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Photo by Atwater Village Newbie via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Compiled annually and published online since 2003, the Academic Ranking of World Universities is thought to be one of the foremost lists of its kind. (Read about their methodology.) They have released their 2010 rankings, and Los Angeles' own UCLA earned a respectable Number 13 slot. Number one is Harvard, followed by another UC, Berkeley. Other UC campuses fared well in...

Photo by Brian Chambers via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A body found floating in Newport Harbor may be that of a woman reported missing over a week ago. Off-road racing in the desert resumed today--without any problems--a week after a deadly accident killed 8 spectators in the same area. Valley resident Lesli Moore Dahlke talks about her exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam 30 years ago, and the cancer she is...

Photo by Omar Omar via Flickr All of the Department of Motor Vehicle's field offices will be closing down for one day apiece during August or September in order for them to receive technical upgrades, reminds abc7. This is in addition to the "furlough Friday" closures that will find all the DMV offices shut down on Friday August 27th, as part of the state's cost-cutting measures. This week's closures: - Tuesday 8/24: Poway, Thousand...

Photo by Mark Luethi via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr More scandal brewing in Bell: The ex-Mayor's foundation wasn't disclosing their government contracts. An 85-year-old Palm Springs woman was killed while she crossed a street in Costa Mesa. ESPN's Jay Mariotti was released from jail today after posting bail, but ESPN has not issued an official comment yet on the case. Mariotti was arrested for allegedly hurt his girlfriend during an altercation....

R&B singer Faith Evans was one of hundreds of vehicles subject to a sobriety checkpoint set up by the LAPD near Venice last night. During the stop, Evans was "arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving," according to LA Now. Evans, 37, is the widow of Notorius B.I.G.; she and current husband, Todd Russaw, had a brush with the law 6 years ago for "possession of marijuana and cocaine after a traffic stop near...

Mitrice Richardson Friends, relatives, and members of the community gathered in Inglewood last night to hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Mitrice Richardson, the CSU Fullerton student whose remains were found on August 9th in Malibu Canyon, reports the LA Times. Richardson had been missing for almost a year--since the then-24-year-old was arrested after not paying her bill at a Malibu restaurant. After her release she was never seen again. Last night those...

A second Iowa-based company has initiated a recall of 170 million of their eggs that may be tainted, according to an AP Report. "The eggs recalled Friday were distributed under the brand names Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms, Sunny Meadow, Wholesome Farms and West Creek. The new recall applies to eggs sold between April and August." These eggs were sold in California, among other states. The FDA says there is a likely link between this...

The LAPD will be conducting at least three sobriety and license checkpoints tonight as part of their ongoing endeavor to get impaired drivers off the road and to educate the public about the perils of drunk driving. - 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Near Sepuvleda Blvd. & Valerio St., Van Nuys [map] - 7 p.m. - 3 a.m. @Santa Monica Blvd. & Bronson Ave., Hollywood area [map] - 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. @Washington...

Jay Mariotti, a sports journalist and on-air personality with ESPN, "was arrested overnight by Los Angeles police officers in the Pacific division," according to LA Now. Early reports from LAPD sources indicate Mariotti, 51, "allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend at a club in Santa Monica," which resumed at the Venice home, "where some type of physical altercation allegedly occurred. Police were called to the apartment, and Marioitti was arrested." Mariotti, who...

Photo by Tambako the Jaguar via Flickr A Laguna Niguel man has "10 days to get rid of about 50 pigeons in his back yard or face a lawsuit after receiving a formal complaint from his homeowners' association," according to the OC Register. Wei Lu keeps the "specially-bred racing pigeons" in his yard, and considers them like his children. He has a special loft built for them in his yard that he cleans twice...

Photo by matchity via Flickr These may well be the dog days of summer, but local pooches can take a "paws" and relax and unwind at a water park just for man's best friend. After all, it's not easy being a dog, and everyone needs a little pampering, right? Paradise Ranch Pet Resort in Sun Valley has launched their "Bora Bora Club," for dogs, reports KTLA, where Fido and Rover can "can dive off...

Are you brave enough to try the #2 at Orochon? (Photo by sklathill via Flickr) Some like it hot, and some like it really hot. We're talking about food, and in Los Angeles, with our cliched melting pot of cultures representing themselves vociferously in their cuisine, we have the bold flavors of Thailand, Mexico, China, Japan, India, and even the good ol' American South available to taste. Today happens to be "Hot & Spicy...