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- A Times/USC poll shows that older people and whites are more likely to support Arizona's new immigration law.
- The missing severed head of Samuel Herr has been found in Long Beach's El Dorado Wilderness Park. It was hidden there as part of a complex double murder-for-profit carried out by Daniel Wozniak.
- If you're in town, you might be sweating out the holiday weekend at a BBQ or by the pool, but in mountain resorts like Mammoth, the snow was a big draw for skiers and snowboarders.
- The OC Register wants to know if Memorial Day is a religious holiday for you.
- A 32-year-old man was wounded in a shooting that took place last night outside a recording studio in South Los Angeles.
- Congrats to Dario Franchitti on earning his second Indy 500 win today.
- Chirp, chirp! A milestone for Twitter: The 140-character-at-a-time social networking service surpassed 15 billion Tweets. We're part of that! Do you follow us? We're @LAist, of course.
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