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Elephant meat seized in Los Angeles

Elephant meat seized: US Customs has seized elephant meat, a dead macaque primate from Indonesia, and 387 handbags made from pythons, monitor lizards, dwarf crocodiles, cobras and puff adder snakes.

Rodney Allen Rippy, child star, bows out of Compton mayor race

'Tsunami fish' story: Flooded boat. A 4,500 mile trip.

Modern Parenthood Snooki loses 42 pounds: Gym manager says she gained mommy insight

Hunt for asteroids near earth way too slow, study says

American Idol: Papa Peachez unites Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj

Remembering Frank Zamboni, the original 'Iceman' (+video)

Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar bridged India and the West

Ravi Shankar: Sitar virtuoso and father of the rock benefit concert (+video)

Jenni Rivera, the 'Diva de la Banda,' lost in Mexico jet crash (+video)

Southern California ports reopen as shipping clerks reach deal

L.A. Mayor: Both sides in port strike agree to federal mediation

Shopper alert! Will labor strike at L.A. ports mean bare shelves?

Strike slows activity at busy Calif. port complex

Sandy survivors may be rewarded with higher taxes

Sandy recovery: Where will the displaced find housing? (+video)

Hurricane Sandy: Life without power

Hurricane Sandy: Storm surge floods NYC tunnels, cuts power to city (+video)

Shuttle X-ing: Endeavour spacecraft slowly winds through L.A.

California gas prices take a dip, amid calls to investigate the spike

Go Daddy outage hits small businesses hardest

The Vote Video of the GOP convention: Take a peek behind the curtain

Change Agent How cities can get drivers biking

The Lost Bank

Nigerian plane was faulty, airline official says