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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday. Full Story »

An attorney for Michael Jackson's father is trying to convince a judge the administrators of his son's will have a conflict of interest and should not handle the case. Full Story »

A California-wide Amber Alert was canceled Monday evening after a Whittier father, who allegedly kidnapped his three children, surrendered to authorities. Full Story »

Halle Berry has something else in common with fellow Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster: The Sherry Lansing Leadership Award. The Hollywood Reporter says Berry will receive the honor next month at the paper's 18th annual Power 100: Women in Entertainment breakfast. Full Story »

Federal prosecutors say they won't retry a California Institute of Technology graduate student on arson charges for helping firebomb dozens of SUVs in the San Gabriel Valley. Full Story »

The search for victims of a suspected serial killer is expanding far beyond his Ohio home and yard, where police have found the remains of at least 11 people. Full Story »

Videos, provided to us by companies that sell red-light camera systems, show gruesome accidents and red light violators caught on tape. It is images like these that sell cities on the use of red light cameras. Full Story »

A badly decomposed body was found behind a strip mall under construction in Santa Clarita Monday, and detectives were trying to determine if the remains were those of a missing 18-year-old Newhall woman. Full Story »

Jennifer Lopez is suing her first husband to keep him from making their sex life public. The lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court accuses Ojani Noa of intending to sell a movie containing hours of home video, including some of the actress in sexual situations taken on their honeymoon. Full Story »

Police say a Whittier man who kidnapped his three children and reportedly threatened himself and the kids with bodily harm, has turned himself into authorities. Full Story »

Jorge Serrano is tormented because he was supposed to be at his mother's check cashing business the day she was robbed and murdered. Full Story »

If you're looking to save some cash on your next prescription, a discount card that's free may help. The National League of Cities, in conjunction with the city governments are helping people save an average of 20 percent on prescriptions. Full Story »

Inadequate supplies of vaccine will delay a number of previously scheduled flu clinics across Riverside County, health officials announced Monday. Full Story »

Police Monday responded to an officer-involved shooting in Hawthorne and a suspect has barricaded himself inside a nearby 99 Cent Only store, according to the Hawthorne Police Department's watch commander. Full Story »

The state has recovered more than $27 million from insurance companies for victims of the wildfires that ravaged San Diego County in October 2007. Full Story »

This spring's 25th edition of the Los Angeles Marathon will start at Dodger Stadium and end 26.2 miles later on the beach in Santa Monica. And times will likely be faster: The downhill stadium-to-the-sea route loses 400 feet in elevation from start to finish. Full Story »

Orange County's green guru is about to run Santa Barbara's streets barefoot to raise money for those who need shoes. Full Story »

Authorities say a suspicious object found outside an East Los Angeles courthouse was not a bomb. The device was removed Monday by a bomb squad robot. Full Story »

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to reunite over 4,000 taxpayers in Los Angeles County with their refunds. Full Story »

A major stroller manufacturer is announcing a massive recall over concerns that children can have their fingertips sliced in a hinge. Full Story »

The City Council's Public Safety Committee Monday unanimously confirmed the nomination of Charlie Beck to become the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Full Story »

Authorities say a freight train derailment that delayed several morning commuter trains in Los Angeles has been cleared and there were no injuries or hazardous spills. Full Story »

Investigators are trying to determine whether a man arrested over the weekend for a Southern California killing may be linked to two other slayings. Full Story »

Authorities Monday identified a man who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on an off-ramp from the 91 Freeway on Sunday. Full Story »

Attendance was down 11 percent and on-track wagering declined 16 percent during Santa Anita's recently concluded 31-day Oak Tree meeting. Full Story »