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Andre Birotte Jr., who for the last six years has served as the Los Angeles Police Department's inspector general, has been tapped by President Obama to become the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, the White House announced Thursday. Read More

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made the announcement yesterday. Read More

Sean O'Donnell scored a tiebreaking goal with 4:33 left and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday. Read More

Michal Handzus scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved into a tie for first place in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Read More

Noah K. Murray /The Star-Ledger Courtney Lee slams home a dunk in another fruitless Nets loss on Wednesday night. Read More

Area leaders welcomed calls from local representatives for an inquiry into the U.S. Forest Service's response to the Station fire, particularly the decision to keep back water-dropping aircraft during the decisive second day of the inferno. Read More

Mr. Thomas cited a 1989 Supreme Court decision, Allegheny v. Read More