Noonish News - Apocalypto, Living Wage, Dying While Asleep

- Gannett, parent company of USA Today, eyes Tribune Corp, parent company of the Chicago Cubs, oh, and the LA Times - Reuters

- LA Times has a problem with Apocalypto wooing Latinos and Native Americans? - fishbowl la

- City Council will vote Wednesday on paying over 3,000 hotel workers a "living wage" of at least $10.64/hr - AP

- Hero seeking heroes: 30-year LAFD Captain is in search of blood donors and blood marrow donor - LAFD Blog

- Even sleeping in South Central can get you shot and killed - NBC4

- Two tickets to see Prince at his new club in Vegas cost $1125 a ticket, you must buy two tickets, and you have to stand, so get ready to fork over $2250 to sing along to "Kiss" - TicketsNow

- For the fifth straight year, USC hosts more international students than any other US university - CBS2