At the bus terminal in downtown Los Angeles, they’re easy to spot. Dressed in blue jeans, they carry boxes, bags or large envelopes with their name and a number on it. They are ex-offenders, just released from California’s prison system. When they step off the bus with $200 in “gate money” in their pockets, many have hopes of making a fresh start.
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Authorities in Kentucky were on the lookout Monday for three escaped convicts from an Indiana prison now thought to have stolen several guns during a home-invasion robbery.
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When Apple vice president Philip Schiller takes the stage here Tuesday morning for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo, he’ll face a good-news, bad-news scenario.
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A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew protesters to his Louisiana hometown was in a hospital after a shooting that his lawyer called accidental. Mychal Bell was also arrested last week after allegedly stealing clothes from a department store.
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A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew thousands of protesters to his rural Louisiana hometown was in a hospital Tuesday after a shooting that his lawyer said was accidental.
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‘Jena 6′ figure hospitalized after self-inflicted gunshot (CNN)
Dancing the tango in Argentina takes more than just a command of the steps and some semblance of rhythm. You also need to understand the subtle signals that regulate life in a milonga, or tango hall, where tradition still holds great sway. With one misstep, you may kiss finding a partner good-bye.
Here’s what I see as I cross the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue: a sleek woman in to-die-for jeans speaking a language I can’t pin down; an iPod-toting jogger with shopping bags from a tony store; a model (or she should be) in knee-high boots and a thigh-high skirt. It’s like a well-cast movie — all the elements fit like a study in big-city fashion.
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22 ways to explore Georgetown (CNN)