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Jamie McCourt asked a judge to order her ex-husband and current Dodgers owner Frank to sell the team immediately in L.A. Superior Court today, according to MLB.com. Citing Frank McCourt's mismanagement of the organization and its finances, Jamie filed the motion in hopes to cash out before the team's value decreases any further. "If MLB invokes its power to terminate the Dodgers franchise and sell the team, it is almost certain that Jamie and Frank...

Lakers drama is a year-round sport and it's no longer just the 122-86 elimination laugher that's temporarily tarnished the Lakers legacy -- it's disdain from above. 7-foot-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is fed up: he can't believe the Lakers have yet to erect a statue bearing his likeness and quite frankly, neither can we. Kareem's taking his case on a 360-degree multimedia tour from sports radio to the late-night talk circuit to the Twitters.

Screenshot via KTLA An estimated 2,500 Kaiser Permanente nurses and staff began a 24-hour strike demanding safe staffing levels for nurses and consequentially better care for patients. The protest began at 6 a.m. Wednesday outside Kaiser L.A. Medical Center on Sunset Boulevard. Hospital management has refused to meet the requests of its registered nurses, many of whom are members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). 1,100 nurses were joined in solidarity by...

Sony began reopening its PlayStation Network earlier this week but failed to cover up at least one key vulnerability. The PlayStation Network is down once again in response to a new exploit discovered just days after Sony began restoring the service following a lengthy outage resulting from a security breach last month. It appears this was not a hack or outside attack but a lapse in logic (and verification) on Sony's part. The April...

Shepard Fairey discusses his collaboration with Lance Armstrong and his latest designs for Team RadioShack's Tour of California bicycles. Also, Death Cab for Cutie's "Home is a Fire" video, with lyrics appearing as street art across the Echo Park cityscape.

Half of all fixed-line internet traffic delivers video, audio and other real-time experiences from websites and applications such as Netflix, YouTube and iTunes, displacing good ol' web browsing for the first time as bandwidth leader during peak internet hours in North America, according to a new study. More people than ever are engaged in streaming video and real-time experiences during peak hours (Sandvine Internet Global Phenomena Spotlight [pdf]) Netflix represents 25 percent of all bandwidth...

In tonight's Extra, Extra an LAFD firefighter is released from the hospital after a ladder fall, can photos of Michael Jackson with an afro be the key to a sustainable energy future? Also, the cherries are looking good at farmers markets but kumquats are a bit behind this season. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

One day after police took a statement from Tom Sizemore regarding Megan Wren, a 25-year-old L.A. resident who mysteriously disappeared March 31, Wren resurfaced alive and well.

Police are investigating the events leading to an officer-involved shooting of a man who tried to run over police with his car outside a nightclub in North Hollywood early Saturday morning. The suspect, who remains at large, is now wanted for felony hit-and-run with serious bodily injury, sexual battery and attempted murder on a police officer.

Friday afternoon was declared a half-day by LAUSD as an estimated 5,000 teachers and supporters descended on Pershing Square to protest the budget cuts. How bad is it? California has laid off 30,000 teachers in recent years with an estimated 20,000 pink slips already issued this year. And now Gov. Jerry Brown is looking to slash billions of dollars from the state education budget, according to the Calfornia Teachers Association.