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By LEILONI DE GRUY
Jury deliberations in the trial of a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer accused of killing an unarmed Black man in Oakland on New Year's Day 2009 are expected to resume Thursday after they were restarted Wednesday.
The jury began deliberations for 2 1/2 hours last Friday, but when jurors reassembled Tuesday after the long weekend, one of the original jurors had been excused because of a pre-planned vacation and another juror was ill.
The observation deck of the Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport reopens to the public on Saturday, July 10 after being closed for almost nine years. Authorities closed the deck after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
by Brian Watt
The Theme Building's signature arches make it look futuristic, but the historic landmark was built 50 years ago. Its observation deck offers a 360-degree view of takeoffs and landings at LAX and beyond. That's why authorities decided that leaving it open was a security risk after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
By Howard Blume
Under pressure from local community leaders, the federal Office for Civil Rights will look at whether low academic achievement of African American students results from discrimination -- intentional or not -- by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The probe, disclosed in a recent letter to community groups, expands an ongoing investigation into services provided to students who are learning English.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) participated in a House Judiciary Committee field hearing yesterday on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. The hearing, entitled ‘The Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal', was held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles and included testimony from witnesses representing the entertainment industry, civil rights organizations, and consumer advocates.