Lucha libre wrestling at the Lucha VaVOOM show in LA
Lucha libre wrestling, anyone? Reuters photographer Mario Anzuoni takes us behind the scenes at Lucha VaVOOM show in Los Angeles, California in this photo essay. Photos taken May 5.

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Nation Los Angeles, Lucha libre wrestling, Lucha VaVOOM
Lucha libre wrestling, anyone? Reuters photographer Mario Anzuoni takes us behind the scenes at Lucha VaVOOM show in Los Angeles, California in this photo essay. Photos taken May 5.

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Nation, World Air Force One, Amazon, America’s Cup World Series, Australia, Baltimore, Brazil, Burning Man, China, Germany, Irotatheri, Japan, London, Los Angeles, Maine, Manila, Mecca, Mount Gamalama, North Dakota, Olympics, Serbia, Singapore, Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, Spain, Taiwan, Venezuela, wind farms
Sometimes, the best view is from up above. Here’s 35 aerial shots from Brazil to Somalia and even Burning Man in 2012.
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Jerry Jackson 2 Comments NASA, Nation, Technology, Travel, World California, Endeavour, Golden Gate, Los Angeles, NASA, Space Shuttle
The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted on the back of a 747, flew over several of California landmarks on it way to retirement at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
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Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Maryland, Nation, The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Fireworks, Hoboken, Hudson River, Los Angeles, memorial, New Jersey, New York, Phoenix, Washington D.C.
A look at fireworks displays across the country from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. and a U.S. military base in Baumholder, Germany.
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Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief Australia, California, Chamberlain, cliff diving, dingo, fire, football, Germany, Hockey, India, Ireland, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, Myanmar, Netherlands, NHL, otter, Pakistan, Red bull, Russia, soccer, Stanley Cup, Tunis, Vladimir Putin, Yemen
Los Angeles Kings defeat New Jersey Devils to win the 2012 Stanley Cup, coroner rules that a dingo snatched Azaria Chamberlain 32 years ago, otter predicts result in upcoming Netherlands vs. Germany EURO football match and more in today’s daily brief.
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Stokely Baksh 1 Comment Nation Florence, L.A. riots, Los Angeles, Normandie, Rodney King
This week, Los Angeles and the rest of the nation reflects on the 1992 L.A. riots. Twenty years ago, Los Angeles erupted after a jury acquitted four police officers in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. City-wide riots lasted for six days as Los Angeles exploded with racially charged violence, looting, and fire. Sixty-three deaths were linked to the riots, according to the Los Angeles Times, while some 2,000 were said to have been injured. Here’s a look at the city of Los Angeles, then and now.