Researchers found that nations that use the refined sweetener in foods and beverages had a 20 percent higher rate of Type-2 diabetes than nations that did not use it.
Rev. Robert Schuller was awarded much less money from his former ministry than the $5 million he originally sought. His daughter called it a "travesty."
France broke with the U.S. before, voting to give Palestinians full UNESCO membership. They're the first major European country slated to support Palestine's bid.
Food waste is a big problem for public health, the environment and consumers. About 15 percent of all the food in landfills comes from restaurants. Some are taking action.
A lunar eclipse is set to take place Wednesday morning, Nov. 28. It’s supposed to be easily visible to the naked eye, but clouds or morning fog could spoil views.
Louie Sanchez, accused of sucker-punching a Giants fan the Dodger Stadium parking lot and leaving the victim with brain damage, is acting as his own attorney.
California’s senators joined with the other Pacific Coast senators to ask the Justice Department to investigate the role of oil refineries in recent gas price spikes.
Republicans introduce the ACHIEVE Act, which would allow young undocumented immigrants a way to stay in the country, but it contains no clear path to citizenship.
@esapekkasalonen: Got carried away, ran almost to Malibu, now have to get back to Santa Mo somehow, knee hurting, no wallet. Any tweeters on PCH right now?
An LA County official wants to convene a task force to address why and how Los Angeles foster care children get caught up in the sex trafficking industry.
After a landmark immigration policy decision and an election in which candidates' positions on immigration played a part, undocumented immigrants are up for consideration as TIME's possible 2012 "Person of the Year."
The suspect drove for more than two miles with the man on the hood of the car, until witnesses persuaded her to stop, authorities said. He later died at a hospital.
Obama to talk immigration with Mexico's new leader - USA Today President Obama will be meeting today to discuss border policy with Mexico's president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto...
The head of ICEF Public Schools, Parker Hudnut, described cost cutting and large philanthropic help as part of a two year effort that’s led the 14 campus charter school company on a financial turnaround.
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 27 and headlines include a change of plans for Richard Riordan, a prison sentence for Kinde Durkee, and Latino support in the mayor's race.
Police said they are still investigating, but it appears the three men died in what appeard to be a botched home invasion in a middle-income neighborhood.
It’s the end of an era. Steve Barr, the founder of the 10,000 student Green Dot charter schools organization, resigned last week from the group’s board of directors
They were convicted for their roles in recruiting more than 250 healthy patients to undergo sometimes dangerous surgeries to fraudulently bill insurance companies.
Partisan divide keeps newly-elected lawmakers largely at arm's length, which one observer says has been the case since Newt Gingrich's days as House Speaker.
Baseball writers of America will have some tough choices this January, when two of the game’s most accomplished and polarizing figures become eligible for entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Still afraid of bird flu? Black plague? David Quammen explores the history and mysteries of animal infections and human pandemic in his new book “Spillover.”
The job outlook has improved slightly, but millions are still looking. With so many dependent on federal programs, how will the cutoff affect California’s economy?
With each passing day, the pressure increases on Capitol Hill politicians to reach a compromise on the budget. What lies ahead in the month before the deadline?
Muslims consider alcohol sinful, or haraam. Despite this belief, some contend with alcohol abuse. And there’s a lack of culturally sensitive programs to address it.
Dubai in United Arab Emirates is home to the tallest building in the world. Named the Burj Khalifa, the skyscraper stand 2,722-feet tall and took five years to build.
With the Presidential election over, focus is turning to whom President Obama will choose for his second term cabinet. Here in Los Angeles, eyes are on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and what he will choose to do next.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, meets with Republican lawmakers today in Washington to discuss her comments about the U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi.
Every Tuesday record companies usually release new albums, which means we're joined today by Oliver Wang from soul-sides.com and NPR's music critic Ann Powers to discuss the new music...
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Adrian Florido, Fronteras Desk | Take Two
Ever since fears of drug violence stemmed the flow of American visitors to Tijuana, the city’s tourism officials have been trying to draw tourists back by promoting its emerging new food, art and culture scenes. But even as officials tout a newer, hipper Tijuana, vestiges of the city’s older, kitschier tourism economy are still kicking.
In his new book, New Yorker film critic David Denby outlines his fears that blockbuster films being made today are having a negative effect on American cinema.
This week, California’s 14 freshman members of Congress are back in Washington for a second week of orientation. But much of the training is segregated, with Democrats on one side of Capitol Hill and Republicans on another.
At the White House today, a group of 15 small business owners from the retail, health-care I.T., transportation and construction sectors are meeting with President Obama to discuss...
President Obama is focusing on the looming fiscal cliff and how to get Congress to agree on a plan to extend at least some of the Bush-Era tax cuts.If that effort fails, virtually every...
Trade between Mexico and the United States is one of the topics that will be discussed today in Washington as Mexico's President Elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, is meeting with President...
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Off-Ramp commentator Hank Rosenfeld with John Rabe | Off-Ramp
When they both took LSD, Groucho was seeing visions of gothic cathedrals, but Krassner saw cockroaches; and when John and Yoko were smoking their pot/opium joints, Yoko said, "Put another cookie on the fire."
Sandra Tsing Loh tells her daughter that her cat was hit by a car.So my 10 year old daughter’s cat CATO got hit by a car and now, rushed to an animal hospital, he is on oxygen...
KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter explains why the state's financial picture getting better won't help some public services.Steve Julian: California's state budget outlook is improving...
