Los Angeles Daily News

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

An arrest warrant has been dropped for actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, who are accused of stiffing a Santa Barbara County hotel on a $10,000 bill. Full Story »

A badly decomposed body has been found behind an under-construction strip mall in Santa Clarita. Full Story »

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. Full Story »

At the direction of the City Council, lawyers from the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office will again ask a judge on Tuesday to bar the city controller from auditing programs in the offices of elected officials. Full Story »

BURBANK - Burbank Police Chief Tim Stehr announced Monday he will retire Dec. 31. Stehr's retirement announcement comes six days after City Councilman David Gordon requested that he be placed on administrative leave in connection with three investigations into the department and the suicide of Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn. Full Story »

A recently settled lawsuit that sought to expedite the naturalization process will put an end to delays caused by routine FBI name checks of applicants for citizenship, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs. Full Story »

The city of Los Angeles shelled out $137 million over the past two years for legal costs - nearly two times more than the previous two-year period and enough to hire nearly 1,300 police officers and cover most of the public works budget, according to a report released Monday. Full Story »

Several day laborers who use bicycles as their primary means of transportation will receive helmets and safety training funded by a $25,000 grant awarded Monday by Kaiser Permanente to the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. Full Story »

A U.S. official says the Fort Hood shooting suspect reached out to communicate with a radical imam overseas who came under scrutiny in the past for possible links to terror groups. Full Story »

Pop superstar Justin Timberlake was granted a three-year stay-away order Monday against a woman he claims made uninvited visits to his Los Angeles home. Full Story »

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash and his wife settled a lawsuit in which they sought to recover more than $500,000 they say they lost in a transaction involving a Hollywood Hills home. Full Story »

Easily clearing the first hurdle toward his appointment, a City Council panel recommended Monday that Deputy Chief Charlie Beck be confirmed as Los Angeles' 55th chief of police. Full Story »

A Los Angeles judge Monday temporarily blocked distribution of private videos and a proposed film concerning Jennifer Lopez and her first husband, Ojani Noa, who reportedly wants to market intimate video footage of the former couple. Full Story »

The attorney for a man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, says he's heading to San Antonio to meet his client. Full Story »

Faced with falling ridership, deepening budget woes and increased expenses for safety reforms, Metrolink officials are considering raising fares for the second time in less than six months. Full Story »

Los Angeles Marathon organizers unveiled a course today filled with firsts for the March 21 race, such as starting at Dodger Stadium, ending near the Santa Monica Pier and going outside the city limits. Full Story »

Los Angeles police Chief-Designate Charlie Beck will appear before the City Council's Public Safety committee today for a confirmation hearing. Full Story »

A Union Pacific freight train derailed near Union Station today, disrupting commuter rail traffic, officials said. Full Story »

Northrop Grumman said Sunday it agreed to sell its advisory services business TASC Inc. to private equity firm General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Full Story »

Bruce Boyer is a man with a message. And he is not shy about shouting it to people. Boyer is the owner of Lone Star Security, the company at war with the city and Councilman Dennis Zine over the mobile advertising trailers he has parked throughout the Valley. Full Story »

Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. Full Story »

WOODLAND HILLS - A woman and her young daughter were injured after a car struck them and crashed through the storefront window of a dry cleaner Saturday afternoon, police said. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS - Nine cardplayers returned to Las Vegas Saturday with their sights set on winning a gold bracelet and $8.55 million in the World Series of Poker, the world's most prestigious gambling event. Full Story »

Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes." Full Story »