13 Arrested at U. of California Regents Meeting

Authorities arrested 13 people, 11 of them students, who were protesting tuition increases and budget cuts at a University of California Board of Regents meeting, the Los Angeles Times reported. Authorities defended the use of pepper spray and the drawing of a service revolver by one officer, saying that the protesters were posing a real danger -- a charge they countered with allegations of excessive force.