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LOS ANGELES (AP) – David Beckham plans to play out the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 while continuing to hope he’ll play for England again. (more)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cody Ross joked it was easy for San Francisco Giants fans to chant “Cody! Cody!” during his stellar postseason because his name was only two syllables. (more)

To spend any time at all in California these days is to feel the gale force of Meg Whitman’s money. (more)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson sold his small ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Monday, possibly clearing the way for the Hall of Famer to own a bigger portion of another NBA team in the future. (more)

CVS/Pharmacy will pay a record $75 million to settle a case brought by federal prosecutors accusing the drugstore giant of not doing enough to safeguard the sale of cold medicines used to produce methamphetamine. (more)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Teen idol Justin Bieber is launching a line of nail polish inspired by his biggest music hits, nail care company OPI said on Monday. (more)

This is the place where food trucks really first took to the streets, catering to fanatical customers who relished — along with the food — the renegade and slightly outlaw nature of the whole business. (more)

LOS ANGELES – Courteney Cox and David Arquette announced Monday they have been separated for some time but said they remain committed parents and “best friends.” (more)

ADULT FILM stars Marilyn Chambers, Traci Lords and Ginger Lynn all had varying degrees of success transitioning into mainstream acting careers, but Sasha Grey may soon be the first porn star to become a crossover star. (more)

Viewers weren’t the only ones who didn’t get to say goodbye to “Law & Order” properly. Writer-producer Rene Balcer didn’t know that he was directing the final episode until afterward. (more)

Los Angeles billionaire investor Ronald Burkle lost his bid to unseat the chairman of book giant Barnes & Noble Inc. in a shareholder vote that ended Tuesday, delivering a big victory to the company’s leadership. (more)

The Tea Party Express, a group behind some of the biggest Republican primary upsets this election cycle, has unveiled the locations of its cross country bus tour set to take place in battleground states in the two-weeks leading up to election day in November. (more)

Lance Armstrong for years has denied allegations that he confessed to cancer doctors about using performance-enhancing drugs. (more)

Rapid expansion can cause big problems for small firms. A huge rise in product demand — or overly ambitious internal plans to forge new sales markets, open satellite offices or hire more people — can easily topple a company. As many owners have learned, stretching too far too fast can lead to unhappy employees, strained client relationships and shoddy products. (more)

Los Angeles police officer Deon Joseph followed a trail of discarded paper plates and half-eaten macaroni down 6th Street and around the corner into San Pedro Street. (more)

Nineteen years after his brutal beating by four LA police officers, Rodney King is marrying a juror from the case. (more)

Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Rich Cronin of the 1990s boy band LFO has died, his band member told CNN on Wednesday night. (more)

The Padres open a potentially season-defining, four-game series tonight against the San Francisco Giants in the one place where it’s difficult to tell the team is in the midst of a pennant race. (more)

As Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck defended the fatal shooting of a day laborer and officials called for calm, protesters and officers clashed Tuesday night in Westlake near the site of the incident. (more)

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has begun answering the $100 million campaign of Republican rival Meg Whitman by announcing his first TV ad of the general election. (more)