Life expectancy has ticked up. But people aren't in the best of health during those extra years. Chronic problems, like depression and pain, are on the rise.
The US Census is starting to track indigenous Hispanic populations more closely. For many, identity rests on their indigenous heritage, not where they are from.
Congress isn't sitting around quietly while commercials get louder. Now, it's illegal for commercials to be louder than programming. But why stop there? Here are some ideas.
Many earning more than $250,000 a year say they can afford to pay higher taxes. But they don't necessarily like the idea, especially when made to feel like skinflints.
Of those surveyed, 55 percent said President Obama is making a "serious effort" to work with Republicans. Just 32 percent said the same about Republicans.
Best-drama contenders like Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Ben Affleck's "Argo" and Quentin Tarantino "Django Unchained" scored at least five nominations.
The money covers tuition, housing and other expenses so incoming students finish school without a huge debt. A UCLA medical school education runs about $300,000.
Grandma's House of Hope is looking for volunteers to help with cooking, crowd control, and wrapping presents for a party it's throwing for "motel children."
Los Angeles County sheriff’s jailer Jermaine Jackson was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly assaulting inmates and falsifying the subsequent police reports.
We have some expert photography advice for trying to capture the Geminid meteor shower. It peaks Thursday night, Dec. 13 and can also be seen Friday, Dec. 14.
People don’t watch ads on TV anymore, but a hell of a lot of them watched creative ads on YouTube — the most watched ad of the year netted almost 21 million views.
The remains of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera were headed back to the United States after being identified by her family, state officials said Thursday.
New policy for young immigrants creates paperwork deluge - NPR The federal deferred action program, which kicked off in August, requires applicants seeking temporary legal status to...
Today is Thursday, Dec. 13 and headlines include Gov. Brown's cancer treatments, a new behavioral test at animal shelters, and marriages performed by volunteers.
California Competes, a group of business owners and elected officials, said professors are slowing the pace of reform at California’s 112 community colleges.
The elusive, exclusive McRib McReturns to McDonald's on Dec. 17. Let's review what we know, look at options, cover the basics, take a poll, and looks at photos.
The university tweeted: "All buildings are now clear and occupants are free to leave" just before midnight. Three of the five suspects police were searching for are in custody.
Classes at California State University, Fullerton resumed today after police locked down the school for eight hours as they searched the campus for an armed-robbery suspect thought to have hidden there.
Could Christie’s weight limit his ability to effectively do the job? Even if his health wasn’t an issue, could Christie’s weight affect his electability?
Lee is the latest in a long line of African-American women who have faced commentary about their natural hairstyles. What is the best way to respond to this kind of commentary?
House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) voiced her opposition to a Republican proposal for avoiding the fiscal cliff by raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67.
In what he said was “a call to action,” the US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday issued the unhappy results of a study looking at water sustainability in the Western United States.
To finance new facilities, California schools are taking on billions of dollars in debt using financing tools that some state officials say should be banned, but schools argue it’s a good deal.
We have an update to a previous story we reported about the Kickstarter campaign for Urban Air, sculpture artist Stephen Glassman's effort to replace a billboard in Los Angeles with...
Last year an Occupy Wall Street protestor named Malcolm Harris was arrested for unruly conduct during a march in New York City. Harris claims he did nothing wrong, prosecutors say his...
Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced it will now tie interest rates to the unemployment rate. Under something called the "Evans Rule," interest rates will remain as they are until...
It's December and by now, kids headed for college — and their parents — have filled out countless admissions forms. Applications for financial aid mean gathering lots of...
New movement in the prosecution of alleged 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-conspirators. Yesterday, the judge in the case said details about the harsh interrogation...
Believe it or not, MySpace is gearing up for its third relaunch since its beginning in 2003. Before the days of Facebook, MySpace was the most popular social networking site in the...
Yesterday, the federal government released the results of a three-year study on the Colorado River, a water source critical to Nevada, California and elsewhere.The picture it paints...
Birth rates in the U.S. have been falling in the midst of the recession, except among one demographic: People over 40.There is much to be said for starting a family at an older age...
What do actor Don Cheadle, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Pastor Rick Warren have in common? They are just the California contigent of a long line of American lunimaries who have made...
Earlier this year LADOT launched a pedestrian traffic division. They chose a public health official to lead, but what do transit and health have in common?
