The archive of all headlines from April 11, 2015, organized by time of publication.
TV news video shows San Bernardino sheriff's deputies beating and kicking a suspect. 'I am disturbed and troubled by what I see,' Sheriff John McMahon says. San Bernardino sheriff’s beating video: Use-of-force experts weigh in
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the incident, in which TV news video shows San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies beating and kicking a suspect. San Bernardino sheriff’s beating video: Use-of-force experts weigh in
Al Cannon, sheriff of South Carolina county where Walter Scott was shot dead, had assault charge erased after completing 30 hours of clean-up
The new regulation on offshore oil and gas drilling, which could be made as soon as Monday, is an attempt by the Obama administration to prevent disasters like the 2010 BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Presidents of US and Cuba make brief but historic and apparently cordial greeting at Summit of the Americas in Panama – their first encounter since a pact to normalise relations
Presidents of US and Cuba make brief but historic greeting at Summit of the Americas in Panama – their first encounter since a pact to normalise relations
Despite Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleading not guilty, his lead defense attorney Judy Clark conceded to the jury that her client was guilty in her closing argument.The defense team insisted that he was coerced and bullied by his older brother into committing alleged acts of terrorism.
As officials consider ways to get digital information for criminal and security investigations, privacy advocates say attempts to bypass encryption on devices will create holes that hackers can exploit.
Leaders of U.S. government agencies want a “front door” to devices’ information for criminal and security investigations, but tech executives and privacy advocates take a different view.
«Your adrenaline gets going, you get real pumped up," one officer told The Times after the 1991 Rodney King beating. «You have to make a conscious effort to downshift, and to maintain control." 10 deputies put on leave after beating caught on video
U.S.-Cuba Relations
«Your adrenaline gets going, you get real pumped up," one officer told The Times after the 1991 Rodney King beating. «You have to make a conscious effort to downshift, and to maintain control." Mexico & the Americas Obama-Castro handshake sets stage for historic meeting
The North Charleston NAACP head says of the officer: «He was more interested in covering up than trying to save the life of this man he had just shot in the back." L.A. Now Why police pursuits can have such ugly endings
The Saturday Essay: The Middle East is living with the legacy of states artificially carved from the Ottoman Empire’s remains.
The North Charleston NAACP head says of the officer: «He was more interested in covering up than trying to save the life of this man he had just shot in the back." Education California voters take a dim view of teacher tenure
Presidents of US and Cuba make brief but historic greeting in Panama – their first encounter since a pact to normalise relations
North Charleston churches hold vigils for man shot in back by officer while Black Lives Matter protesters say they will not demonstrate
The North Charleston NAACP head says of the officer: «He was more interested in covering up than trying to save the life of this man he had just shot in the back." Mexico & the Americas Obama-Castro handshake sets stage for historic meeting
The North Charleston NAACP head says of the officer: «He was more interested in covering up than trying to save the life of this man he had just shot in the back." Politics Now Rand Paul tries to expand his reach but faces criticism for veering from his father's stands
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Walter Scott Shooting
President Obama came to the Summit of the Americas in Panama determined to defuse a generations-old regional dispute over Cuba’s exclusion from the meeting since its inception in 1994.
President Obama is hoping for a “new beginning” with Cuba as the country’s leaders attend the Summit of the Americas in Panama for the first time since the meeting’s inception in 1994.
The North Charleston NAACP head says of the officer: «He was more interested in covering up than trying to save the life of this man he had just shot in the back." Politics Now Rand Paul faces criticism for veering from his father's stands
Walter Scott Shooting
Walter Scott Shooting
President Obama is hoping for a “new beginning” with Cuba as the country’s leaders attend the Summit of the Americas in Panama for the first time since the meeting’s inception in 1994.
Respondents in a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll say teacher performance should trump seniority when teachers are laid off. Politics Now Rand Paul faces criticism for veering from his father's stands
THE TAKE | As a Democratic candidate, politically dominant but personally diminished, her tasks will be answering why she wants to president as well as to assure voters that she is honest enough to be trusted with their futures.
Respondents in a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll say teacher performance should trump seniority when teachers are laid off. Business In a cameras-everywhere culture, science fiction becomes reality
Respondents in a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll say teacher performance should trump seniority when teachers are laid off. latimes.com Hundreds gather for funeral of Walter Scott
Respondents in a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll say teacher performance should trump seniority when teachers are laid off. Nation Hundreds gather for funeral of Walter Scott
THE TAKE | As a Democratic candidate, politically dominant but personally diminished, her tasks will be answering why she wants to be president as well as to assure voters that she is honest enough to be trusted with their futures.
Pastor tells mourners North Charleston man died because of ‘overt racism’ as Black Lives Matter protesters say they will not demonstrate during service
Pastor tells mourners North Charleston man died because of ‘overt racism’ as Black Lives Matter protesters say they will not demonstrate during service
Pastor tells mourners North Charleston man died because of ‘overt racism’ as Black Lives Matter protesters say they will not demonstrate during service
Increased travel by Americans to Cuba, cultural exchanges and potential investment will 'mean more opportunity and resources for the Cuban people,' the president says. Nation Hundreds gather for funeral of Walter Scott
'The United States will not be imprisoned by the past,' the president tells the gathering at the Summit of the Americas, the first encounter between U.S. and Cuban leaders in more than 50 years. Nation Hundreds gather for funeral of Walter Scott
Walter Scott Shooting
'The United States will not be imprisoned by the past,' the president tells the gathering at the Summit of the Americas, the first encounter between U.S. and Cuban leaders in more than 50 years. CALIFORNIA For downtown L.A.'s pedestrians, citations send a 'don't walk' signal
Despite Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleading not guilty, his lead defense attorney Judy Clark conceded to the jury that her client was guilty in her closing argument.The defense team insisted that he was coerced and bullied by his older brother into committing alleged acts of terrorism.
Pastor tells mourners North Charleston man died because of ‘overt racism’ as Black Lives Matter protesters say they will not demonstrate during service
Despite Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleading not guilty, his lead defense attorney Judy Clark conceded to the jury that her client was guilty in her closing argument.The defense team insisted that he was coerced and bullied by his older brother into committing alleged acts of terrorism.
'The United States will not be imprisoned by the past,' the president tells the gathering at the Summit of the Americas, the first encounter between U.S. and Cuban leaders in more than 50 years. Nation U.S. Capitol on lockdown after shots fired
With each technological advance, more of our lives -- from the humdrum to the hyper-dramatic -- is being caught on camera. Nation U.S. Capitol on lockdown after shots fired
Despite Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleading not guilty, his lead defense attorney Judy Clark conceded to the jury that her client was guilty in her closing argument.The defense team insisted that he was coerced and bullied by his older brother into committing alleged acts of terrorism.
A historic first sit-down meeting between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro has begun on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. Nation U.S. Capitol on lockdown after shots fired
President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half century. The meeting was an important step to defuse a generations-old dispute.
President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half century. The meeting was an important step to defuse a generations-old dispute.
The Cuban leader, speaking at the Summit of the Americas in Panama, said President Obama is not to blame for the U.S.’s past policies toward Cuba.
The meeting in Panama ended five decades of official estrangement between the U.S. and Cuba.
A historic first sit-down meeting between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro has begun on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. L.A. Now Every day is fire season in drought-era California, experts say
The meeting in Panama ended five decades of official estrangement between the U.S. and Cuba. Both leaders agreed to foster a new relationship.
President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met in the first face-to-face discussion between leaders of the two countries in a half century.
It is the most substantive contact between the two men to date, and the first sit-down meeting between an American and Cuban president in more than half a century. L.A. Now Every day is fire season in drought-era California, experts say
President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met in the first face-to-face discussion between leaders of the two countries in a half century.
The meeting in Panama ended five decades of official estrangement between the U.S. and Cuba. Both leaders agreed to foster a new relationship.
Pastor says there is no question that death at hands of officer Michael Slager was driven by racism: ‘You have to hate somebody to shoot them from behind’