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West Coast rapper Too Short was too slow (and allegedly too intoxicated) to evade arrest in Hollywood the other night, but now his rep is trying to get the word out the drugs connected to the music star weren't his.

L.A. high school senior Jake Davidson just upped the game when it comes to asking the lady of his dreams to prom. He put together a YouTube video for supermodel Kate Upton he shared with her via Twitter asking her to be his date, and Upton seems to be considering accepting.

Too bad, Too Short! The pioneering West Coast rapper and L.A. native was busted early Wednesday morning on suspicion of a DUI and narcotics violations while behind the wheel in Hollywood.

The San Diego Zoo has edited together some great moments in panda play from yesterday's snow day, in the style of the world's cutest wrestling match of baby versus mama. It's especially cute when little Xiao Liwu goes sliding down his mom's back and onto the slippery snow.

One stipulation of the plea deal struck by Lindsay Lohan's lawyer and prosecutors in Los Angeles is that the starlet spend 90 days in a lockdown rehabilitation facility, however a bit of a loophole might mean that doesn't happen...and, in turn, that could mean jail time for the actress.

It took just 90 minutes of deliberation for the jury to return a guilty verdict in the case of a 23-year-old Santa Ana man accused of fatally bashing in the skull of his 47-year-old lover in order to get his hands on his electronics and other valuables.

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Looks like the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will not be bedfellows after all.

A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department on behalf of two lesbian officers has been settled before heading to trial, and today the L.A. City Council announced their approval of the $1.25 million payout.

It's typical for a restaurant to have a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy, but what about one that has hostesses whose uniform requires they do their job pants-less? Along with David Myers' tasty Japanese-inspired seafood cuisine, at his new endeavor Hinoki and the Bird, you'll find hostesses in short shirt-dresses that are definitely turning heads.