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latimes.com — In the latest sign that social media is changing the way we speak and behave, the Oxford English Dictionary announced the inclusion of the definition of the word "tweet" in its latest update. John Simpson, the dictionary's chief editor, said "tweet" was added despite not having yet been used for 10 years, which is one rule the dictionary considers before adding a new word.

latimes.com — A woman stabbed to death trying to flee her husband in a quiet suburban neighborhood gave chilling accounts of harassment, threats and her fears, according to documents filed in her divorce case.

latimes.com — A former USC professor was named Monday to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives list after he was indicted for sex crimes against children abroad, FBI officials said. Walter Lee Williams became the 500th person to make the FBI's top list, officials said.

latimes.com — Federal investigators, armed with shovels and a warrant, swarmed a field in Oakland Township outside Detroit on Monday in search of the body of the former Teamsters boss after yet another tip in the decades-long investigation. And again, officials are optimistic that, this time, they'll find him.

latimes.com — Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti has named a former community organizer as the first hire of his new administration, designating longtime council aide Ana Guerrero as his chief of staff. Guerrero, 42, has been working for Garcetti since 2001, serving first as his organizing director and the last five years as his chief of staff.

latimes.com — Actor/comedian Jeff Garlin performs at a 2007 charity benefit at the Music Box in Hollywood. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images ) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor and comedian Jeff Garlin was arrested over the weekend in the alleged smashing of another motorist's windows during a fight over a parking space, LAPD officials said.

latimes.com — All northbound lanes of the 14 Freeway were shut Monday afternoon between Santa Clarita and Palmdale after a crash near Agua Dulce Canyon Road. (Google Maps / ) Officials closed all lanes of the northbound 14 Freeway between Santa Clarita and Palmdale on Monday afternoon after, they said, at least three people were injured by a wrong-way driver.

latimes.com — A wildfire stoked by powerful winds had charred 1,600 acres near the primary roadway leading to Yosemite National Park on Monday night and led authorities to evacuate at least 150 homes. More than 700 firefighters were battling the Carstens fire, which broke out Sunday afternoon east of State Route 140 in the Midpines area, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

latimes.com — For decades, Westwood Village was the heartbeat of Los Angeles nightlife while downtown languished in solitude. Westwood had the movie theaters, fancy restaurants and bustling street traffic, and downtown was known as a quiet and intimidating place to be after dark.

latimes.com — In the state's monthly progress report to federal judges, California acknowledges prison crowding has again begun to creep upward while Gov. Jerry Brown promises to seek legislative solutions "shortly." The state's 33 prisons are now at more than 150% capacity, according to Monday's report to the U.S. District courts.

latimes.com — Federal agents raided 7-Eleven stores across the East Coast on Monday after prosecutors revealed felony indictments accusing franchise owners of operating an immigrant-exploitation scheme from at least 14 of their convenience stores for more than a decade.

latimes.com — ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Sharp divisions over the civil war in Syria led to an icy encounter Monday between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin , whom U.S. officials view as a major hurdle in their drive to force Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.

latimes.com — The morning after Miss USA 2013 took her crown, Miss Utah's flub in the competition was taking the spotlight. It happened Sunday night in Las Vegas, in the dangerous swamp known as the "interview."

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latimes.com — It's been two years since NASA's space shuttle program came to an end, but thousands of Americans still dream of becoming astronauts. Eight of them - four men and four women - were introduced Monday as NASA's astronaut candidate class for 2013.