In a court case that's so pedestrian other than the defendant (and even that could be disputed), it's big news. The Britney Spears driving without a valid license case has finally come to a close, days after the the jury tried, but failed, to agree on a verdict. Now that a mistrial has been declared, maybe it's time to get to the real issue for those of us not so enthralled with the pop tartlet:......

A 22-year-old USC student died of stabbing wounds in the hospital this morning after a fight a few blocks north of campus. The student and two others were walking near 28th Street and Orchard Avenue when another man approached and began an argument with him for unknown reasons. The argument escalated resulting in the stabbing (Update: The student has been identified, read on here.) A West Hollywood resident was fatally stabbed after a fight inside......