Wonder why the lag time between the LA Times report at about midnight last night and other outlets just now reporting it?
Good question! This fact*gulp* gives credence to the LA Times blog section. Better late than never!!
No surprise this story is taking a bit of time to get out.
Locally, I’ve seen stories bylined “intern.”
This story won’t really break until Tuesday, after the holiday weekend. Newsrooms are running canned filler and skeleton staffs for the next couple days.
Friday eventing is traditionally a time when breaking news just disappears and/or goes unreported - holidays are worse.