Emma G. Gallegos

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In tonight's Extra, Extra, a "Real World" star is behind bars, JR Ewing was good for evil characters and Gangnam-Style is big on YouTube. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Business Insider said FBI data showed that UCLA was the "Most Dangerous" College in America. USC, on the other hand, was nowhere to be found on the magazine's Top 25 "Most Dangerous" list.

The FBI arrested a man this week believed to be a "major enforcer" and hit-man for a Mexican drug cartel responsible for importing coke into Los Angeles. Authorities have been looking for Joe Luis Saenz since 1998 when he was accused of fatally shooting two gang rivals.

Get out so you can buy some handcrafted goods, go ice-skating or listen to the LA Phil.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Canada loves Justin Bieber, drunk uncles ruin Thanksgiving and more Black Friday ugliness. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

A lab assistant in Orange County who was fired from his job filed a lawsuit claiming that his boss wouldn't let him speak Vietnamese at work even during breaks. The lawsuit filed against Quest Diagnostics Inc. of San Juan Capistrano in April was settled for an undisclosed sum today.

A top city official announced that she was taking a leave of absence in the wake of an investigation into whether she should be charged with child endangerment. Officers found the 11-year-old daughter of Los Angeles Board of Public Works President Andrea Alarcon unattended at City Hall around 11:45 pm last Friday night.

A black family says they're packing their bags and moving out of Yorba Linda, because they're fed up with all the racism that they faced in the city in the last two years (that's right, 2011 and 2012). The father said: "We wanted people to know that it's not peachy keen in Yorba Linda when it comes to racism."

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a slaughterhouse pays big bucks, the NY Times has thoughts on irony and Lady Gaga has a new vid. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Charlie Chaplin's iconic hat and cane went up on the auction block in Hollywood this afternoon. The trademark accessories sold for $62,500 through Bonhams auction house.

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the Cheesecake Factory, tailgating and the urinals of a movie theater.