Emma G. Gallegos

A group that represents 35,000 doctors in the state is calling for the legalization of marijuana at the federal level. The California Medical Association, a lobbying group for doctors in the state, fights tooth and nail to protect doctors' rights to treat their patients the best way they know how. The doctors' group is complaining that right now federal policy is getting in the way of their work.

This Wednesday Lindsay Lohan is going to go before judge Stephanie Sautner, who will probably have a lot of questions about her lackadaisical attitude toward her addiction recovery and probation.

Three women were killed yesterday afternoon in San Dimas when their jet ski slammed into a powerboat at Puddingstone Reservoir.

Two deputies were arrested around 3 a.m. this morning after they were caught shooting off their guns at La Mirada Regional Park, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A man was shot several times at the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street in front of witnesses just before 1 a.m. last night, according to KTLA.

Get out today so you can clean up the beach, experiment in the desert or listen to some classical music.

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FBI are looking looking for a man they're calling the Mr. Magoo bandit, who has been linked to 12 robberies from San Francisco to San Diego. Like the cartoon character, the balding man with prescription glasses has a calm, cool demeanor no matter what's going on. He thanks the tellers for the money, and he doesn't even rush or seem nervous once he has the money in his hand.

The shootings at Salon Meritage have mostly elicited reactions of horror and sympathy for the victims. But some men's rights advocates have been coming out in support of Scott Dekraai, the man who shot his ex-wife and seven others at Salon Meritage, where she worked as a hairstylist.

A flight from New York to Los Angeles made an unscheduled landing in Denver on Thursday, after a drunk dude punched a flight attendant in the face and threatened passengers.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas expects to be up against an insanity defense in the case against the man whose shooting spree in Seal Beach left eight dead this week. Rackauckas had said earlier this morning that he would be seeking the death penalty against the gunman Scott Dekraai.

Protesters of Occupy L.A. have been camped out on the lawn of City Hall 24/7 for weeks with the blessing of city officials, but now the city's Department of Parks and Recreation is worried about the lawn around City Hall, according to The Daily News. It could cost as much as $50,000 to revive the lawn that has been trampled with protesters, campers and DJs.