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Free, After Serving 19 Years of a Life Sentence
The LAPD is investigating detective work that put a Los Angeles man in prison 19 years ago — for a murder he didn't commit. We talk with him about his new life on the outside.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe LAPD is investigating detective work that put a Los Angeles man in prison 19 years ago — for a murder he didn't commit. We talk with him about his new life on the outside. Also, programs in Chinese culture and language at UCLA and LA Unified, paid for by China, and Reseda, in the San Fernando Valley, celebrates its 100th birthday. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Iran, Egypt and the UN General Assembly.
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4 storiesFree, After Serving 19 Years of a Life Sentence
John Edward Smith stepped out of custody this week after 19 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. A jury based his conviction on the testimony of a single witness who now says LAPD detectives convinced him to lie. We’ll talk with Smith in a moment.
Read the story1 minReseda Turns 100
Reseda may now be just another fading suburb in the San Fernando Valley. But it’s a place with a history. Reseda started out as a real town on the banks of the Los Angeles River, and on Saturday, it will celebrate its 100th birthday.
Read the story1 minConfucius Institutes and Public Schools
UCLA and LA Unified have both established Confucius Institutes—programs in Chinese culture and language they get for free. There are 350 Confucius Institutes on campuses all over the world. Stanford University has one. So does the London School of Economics. But the University of Pennsylvania said, thanks, but no thanks.
Read the story1 minIran, Egypt and the UN General Assembly
On Day Two of the UN General Assembly’s annual session, an unwelcome reminder of the major issue on the minds of 120 world leaders: Syrian rebels staged another deadly attack on President Assad’s military headquarters in Damascus today.
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