The archive of all headlines from August 15, 2015, organized by time of publication.
ISIS Terror
Objection to freeing Tariq Ba Odah, who is 56% of his ideal body weight, comes as Obama administration fights to stop detainees seeking freedom in federal courts
For decades, the mid-sized city of Compton struggled with an outsized reputation, seared into American pop culture, as a place synonymous with gangs, drive-by shootings and gangsta rap. L.A. Now
Even as it still struggles with poverty and unemployment, crime has plummeted. Large retailers that once shunned the city have moved in. Even the demographics have changed, with Latinos now making up about two-thirds of the city. Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times «Compton is still rocking and reeling from the ’80s. It’s trying to find its balance," said longtime Compton resident Calvin Moore. «Compton is still rocking and reeling from the ’80s. It’s trying to find its balance," said longtime Compton resident Calvin Moore. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) L.A. Now
The GOP candidate was supposed to spend this week laying out his own thoughts on the Islamic State, but he’s been continually peppered with questions about his family and the Iraq war.
The arrests of a young couple suspected of trying to travel from Mississippi to Syria to join the Islamic State have confounded their friends and neighbors.
More than one-third of pleas to remove refuse from dozens of neighborhoods in Central, Northeast and South L.A. were ignored even as sanitation workers responded to 99% of requests in other parts of the city. Many poorer areas of L.A. get less trash service, analysis shows
While the lead candidate poked fun at herself and Republicans, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who has been surging in polls, called for ‘a political revolution’
More than one-third of pleas to remove refuse from dozens of neighborhoods in Central, Northeast and South L.A. were ignored even as city sanitation workers responded to 99% of requests in other areas. Many poorer areas of L.A. get less trash service, analysis shows
Three CHP officers, a Modesto defense attorney and five others are arrested in the 2012 killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, a Turlock resident whose body was found more than a year later in a forest. Carson home
Three CHP officers, a Modesto defense attorney and five others are arrested in the 2012 killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, a Turlock resident whose body was found more than a year later in a forest. Asia
Eighteen presidential candidates from both parties have spoken or will speak at the fair, a chance for them to win over voters in an informal setting.
Firefighters and hazmat teams have struggled to bring the situation in Tianjin under control for days, and criticism is mounting. The death toll has reached 85. Crime & Courts
Eighteen presidential candidates have spoken or will speak at the fair, a chance for them to win over voters in an informal setting.
While Clinton poked fun at herself and Republicans, Bernie Sanders called again for ‘a political revolution’
Firefighters and hazmat teams have struggled to bring the situation in Tianjin under control for days, and criticism is mounting. The death toll has reached 85. CALIFORNIA POLITICS
Three CHP officers, a Modesto defense attorney and five others are arrested in the 2012 killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, a Turlock resident whose body was found more than a year later in a forest. Asia
Three CHP officers, a Modesto defense attorney and five others are arrested in the 2012 killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, a Turlock resident whose body was found more than a year later in a forest. CALIFORNIA POLITICS
Hundreds of counties have stopped honoring detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement looking to locate and deport immigrants convicted of crimes, forcing agents to conduct costly and dangerous manhunts, officials say. Crime & Courts
Party’s ‘safe haven’ may see a few bumps in the road – and rumours of Joe Biden considering a run – but strategists agree she remains Republicans’ top opponent
Hundreds of counties have stopped honoring detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement looking to locate and deport immigrants convicted of crimes, forcing agents to conduct costly and dangerous manhunts, officials say. Reluctant raids
What had begun months ago as a question about proper archiving of records has become a bigger, more politically dangerous issue: Whether sensitive data was at risk.
Trying to find any consensus on how the Republican candidates would exercise American power differently from President Obama — much less define an alternative foreign policy — gets messy.
The Middle East has been in a state of chaos for years now, with each passing year bringing a new wave of instability, carnage and human suffering. From Afghanistan to Iraq, Libya to Syria, Western foreign policy has directly caused much of the chaos …
Trying to find any consensus on how the Republican candidates would exercise American power differently from President Obama — much less define an alternative foreign policy — gets messy.
The systematic militarization of police state USA has used terror to recklessly and maliciously abuse its own citizenry, particularly those of color in cities across this nation.
Newly disclosed documents show that the National Security Agency gained access to billions of emails through a “highly collaborative” relationship with AT&T.
Hillary Clinton
Gone will be the massive projects once erected to battle water shortages. In their place will be a host of incremental measures, each designed to do more with what nature provides.
As Bernie Sanders’s popularity grows and the e-mail bad news gets worse, Democrats see the front-runner as insular, defensive and tone-deaf to changes.
Gone will be the massive projects once erected to battle water shortages. In their place will be a host of incremental measures, each designed to do more with what nature provides. L.A. Now
Senator gives impassioned speech in early voting state while frontrunner works the crowds and Republican insurgent flies in by helicopter