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Here's a mess with no easy fix: American crops going unpicked -- it's backbreaking work Americans won't touch -- and poor migrants in need of work shying from it for fear of being abused.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen was sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay middle school classmate who he said made unwanted sexual advances.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate at his middle school who he said made unwanted sexual advances.

Randy Thomasson of the Christian conservative group Save California says gay teen Lawrence King provoked his own murder. ?Randy Thomasson of the Christian conservative group Save California says gay teen Lawrence King provoked his own murder, media watchdog RightWingWatch.org reported. Thomasson's group is working to repeal Senator Mark Leno's FAIR Education Act, also known as Senate Bill 48, which mandates the inclusion of the historical contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans in the state's textbooks. As the country's most populous state, California's move could set the tone for textbooks throughout the nation. Opponents of the law reacted swiftly to its passage, submitting ballot language to the state for a proposed referendum. The groups have until October 12 to collect the signatures of 504,760 registered voters to qualify for the next statewide ballot. During an appearance on The Janet Mefferd Show, Thomasson countered claims that the law helps reduce th

Dawn Boldrin, a teacher who witnessed Brandon McInerney shoot gay student Lawrence King, has quit teaching. Dawn Boldrin, a teacher who witnessed Brandon McInerney shoot gay student Lawrence King, has quit teaching. McInerney is the 17-year-old boy who shot King, 15, twice in the back of his head during a morning computer lab at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California. King liked to say he was gay, wear makeup to school and taunt boys. Last week, jurors deadlocked on whether McInerney, then 14, deserved to be convicted of voluntary manslaughter or first-degree murder. On HLN's Dr. Drew, Boldrin discussed the emotional toll the murder has taken on its witnesses. ?I can't even imagine what those children...? a tearful Boldrin told Dr. Drew. ?I know people tend to have this idea, 'Oh, they're kids, they'll get over it.' And I've been, I think compounding on me, is the stress I've had over worrying over those kids, because they weren't treated right.? ?I didn't even see him pul

A judge in California has declared a mistrial in the case of Brandon McInerney accused of killing gay student Lawrence King. A judge in California has declared a mistrial in the case of Brandon McInerney accused of killing gay student Lawrence King. The jury considering the case of 17-year-old McInerney was unable to reach a verdict, The Los Angeles Times reported. The 8-week trial included over 100 witnesses, including many students and teachers at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, where 15-year-old King was shot to death. Not in dispute is the fact that McInerney killed King with two bullets to the back of the boy's head in a computer classroom on the morning of February 12, 2008. King died in the hospital on Valentine's Day. But jurors could not decide whether McInerney, then 14, deserved to be convicted of voluntary manslaughter or first-degree murder. Defense lawyers argued that McInerney suffered abuse at the hands of his drug-abuser father, and didn't deserve to be tried

Gay rights groups say homophobia killed Lawrence King and destroyed Brandon McInerney's life. In the wake of a judge's declaration of a mistrial in the case of Brandon McInerney accused of killing gay student Lawrence King, gay groups say one thing remains clear: Homophobia is to blame. King is the 15-year-old E.O. Green Junior High School student who liked to say he was gay, wear makeup to school and taunt boys. McInerney, 17, is accused of murdering King. During the 8-week trial, over 100 witnesses, including many students and teachers from King's school in Oxnard, California, testified. Jurors deadlocked on whether McInerney, then 14, deserved to be convicted of voluntary manslaughter or first-degree murder. Defense lawyers have not denied that McInerney killed King with two bullets to the back of the boy's head in a computer classroom on the morning of February 12, 2008, but they argued during the trial that McInerney suffered at the hands of his drug-abuser father and didn't deser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should double-check Infant Bed-Side Sleepers which, if not installed properly, pose entrapment, suffocation and fall risks, the government said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should double-check Infant Bed-Side Sleepers which, if not installed properly, pose entrapment, suffocation and fall risks, the government said on Tuesday.

Here's the challenge: capture the essence of Nevada with a simple slogan that will tease the imagination.

Unemployment rates for metro areas in the West in November, at a glance.

Kelly Pavlik withdraws from bout with Vera on Pacquiao-Margarito undercard with rib injury. Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik withdrew Monday from his bout on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's meeting with Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13, citing a rib injury.

Antonio Margarito says he's sorry, but hopes to erase scandal by beating Manny Pacquiao. Antonio Margarito can only say he's sorry so many times.

Unemployment rates in Western metro areas in August, at a glance.

California man hired men to beat up pregnant girlfriend so she would have miscarriage. A Southern California man faces 25 years to life in prison for paying two men $500 to stage a robbery and punch his pregnant girlfriend so she would have a miscarriage.

Cowboys finish 2-week stint in California; return to Texas eager for dress rehearsal Saturday. After two weeks of training in cool Southern California, the Dallas Cowboys are headed back to Texas to find out whether it was time well spent.

Cover your ears, the bleepin' Jets are making lots of noise. Here's a four-letter word everyone's using these days: J-E-T-S.

OXNARD, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - A few hectares of dirt on a vacant block near the 101 freeway have been transformed by American sporting mega-brand the Dallas Cowboys.

California dreamin': Cowboys move training camp West, hoping cooler temps help heat up offense. Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys are headed to California, hoping a change in scenery ? and climate ? snaps them out of their offensive funk.

Cowboys need TEs; Phillips out for season with torn ACL and 2 others hurt in preseason opener. The season is already over for Dallas Cowboys tight end John Phillips.