Major health study of 16,000 US Latinos finds American-born Latinos at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Low income, less education pushes risk up.
You volunteered, you voted, but your candidate just lost. How do you deal? Psychology experts suggest taking some pointers from — of all things — die-hard sports fans.
With all precinct votes counted, she's trailing Democratic challenger 51% to 48%. But many vote-by-mail, provisional, and damaged ballots still have to be reviewed.
Initial indications from within the GOP were that Mitt Romney's defeat wasn't a rejection of the Republican platform as much as a failure of its standard-bearer.
Congress has just weeks to rescue an economy moving closer to the so-called 'fiscal cliff' – a $600 billion cluster of spending cuts & tax hikes due to hit at year's end.
Having won reelection, Obama will seek to set the nation's agenda on issues ranging from taxes to immigration, but he may struggle in selling his ideas to Congress.
Police say a workplace argument led to a man slashing and stabbing two coworkers with a large knife or cutting instrument near Los Angeles International Airport.
Mark Basseley Youssef, central in making controversial anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims," was sentenced to a year in prison with 4 years supervised release.
Autodesctrucción 1, a sculptural exhibition by Abraham Cruzvillegas, transforms rebar, art, rod, and feathers into inspired translations of a traveling trumpet player.
Newton said for every Super Bowl, there is an equal and opposite Kitty Halftime Show. We applied this law of motion to the election, and here's what happened.
Join Patt Morrison and Bob Stern, former president of the Center for Governmental Studies, for a live chat about how the election results may affect you.
In Southern California, home prices are moving up in response to limited supply and high demand. But in the state, prices are well below their highest levels.
Many fear that the passage of "The Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act" will scare the profitable industry away from L.A. - and possibly California.
The head of News Corp. has been discussed as an L.A. Times buyer. His name surfaced again this week as speculation heated up about another newspaper on the block.
Fifty-four percent of Californians approve Prop 30, a measure to raise taxes; educators throughout the state express relief at avoiding $6 billion in potential cuts.
An update on last night's state Assembly races, including Districts 39, 47, 49, 50, 51, 57 and 65. L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon’s political career may be over.
The impending storm has thwarted several New York-bound flights out of LAX this morning. The new storm is forecast to bring rain, snow and strong winds.
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 7 and all of the headlines are a look at last night's ballot returns, from the president to state Legislature to propositions.
Redistricting had a major effect on California's Congressional races, likely sending new faces heading to Washington. As of Wednesday morning, two races are too close to call.
It looks like voters thought through tax increases and insurance discounts pretty thoroughly. But they may not have considered some underlying problems.
"While she and I have serious disagreements, we share a commitment to making Los Angeles County a safer place to live," Jackson said in conceding the race.
Republican Abel Maldonado conceded to Democratic Rep. Lois Capps Tuesday night. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Capps led 54.8 percent to 45.2 percent.
Would you have voted for a tax adding 12 cents to a can of soda or $1.28 to a gallon of sweetened juice drink to raise revenue for health and law enforcement?
Darry Sragow, partner of SNR Denton lawfirm and former chief campaign strategist for Democrats in the California State Assembly and Allan Hoffenblum, Republican political analyst join...
President Barack Obama has won the race for the White House. Did you see that coming? As the saying goes, hindsight is always 20/20. Is there a way to catch ourselves from becoming...
The presidential race always gets top billing, but a third of the Senate and all members of the House were up for re-election yesterday, too. Lawmakers will be heading back to work...
Last night brought mixed news for California's criminal justice system. Voters approved Prop 36 to ease California's Three Strikes Law, but they failed to end the death penalty by rejecting...
In California state politics, it wasn't all about Proposition 30. The California ballot had 11 propositions, plus there were also local ballot measures and hotly-contested Congressional...
Latino voters played a crucial role in Colorado, helping President Obama carry the swing state as he did in 2008. However, it was still a close race in the state with 51 percent for...
More than 12 million Latinos voted and they broke overwhelmingly for President Obama: 71 percent voted for the incumbent compared to 27 percent for Romney. That's a forty-point difference...
First we bring you an update on the passage of Proposition 30. It increases the income tax on wealthy Californians and temporarily raises the state sales tax
