U.S. probes alleged bias by sheriff in Antelope Valley

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The U.S. Justice Department will investigate alleged discrimination by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in the Antelope Valley, officials said Thursday. The probe centers on potential civil rights infringements against residents of government subsidized housing, the bulk of whom are black and Latino, in the historically white area.