Employers at West Coast shipping ports said Wednesday they were suspending operations for four days as the latest move in a labor dispute with the union representing dockworkers. The Pacific → Read More
Wild police pursuit through L.A. ends in gunfire
LOS ANGELES -- An armed man fled from police and led them on a wild rush-hour pursuit through downtown streets and area freeways Monday, crashing into multiple cars and carjacking another car before being → Read More
Deadly violence erupts at Egyptian soccer match
As many as 25 people were killed Sunday night in Egypt when fans outside an overflowing soccer match clashed with police, reports said. → Read More
Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'
Pope Francis, after a visit to the largest Catholic nation in Asia, says Catholics may have a moral responsibility to limit the number of their children and need not reproduce "like rabbits.'' But the pope → Read More
L.A. cops to get video cameras
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday the city will buy more than 7,000 police body cameras, enough to equip every officer on patrol. "I want to make sure LAPD is on the cutting edge when it comes → Read More
Sydney siege: Police don't know gunman's motivation
More than 10 hours after a gunman took control of a cafe in central Sydney, seizing an unknown number of hostages, police say they still don't know his motivation. Five people fled the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in → Read More
Detroit power failure raises alarms across the country
The power failure that plunged Detroit's schools, fire stations, traffic signals and public buildings into darkness Tuesday reflects a larger problem of aging electrical infrastructure around the country. → Read More
Obama laid out his plan. What do immigrants do next?
LOS ANGELES -- Immigrants who may qualify for protection from deportation under the president's executive orders should immediately begin gathering documents, from birth certificates to utility bills, that → Read More
Fence jumper probe finds problems at Secret Service
A federal review of how a fence jumper managed to elude the Secret Service and enter the White House found inadequate training, staffing shortage and problems with communications and information systems at the → Read More
Ex-SEAL says he saw bin Laden and fired 3 times
Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill says he fired lethal shots at Osama bin Laden within a second of seeing the terrorist leader on the upper floor of his Pakistan hideout in 2011. He told Fox News that bin Laden → Read More