If you visited the TMZ homepage this morning, you would have found a story about the four Marines videotaped peeing on corpses in Afghanistan. It was positioned comfortably in a panel of stories that included the latest update on Heather Locklear's trip to the hospital and an obituary for Hulk Hogan's mustache.
Is TMZ the Right Place to Discuss the Ethics of Marines Peeing on Corpses in Afghanistan?
Occupy L.A. Continues, Former US Marine Offers Protection From Anyone Who 'Fucks With Any Protestors'
Occupy LA camped out overnight and continued its protest on the streets of downtown today.
The local crowds protesting the bailouts of Wall Street and corporate greed marched from Pershing Square to the lawn of City Hall yesterday.
Mila Kunis Will Make Dreams Come True at Marine Corps. Ball
Los Angeles-based actress Mila Kunis will soon travel to Greenville, North Carolina to give some marines the best night of their life. Not like that -- get your mind out of the "Black Swan" gutter. Kunis' plans are wholesome, clean and all-American. After seeing a video that Sgt. Scott Moore of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan posted on YouTube asking her to the Marine Corps. Ball on November 18, Kunis has agreed to go.
Marines Get 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Training
Marines at Camp Pendleton went through training today to understand what's required of them under the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," reports the OC Register. The training, which is being conducted worldwide and is expected to be finished by the end of the summer, includes sending the message that "It's OK to disagree with letting gays serve openly in the military. It's not OK to disobey orders," notes the Register.
Police Sergeant Stabbed 3 Times in the Head, 4 Military Servicemen Subdue Suspect
Four servicemen happened to be in the right place at the right time when a man attacked Long Beach police sergeant, putting him in the hospital.
L.A. as Afghanistan: LAPD Train Marines to Teach Afghan Police
What can some of L.A.'s toughest neighborhoods teach us about patrolling Afghanistan and ridding streets of the Taliban? Apparently, a lot. About 70 Camp Pendleton Marines earlier this month embedded themselves with the LAPD to learn about policing, especially in building better community relations, according to the Associated Press.
Swine Flu Around Town: 30 Marines Quarantined, CSULB & Oxnard
There are still no confirmed cases of swine flu in LA County, but over at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, one comrade has fallen sick and 30 that were around him socially have also been quarantined just in case. The marine in question, who had not been to Mexico, is doing well and seems to be improving. Back to LA County, one student at CSULB is listed as a "probable" swine flu case, but test results will not be in until tomorrow. In Ventura County, the first two confirmed cases were announced in Oxnard.
It Will Feel Like an Earthquake in Orange County, but...
Today and yesterday, Orange County residents within 50 miles of Camp Pendleton might be feeling some shaking sensations, but they won't be an earthquake (well, unless an earthquake actually happens). “F-18s will be dropping up to 500 pounds of high explosive munitions into the Whiskey and Zulu impact areas," an advisory from the marine base says. Additionally, other units will be mortar live firing of high explosive munitions from 6 a.m. to midnight. “Depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the explosions may be amplified and heard up to 50 miles away.”
Marines Called by OC Bomb Squad to Disarm Mortar
What a man had been in procession of for some time and brought to a Huntington Beach fire station at Heil Ave. and Springdale was not something the firefighters wanted in their house. They evacuated and called the Orange County Bomb squad who in turn called Marines from Camp Pendleton who are expected to arrive at 3:00 p.m.
A man bought what he thought was a dummy mortar round from an estate sale. He planned to sell the mortar, but when he couldn't find a buyer he turned to firefighters at the Huntington Beach fire station...more ›
Are We Getting Short Shrift on Fire Resources?
That's what Orange County Fire Authority Chief Chip Prather said this morning:If we had more air resources, we would have been able to control this fire. Instead we've been stuck in this initial attack mode on the ground where we hopscotch through neighborhoods as best we can trying to control things. But OCFA is not the only frustrated agency in Southern California, as losses grow to an estimated $1 billion in San Diego County...
Bill O'Reilly Doesn't Support the Troops
Sometimes we wonder if Bill O'Reilly isn't just trying to get on "Countdown's" Worst Person in the World. Last Friday after inviting University of Minnesota-Duluth Professor Jim Fetzer on The Factor to discuss why he believed the 9/11 tragedies were orchestrated via the White House, O'Reilly refused to let the man speak. LAist trusts this government, blindly. And we object to questioning anything this administration has been involved in, or in the case of...

