Jessica P. Ogilvie

Four individuals have been arrested after toying with the emotions of passers-by by soliciting money under the guise of paying for the funeral of an infant. KTLA reports that Heather Nichols, 21; Catherine Mendez, 22; Chasity Doll, 20; and Jamari Carter, 26, allegedly held a sign on street corners with a picture of a baby and the dates "January 20, 2011 - June 4, 2011" written underneath.

President Obama is apparently one of the many Americans who believes Kim Kardashian to be among the most annoying celebrities in the country. According to his wife, he prefers that his daughters not watch her program. Michelle Obama revealed Barack's distaste for the Calabasas-based krew (ha) in an interview with iVillage.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Kelsey Grammar makes a show about a guy who's just like him, the Occupy movement develops their own special language, and Patrick Swayze is immortalized in Hollywood. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Charges against deputies at LA County jails continue to pile up -- the LA Times reports today that an FBI investigation into the county's possibly corrupt system now includes allegations that prison employees beat up a visitor for no reason. Gabriel Carrillo says that when he went to visit his brother in the Men's Central Jail, deputies arrested him after discovering that he had a cell phone. He says that they handcuffed him, took him to a break room and beat him up.

The involuntary manslaughter trial of Conrad Murray started back up again today, after a couple of delays earlier in the week. ABC News reports that a session on Monday had been cancelled because the father of Dr. Steven Shafer, an expert anesthesiologist who was the prosecution's last witness, passed away.

As far as Lindsay Lohan goes, one thing has been confirmed today: she's not yet broke. After being harangued by Judge Stephanie Sautner in court today, hauled off in handcuffs and assigned to do community service at the morgue, TMZ reports that Lohan posted $100,000 bail.

At about 1:25 this morning, a man riding a bike through Pico Rivera was shot and killed. L.A. Now reports that the victim hasn't been identified, and that the suspect is still at large. There's no description of the shooter, and police don't have a motive.

A high school and an elementary school have been closed temporarily after two trains collided in the Colton area, reports KTLA. The accident involved a train running east-west and another running north-south, and took place at about 2:15 this morning. Six cars jumped the tracks, including three carrying carrying ferric or ferric chloride and hot asphalt.

Things are getting heated for one real housewife of Beverly Hills! As anyone who's been following the show knows, Camille Grammar has taken every conceivable opportunity to bash Kelsey (who she lovingly refers to as "my ex"). She talks trash about his kissing skills, sexual prowess, and even the size of his mini-Frasier.

If you wanted to spend the night with Conan O'Brien, you may have just missed a huge opportunity. The talk show host recently listed his TV studio on the renter's site Airbnb, and selected a group of ladies to stay for three nights out of thousands of applicants.

Gear up the parental fear machine, it's Halloween! Adding to a long list of regulations that deliberately ignore the uncomfortable fact that most children are sexually abused by people that they already know, Riverside County is considering a rule that would prohibit registered sex offenders from hanging Halloween decorations on October 31, would require them to leave their outside lights off that day, and would ban them from answering the door during the same hours.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Susan Sarandon utters the words "Nazi" and "Pope" in the same sentence, a Cambodian toddler is in good health after a major operation, and you can go to Occupy LA, but you might just get a lousy sticker. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.