Above, The Times examines life among the homeless in the railroad yards and encampments of Mojave. Note the particularly unfortunate use of an ethnic slur in the artwork by The Times’ cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale … Click on the cartoon for the complete article. Below, police officers kill a gunman who broke into his former landlady’s home and started shooting … A roundup of gritty crime briefs from around the nation … And it’s a perfect time of year to visit Coronado …

