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Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. (AP)

FILE - This Nov. 24, 2008 file photo Etta James arrives at the premiere of 'Cadillac Records' in Los Angeles.   James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad 'At Last' an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President Barack Obama, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. She was 73. James had been suffering from dementia and kidney problems, and was battling leukemia. In December 2011, her physician announced that her leukemia was terminal.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP – Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic “At Last” was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.


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Officials: Calif. parents asked man to beat child (AP)

AP – An Irvine couple who suspected their 15-year-old son of smoking turned to a man believed to be relied on in their church to violently discipline children, authorities said.

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Calif. prison psychologist accused of faking rape (AP)

This photo provided by the Sacramento Police Dept. shows Laurie Ann Martinez.  Martinez has been charged with faking her own rape in an unsuccessful bid to persuade her husband to move to a safer neighborhood in Sacramento, Calif.   Martinez, 36,  is accused of conspiring with a  friend to create the appearance that she was beaten, robbed and raped in her home in April, according  to the charges filed by the Sacramento District Attorney.   Martinez, who is a psychologist for he California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and her husband filed for divorce in May, six weeks after the April 10 incident. (AP Photo/Sacramento Police Dept.)AP – She split her own lip with a pin, scraped her knuckles with sandpaper and had her friend punch her in the face. Investigators say she even ripped open her blouse, then wet her pants to give the appearance she had been knocked unconscious.


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Child porn collection seized in Calif. bust may be largest history 

Police in Southern California have busted the alleged proprietor of what may be the largest collection of child pornography in U.S. history.

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Bidding intensifies for Calif. megachurch (AP)

File - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, the Crystal Cathedral stands in Garden Grove, Calif. A buyer is expected to be chosen for the sprawling campus of Orange County's now-bankrupt Crystal Cathedral. A federal bankruptcy court judge could decide the fate of the ailing Crystal Cathedral Monday Nov. 14,2011 in a hearing aimed at approving a buyer for the church's sprawling Orange County grounds. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)AP – A federal bankruptcy court hearing aimed at settling the future of the financially ailing Crystal Cathedral turned into a bidding match Monday with a university and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange competing to buy the church’s sprawling grounds.


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Calif. man caught on video trying to strangle infant son

A Southern California man was caught by a hidden camera attempting to kill his 2-month-old son with a blanket fashioned as a noose, prosecutors said. Joshua Allen Robey, 24, is behind bars and due back in court Monday to face felony counts of attempted murder, torture and child abuse.

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Prosecutor recounts killing spree at Calif. salon (AP)

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas becomes emotional as he speaks during a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Southern California prosecutors said Friday they will seek the death penalty for the man they called a 'methodical and merciless killer' who stormed through a salon and killed eight people.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP – Prosecutors didn’t take long to decide that the man they say went on a deadly shooting rampage at a Southern California salon deserves to die.


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