LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- A man who Los Angeles police believe raped and murdered dozens of women decades ago was arrested by cold case investigators this month after a computer matched his DNA to evidence from two killings in the 1970s.

John Floyd Thomas Jr. may have begun his killings as far back as 1955.

John Floyd Thomas Jr., 72, may have begun his killings as far back as 1955 and he could be one of the worst serial killers in United States history, according to Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton.

"We have yet to reach the depths of what he has done," Bratton said Thursday.

Until his April 2 arrest, Thomas was a Los Angeles insurance adjuster. Police now call him the "Southland Strangler" -- named for the geographical section of Los Angeles County where they suspect he killed at least 30 women and raped many more.

Thomas, who sits in a Los Angeles jail, has been charged with two killings -- in 1972 and 1976 -- but prosecutors will likely add more cases when he faces arraignment on May 20, Bratton said.

While Thomas was arrested "a number of times between 1955 and 1978" for sex crimes and burglaries, detectives did not have the technology to identify him as a suspect when the region was terrorized by a series of killings then blamed on the "Westside Rapist," Bratton said.  Watch why  the suspect may be L.A.'s most prolific serial killer »

Officials, using new computer databases and software, are now "looking to see what the patterns were," said Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck.

"A lot of work has yet to be done," Beck said.

Bob Kistner had just begun his law enforcement career in 1976 when his great aunt, 80-year-old Maybelle Hudson, was beaten, raped and strangled in the garage of her Inglewood, California, home.

He had just retired as a sergeant with the Long Beach, California, Police Department when he got the call recently that investigators linked Thomas to her murder.

"I waited my entire career for that phone call," Kistner said.

It was a routine call to Thomas from an LAPD officer last fall that led to the break in the case.

Thomas, a registered sex offender, is required by California law to provide a DNA sample for inclusion in the state's database.

Because of a backlog of cases, Thomas was not asked until October to report to a patrol station to have the inside of his cheek swabbed.

"He was very cooperative," the patrolman who took the sample said.

The California Department of Justice called LAPD cold case detectives on March 27 to tell them the DNA came up as a match to rape kit evidence collected from Ethel Sokoloff, who was 68 in 1972 when she was found beaten and strangled in her Los Angeles home.

Those detectives had sent the biological evidence from the Sokoloff case to a state lab in 2002 as part of their review of about 6,000 unsolved murders in Los Angeles that happened between 1960 and 1996.

DNA analysis in 2004 concluded that Sokoloff's killer also beat, raped and killed Elizabeth McKeown, 67, in 1976, Beck said.

The murders of three other older women -- including Maybelle Hudson -- were also linked by DNA to a common killer, he said.

"Because of Thomas's criminal background, the close proximity of his homes to murder locations, similar victim descriptions [white elderly females] and other evidence that suggests the type of modus operandi used by the suspect, detectives strongly believe Thomas is very likely the suspect in 'The Westside Rapist' cases," a police statement said.

Thomas is single, although he has been married five times, police said.

While he served about 12 years in prison between 1955 and the late 1970s for his previous convictions, he has no record since his last arrest in 1978, police said.

Deputy Chief Beck said the growing use of DNA databases and computers to match them to crime evidence will likely lead to more cold case killers being identified.

Question:
When did the killing begin?
When did  Thomas start killing?
What is the age of the killer?
What do the police say?
When was he arrested?
When was Thomas arrested?

Answer: 1955.

Answer: 1955.

Answer: 72,

Answer: John Floyd Thomas Jr., 72, may have begun his killings as far back as 1955 and he could be one of the worst serial killers in United States history,

Answer: April 2

Answer: April 2

Summary:
Police say John Thomas Jr. may have begun killing as far back as 1955 .
Thomas arrested April 2 and is charged with killing two women .
72-year-old could be linked to dozens of other killings and assaults .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- A pharmacist testified that he warned Anna Nicole Smith's doctors and boyfriend that a list of medications intended for Smith a week after her son's death could be "pharmaceutical suicide." Anna Nicole Smith, with Howard K. Stern, was found dead in her hotel room in February 2007. The former Playboy model and reality TV star died five months later of what a Florida medical examiner ruled was from "acute combined drug intoxication." Ira Freeman, the chief pharmacist at Key Pharmacy in Los Angeles, testified on the seventh day of a preliminary hearing for Howard K. Stern -- Smith's lawyer and companion -- and co-defendants Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor. The three are charged with an illegal conspiracy to prescribe, administer and dispense controlled substances to an addict. Stern faces 11 felony counts, and the doctors were charged with six each. They are not charged in her death. Smith's death in a Hollywood, Florida, hotel on February 8, 2007, came just five months after the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn, and the sudden death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel, on September 10, 2006. Freeman testified that Kapoor faxed to him a list of six drugs that Eroshevich wanted to be sent to the Bahamas, where Eroshevich was treating Smith for anxiety and depression in the days after her son's death. "The more I thought about it, the more concern I had that if she got hold of those medications, it could have fatal consequences" Freeman said. The pharmacist said the dosages of the drugs were "not appropriate." Freeman said he consulted Dr. Greg Thompson, a pharmaceutical expert, who agreed with him and who offered to talk with Eroshevich about the dangers. Freeman said Thompson later told him that he found Eroshevich, a psychiatrist, to be "way out of her league" in her requests for strong drugs for Smith. At the time, Smith was holed up in her home in the Bahamas mourning her son's death. Her bodyguard said in earlier testimony that the home was under siege by photographers, keeping Smith inside with her windows covered. Thompson recommended to Eroshevich that she "forget the paparazzi and get her to a hospital" if she needed all of those drugs, Freeman said. Freeman said the stress of the publicity after Smith's death affected his own health, especially after the celebrity Web site TMZ.com published a copy of the faxed list of medications in question. Under questioning by the defense, Freeman said that over the previous five years he had filled prescriptions for Smith, he never saw any "red flags" that she was getting dangerous amounts of drugs. Charges against the three defendants also include the use of false names on prescriptions. Freeman said he always understood that prescriptions written under the pseudonym "Michelle Chase" were intended for Smith. It was a practice begun in 2001, three years before Kapoor or Eroshevich began treating her, to prevent "trouble for her in terms of her celebrity status," Freeman said. After the preliminary hearing, which could last about three weeks, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry will decide whether a trial will be held. In earlier testimony, Smith's part-time bodyguard Maurice Brighthaupt said "she just didn't want to deal with life after the death of her son." Brighthaupt described Smith as "manipulative" when she wanted something. "She manipulated Dr. Eroshevich," he said. Eroshevich, a Los Angeles psychiatrist, traveled to the Bahamas five or six times in 2006 to attend to Smith, he said. They had a mother-daughter friendship, not a doctor-patient relationship, Brighthaupt said. The doctor sometimes substituted placebos for the tray full of pills Smith regularly took for her complaints of pain and depression, he said. "She was very concerned that we needed to wean her off the medications," Brighthaupt said. California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement Special Agent Danny Santiago testified that investigators found 12 prescription drugs, including dangerous opiates, in

Question:
Who is the model?
Who is the pharmacist?

Answer: Anna Nicole Smith,

Answer: Ira Freeman,

Summary:
Testimony given at preliminary hearing for model's doctors, lawyer .
Pharmacist says he was faxed list of drugs that doctor wanted for Smith .
He found dosages "not appropriate," he testifies .
Pharmacist says expert thought one doctor was "way out of her league"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday. Henry Gibson had a role as a neo-Nazi in the cult movie classic "The Blues Brothers." Gibson was a regular on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," where he was known for popping up to read short, humorous poems during the show's 1968-71 run. He was a frequent guest star on television shows from the 1970s through the mid-2000s, with a recurring role as a judge on ABC's "Boston Legal" as late as 2008. His movie roles included turns in two of director Robert Altman's 1970s films, "Nashville" and "The Long Goodbye," and as the neo-Nazi leader pursuing John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in "The Blues Brothers." No details of his death were immediately available, said Peter Gross, a spokesman Talentworks LA, which represented Gibson. CNN's Doug Ganley contributed to this report.

Question: Gibson was known to what?

Question: Which films is he in?

Question: We're any details of his death available?

Question: What is Gibson known to do?

Question: He recently played a judge on what show?

Answer: read short, humorous poems

Answer: "The Blues Brothers."

Answer: were immediately

Answer: read short, humorous poems

Answer: "Boston Legal"

Summary:
Gibson was known to "Laugh-In" audiences for reading short, funny poems .
He was in two Robert Altman films and recently played judge on "Boston Legal"
No details of his death were immediately available .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Actor Tim Roth is in an abandoned building near downtown Los Angeles, and he's about to mix things up. British actor Tim Roth plays a human lie detector on the hit series "Lie to Me." "This is a scene where the FBI is interrogating a suspect," Roth said. "I'm breaking into the interrogation to get information out of him using the sort of techniques that my character espouses as opposed to pressuring him." Roth, who plays Dr. Cal Lightman on the hit Fox series "Lie to Me," is shooting scenes for the season finale, which will air May 13. His character is an expert on body language and the detection of deception. "Our series is based on the idea that we can read what's going on across your face and if it's contradicting what you're actually saying," Roth said. Lightman and his colleague, Dr. Gillian Foster -- played by Kelli Williams -- run "The Lightman Group." They observe body language and interpret what it means in order to help law enforcement agencies see through the bull. His character is based on Dr. Paul Ekman, a specialist who reads clues embedded in the human face, body and voice to expose the truth in criminal investigations. Ekman, who in 2001 was named as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century by the American Psychological Association, is a scientific consultant for the show. Roth says Ekman can be intimidating. "He makes me very, very nervous, Paul, you know," he said. "I mean, he's the sweetest man, as sweet as can be, but when he's around, you feel like your acting is really being judged." Roth is perhaps best known for his outings with famed director Quentin Tarantino. The British actor pulled off a convincing American accent in the cult classics "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction." He uses his true-Brit accent in "Lie to Me," which debuted in January and is one of the season's few successful new dramas. In a review for Entertainment Weekly, critic-at-large Ken Tucker wrote that "Like 'Monk' and 'Psych' and 'The Mentalist,' 'Lie' offers us an eccentric who's brought in by law enforcement to solve crimes." Though he gave the show a B-minus, Tucker praised Roth for "resist[ing] the cuddly/cranky." The show has quickly found its fan base, though ratings have declined slightly since the show was put in its 8 p.m. Wednesday time slot, ahead of "American Idol." (The first five episodes aired after "Idol.") "I got stopped because one of my lights was out and I was coming back from work and the guy, the cop that stopped me said 'Oh, we watch your show' and they seemed to enjoy it," said Roth. "ER" alum Mekhi Phifer is set to join the cast as an FBI agent for two episodes this season, starting Thursday. "I'm here to kick ass and take names, you know. So it's kind of different," Phifer said. "It's fun, you know. Obviously, I carry a gun and I'm in law enforcement rather than being a doctor." Phifer particularly likes acting in intense scenes with Roth. "I have my own way of doing it," he said. "It's a little different than the way Tim does it. It's a lot of fun, and we're having a great time." And will time spent on the show help Phifer better detect when people are lying to him in real life? "It's going to take a few more episodes, but I'm pretty perceptive," he said. Roth, however, makes no claims of special powers -- at least when he's away from the set. "I try not to know too much, because it

Question: Which 'ER" alum is set to join the cast?

Question: Who was the actor?

Question: Which British actor stars in the hit Fox series "Lie to Me"?

Question: who stars in the hit Fox series "Lie to Me"?

Question: for which role he is best known?

Question: Who did he play?

Question: who is set to join the cast?

Question: What was the Fox series called?

Question: Who stars in "Lie to Me?"

Question: who is this actor?

Question: What is Mekhi Phifer set to do?

Question: What does Roth play as?

Answer: Mekhi Phifer

Answer: Tim Roth

Answer: Tim Roth

Answer: British actor Tim Roth

Answer: "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction."

Answer: a human lie detector on the hit series "Lie to Me."

Answer: Tim Roth

Answer: "Lie to Me,"

Answer: British actor Tim Roth

Answer: Tim Roth

Answer: join the cast as an FBI agent

Answer: a human lie detector on the hit series "Lie to Me."

Summary:
British actor Tim Roth stars in the hit Fox series "Lie to Me"
Actor best known for his appearances in Quentin Tarantino films .
Roth plays a body language expert who can detect liars .
"ER" alum Mekhi Phifer is set to join the cast .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- After about 30 hours of deliberation, a jury on Monday convicted music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson more than six years ago.

Phil Spector will not remain free on bail pending his May 29 sentencing.

Wearing a black suit with a red tie and pocket square, Spector showed no reaction as the verdict was announced. Now 69, he faces a sentence of 18 years to life in prison when he is sentenced May 29.

Asked if he agreed to the sentencing date, Spector quietly answered, "Yes."

Prosecutor Alan Jackson said he believed the jury reached the correct verdict, and he acknowledged the strength and backing of Clarkson's family. But defense attorney Doron Weinberg said Spector's defense team disagreed and planned to appeal.

"We don't believe justice was done," Weinberg said.

Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler declined to allow Spector to remain free on bail pending sentencing, citing Spector's years-long "pattern of violence" involving firearms.  Watch the lawyers give their views of the verdict »

"This was not an isolated incident," Fidler said, noting Spector's two previous firearm-related convictions from the 1970s. "The taking of an innocent human life, it doesn't get any more serious than that."

Spector's wife, Rachelle, was in the courtroom to hear the verdict Monday, as was Clarkson's mother, Donna.

Clarkson, 40, was found dead, slumped in a chair in the foyer of Spector's Alhambra, California, mansion with a gunshot wound through the roof of her mouth in February 2003.

A mistrial was declared in Spector's first trial in September 2007. After deliberating 15 days, jurors told Fidler that they were unable to reach a verdict. Spector was also charged with second-degree murder in that trial. Jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction.

In closing arguments at the retrial, prosecutor Truc Do called Spector "a very dangerous man" who "has a history of playing Russian roulette with women -- six women. Lana just happened to be the sixth."

Weinberg argued that the prosecution's case hinged on circumstantial evidence. He said the possibility that Clarkson committed suicide could not be ruled out.

Do pointed out, however, to jurors that Clarkson bought new shoes on the day of her death -- something a suicidal woman would not have done, the prosecutor said.

A female juror who declined to be identified told reporters the jurors considered all the evidence and testimony to reach their verdict.

"This entire jury took this so seriously," she said with tears in her eyes, before adding that "it's tough to be in a jury," because another person's life is in the jury's hands.

Clarkson starred in the 1985 B-movie "Barbarian Queen" and appeared in many other films, including "DeathStalker," "Blind Date," "Scarface," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and the spoof "Amazon Women on the Moon." She was working as a VIP hostess at Hollywood's House of Blues at the time of her death.

In the 2007 trial, Spector's attorneys argued that Clarkson was depressed over a recent breakup and grabbed a .38-caliber pistol to kill herself while at Spector's home.

But prosecution witnesses painted Spector as a gun-toting menace. Five women took the stand and claimed he had threatened them with firearms. His driver testified that he heard a loud noise and saw the producer leave the home, pistol in hand, saying, "I think I killed somebody."

Spector's retrial began in October. Fidler ruled that jurors could consider the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter against Spector.

Spector's professional trademark was the "Wall of Sound," the layering of instrumental tracks and percussion that underpinned a string of hits on his Philles label -- named for Spector and his business partner, Lester Sill -- in the early 1960s. iReport.com: What do you think of this verdict?

The

Question:
What prison term does he face?
When was the actress allegedly killed?
what were phil's charges
Who says they will appeal?
What was Phil Spector found guilty of?
Who is guilty of murder?
what is new there

Answer: 18 years to life

Answer: more than six years ago.

Answer: second-degree murder

Answer: Spector's defense team

Answer: second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson

Answer: Phil Spector

Answer: shoes

Summary:
NEW: Defense says it will appeal; "We don't believe justice was done"
Phil Spector guilty of second-degree murder at retrial .
He faces 15 years to life in prison for shooting death of Lana Clarkson .
Renowned music producer accused in death of actress in 2003 .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- After four years of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," Jon Gosselin said he's decided it's not healthy for his children to be on a reality show. Jon Gosselin appears on "Larry King Live" Thursday. He said he doesn't want his kids to continue with TV show. "The reason I don't think it's healthy for them is that we're going through a divorce right now, and I don't think it should be televised and I think my kids should be taken off the show," Gosselin told CNN's Larry King on Thursday night. "They're 5 and 8 now; let them experience a normal childhood," he said. His lawyer said the TLC reality series about the Gosselin family is dead because no judge would ever "subject the children to the show if the father believes it's detrimental." Jon and Kate Gosselin announced their separation and divorce filing -- after 10 years of marriage -- on a special one-hour episode in June. They agreed to share custody of their 5-year-old sextuplets and 8-year-old twins. "I had an epiphany one day," Gosselin told King. "I just looked in the mirror and I said, 'I don't want to be this person anymore.' I made mistakes. I know I messed up. I do regret a lot of things. But I have to learn from those mistakes and move forward."  Watch Jon Gosselin talk with Larry King » He blamed some of his mistakes on his not having a lawyer when he and his wife signed the show contract four years ago. "He had no manager, he had no lawyer, he had no idea what he was signing," said Mark J. Heller, the lawyer recently hired by Jon Gosselin. "Now I have a sense of empowerment," Gosselin said. "Before, I didn't have any representation. I take blame for not being an initiator. I was an avoider. I was passive." Kate Gosselin said she was "saddened and confused by Jon's public media statements." "Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids," she said. She said her estranged husband only changed his mind about their eight children's involvement after TLC "announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show." "It appears that Jon's priority is Jon and his interests," Kate Gosselin said. TLC announced Tuesday that it was retitling the show "Kate Plus 8" because of "recent changes in the family dynamics." Jon Gosselin's lawyer said the network only fired him "before he fired the show." The state labor department is investigating whether TLC violated child labor laws by not properly paying the children or getting permits for the past four seasons, Heller said. "These kids have been working without compensation for four years," Heller said. Gosselin revealed to King that the family was paid $22,500 per episode, with none of the money specifically designated for the eight children. TLC, in a written statement Thursday, said it had halted "direct filming of the children" until Jon and Kate Gosselin have "further conversations." The network said Jon Gosselin's "latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic," noting he and the family were taping as recently as last Friday. "Despite Jon Gosselin's repeated self-destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC," the network said. Heller said, however, the contract the Gosselins signed four years ago with TLC was "null and void" because the network dropped Jon Gosselin. TLC gave King a written statement insisting the changes were allowed by the contract. The new show will take "a deeper focus on

Question: For what reason does Jon say children should no longer film the show?

Question: What did Jon say>

Question: Who told King he hasn't talked to Kate in a month?

Question: Who got divorced?

Answer: I don't think it's healthy

Answer: decided it's not healthy for his children to be on a reality show.

Answer: Jon Gosselin

Answer: Jon and Kate Gosselin

Summary:
Because of his divorce with Kate, Jon says children should no longer film show .
Jon Gosselin tells Larry King he hasn't talked with Kate in about a month .
Kate: I've been "saddened and confused by Jon's public media statements"
Jon on relationship with TLC: "They put me on house arrest"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen married National Football League star Tom Brady Thursday in an "intimate" sunset ceremony, US Weekly magazine reported on its Web site. Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend a Metropolitan Museum of Art gala May 5, 2008, in New York City. The couple wed at a Catholic church in Santa Monica, California, in front of mostly immediate family members, the entertainment magazine reported. The two had dated since 2006. The bride wore a Dolce & Gabbana gown. Her three dogs, which attended the ceremony, wore matching Dolce & Gabbana floral lace collars, the Web site said. Bundchen, 28, is the highest-paid model in the world, the business Web site Forbes.com reported last year. New England Patriots quarterback Brady has gone to the Super Bowl four times, winning three of those games.

Question: What kind of church do they wed?

Question: What is her profession?

Question: Where did the couple wed?

Question: What is she famous for?

Question: What brand gown does the bride wear?

Question: what did the bride wear

Question: What religous are couple weds?

Question: what Bride wears a Dolce & Gabbana gown; her three dogs attend the ceremony?

Question: what Couple weds at a Catholic church in Santa Monica, California, US Weekly reports?

Question: where She's world's highest-paid model?

Question: Who's the world's highest paid model?

Question: What couple got married?

Answer: at a Catholic

Answer: Brazilian model

Answer: a Catholic church in Santa Monica, California,

Answer: highest-paid model in the world,

Answer: Dolce & Gabbana

Answer: a Dolce & Gabbana gown.

Answer: Catholic

Answer: Gisele Bundchen

Answer: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen

Answer: Forbes.com

Answer: Gisele Bundchen

Answer: Tom Brady

Summary:
Couple weds at a Catholic church in Santa Monica, California, US Weekly reports .
Bride wears a Dolce & Gabbana gown; her three dogs attend the ceremony .
She's world's highest-paid model; he's gone to the Super Bowl four times .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Dressed as Santa, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo walked up to his ex-in-laws' home in Covina, California, on Christmas Eve and knocked on the door. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was sought for a Christmas party shooting before taking his own life, police said. An 8-year-old girl, elated to see Santa, ran toward the door. That's when, police say, Pardo lifted a gun and shot her in the face. Pardo, 45, with a gun in one hand and a wrapped present in the other, began shooting indiscriminately, police said at a news conference Thursday. He sprayed the living room with bullets.  Watch police describe the child getting shot » Nearly 25 friends and family members were at the home for an annual Christmas party. Some ran, some took cover under furniture, some broke windows in an effort to escape -- one woman jumped from the second-story of the home, police said. Neighbors heard gunfire and called 911 shortly before 11:30 p.m. Police said they arrived within three minutes to find the home engulfed in flames. Police said Thursday afternoon that six bodies had been recovered. The Los Angeles County coroner's office later said two more bodies had been recovered. The names of the victims have not yet been released by authorities. Police said they have not accounted for three people: Pardo's ex-mother-in-law, ex-father-in-law and ex-wife -- whom he recently divorced. The 8-year-old, whose injuries indicate the bullet went straight through her face, is recovering at a hospital in Los Angeles, police said. "She has a very, very severe injury to her face. It's not life-threatening, but she's got a very tough road ahead of her," Lt. Pat Buchanan of the Covina Police Department said Thursday. A 16-year-old with a gunshot wound and the woman who jumped out the window were also being treated at the hospital. Police believe that after Pardo stopped shooting he unwrapped his gift -- a home-made device used to spread fire -- and used it to set the house ablaze.  Watch firefighters on the scene of the inferno » Buchanan said the device was "something we have never seen before." Covina Police Chief Kim Raney described it as a pressurized tank attached to another tank filled with accelerant. Police believe that after Pardo set fire to the home, he changed into his regular clothing, went to another relative's home in the nearby Sylmar area and committed suicide. Authorities identified Pardo's body, said Buchanan. Police have not released the identities of any of his alleged victims. At the news conference Ed Winter, assistant chief Los Angeles County coroner, said the recovered bodies were "severely burned and charred," making it necessary to use dental and medical records, and X-rays to establish identities. The intense fire caused the top floor of the two-story house to collapse onto the first floor, according to Winter. Raney said Pardo's former in-laws regularly have a party Christmas Eve and that one neighbor always arrives dressed as Santa. This year, that neighbor was away, police said. Police suggested marital problems as a possible motive for the attack and said they believe Pardo and his wife of one year finally settled a contentious divorce last week. Authorities said Pardo's name was given to them by people who were at the party. Police also said they recovered multiple weapons from inside the house.

Question: What sort of device?

Question: Which relative's house?

Question: Where was the suspected gunman found at?

Question: With what was the fire spread?

Question: Who shot the 8 year-old?

Question: Who is Pardo in the highlights?

Question: Where was the suspected gunman found dead?

Answer: home-made device used to spread fire

Answer: ex-in-laws'

Answer: another relative's home in the nearby Sylmar area

Answer: home-made device

Answer: Bruce Jeffrey Pardo

Answer: Santa,

Answer: another relative's home in the nearby Sylmar area

Summary:
Pardo shot 8-year-old at ex-in-laws' home as she ran toward him .
Pardo carried gift-wrapped, homemade device to spread fire .
Eight found dead after shootings, fire at the Los Angeles-area house .
Suspected gunman found dead at relative's house, police say .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Fifteen first ladies from African nations will attend a two-day summit in Los Angeles on health, women's issues and HIV/AIDS, organizers said Friday. Actors Billy Zane and Sharon Stone, with Ted Alemayhu and Jean Stephane Biatcha, help announce the summit. The conference, which begins Monday, is organized by U.S. Doctors for Africa (USDFA) and African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering, a nonprofit organization formed by 22 first ladies from Africa. Sponsors include the RAND Corporation, General Electric, the World Health Organization and others. "Empowering Africa's first ladies is an innovative approach to bettering the lives of millions of Africans," USDFA Chairman Ted Alemayhu said in a written statement. "The summit will pair these leaders with U.S. experts, key political figures and important organizations to create ongoing partnerships." The event will include a summit, a gala and a private party. Expected attendees include the first ladies of Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Swaziland and Zambia. Maria Shriver, the wife of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will give opening remarks, according to a USDFA statement. Other celebrities expected to attend include Maria Bello, Diane Lane, Jessica Alba, Sharon Stone, Blair Underwood, Joely Fisher, Kristin Davis and Camryn Manheim, USDFA told CNN. Grammy award-winning singer Natalie Cole will perform at the gala, the organization said.

Question:
how many days take meeting?
What groups set the event up?
Which celebrities are going to attend?
who are the first ladies?
When does the meeting begin?

Answer: two-day

Answer: U.S. Doctors for Africa

Answer: Billy Zane and Sharon Stone,

Answer: U.S. Doctors for Africa (USDFA) and African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering, a nonprofit organization formed by

Answer: Monday,

Summary:
Two-day meeting begins Monday in Los Angeles; will include gala, private party .
U.S. Doctors for Africa, African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering set up event .
USDFA chairman: Summit will pair first ladies with experts, key groups, politicians .
Maria Shriver, Jessica Alba, Blair Underwood, Natalie Cole, other celebrities to attend .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a spokeswoman for the airport. Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" was used in the movie "Dangerous Minds." Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was taken to the Van Nuys Division station for booking, the spokeswoman said. A source at the airport's public relations division confirmed the arrest but declined to be named. Coolio is best known for his 1995 hip-hop hit "Gangsta's Paradise." Efforts to reach his publicist were unsuccessful.

Question: What is his best known hit?

Question: Where was the Grammy winner held?

Question: What is the singers best known hit?

Question: who  accused of possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia?

Question: What grammy winner?

Question: What is the Grammy winner's best known song?

Question: What has he been accused of?

Question: Who was held at Los Angeles International Airport?

Question: What is his best known hit?

Question: What was the Grammy winner accused of doing?

Answer: "Gangsta's Paradise."

Answer: Van Nuys Division station

Answer: "Gangsta's Paradise."

Answer: Coolio

Answer: Coolio

Answer: "Gangsta's Paradise."

Answer: possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia,

Answer: Coolio

Answer: "Gangsta's Paradise."

Answer: possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia,

Summary:
Grammy winner held at Los Angeles International Airport .
He is accused of possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia .
His best-known hit is "Gangsta's Paradise"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was charged Tuesday with possession of cocaine and a smoking device, and battery against an airport screener who allegedly found the illegal drugs in his luggage, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.

Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" was used in the movie "Dangerous Minds."

Coolio -- whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. -- was arrested Friday while attempting to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport, the office said in a written statement.

"At one point, Ivey allegedly grabbed a screener's arm to prevent the search," the statement said.

Coolio, 45, was freed on bail and ordered to appear in court for arraignment April 3, it said.

He is best known for his 1995 hip-hop hit "Gangsta's Paradise."

Efforts to reach his publicist were unsuccessful.

Question:
What do police accuse him of?
What was he accused of?
who won the grammy?
Who was arrested at LA airport?
Whose arm did he grab?

Answer: cocaine and a smoking device, and battery

Answer: cocaine and a smoking device, and battery against an airport screener

Answer: Coolio

Answer: Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

Answer: screener's

Summary:
Grammy winner Coolio arrested at Los Angeles International Airport .
He is accused of possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia .
Police say he grabbed screener's arm to prevent search of luggage .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- It was a night for neon pink bow ties and words like "disaster" and "monstrosity." It was not the night, however, to be Paris Hilton, Mike Myers or Uwe Boll. Paula Einstein, Rebecca Marcotte and Kelie McIver do a parody of "Dancing Queen" to open the show. The 29th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards honored the worst film achievements of the year in a small theater in Hollywood on February 21. The night opened with a parody of the "Mamma Mia" song, "Dancing Queen," and ended with "Love Guru" being named worst picture. "It wasn't just the economy that tanked, so did the qualities of the movies being offered," Razzie founder John Wilson told CNN several weeks before the show. "I would suggest putting away all sharp [instruments] before putting the DVDs in your machine." Paris Hilton and Mike Myers came out on top -- or bottom -- for the awards. Hilton earned both the worst actress and worst supporting actress awards for her roles in "Hottie & the Nottie" and "Repo: The Genetic Opera." She was also awarded worst screen couple for her on-screen time with her co-stars Christine Lakin and Joel David Moore. Razzie host Gretchen Enders said that "Hottie & the Nottie" was "a vanity production in the worst sense... Hilton, who served as executive producer, has no one to blame but herself." Hilton's film had a budget of $2 million but only earned about $27,000 at the box office. "Under Obama's new plan, they wouldn't even have to pay taxes," Wilson deadpanned. Myers added worst actor to the "Love Guru" worst picture and worst screenplay Razzies. To save anyone else from having to watch it, Wilson shredded a DVD copy of the film on stage. Parody films "Disaster Movie" and "Meet the Spartans," each nominated in five categories, came away empty-handed. However, that doesn't mean the Razzie foundation thinks they were worthwhile. "When you invest the kind of money that a mainstream, big-budget star film requires, you want some insurance that your investment is going to come back to you. So... you're going to do what worked before," Wilson said. "Financially that may make sense, but in terms of the audience's enjoyment, surprise or appreciation of what you're doing, it doesn't work." Enter "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," this year's winner of the worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel award. "A fourth installment of a beloved franchise, but this one found itself loved by almost no one," hosts Katsy Chappell and Josh Thoemke said. The approximately 740 voting members of the Raspberry Foundation also found Pierce Brosnan's singing voice sorely lacking. His role in "Mama Mia" earned him the worst supporting actor award. "An actor who could not sing, should not sing and arguably did not sing, in a role he should not have accepted," Razzie hosts Chip Dornell and Kelie McIver said about the former James Bond. But perhaps the biggest "winner" of the night was Uwe Boll. Recipient of the worst director award, the foundation also recognized his lifetime work with the worst career achievement award. Boll is the "worst living director on Earth," Wilson told CNN. Boll had a sense of humor about his Razzie success. He sent in a video rejection speech from a fake set of Darfur, Sudan, saying the Razzies had ruined his life and he would never be back. The Razzie team is already predicting next year's nominees. A few to watch out for: "Hannah Montana," "Friday the 13th" and "Bride Wars," -- the last of which has already grossed more than $50 million. "It's kind of like watching a train wreck, isn't it?" Wilson said.

Question: What was Indiana Jones awarded?

Question: What do Razzies honor?

Question: what "Indiana Jones" won worst prequel, remake?

Question: who won three razzies

Question: what did idiana jones win

Question: what is the purpose of the razzies

Answer: the worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel award.

Answer: the worst film achievements of the year

Answer: Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,"

Answer: Paris Hilton

Answer: Razzie

Answer: honored the worst film achievements of the year

Summary:
Razzies honor worst film achievements of the past year .
Mike Myers, Paris Hilton each won three Razzies .
"Indiana Jones" won worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel award .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Kanye West may be able to take time off to think about his life after all now that his concert tour has been canceled. Kanye West has canceled his "Fame Kills" tour with Lady Gaga. It was announced two weeks ago. Concert promoter Live Nation said Thursday that West's concert tour with Lady Gaga, titled "Fame Kills," has been canceled just two weeks after it was announced. The reason for the cancellation was not revealed. West told NBC's Jay Leno last month, before the tour was officially announced, that he planned "to take some time off" in the aftermath of his MTV Awards show embarrassment. The three-month, 34-show tour across the United States and Canada was to start next month. Tickets went on sale last week. Live Nation said people who bought tickets could get refunds at the point of purchase. Tickets purchased online and on the phone will be refunded automatically, the promoter said. West caused a ruckus at the MTV Awards last month when he put down his bottle of cognac, jumped on the MTV Music Video Awards stage and grabbed the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she was giving an acceptance speech. West, who apologized the next day on "The Jay Leno Show," seemed to blame his erratic behavior on the lack of time he had to grieve his mother's death two years ago. "I deal with hurt and, you know, so many, you know, celebrities, they never take the time off, and I've never taken the time off to really, you know, I just, music after music and tour after tour on tour," West told Leno. CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report.

Question: When will the refunds be given?

Question: What did the concert promoter Live Nation announce

Question: How many shows where scheduled for the tour

Question: Lady Gaga's tour with who has been cancelled

Answer: automatically,

Answer: tour with Lady Gaga, titled "Fame Kills," has been canceled

Answer: 34-show

Answer: Kanye West

Summary:
Kanye West's tour with Lady Gaga canceled two weeks after being announced .
Three-month, 34-show tour across U.S. and Canada was to start next month .
West told Jay Leno he was planning to take time off in wake of MTV embarrassment .
Concert promoter Live Nation says refunds will be given .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was among three people killed in a crash in Fullerton, California, early Thursday, according to the team and a hospital spokesman.

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed Thursday, hours after his fourth MLB start.

Adenhart, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died at UC Irvine Medical Center, according to spokesman John Murray.

"The Angels family has suffered a tremendous loss today," Tony Reagins, the team's general manager, said in a written statement. "We are deeply saddened and shocked by this tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nick's family, friends, loved ones and fans."

One person was arrested in connection with the three-vehicle accident, which occurred about 12:23 a.m. Thursday in Fullerton, south of Los Angeles. Witnesses say a red minivan ran a red light and struck two vehicles at an intersection, police Lt. Craig Brower said.

One of the vehicles, a gray Mitsubishi, slammed into a power pole, Brower said. Two of its passengers were declared dead at the scene, he said. The other two were transported to UC Irvine Medical Center.

Murray said Adenhart underwent surgery and died at the hospital but did not know whether he died during or after the procedure. Brower said the remaining passenger was in critical condition.

The Angels said the two dead at the scene were the female driver of the Mitsubishi and another male. No other members of the Angels organization were involved, the team said.

Adenhart reportedly was "in bad condition at the scene," team spokesman Tim Mead said, and there wasn't much that could be done for him at the hospital. He died "mid- to late morning," Mead said.

A passenger in the minivan was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Brower said. The third vehicle sustained minor damage, and its driver was unhurt, he said. Police did not identify any of the dead.

The minivan's driver fled the scene and was later arrested, Brower said. Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, of Riverside will face charges of manslaughter, felony driving under the influence and hit-and-run, he said.

Footage from the scene showed the minivan with a smashed front end and the Mitsubishi, which was heavily damaged. Debris littered the intersection where the crash took place, and it was cordoned off with yellow police tape.

The Angels' game Thursday night with the Oakland A's was postponed at the direction of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. No information was released as to when the game would be played.

"Major League Baseball is in mourning today upon the news of this tragedy that has taken Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others," Selig said in a statement. "Nick was just 22 years of age, with a wonderful life and career ahead of him. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my sincere sympathy to the families and friends of all three victims and to the entire Angels' organization. I send my deepest condolences to Nick's parents, Jim and Janet. The hearts of everyone in baseball are with them at this most difficult time."

The Angels quoted Adenhart's family in the team statement, saying they express "sincere gratitude for all the help the Angels have provided."

"He lived his dream and was blessed to be part of an organization comprised of such warm, caring and compassionate people," Adenhart's parents said. "The Angels were his extended family. Thanks to all of Nick's loyal supporters and fans throughout his career. He will always be in everyone's hearts forever."

Funeral and memorial arrangements were pending, the team said.

Adenhart pitched in a game against the Oakland A's on Wednesday night in Anaheim, California, making a "brilliant effort" despite the Angels' 6-4 loss, according to MLB.com.

In his fourth major league start, Adenhart pitched a scoreless six innings, with seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts.

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Question:
What do police say about it?
Where was the fatal crash?
what team is he on?
Who pitched six scoreless innings?
Where was the venue of the crash?
what was the score?

Answer: a red minivan ran a red light and struck two vehicles at an intersection,

Answer: Fullerton, California,

Answer: Los Angeles Angels

Answer: Nick Adenhart

Answer: Fullerton, California,

Answer: scoreless six innings,

Summary:
Adenhart, 22, pitched six scoreless innings in Wednesday's game .
Three people killed in crash early Thursday in Fullerton, California .
One man arrested, will face charges in wreck, police say .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Members of the Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly voted to approve a new two-year contract with studios and producers, the union announced Tuesday. Alan Rosenberg, national president of SAG, calls the terms of the contract "devastatingly unsatisfactory." "This decisive vote gets our members back to work with immediate pay raises and puts SAG in a strong position for the future," said David White, the group's interim national executive director. The union endorsed the package 78 percent to 22 percent. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hailed the vote, after a two-year-long negotiating process. "The ratification vote by SAG members is good news for the entertainment industry," the alliance's Web site said. "We look forward to working with SAG members ... to emerge from today's significant economic challenges with a strong and growing business." The actors had been working without a contract for nearly a year and the new contract did not immediately clear away the bad feelings. "The membership has spoken and has decided to work under the terms of this contract that many of us, who have been involved in these negotiations from the beginning, believe to be devastatingly unsatisfactory," said Alan Rosenberg, the Screen Actors Guild national president. "I call upon all SAG members to begin to ready themselves for the battle ahead." Before the agreement, the two sides had been at odds mainly over the amount actors should be paid when their movies or TV shows are distributed on discs or through new media, such as mobile phones and the Internet. The talks were tumultuous for Hollywood's biggest actors union. During the drawn-out process, SAG fired its executive director and named a new chief negotiator amid a bitter division among the actors over the question of calling a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Question: what was the main sticking point

Question: What is the Screen Actors Guild?

Question: Who things the union settled for a bad deal?

Question: Who endorsed the package?

Question: What is the sticking point?

Question: did the Screen Actors Guild endorse the package

Question: Who is Alan Rosenberg?

Answer: the amount actors should be paid when their movies or TV shows are distributed on discs or through new media, such as mobile phones and the Internet.

Answer: union.

Answer: Alan Rosenberg,

Answer: The union

Answer: amount actors should be paid when their movies or TV shows are distributed on discs or through new media, such as mobile phones and the Internet.

Answer: The union endorsed the

Answer: national president of SAG,

Summary:
Screen Actors Guild endorses package with studios and producers 78% to 22% .
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hails the vote .
SAG National President Alan Rosenberg thinks union settled for bad deal .
Main sticking point had been how actors get paid in new-media distributions .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Michael Jackson fans will get their first peek at the behind-the-scenes documentary of the pop star's final three months Sunday evening during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV said. Michael Jackson died in June at the age of 50, amid preparations for his This Is It tour. Janet Jackson "will help open the entire show to honor Michael's celebrated career," the network said. No other details about her "special appearance" were released. The debut of the trailer for "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will come about four weeks after concert promoter AEG Live handed over to Sony Pictures about 100 hours of video captured between April and June, when Jackson was preparing for his concert comeback. Fans who miss the MTV show, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, can preview the documentary at www.thisisit-movie.com beginning Sunday night, the network said. The trailer makes its big screen debut September 18 with the Sony Pictures Animation release of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs." The Jackson documentary will run in theaters worldwide for just two weeks starting October 28, Sony Pictures said. Tickets will go on sale September 27. "Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect and genius as he creates and perfects his final show," Sony said. Kenny Ortega, who was working with Jackson to create the This Is It concert, is also directing the documentary. "As we began assembling the footage for the motion picture, we realized we captured something extraordinary, unique and very special," Ortega said. "It's a very private, exclusive look into a creative genius's world." Ortega said Jackson's This Is It "may go down as the greatest concert that no one got a chance to see," as the pop singer died June 25, three weeks before it was to debut in London, England's O2 Arena. "But with this film, we get a rare portrait of Michael as he prepares for his final curtain call and what I believe was going to be his master work."  Watch Jermaine Jackson talk about tributes to his brother » A Los Angeles Superior Court judge last month approved allowing the special administrators of Jackson's estate to sign a contract with Sony and AEG Live to clear the way for the production. AEG Live also will conduct a three-city tour of a Michael Jackson memorabilia exhibition to coincide with the film's release. The cities have not been named.

Question: What show will Janet help open?

Question: Fans can also preview the documentary where?

Question: What is being celebrated?

Question: What can be previewed online?

Question: Janet will help open what awards show?

Question: How long will the film be shown for?

Question: Where can fans also preview it?

Question: Which month will film start to be shown?

Question: For how long will the film be shown?

Answer: Music Awards,

Answer: career,"

Answer: the documentary

Answer: 2009 MTV Video Music

Answer: two weeks

Answer: October

Answer: two weeks

Summary:
Star's sister Janet will help open MTV awards show, in celebration of his life .
Fans can also preview documentary online .
Film will be shown worldwide for two weeks starting in October .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Michael Jackson's ex-wife and the mother of his two oldest children, Debbie Rowe, has agreed not to challenge the singer's mother for custody of the children, according to a joint statement from lawyers for Rowe and Katherine Jackson. Debbie Rowe will not pursue custody of the children she bore with Michael Jackson, a lawyer says. The agreement does not involve any financial payments to Rowe "apart from the continuation of spousal support payments" that Michael Jackson personally agreed to make to Rowe after their divorce, the lawyers said. Rowe will get visitation rights with the children and the "timing, frequency and manner of visits shall be implemented according to the best interests of the children, as determined by a child psychologist selected jointly, and paid jointly," by Jackson and Rowe, the announcement said. Rowe never publicly said if she would fight Jackson's 79-year-old mother for custody of her son and daughter -- ages 11 and 12 -- and a court hearing concerning custody was delayed several times this month while lawyers for the two talked. Jackson's youngest child, 7, was carried by a surrogate mother, whose name has not yet been released. Katherine Jackson gained temporary guardianship of the three children soon after his death last month.  Learn about other notable custody cases » The agreement must be approved by the judge. A custody hearing is set for Monday before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff. Beckloff will also hear arguments Monday about Jackson's estate and who will control it. Katherine Jackson is asking the court for more involvement in the estate's business.  Watch what may have happened in Jackson's final hours » Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan said the family was pleased the custody matter was "resolved and was handled in a caring, thoughtful and courteous manner by the parties and their representatives." "We were all united in our goals to do what is best for Michael's wonderful children, and both Mrs. Jackson and Debbie Rowe were on the exact same page," McMillan said. "Accordingly, although important issues had to be resolved, this was no legal contest but rather simply a process (of) doing the right thing for the right reasons." Rowe's lawyer, Eric George, said the women and their lawyers "engaged in a dignified discussion that resulted in a dignified outcome." "The sole consideration between the parties was the best interests of the children," George said. "I'm proud to have worked with such professionals who represented Ms. Jackson, and I am particularly proud of Deborah for her integrity and selflessness." Efforts to resolve who will control Jackson's estate have not been so amicable. Earlier this month, Beckloff granted temporary control to the executors named in his 2002 will: John Branca, Jackson's longtime personal attorney, and John McClain, a music industry executive and longtime friend. McMillan, in a statement issued Wednesday, said Katherine Jackson was not disputing the will. But, he said, she wanted the judge to order the executors to disclose information about what he said was "a suspicious circle of relationships" involving them. He said the executors "have either denied Mrs. Jackson access to critical information or insisted on ... onerous and unreasonable restrictions" to information about deals they are making on behalf of the estate. McMillan, in an interview with CBS Thursday, estimated the Jackson estate was worth $2 billion, while the executors have estimated in court that its value is around $500 million. The will placed all assets into a family trust benefiting his mother, his three children and unnamed charities. Jackson's children have been living with their paternal grandmother at her Encino, California, home since their father's death on June 25. "They read the news on the Web and the reports," McMillan said. "I really tried to push the media to be responsible in how they try to handle this matter because there are three precious children involved." The oldest child -- Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., more commonly known

Question: What day is the hearing set?

Question: Who is the children's guardian?

Question: who made custody agreement?

Question: Who will have visitation rights of the two kids?

Question: who is the childrens guardian?

Question: who will have visitation rights?

Question: who made a custody agreement?

Answer: Monday

Answer: Katherine Jackson

Answer: Debbie Rowe,

Answer: Debbie Rowe

Answer: Katherine Jackson

Answer: Debbie Rowe

Answer: Debbie Rowe,

Summary:
Debbie Rowe, Katherine Jackson make custody agreement .
Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and mother of two kids, will have visitation rights .
Katherine Jackson is the children's guardian .
Hearing is set for Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Misha Di Bono zips around town in her Infiniti sport-utility vehicle, breezy and unconcerned about the price of gas. Misha Di Bono says people used to make fun of her rolling billboard. She gets $500 a month and free gas. That's because she gets $500 a month -- plus free gas -- for turning her car into a rolling billboard for Jobing.com, the online recruiting company she works for. "People used to tease me about the 'Jobing' mobile, and now they're like, 'Oh, we'll get Misha to drive,' " she said, standing next to her decal-covered car. Jobing.com might be the most extreme example of how companies are helping employees during the current gas crunch. But with gas averaging more than $4 a gallon, more and more companies are trying to figure out incentives to help ease the pain at the pump for their employees.  Watch a rolling billboard for your company » "There's no question companies are feeling the pinch," said John Challenger, the chief executive officer of global outplacement company Challenger, Gray and Christmas. "It's an important issue because no company wants to lose its people." His firm recently surveyed about 100 human resources executives at white-collar and blue-collar companies. The survey found that 57 percent of the companies offer programs to help ease commutes. The most popular option was reducing the work week from five eight-hour days to four 10-hour days. Twenty-three percent of the companies polled have such an option, Challenger said.  Calculator: How much do you need to work to pay your gas? » "We're at a watershed time of how people go to work," he said. "Maybe the gas crisis will be the real trigger." Other incentives: Twenty percent of the companies offer carpools, and 18 percent pay for the cost of public transportation. Only 14 percent of the companies offer telecommuting options, the poll found. The survey reports that companies had seen a recent jump in carpooling of 43 percent and a 23 percent increase in the use of public transportation. Still, 31 percent of the companies saw no increase in their employees' commuting behaviors.  See gas prices around the country » Some of the companies have had the incentives for years, but it's taken the soaring gas prices for employees to look more closely at the programs. "It's something that is much more important than two years ago," Challenger said. "It's hard to get away from, because you're constantly going back to the gas station." He added, "It's hitting people's radar screens now." One company offering generous commuting benefits is online giant Yahoo, which rewards employees who organize carpools, ride bikes to work and take company shuttles to and from offices. Yahoo rewards these green-conscious commuters with free movie tickets, lunches, massages and other benefits. iReport: How is your company helping you The company recently hired an "employee transportation coordinator" to help devise even more incentives. "We've really been listening to our employees to make sure we help them find ways to make the cost of the commute a little less excessive," said Barbary Brunner, a Yahoo vice president. But it is the Jobing.com vehicle that is most eye-popping. Company spokesman Joe Cockrell says the company started the rolling billboard cars in 2001, but only three executives took part in it. But now, 60 percent of its 270 employees nationwide drive the cars.   Watch a shift from marketing ploy to employee benefit » "This year, for the first time, we've had a long waiting list for our wrap," Cockrell says. "It's basically a huge sticker that goes on your car and should last in theory about three to four years." It costs the company about $3,000 to $4,000 to turn the cars into rolling billboards. They do have rules: The car can't be older

Question: what is the offer to the woman for turning car into billboard?

Question: What are companies trying to ease for their employees?

Question: What did the CEO say?

Question: What did the woman turn her car into?

Question: What did the woman do?

Question: What did a woman turn her car into?

Question: What has she turned into a billboard?

Question: Where was this?

Question: What does the woman get for her billboard car?

Question: what did Bono say about this?

Question: What did people used to do according to Misha Di Bono?

Answer: $500 a month and free gas.

Answer: pain at the pump

Answer: "There's no question companies are feeling the pinch,"

Answer: rolling billboard for Jobing.com,

Answer: turning her car into a rolling billboard for Jobing.com,

Answer: a rolling billboard for Jobing.com,

Answer: Infiniti sport-utility vehicle,

Answer: LOS

Answer: $500 a month and free gas.

Answer: Misha Di Bono says people used to make fun of her rolling billboard. She gets $500 a month and free gas.

Answer: make fun of her rolling billboard.

Summary:
Woman gets paid $500 extra a month, plus free gas, for turning car into billboard .
"People used to tease me," says Misha Di Bono .
Survey finds companies are looking at ways to help ease commuting costs .
CEO: "We're at a watershed time of how people go to work"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Music fans who buy concert tickets during Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" may be surprised when they check their receipt and see some service fees were charged. Concertgoers expecting service-free tickets during a Live Nation promotion may still find fees. Live Nation's announcement for the promotion -- and stories based on their news release -- did not mention the concert promoter's narrow definition of a "service fee." "Fans will still be asked to pay parking fees (usually $6) as well as in some cases facility fees and/or charity fees," Live Nation spokesman John Vlautin wrote in a reply to CNN's request for clarification. Still, the promotion will save consumers several dollars on amphitheater lawn seats bought from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Vlautin did not respond to CNN's question about why the promotion was called "No Service Fee Wednesday" if there were still fees added to the base cost of each ticket -- or why it was not disclosed in the announcement. Service fees tacked on to ticket purchases -- averaging a third of the base price -- have long been a source of grumbling from concertgoers. "People get a little ticked off when they think they're paying $20 for a ticket and as they progress along the various pages of the electronic transaction they see more fees added along the way," said Ray Waddell, who writes about live music tours for Billboard magazine. When buying tickets online using a credit card, the buyer does not see the total charged -- with the added fees -- until after they've submitted the order. Live Nation discloses this in its "terms and conditions" statement: "Live Nation Ticketing may assess a convenience charge on each ticket purchased and/or ordered for certain events." The parking fee, which does not actually pay for a parking space, is on each ticket -- even if the fan doesn't drive to the show. "We have always charged it this way to alleviate traffic issues that occur when the fee is taken at the lot entrance," Vlautin said. A facility fee is "charged at some venues and goes to defray the cost of venue maintenance," he said. Vlautin did not respond to CNN's request for a detailed list of service fees that will be waived during "No Service Fee Wednesday." Live Nation only began selling tickets to its own concerts last year, just months before announcing plans to merge with Ticketmaster -- the world's largest ticket-seller. Before that, Live Nation promoted shows but had no infrastructure to sell tickets, and it contracted out to Ticketmaster or others to sell them. The Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger plan has drawn criticism. The Justice Department launched an investigation of the proposed merger in February. Neither Live Nation nor Ticketmaster executives would respond to questions about the merger. However, Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff did talk about it before a U.S. Senate subcommittee earlier this year. "[The merger] will give us greater flexibility in how we promote, market and sell tickets to events. It will give us a pathway to alternative pricing and fee structures. And we will be better able to develop new and innovative products and services that enhance the fan experience and make all forms of entertainment more accessible to everyone."

Question:
What did the billboard writer say?
What did a spokesman tell CNN?
When will no service fees be charged?
What are fans complaining about?
what did live nation promote?
When is it best for no service fees?

Answer: "People get a little ticked off when they think they're paying $20 for a ticket and as they progress along the various pages of the electronic transaction they see more fees added along the way,"

Answer: "Fans will still be asked to pay parking fees (usually $6) as well as in some cases facility fees and/or charity fees,"

Answer: Wednesday"

Answer: see some service fees were charged.

Answer: Fee Wednesday"

Answer: Wednesday"

Summary:
Live Nation promotion doesn't mention narrow definition of a "service fee"
Company says no service fees charged from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Wednesday .
Spokesman tells CNN: Fans will still pay parking, facility or charity fees .
Billboard writer says "people get a little ticked off" when they see the charges .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- No charges will be brought against a 10-year-old boy accused of accidentally starting an October wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres north of Los Angeles, California, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Firefighters battle the Buckweed Fire October 22, 2007. "There is no evidence of intent on the part of the minor," the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said in a written statement issued Tuesday afternoon. "The district attorney's office is referring the matter to the Department of Children and Family Services for evaluation of the minor's situation to determine if other intervention is necessary." The boy had faced possible charges in juvenile court after admitting to sheriff's deputies that he had started the Buckweed fire by playing with matches, investigators said. The blaze eventually destroyed 21 homes and 42 other structures. The fire started October 21 in the Agua Dulce community north of Los Angeles. It was one of nearly two dozen wind-whipped wildfires that swept across southern California in late October, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from homes near Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino and leaving 14 people dead. E-mail to a friend

Question: When did the fire start?

Question: What city was close to the Buckweed fires?

Question: is there evidence?

Question: When did the Buckweed fire start?

Question: What was the boy playing with?

Question: did he face charges?

Question: when was the fire?

Question: Where did the Buckweed fire start?

Question: What was the number of homes  destroyed in the fire

Answer: October 21

Answer: Los Angeles,

Answer: no

Answer: October 21

Answer: matches,

Answer: will be brought

Answer: October 22, 2007.

Answer: October 22, 2007.

Answer: 21

Summary:
There is no evidence that the boy intended to set the fire, prosecutors say .
He had faced possible charges in juvenile court after admitting to setting blaze .
The boy was playing with matches; the blaze destroyed 21 homes .
The Buckweed fire started October 21 north of Los Angeles .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- One of two doctors charged with conspiring to furnish drugs to Anna Nicole Smith before her fatal overdose in 2007 surrendered to authorities and was jailed Monday, authorities said.

Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern was among those charged last week.

Dr. Khristine Eroshevich surrendered at the Van Nuys, California, jail, said police and jail officials. Bail was set at $20,000, but Eroshevich had not posted bail as of Monday afternoon.

Eroshevich was charged last week along with Howard K. Stern, Smith's longtime partner and attorney; and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor. Stern and Kapoor were arrested and released from a Los Angeles County jail Thursday night after each posted a $20,000 bond.

All three are charged with eight felonies, including conspiring to furnish controlled substances, unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance and obtaining fraudulent prescriptions from June 2004 through January 2007, only weeks before Smith's death. Kapoor and Eroshevich were also charged with obtaining a prescription for opiates by "fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." And each was charged with one count of obtaining a prescription for opiates by giving a false name or address, prosecutors said.

"Anna was the center of a cruel tabloid feeding frenzy," Eroshevich's attorney, Adam Braun, told CNN in a statement Monday. "In the face of this, Dr. Eroshevich did her best to help the patient while protecting what little privacy Anna had left. Any actions were done with the patient's well-being in mind and were certainly not criminal."

California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the doctors and Stern devised a plan to use fake names so Smith could be prescribed "thousands of pills." The former Playboy playmate and reality TV star was drugged "almost to the point of stupefaction," Brown said.

"The quantity of the drugs, the variety of the drugs, the combination at any given point, and her continuing to use that -- that, to a professional, is clear evidence of addiction," Brown said Friday. "These cocktails of methadone and antidepressants and sleeping pills and Xanax, you put all that into a cocktail, it explodes and can cause death, injury and permanent morbidity and disability."

Brown said Stern was the "principal enabler" in a conspiracy with two doctors for giving the "known addict" thousands of prescription pills.

Stern's attorney Krista Barth said on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Friday night that she thought Brown's comments were prejudicial.

"I don't think that this was something that should have been stated in a public forum," Barth said. "I think it's contrary to the rules of professional conduct regarding trial publicity. And you have to wonder why such a statement was made."

Smith, 39, was pronounced dead February 8, 2007, after being found unconscious in her hotel room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino near Hollywood, Florida. A coroner said she died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

Officials said that both prescription and over-the-counter drugs were found in Smith's system, including three antidepressant or anti-anxiety drugs. Human growth hormone and chloral hydrate, a sleep medication, were also found in toxicology tests, officials said.

CNN's Marc Balinsky contributed to this report.

Question:
What did the lawyer say?
Who was jailed?
What are they accused of?
When did she surrender?

Answer: "Anna was the center of a cruel tabloid feeding frenzy,"

Answer: Dr. Khristine Eroshevich

Answer: Nicole Smith

Answer: Monday,

Summary:
NEW: Lawyer: Doctor had "patient's well-being in mind," actions "not criminal"
Khristine Eroshevich surrendered Monday and was jailed .
Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor, Eroshevich charged with felonies .
Three are accused of conspiring to furnish drugs before Smith's death .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Oscar-nominated director John Singleton accidentally struck and killed a pedestrian, a Los Angeles police spokesman said late Friday. John Singleton directed "Rosewood," "Baby Boy," "Shaft"  and "Four Brothers" after "Boyz N the Hood." Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles, died at a hospital a few hours after the accident Thursday evening, Los Angeles Police Officer Jason Lee said. Russell was not using a crosswalk when she stepped in front of Singleton's car, Lee said. According to a preliminary police investigation, Singleton was not under the influence of drugs, alcohol or any other substance and was permitted to leave after being questioned. However, Lee said because the victim was killed, the case has been turned over to the district attorney's office for review. Singleton, 39, earned two Academy Award nominations for his 1991 debut film "Boyz N the Hood." That film also won him an MTV Movie Award as best new filmmaker. Other films he has directed include "Rosewood," "Baby Boy," "Shaft" and "Four Brothers." E-mail to a friend

Question: Whose vehicle struck the woman?

Question: Who was allowed to leave after questioning?

Question: How many Oscars was he nominated for?

Question: For which movie was he nominated for two Oscars?

Question: who strikes the woman?

Question: Who stroke woman with his vehicle?

Question: how many oscar was nominated the director?

Answer: John Singleton

Answer: John Singleton

Answer: two

Answer: "Boyz N the Hood."

Answer: John Singleton

Answer: John Singleton

Answer: two Academy Award nominations

Summary:
John Singleton's vehicle strikes woman, 57, who stepped into street .
Singleton sober, not charged, allowed to leave after questioning .
Director nominated for two Oscars for "Boyz N the Hood"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Porn icon Marilyn Chambers was found dead in her Los Angeles home Sunday night, but investigators do not suspect foul play, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman.

Marilyn Chambers rose to fame as an adult-film actress in the 1970s.

Chambers began her career in 1970 as a model for Ivory Snow soap, and starred two years later in the porn classic "Behind the Green Door."

"She was a really nice girl," said actor Ron Jeremy, who co-starred with Chambers in adult films starting in the 1970s.

Chambers' death was a "total shock," Jeremy said, because they had been scheduled to sign a contract Monday to perform together in an off-Broadway "tongue-in-cheek" re-enactment of the porn classic "Deep Throat."

"What's strange is that she was at a stage where she was totally happy and totally content with her life," Jeremy said. "Her life was falling together, and she was doing really well."

A family member found Chambers, 56, in the mobile home where she lived in the Canyon Country area and called police Sunday evening, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitemore said.

The death appeared to be from natural causes, although toxicology tests have not been completed, Whitemore said.

The coroner's investigation has not been completed, and no cause of death has been determined, according to a spokesman with the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office.

Although her career was mostly in X-rated films, Chambers' fame was boosted by the irony that her face had graced the Ivory Snow box, a soap advertised as "99 and 44/100 percent pure."

Chambers eventually co-starred with all of the best-known porn actors of the 1970s and 1980s, Jeremy said.

Question: When Chamber's body was found?

Question: What happened to Chambers?

Question: Who is Ron Jeremy?

Question: Who is Marilyn Chambers?

Question: What his her claim to fame during the 1970s?

Question: What was Marilyn Chambers set to do?

Answer: Sunday night,

Answer: was found dead

Answer: co-starred with Chambers in adult films starting in the 1970s.

Answer: Porn icon

Answer: adult-film actress

Answer: sign a contract

Summary:
NEW: She had been set to sign contract for off-Broadway show with Ron Jeremy .
Marilyn Chambers starred in some of the most famous porn movies of '70s .
Chambers, once a model for Ivory Snow, was in "Behind the Green Door"
Chambers' body was found Sunday; investigators do not suspect foul play .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Questions swirled Friday about the possible role prescription medications may have played in the death Thursday of pop idol Michael Jackson, people close to him said. The cause of pop star Michael Jackson's death has not been determined after Friday's autopsy. His autopsy was completed, but further tests must be carried out before the cause of death can be determined, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner said. Craig Harvey said the tests would take four to six weeks, after which "we anticipate being able to close the case and issuing a final cause of death." Among the tests to be carried out, he said, are neuropathology (brain) and pulmonary (lung) tests. Harvey added, "We know that he was taking some prescription medications," but said he was not able to divulge what. The possibility that Jackson may have been taking medication that could have contributed to his death at the age of 50 weighed heavily Friday on a number of people close to the star.  Watch coroner's office discuss Jackson's death. » In 2005, after he was cleared on charges of child molestation, Jackson spent a week at a center run by Dr. Deepak Chopra, a physician who focuses on spirituality and the mind-body connection. During that week, Jackson asked Chopra for a prescription for a narcotic, the doctor told CNN. "I said, 'What the heck do you want a narcotic prescription for?' And it suddenly dawned on me that he was probably taking these and that he had probably a number of doctors who were giving him these prescriptions, so I confronted him with that. At first, he denied it. Then, he said he was in a lot of pain." Chopra said he responded to Jackson that there were plenty of other ways for him to handle his pain, but that the arguments were not persuasive.  Watch CNN's Sanjay Gupta discuss Jackson's death » "For a while, I lost him," he said. "I have had that happen with me with other celebrities in Hollywood. There's a plethora of doctors in Hollywood, they're drug peddlers, they're drug pushers, they just happen to be having a medical license and I hope that this episode today, this tragic death of a great human being, will bring to light the huge problem we have in Hollywood with some of the medical establishment, the celebrity doctors, who not only initiate people into the drug experience, but then they perpetuate it so that people become dependent on them." Chopra said Jackson had recently gone on a diet to prepare for his planned comeback tour, which was to have begun next month in England, and was excited about his planned resumption of his performing career. "He was practicing, he was fasting, and yet he wasn't physically in the condition to do this, and he was not confronting his drug addiction, which is the big problem," Chopra said. He blamed Jackson's death on drug abuse, though he offered no direct evidence. "When you have enough drugs in your system, your heart goes into an arrhythmia and your respiration stops," he said. "I think the drugs killed him." Chopra said he had known Jackson to take the opium-derived painkiller OxyContin at one time, as well as injections of the narcotic pain reliever Demerol "and other narcotics, and I was really desperate to try to help him, but you know you can't help somebody who would go into denial."  Watch crowds gather at the hospital. » Jackson typically would refuse to call Chopra for several weeks at a time, the doctor said. "Then he would call me two or three weeks later and say he was sorry, that he had been busy and it wasn't the drugs -- but it was the drugs." Chopra, who said he knew Jackson for more than two decades, described him as "my little brother -- I feel very bad for him." Brian Oxman, a former

Question: What spokesman said about Jackson`s death?

Question: What caused the death to "King of Pop" comparing to Deepak Chopra?

Question: what does chopra believe

Question: Who believes prescription drugs killed the "King of Pop?"

Question: What did the spokesman say?

Answer: further tests must be carried out before

Answer: prescription medications

Answer: "I think the drugs killed him."

Answer: a number of people

Answer: His autopsy was completed, but further tests must be carried out before the cause of death can be determined,

Summary:
NEW: Deepak Chopra believes prescription drugs killed "King of Pop"
Cause of Michael Jackson's death deferred; no trauma or foul play found .
Spokesman: Jackson was taking prescription medications .
Physician's car may contain "medications pertinent to the investigation"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Rapper Kanye West and his business manager must complete 50 hours of community service in exchange for the dismissal of charges stemming from a Los Angeles airport scuffle with paparazzi last year. Kanye West must complete 50 hours of community service by December 23. West has already attended 12 hours of anger management classes and paid for the camera that was broken during the incident, his lawyer told the judge during a hearing Friday morning. Police arrested West and Don Crawley on September 11, 2008, after an altercation with a photographer and a cameraman who were taking their photos, airport police said. West and Crawley were later charged with three misdemeanors counts: vandalism, battery and grand theft. "There was not a situation where there was a lot of time for either defendant to reflect on what they were doing," said Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Mark Zuckman. Zuckman, who presided over Friday's hearing, said he could take the position that "a brief impulsive response" by West and Crawley "doesn't necessarily demonstrate a severe character flaw that needs to be addressed in a criminal case." Still, he said, he did not want "to send a message that ripping the camera from someone's hand and destroying it [in] an act of vandalism is acceptable, no matter what kind of provocation caused them to be angry. There are other remedies." Zuckman said if anyone had been injured in the incident, his decision would have been different. West and Crawley have until December 23 to complete 50 hours of community service, Zuckman said. If they do, he will dismissed the charges. If convicted, West could have faced up to two years and six months in jail, while Crawley could have faced up to five years, according to Frank Mateljan, the spokesman for the city attorney.

Question: How many hours must rapper and business manager finish?

Question: What is the name of West's manager?

Question: How long is the community service due to be?

Question: who is kayne west

Question: Who was the altercation with?

Question: Which airport did the scuffle take place?

Question: What is the rapper's name?

Answer: 50

Answer: Don Crawley

Answer: 50 hours

Answer: Rapper

Answer: a photographer and a cameraman

Answer: Los Angeles

Answer: Kanye West

Summary:
Rapper and his business manager must finish 50 hours of community service .
In exchange, charges will be dismissed in L.A. airport scuffle in 2008 .
Kanye West, Don Crawley had altercation with photographer, cameraman .
Court official: Incident doesn't "demonstrate a severe character flaw"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Rudolpho Marquez, Richard Reyes and Cesar Cruz make for a most unlikely car pool. They are all former gang rivals who have spent hard time in prison. But they've put the past behind them for common goals: jobs and their families. Rudolpho Marquez, Richard Reyes and Cesar Cruz are ex-gang members working together now. "It's a lesson in that you don't have to kill your neighbors," said Reyes, who spent the last decade in and out of prison for an array of drug offenses. "It don't matter where you come from, what background you come from. We are all humans, and we should learn to live together." Marquez chimed in, "We treat each other like normal human beings now. We get along great. We socialize." The three men are part of a solar-installation program paid for by Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that works with former gang members and others who have spent time in prison to put them to work.  Watch Homeboy help ex-gang members » The latest project is aimed at green jobs, offering former gang members and parolees a chance to break ground in alternative energy programs while the issue is being pushed by President Obama and the nation's lawmakers. Homeboy is the brainchild of the Rev. Gregory Boyle, known simply as Father Greg by everyone here. Boyle first started a small program in 1988 to offer alternatives to gang violence in one of Los Angeles' toughest neighborhoods. "I started burying young kids who were killed in our community," he told CNN. "I buried my first in 1988 and just buried my 165th two months ago. So we as a community started to say, 'We have to do something.' " Over the last two decades, Homeboy has reached out to the 1,100 gangs in metro LA, helping provide a second chance to those who want it. The organization provides much-needed job training, hires ex-gang members for transitional jobs and helps give other free programs to people who otherwise struggle in the outside world. Boyle said it's a simple philosophy: Offer gang members hope through gainful employment, and they'll want to "leave behind all of their gang past." "This population really can't afford to just go to school. They are not living at home with their parents. They have no one there, really," he said. Reyes calls the Catholic priest a saint. "If there were more people like him, there'd be less people like me," he said. In Reyes' case, he missed the births of his daughters -- Valerie, 9, and Vanessa, 7 -- because he was behind bars. "I feel I wasted my life," he said. "I thought being a father was making babies, but being a father is taking an interest in your kids." Since his release from prison in May 2008, he has graduated at the top his class in the Homeboy-sponsored solar program. He is now working on a $2.5 million project for Lite Solar to install 1,500 solar panels on an apartment building. As he watched his daughters play on a recent afternoon, he said, "It feels good knowing you can provide for them." On Tuesday, Reyes got another reward: He welcomed his first son into the world. His wife, Susana Reyes, said the Homeboy program completely changed her husband. "Before, it was all about his gang," she said. "Now, I know he loves his daughters." Albert Ortega, now 34, spent seven years in prison, beginning when he was just 19. He was hired by Homeboy and is now the coordinator of the solar program. "This program totally changed my life," he said. A father of three children, Ortega said he kept making poor choices to make quick money. After his most recent release from prison, he said he approached Boyle to help

Question: what is the lesson?

Question: What skills do ex-gang members learn in Homeboy Industries programs?

Question: who went to jail?

Question: what was started in 1988?

Question: When did Homeboy Industries start?

Question: For what reason do they want ex-gang members?

Question: Where does Homeboy Industries operate?

Answer: you don't have to kill your neighbors,"

Answer: job training,

Answer: Rudolpho Marquez, Richard Reyes and Cesar Cruz

Answer: a small program

Answer: 1988

Answer: put them to work.

Answer: a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization

Summary:
Homeboy Industries started in 1988 to help ease tensions among gangs .
A new program funded by Homeboy trains ex-gang members on green jobs .
"It's a lesson in that you don't have to kill your neighbors," says Richard Reyes .
Ex-gang member says friends all went to jail: "I didn't want to live that life"


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- Tami Farrell, who became Miss California USA last week when Donald Trump dumped Carrie Prejean, promises to avoid controversy during the five months of her reign. Tami Farrell became Miss California USA last week and is set to reign for five months. "I'm trying my best to kind of calm the waters," Farrell said in an interview Sunday at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. Prejean's same-sex marriage comments, semi-nude photos and personal feud with state pageant officials contributed to a storm of controversy that brought unusual attention to the title Farrell now carries. "I think that everything in life happens for a reason, and I'm just blessed to have this opportunity," Farrell said. Farrell, 24, said, "it's been a crazy few days" since Wednesday, when she got the call that Prejean had been ousted. "I keep stepping into controversy, but hopefully I can avoid it for a while," she said. She hopes the extra attention will help launch her show business career. "A couple of my favorite music groups have called, because I sing, so maybe we could record something together," she said. Farrell did not name the groups. She is also a writer and has had meetings in recent days about a screenplay she's written. "All I can tell you is that it's hilarious and that if (actor) Will Farrell or (director) Adam McCay could give me a call, things would be wonderful," she said.

Question: Who claimed to be blessed to have this opportunity?

Question: What does Farrell hope for?

Question: What does Farrell hope to avoid?

Question: Who is Tami Farrell replacing?

Question: What does Farrell hope to accomplish by gaining the title?

Question: Who wants this new title to help launch her show business carrier?

Question: Who replaces Carrie Prejean for the next five months?

Answer: Tami Farrell

Answer: help launch her show business career.

Answer: controversy during the five months of her reign.

Answer: Carrie Prejean,

Answer: help launch her show business career.

Answer: Tami Farrell,

Answer: Tami Farrell,

Summary:
Tami Farrell replaces Carrie Prejean for the next five months .
Farrell says she hopes to avoid the controversy that plagued Prejean .
"I'm just blessed to have this opportunity," Farrell says .
Farrell hopes ascending to title will help launch her show business career .


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)  -- The Los Angeles Times' headquarters aptly sits where the U.S. Army corralled camels during the Civil War, when Southern California was a desert with no natural resources. A new film on PBS explores how the Chandler family helped develop Los Angeles through their newspaper. Los Angeles' development from an arid wasteland to a world metropolis and cultural capital is closely linked to the newspaper's rise under the ownership of one family. "It would still be a desert," documentary filmmaker Peter Jones said, if Gen. Harrison Gray Otis didn't arrive in the 1880s to take over the bankrupt Los Angeles Times and his son-in-law, Harry Chandler, wasn't there to follow him. Jones' documentary is a saga of four generations of the region's most powerful family shaping Los Angeles as they pursued their own civil agendas -- and accumulated wealth. "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times" premieres Monday on PBS. Historian David Halberstam said in the documentary that the Chandlers dominated Southern California as no other family has dominated any major region of the United States. "They did not so much foster the growth of Los Angeles as invent it," said Halberstam, who died in 2007. Harrison Gray Otis, Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler succeeded each other at the helm of the Los Angeles Times over a span of 100 years. The city grew from a small desert town to the nation's second-largest city, while the family became one of the nation's wealthiest. The Chandler family dynasty ended when the general's great-grandson Otis Chandler was ousted as chairman of the Times board of directors in 1985. The family eventually sold its Times-Mirror Company to Chicago's Tribune Company -- which is now in bankruptcy. Each man's personality and strengths were tailored for what was demanded of their time, said Jones. "For each era, they were up to that particular era," he said. "You couldn't actually rearrange them," said Harry Chandler's namesake and the great-great-grandson of the general. "You couldn't have a General Otis in late 20th-century America," Chandler told CNN, referring to the dynasty's founder who served as an Army general in the Philippine-American War before taking over the Los Angeles Times. "His character was one of the period. 'I have a vision and everything I touch needs to support that vision and damn the consequences.'" Otis used his newspaper to scare the public about the threat of drought, drumming up support for a 230-mile aqueduct -- one of the modern engineering marvels -- to divert water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles, Jones said. He was part of a syndicate that bought vast tracts of barren land in the San Fernando Valley with the inside knowledge the Los Angeles Aqueduct would bring water there. The scandal later inspired Roman Polanski's award-winning film "Chinatown." Otis also used the Times to influence the federal government's decision to build the Port of Los Angeles, Jones said. "He had the foresight to say 'We have to build a man-made harbor here in Los Angeles if we want to become a major port of trade,' and today the Port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in the United States," Jones said. The general and his successor son-in-law promoted investment in and migration to the Los Angeles area with stories of sunshine and opportunity. More people moving in meant more readers for their newspaper and demand for the real estate empire they were building. Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler used their newspaper to create a vision of Los Angeles as "America's Great White Spot" -- free of crime and communism. They fought a decades-long battle against labor unions -- a battle that included the 1910 bombing of The Los Angeles Times headquarters. The Los Angeles film, aviation, high technology, shipping and oil industries grew from the Chandlers' influence, Jones said. As a conservative Republican

Question: What is the name of the program premiering on Monday on PBS?

Question: What is teh name of the show that premiers on Monday?

Question: What comparative size is Los Angeles currently?

Question: What premiers on PBS on Monday?

Question: What did L.A. grow from?

Question: When did the Chandler family newspaper dynasty end?

Question: When did the Chandler newspaper dynasty end?

Question: When did the newspaper dynasty end?

Question: Which city started out as a small desert town?

Answer: "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times"

Answer: "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times"

Answer: nation's second-largest city,

Answer: "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times"

Answer: an arid wasteland

Answer: 1985.

Answer: 1985.

Answer: 1985.

Answer: Los Angeles'

Summary:
"Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times" premieres Monday on PBS .
Historian: Chandlers not only dominated Los Angeles, they invented it .
Los Angeles grew from small desert town to nation's second-largest city .
The Chandler family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 .