Bail set at $5 million in Dolla Beverly Center Slaying

The attorney for an Atlanta man accused of killing rapper Dolla earlier this week said his client opened fire after feeling threatened by the rapper and his entourage during a chance encounter at the Beverly Center. Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of shooting Dolla, whose real [...]

California at Wall Street’s Mercy for State Loans

California officials scrambled Friday to scrape together a plan to keep the state solvent after the White House informed them that federal backing for emergency short-term loans is unlikely. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer testified before the Legislature that he had been told by Washington not to expect the loan guarantees. The state’s senior U.S. senator, [...]