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Flying high with drugs, money and risk

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By Richard Marosi

Third of four parts

Scrappy and resourceful, Carlsbad pilot John Charles Ward got rich ferrying cocaine across the country for the Sinaloa cartel. It was his best gig in years until the DEA moved in.

Part 1: Dissecting and disrupting a drug trade
Part 2: A vast drug network and a bit of black magic
Interactives: The players | How it worked | The evidence

L.A. pulls the plug on red-light cameras

By Ari Bloomekatz | 12:08 p.m.

The City Council unanimously decides to end the program that has ticketed more than 180,000 motorists since beginning in 2004. The program will officially end July 31.

Orange County considering ban on enforcement cameras

Stubborn debt-deal problems plague Boehner and Reid

By James Oliphant

GOP leaders continue to struggle with rebellious House freshmen while the Senate majority leader gets bad news from the CBO.

Impasse takes a growing toll on markets | 1:57 p.m.

Angels' Ervin Santana throws his first no-hitter

By Kevin Baxter

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The Angels gave up the only run in the 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians as the result an error.

Train with hazardous material derails in Antelope Valley | 2:17 p.m.

Woman accused of slamming infant against truck

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Burbank family loses $20,000 in home invasion

Matt Leinart reverses course, stays with Houston

Matt Leinart reverses course, stays with Houston

Shepard Fairey brightens new West Hollywood library

Shepard Fairey brightens new West Hollywood library

Low-income teens take refuge in surfing

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