At the La Brea Tar Pits, fossils preserved in tar provide a time capsule of the creatures that roamed Southern California 10,000 to 40,000 years ago.

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Remarkable Creatures: At La Brea Tar Pits, Relics From Long Before Freeways

Howard McKeon and Elton Gallegly, both Republicans from Southern California, were on a list of House members who received special loans through a Countrywide Financial program.

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Countrywide ‘V.I.P.’ Loans Linked to McKeon and Gallegly

The story of a faithful man, and of a unique offering he will be making on Sunday to his church, begins in a Southern California backyard in March 1974.

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On Religion: An Effort, Years in the Making, to Capture the Mystery

Homicide detectives have re-opened their investigation of Natalie Wood’s death nearly 30 years after the actress drowned in the waters off Southern California in one of Hollywood’s most enduring mysteries.

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LA Detectives Re-Open Natalie Wood Death Inquiry

It took three overtimes, but the fourth-ranked Cardinal finally prevailed over a tenacious Southern California team.

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Stanford 56, Southern California 48 (3OT): Stanford Defeats U.S.C. in Overtime

A gunman opened fire Wednesday in a busy hair salon, killing eight people and critically wounding another while leaving bodies scattered throughout the business in a normally sedate Southern California beach community.

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8 Killed in Southern California Salon Shooting

A six-month far-flung festival of events at 130 institutions makes a case for Southern California as a major art center.

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Southern California Claims Its Place on the Art World Map

When people think of Southern California, they tend to picture sunshine, a free-spirited atmosphere, and a culture of expression and curiosity. It is an idyllic setting to wax philosophic on matters of religion in the 21st century.

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School of Thoughts

Tens of thousands of people are without power during a blackout from Southern California to the Arizona border.

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Major Power Failure Affects San Diego

The Bowl Championship Series has stripped the University of Southern California of its 2004 national title. USC’s 55-19 victory over Oklahoma will be wiped from the books and no champion will be listed for that year. The move comes after the school was…

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USC Stripped of 2004 National Title

Southern California has been stripped of its 2004 football national title by the Bowl Championship Series.

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U.S.C. Loses Its 2004 B.C.S. National Championship

TEMECULA, Calif. — Comedian Andy Dick has been arrested in Southern California for being drunk and disorderly in a restaurant.

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Comedian Andy Dick arrested for disorderly conduct at Southern California restaurant

“Octomom” Nadya Suleman may be looking for a new house come Friday. The man she bought her Southern California home from said he’s going to evict her if she doesn’t pay the long-overdue $450,000 balance. “I think they have money, but they are hiding…

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Nadya Suleman Faces Eviction

Yards turned to mud. Cars floated in streets. Rescuers used rafts to reach residents. The storms are gone from Southern California, but they’ve left behind a big mess.

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Californians hope for break in storms

“Extraordinary and continuing rainfall” is forecast for Southern California, and it is likely to cause flooding and landslides, authorities warn.

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‘Extraordinary’ rain hits California