NFL to pay $42M for using retired players images

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The NFL has agreed to pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who challenged the league over using their names and images without their consent.

Pacific Command contractor charged with spying

HONOLULU (AP) - A defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman with whom he was romantically involved, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.

Crawford helps D-backs sink Dodgers

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Carl Crawford's wait to see game action was a long one. When he finally returned to the lineup, it didn't take long for him to contribute.

Suns rout Kobe-less Lakers

PHOENIX (AP) - A worn-out Los Angeles Lakers team without Kobe Bryant fell apart in the fourth quarter in Phoenix.

Woman who lost downloading case says she can't pay

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota woman at the center of a long-running court fight over the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music said there's still no way she can pay record companies the $222,000 judgment she owes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal Monday.

Police say Fla. college student plotted attack

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A college student with two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said. But he instead put a bullet in his head as police closed in.

LA youth team banned from practice at park

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles youth football team has been banned from practicing at a park after a fight among adult fans at a pizza parlor led to a fatal stabbing.

Trial opens for NYC stop-and-frisk challenge

NEW YORK (AP) - Many of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked by police in the past decade were wrongly targeted because of their race, lawyers for four men who claim they were illegally stopped said Monday.

ACLU alleges gay students harassed at high school

HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California on Monday demanded that San Bernardino County school district officials step in to end discrimination againstgay students by teachers and administrators at a district high school.

Colorado governor to sign gun controls

DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign legislation Wednesday that sets limits on ammunition magazines and expands background checks for firearms, marking a Democratic victory in a state where gun ownership is a treasured right and Second Amendment debate has played out in the wake of two mass shootings.

Mars rover Curiosity stands down after new problem

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After recovering from a computer problem, the Mars rover Curiosity is sidelined again, further delaying the restart of science experiments.

Newhall: 2 injured in 2-car collision

Two men were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon with undisclosed injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Newhall, fire officials said.

Detective describes note in Marine wife's killing

VISTA, Calif. (AP) - A document attributed to a woman charged in the death of a Camp PendletonMarine's wife identifies her as a participant in a beating and asphyxiation and says her co-defendant should not be charged with a crime, a detective testified Monday.

Newhall: Stove fire causes brief alarm in town home complex

A stove fire created a significant amount of smoke and concern for some Newhall residents Monday. However, firefighters knocked the fire down quickly, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

Cal State plans enrollment hike with extra funds

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California State University plans to spend the projected $125.1 million in extra state funding for the 2013-14 academic year to expand enrollment and online courses, boost employee salaries and pay for increased energy and health benefit costs, officials said Monday.

Time to halt smoking on restaurant patios

White House tours

The tours of the White House have been canceled by the President. How dare he do such a thing?

Today in the SCV: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Rock Club meeting

Calif. politician pleads guilty to misusing funds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A longtime Northern California politician pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges that he used campaign donations and taxpayer funds to fuel what he described as a gambling addiction.