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Jail inmates and their families filed a lawsuit Thursday against Los Angeles County as well as nearby counties, alleging that the fees for inmate telephone calls are "grossly unfair and excessive" and amount to a moneymaking scheme for local governments.

Jonathan Pollard, whose spying for Israel led to a serious rift between the Israeli and U.S. governments and between U.S. and Israeli Jews, was released from prison Friday after serving 30 years of a life sentence.

An Obama administration push urging lawmakers to oppose legislation that would effectively halt a program for refugees from Syria and Iraq failed to convince eight California Democrats who joined their Republican colleagues Thursday to pass the measure by a veto-proof majority.

If there is one thing that Gov. Jerry Brown has made a calling card since returning to office in 2011, it's a push toward paying down government debt.

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Running time: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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Playing: At the Arena Cinema, Hollywood

The Golden State Warriors are still undefeated.

The Clippers are still unbelievable.

In their most anticipated Staples Center game since they blew a 19-point lead to the Houston Rockets in the playoffs last spring, the Clippers collapsed again.

In their first game against their most disliked rivals...

The Golden State Warriors might just get through an entire NBA season without losing.

J.J. Redick certainly looked like someone preparing to play when the Clippers held their morning shoot-around Thursday.

Midway through the second half of UCLA's game Thursday against Pepperdine, another big UCLA lead had begun to evaporate. The Waves were on a run. The Bruins were whistled for traveling.

At the spot where Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez was fatally gunned down, they gathered by the hundreds Thursday evening.

Jordan Vale's goal early in the second half was all UCLA needed in a 2-0 win over visiting Cal Poly on Thursday, sending the Bruins on to the second round of the NCAA men's soccer playoffs.

Kyle Busch never let doubt creep in, even with a mangled leg. Someone else with a double compound fracture in his right leg and a fracture of his left foot may have caved in emotionally.

Before the Clippers hosted Golden State, Paul Pierce said the problem with the undefeated Warriors was their confidence.

When Michael Gross designed what became the famous "Ghostbusters" film logo, he had no idea it would take flight the way it did.

Break out the chips and cold drinks but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, The Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and skipping, on the upcoming menu of games.

The Affordable Care Act's friends and foes alike were in full hyperventilation mode Thursday after the nation's biggest health insurance company, UnitedHealth, signaled that it was considering  

UC regents on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to increase enrollment of California undergraduates at UC by 5,000 next fall and an additional 5,000 by 2018, despite concerns over whether the university will be able to hire enough professors and provide enough dorm space.

Thursday, November 19th

SOUTHERN SECTION

SOUTHERN (XII) DIVISION

Quarterfinal

El Modena 47, Segerstrom 27

Grant High in Van Nuys proclaimed Thursday as "Howie Levine Day."

Its veteran basketball coach, entering his 30th season, showed up to the alumni game wearing his typical orange socks. At halftime, the principal presented him two viles of fake blood in the school colors of orange and brown.

Then,...

An hour and a half into the telecast, the Latin Grammy Awards was moving at a good clip. There were power ballads. There was smoke. There was cumbia and reggaeton. And there was Ricky Martin shaking his hips on "La Mordidita."

Los Angeles city and county have the most chronically homeless people in the country, and nearly all of them sleep on the streets, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department.

SERIES

Reign Though she realizes there may be a price to pay on a larger scale, Mary (Adelaide Kane) commits herself to helping Catherine (Megan Follows) become regent in this new episode. 8 p.m. KTLA

Last Man Standing Mike and Vanessa (Tim Allen, Nancy Travis) are on their own for Thanksgiving,...

They had occupied the administration building at Occidental College for days, giving it the vibe of a packed airport waiting area, with power cords snaking across the floor, students typing quietly on their laptops and sleeping bags at the ready.

UC regents members on Thursday approved a long-planned expansion to outfit UC Merced with new classrooms, dorms and labs over the next five years and an enrollment boost of nearly 4,000 students.