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WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey wants Congress to act within weeks to prevent the release of thousands of violent criminals from federal prison under new crack cocaine sentencing rules. In testimony prepared for a House hearing Thursday, Mukasey indicates a willingness to go along with new sentencing guidelines that …

LOS ANGELES – Members of the writers guild have overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Hollywood studios that increases payment for shows offered on the Internet, the union said Tuesday. The deal was endorsed by 93.6 percent of the 4,060 votes cast in Los Angeles and New York. “This contract …

Chino police Tuesday said they had arrested one of the meatpacking workers charged with animal cruelty in the case. Daniel Ugarte Navarro, who worked as a pen manager at the slaughterhouse, was taken into custody Saturday at his Pomona home on a warrant issued the day before, police spokeswoman Michelle …