Major evangelical groups want Congress to pass immigration reform legislation. And they're asking Christians to look at biblical passages for solutions.
The L.A. County Department of Public Health calls for steps to improve training, tracking, and disposal of prescription drugs to counter abuse problem.
Bush, 88, had been in Houston's Methodist Hospital for nearly two months. He was being treated for complications related to bronchitis and a stubborn fever.
Intelligent, gregarious and at times disarmingly personal, Justice Sonia Sotomayor's memoir – "My Beloved World" – recounts her trailblazing journey from the Bronx to the Supreme Court.
The air in China's capital has been classified as hazardous to human health for a fifth consecutive day. Environmentalists say it's the worst pollution since monitoring began.
It's cold! But there's no chill on optimism for Southern California who think they may escape crop damage from the frigid weather of the last few days.
"Good gun companies don't need special protection from the law," says Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. He will propose a law revoking the gun industry's immunity. The National Rifle Association calls the law "vitally important."
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Allison Macfarlane meets Monday in Orange County with several environmental groups about the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant.
In 2011, California shifted thousands of felons to county custody. But local officials still lack critical information about who they are and where they reside.
A California lawmaker prepares legislation to make it easier for counties to implement a law that mandates outpatient treatment for certain severely mentally ill patients.
Three Riverside non-profit groups have teamed up to bid on an iconic cross that’s been at the center of a legal battle over its display on public land.
LA County officials want to cut coastal pollutants by capturing runoff close to where it falls. It would be paid through a property tax that will affect almost all property owners.
President Obama is now allowing bigger donations. Advocates for overhauling campaign finance laws wonder what happened to his pledge to change how Washington works.
A cold snap continued Monday and growers in the Central Valley fought to protect citrus crops from overnight lows. Downtown LA dipped to a record 35 degrees early Monday.
The race for the 2013 Los Angeles mayorship is underway. Watch the debates, read the stories, and browse information on endorsements and campaign contributions.
The Southern California-based Church of Scientology got some social media attention Monday with a headline declaring “David Miscavige Leads Scientology to Milestone Year.”
A coroner's report says a woman who died in a Los Angeles police patrol car after a violent arrest by officers had cocaine in her system when she went into cardiac arrest.
Six former officials of the scandal-ridden city of Bell go on trial this week in a massive corruption case that nearly bankrupted the Los Angeles suburb.
The battle around proposed changes at Crenshaw High School are intensifying as the LAUSD Board prepares to take action. Parents organize a protest Superintendent John Deasy's plan for the troubled school.
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told the National Press Club that a "pathway to legal, permanent residency and citizenship ... must be at the core of reform."
A high schooler who was teased by his classmates for his red hair, social awkwardness and bookish appearance and responded with a shotgun will be charged as an adult.
A forensic re-review of Natalie Wood's death suggests the actress — found floating in the ocean off Catalina in 1981 — could have been assaulted before entering the water.
The California Public Utilities Commission issued a final report on the 2011 windstorms and related power outages. Read the complete report, which faults Southern California Edison.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced arrests in connection with the takeover of a Nordstrom Rack store in Westchester last week where one woman was sexually assaulted.
The body of a homeless man was found just before dawn Monday on a Los Angeles Skid Row sidewalk, but it was unclear if the death was caused by the record cold.
Obama will seek citizenship path in one fast push - New York Times White House officials say President Obama plans to soon push Congress on "an ambitious overhaul of the immigration...
Fullerton's Leon Leyson--the youngest survivor on Oskar Schindler's list died Saturday from Lymphoma. Listen to Leyson tell Off-Ramp's John Rabe his amazing story.
Prosecutors argued the boy knew what he was doing when he shot 32-year-old Jeff Hall, a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement and the boy's father.
In what ways has peanut butter influenced the American economy or society? Has the recession boosted your family’s peanut butter habit? Is there a PB&J in your lunchbox right now? What do you think are all-American foods? And of course, do you prefer creamy or crunchy?
The federal government has had a no-gun-sale database since 1998. California maintains its own Armed Prohibited Persons list. Yet millions of mentally ill people remain unlisted, ostensibly still able to purchase firearms legally. Vice President Biden’s task force to reduce gun violence has focused on improving the effectiveness of such databases.
If you’ve been keeping close tabs on TV’s midseason, what are you most excited for? And what more do ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox have to do get you to tune in?
On Monday, former champion cyclist Lance Armstrong apologized to staff of Live Strong, the cancer foundation he founded, the same day Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to interview him.
Taft Union High School remains closed Monday after a 16-year-old walked in last week with a shotgun and critically injured one of his classmates. As news crews pack up and leave Kern County, the town is still in a state of shock over the incident.
This weekend, Southern California lost a prominent Holocaust survivor and educator. Leon Leyson of Fullerton died Saturday after a 4-year-long battle with lymphoma. He was 83.
In November of 2010, a young Somali American man named Mohamed Mohamud was arrested in Portland, Oregon. He was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction after allegedly...
We just heard President Obama holding his last press conference of his first term as president. The president took on subjects ranging from the debt ceiling to gun control.For more...
First we're going to start with the news everyone is talking about: the cold weather. Downtown Los Angeles hit a record low this morning at 35 degrees. The cold snap is now in its...
On May 1, 2011 at about 4 a.m., a 10-year-old boy crept down the stairs of his family's home with a .357 magnum and killed his sleeping father with one shot to the head. The trial of...
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Del Aire Public Fruit Park, located here in Southern California, encourages visitors to help themselves to fruit. But will it foster a 'pick what you need' spirit? Susan Valot reports.
In 2011, California shifted thousands of felons to county custody. But local officials still lack critical information about who they are and where they reside.
The L.A.-based company, Herbalife, makes billions of dollars selling nutritional supplements all over the world; the company did $3.5 billion in net sales last year.Sounds profitable...
Hollywood's brightest stars were out last night for the Golden Globes, but it was the ladies who really shined. Including the evening's hosts, Tina Fey and Amy PoehlerHere to recap...
Flu season this year began about a month early, and it is already taking its toll across the U.S. How can you protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus?
Sandra Tsing Loh has a problem when "nature calls" at the Rose Parade.Parades make me sullen. At last year’s Rose Parade, I had my children and their cousins to blame for having...
