News in Brief: A National Roundup

Teachers' union members in Los Angeles may have to return to the polls a third time in an attempt to elect the organization's next leader.

At least one challenge has been filed contesting the results of the union's presidential runoff election held earlier this month, said Steve Blazak, a spokesman for the 41,000-member United Teachers Los Angeles, and a second challenge may be on the way.

Becki Robinson, who lost to John Perez by 98 votes out of 10,000 cast and is challenging the result, contends that there were "apparent violations" of the rules, although she declined to elaborate. ( "Los Angeles Teachers Elect Hard-to-Define Union Leader," ...