Supreme Court deals unions a limited hit in home-care workers case

The Supreme Court dealt a limited setback to the union movement Monday, ruling that personal home-care employees cannot be forced to pay dues to a union. But it refused an invitation to extend the ruling to all public employees.   In a 5-4 ruling...

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Stocks open mostly lower; PPG rises

U.S. stocks are mostly lower in early trading as the market appears set to end June with a modest gain. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,803 shortly after the market opened Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500...

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Militant coalition's goal: A Syria under Islamic law

In case there is any doubt about who is in charge, guards patrolling the stretch of Syria around the Turkish border crossing here wear blue T-shirts stitched with "Islamic Front" patches. Since opposition fighters first seized border crossings in...

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'Transformers' far from extinct! Inside Comcast's octopus.

After the coffee. Before saying goodbye to June gloom. The Skinny: I was bummed to hear Bobby Womack died. I saw him open for the Rolling Stones back in 1981 and regret not taking the time to listen to more of his music. I did pick up his soundtrack...

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'Penny Dreadful' recap: Rescuers search for Mina at Grand Guignol

Visions of a young woman enslaved by a vampire draw rescuers to a notorious London theater on "Grand Guignol," Episode 108 of Showtime's "Penny Dreadful." The Season 1 finale finds Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) intent on freeing his daughter Mina...

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Lakers' week in review

The Lakers added two players through the NBA draft over the past week. On Thursday, the team selected Kentucky forward Julius Randle with the seventh overall pick.  They also sent cash to the Washington Wizards for the rights to the 46th pick,...

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WWE 'Money in the Bank' PPV results: John Cena, Seth Rollins win

WWE held its annual "Money in the Bank" pay-per-view on Sunday in Boston, with the WWE world heavyweight championship on the line in one match, and a shot at the title on the line in another. Also, Daniel Bryan, who was stripped of the championship after...

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Supreme Court rules on contraceptives; setback for Obama healthcare law

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to President Obama's healthcare law Monday and ruled that Christian business owners with religious objections to certain forms of birth control may refuse to provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives....

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Board stretched legal authority trying to enforce parking rules

Question: We live in a guard-gated community with a homeowners association. The management company sent letters to owners and residents requiring information for parking permits. They require a signed form stating name, property and mail address, telephone...

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Hollywood's paymaster

The gig: Mark Goldstein, 48, is chief executive and president of Burbank company Entertainment Partners, one of the industry's leading payroll services firms. The company processes residual checks and advises studios through the labyrinth of tax credits...

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ISIS weapons windfall may alter balance in Iraq, Syria conflicts

Six months ago, Sunni Arab militants faced a daunting firepower imbalance in their uprising against the U.S.-equipped Iraqi army west of Baghdad. But once their campaign for the city of Fallouja was launched in January, their lethal capabilities were...

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Obama to seek $2 billion to stem surge of Central American immigrants

President Obama will send a letter to Congress on Monday requesting more than $2 billion to pay for tighter border enforcement and humanitarian assistance to respond to the swell of children from Central America illegally crossing the border without...

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Dodgers have growing problem with injuries to Ramirez, Turner

The Dodgers have a problem. A potentially troubling one. Yeah, you can win seven of your last nine and still have problems. And right now that problem is the left side of the infield. Two days after getting third baseman Juan Uribe back from the disabled...

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Pregnant pause: Would you do a home test at the bar?

Ladies, how likely would you be to take a pregnancy test in the bathroom of a bar? Bars and restaurants in Alaska are set later this year to have home pregnancy test dispensers installed in their bathrooms.  Forget all of the awkwardly comedic...

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VidCon: YouTube stars mull transition to TV, audience-funded content

YouTube stars currently need the deep pockets of the television industry to create costly long-form content. But using audiences to fund content in the future is a contentious topic, according to stars at a VidCon panel Saturday. Panelists agreed that...

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Oddsmaker gives Lakers even lower championship odds after NBA draft

The Lakers were happy to land Julius Randle with the seventh overall pick in last Thursday's NBA Draft. Oddsmakers may have been looking for more. Before Thursday, the Lakers were a 40-1 long shot to win the NBA title, according to online oddsmaker...

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Home of the Week: Spanish-style mansion in Pacific Palisades

This Spanish-style mansion in Pacific Palisades' Riviera neighborhood is entered through an 18th century walnut gate surrounded by brightly colored tiles. The motif continues inside with archways and Moorish accents. Most of the rooms connect to a central...

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Ford is burning (sustainable) rubber in push to go green

Ford Motor Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. are trying to turn tomato skins into floor mats. The car company is also working with soybean farmers, who are helping its engineers turn soy oil into seat cushions, and with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which...

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Singer Chris Brown left his mark in home, moves on

Chris Brown, the singer whose Hollywood Hills house once drew the ire of neighbors for its graffiti-like artwork, has sold his hillside residence for $1.69 million. Although the exterior was repainted before the home went on the market, several interior...

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YouTube stars, video content creators fear new net neutrality rules

The big debate over net neutrality has some YouTube stars fearing that the end of the world is near. The online community has been in a dither about the future of a regulatory provision that Internet service providers treat all traffic the same. The...

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Border Patrol to ship detained families from Texas to California

Hundreds of families caught illegally crossing the border in Texas will be flown to Border Patrol stations in Southern California in the coming days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Adults with children being held in overcrowded Border Patrol...

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100 years later, remembering the crucible called World War I

The shot that changed the world rang out on a sunny summer's morning in Southeastern Europe. No one knew then that the assassin's bullet would spell the death not just of an Austrian aristocrat but the entire global order, with four empires and millions...

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Aereo to suspend streaming TV service today, says fight will go on

Aereo, the start-up video service that the Supreme Court ruled is illegal earlier this week, has told its customers it is temporarily suspending operations. In a letter to subscribers, Aereo Founder and Chief Executive Chet Kanojia, said access to the...

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In Brazil, World Cup talk is colored by politics

Daniel Paulo Ribeiro and Guilherme Miguel have very different opinions as to how well Brazil is hosting the World Cup soccer tournament, despite watching it unfold from the same street corner in the host city of Recife. "It's going fantastically. Brazilians...

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