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Customs and Border Patrol officers say a Mexican citizen driving a tractor trailer into the Otay Mesa port of entry claimed his trailer was full of jalapeos. Drug-sniffing dogs detected the extra spice in the peppers.

Hes in tremendous pain. Hes weak. He couldnt talk for almost 14 days.

A man -- driving the victims car -- was taken into custody in San Clemente. Detectives said they were not ready to release that mans relationship to the victim.

A gunman was shot and killed by police after he ambushed officers at a stoplight late Sunday in the El Sereno area of Los Angeles, authorities said early Monday.Photo Credit: OnScene

Ben Carlson was a lifeguard who died doing what he loved more than anything else: protecting people at the beach. And Carlsons sacrifice has united a community.

The driver of the car said she accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes when trying to get out of her parking spot.Photo Credit: LoudLabs

Writers draw on memories to create some of their best work. Morning Edition wants to hear your memories of home and where you come from through poetry. Draw on all five senses. Share with us the people or places or smells that define your home. Be original Heres an example from NPRs resident poet Kwame Alexander. I am from words and art and books I am from discipline and hard work the sound of coins in a jar And you can read another, Where I Am From, by Appalachian poet and childrens book author George Ella Lyon, by clicking here . Please fill out the form below or submit your poem here . Your poem may be read in an upcoming Morning Edition segment or appear online. Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

An Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar last month is again underway after a court in the British territory rejected a request from Washington to formally seize the vessel for violating international sanctions. The Grace 1, now renamed Adrian Darya 1, was intercepted by British Royal Marines on July 4, allegedly because it was carrying its cargo of 2.1 million barrels of light crude oil to Syria. Iran has denied the ship was headed to Syria. As of Monday afternoon in the Mediterranean, MarineTraffic , a site that tracks shipping by monitoring vessels onboard beacons, showed the vessel steaming slowly on an easterly course. As the tanker departed, Iran warned the U.S. not to stop the ship as it heads toward its next stop, reportedly at the Greek port of Kalamata. Such an action ... would endanger shipping safety in open seas, Abbas Mousavi, a spokesman for Irans foreign ministry, told reporters. We have issued a warning through official channels, especially the Swiss Embassy. On

Lisa Cameron is a member of the British Parliament. Shes also a victim, and survivor, of online trolls. Cameron was new to politics in 2015, when she was elected in East Kilbride, Scotland. Shed been a clinical psychologist, a wife, a mom, and a trade union representative the kind of political newcomer democracies want to run for office. But the sludge of the Internet began to attack her and not just for her policy stances. Her inbox, Facebook and Twitter accounts filled with insults about her appearance, rape fantasies, pictures of decapitated bodies, threats to her family, and anti-Semitic slurs Cameron is Jewish. Camerons MeToo story and those of her female colleagues in Parliament has helped usher in a new era in the United Kingdom: digital assault is understood as a real threat, one that is pushing the government to hold tech giants accountable for their role as hosts to these attacks. Cameron says the ugliness got to her. It makes you question whether you are doing

L.A. trio Kevinmuch like L.A. trio Susanis a band with the name of a person and a lot of personality, too, and their new video Bike is an blown-out visual acid-bath thats a perfect fit for those local summer days when the asphalt starts melting and the sidewalks get too hot to touch. Quincy Larsen Cat Scan, just premiered here, and Sextile, Julian Smith and Kimi Recor wanna be the perfect mix of the Screamers and La Bouche, they say, which is probably one of the last unexplored conceptual combinations out thereand they do have that serrated Screamers synth tone making everything in this song seem especially unsettling.

Photos by Matt Cowan Its been a few years since The Murder City Devils have played in Southern California and they havent skipped a beat. Bringing with them Seattles The Intelligence who started off the show with their angular punk band sound and tunes from

Jess Joys Finally Blooming is a song thats all acrobatics and loop-de-loops, or if you want to use the metaphor from the song itself, its one of those endlessly climbing twisting flowering vines that start from nothing and grow so wild and fast they turn whole buildings into vertical gardens. Joy wrote Blooming to music by drummer/composer Mike Byrnea former Smashing Pumpkin who also backed Sky Saxon of the Seeds, interviewed hereto process tumult personal and political, including both the 2016 election and the dissolution of her band Moon Honey reviewed here, and after plenty of study and introspection she was able to find solid ground and grow. As she explains:

Bomberos del Condado de Los ngeles necesitan reemplazar equipo y unidades anticuadas

Las autoridades en Tijuana dicen a familia guatemalteca que fue secuestrada que regresen a Tamaulipas, a levantar el acta con el gobierno estatal que los haba raptado.

De nuevo, el excelente trabajo del tcnico, tiene a un equipo modesto en lo ms alto

L.A. Countys unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 in July.

INVESTORS After missteps, Colony Capital Inc. is selling assets and overhauling its strategy in a turnaround effort.

L.A.-born Health-Ade is a leader in the $815 million kombucha industry, attracting investments from Coca-Cola Co. and venture capitalists.

In the latest Homeless Count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found 1,492 women living in Skid Row, a 3 increase over the previous year. It is part of a situation that has been worsening for several years according

The planned redevelopment of the Southern California Flower Market is a step closer to a reality. The City Planning Commission gave its approval to the project at 714 Maple Ave. on Aug. 8. As part of the redevelopment, an existing

The number of Los Angeles Police Department officers walking the streets of the Central City has increased.

College admissions scandal: A $100,000 bribe and help from Rick Singer got him a soccer scholarship to UCLA. But he didnt play.

On July 8, 1966, the International Assn. of Machinists IMA union went on strike against five airlines.

Plus, a look at the week ahead and the top headlines across the state.

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Starting Monday, viewers of cable outlets like TLC, the Food Network and Discovery Channel may experience the strange sensation of hearing snippets of the theme song from the 1970s sitcom, The Brady Bunch. On TLC, Long Island Medium star Theresa Caputo will appear sporting a do that looks much like the one Florence Hendersons Carol

Roku unveiled a new kids and family content section in its Roku Channel Monday, making it easier for young viewers to find movies and shows theyd like to watch, and assuring their parents that the little ones wont be exposed to inappropriate content or ads. The new kids section offers access to 7000 free and

Finding Farideh, a feature-length documentary about an Iranian girl adopted at infancy by a Dutch couple who 40 years later travels to Iran in search of her biological parents, is Irans candidatefor the recently renamed International Feature Film Oscar. Co-directed by young Tehran-based duo Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee, the doc bridges East and West.