Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismisses lawsuit against USC filed by parents of two slain Chinese student claiming they were misled about campus safety.
Police in Irvine filed a warrant last week to search the house of the mother of alleged murderer and ex-LAPD cop Christopher Dorner. It clears up the manhunt's timeline.
Cardinal Roger Mahony's successor is urging priests to pray for the former Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles as he prepares to go to Rome to help select the next pope.
The answer is simple: To document accidents, many Russians keep dashcams running when they're behind the wheel. So, when a meteor appeared in the sky, many electronic eyes recorded it.
The Nixon Centennial Exhibit "Patriot. President. Peacemaker." tells the story of his early years, military service, term as president and life after resigning in 1974.
"It was horrible, just horrible," said one passenger, tears welling in her eyes. Tales of hoarding and gross conditions mark the five-day experience in the Gulf of Mexico.
Authorities in South Africa intend to pursue a case of premeditated murder against the Paralympic and Olympic sprinter. He's accused of killing his girlfriend. His agent says Pistorius disputes the charge "in the strongest possible terms."
People will go to their banks to get new cash to put into red envelopes as part of a Lunar New Year tradition that is celebrated in some Asian cultures.
The sights and sounds across Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday as a meteor came roaring in were awesome. There are reports of more than 900 people hurt, most when windows shattered.
A meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons (11 tons) streaked at supersonic speed over Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday, setting off blasts that injured some 500 people and frightened countless more.
L.A. Unified today revealed how principals will be incorporating the results of student testing in teacher evaluations, drawing fire from union officials.
Los Angeles has been happy to join in on the latest Internet meme — including a mayoral candidate. Check out the best local renditions of the Harlem Shake here.
Jerry Brown approved 80 percent of parole recommendations for the second consecutive year — at the opposite end of the spectrum from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Deadline reports that The Kill Hole — an independent film about a "black ex-military sniper who targets associates ... and hides out in the wilderness" — has been given a March release date.
The EPA's $1.6 million settlement is the final one at the Operating Industries site. The agency has won $600 million in fines and work costs over 25 years.
Laker forward Metta World Peace joins Congresswoman Grace Napolitano to lobby Capitol Hill for mental health funding as part of gun control legislation.
An interactive joint-venture mapping project is aimed at creating a more complete picture of gun-related deaths in the U.S. But obtaining data has been difficult.
The mayoral candidate had hoped to keep independent money out of the campaign, but a backer now says they have to counter such support for Wendy Greuel.
Immigration tactics aimed at boosting deportations - USA Today New records obtained show that "U.S. immigration officials laid out plans last year that would ratchet up expulsions of immigrants convicted of minor crimes as part of an urgent push to make sure the government would not fall short of its criminal deportation targets.
'This is the room of mystery over which a sizzling row rages in City Hall on April 24, 1941. It is an office of the Board of Public Works that was used, it is charged, as a "listening post" where 6 to 10 girls with headsets have been on duty constantly for months listening in on phone conversations of councilmen and city officials.'
California's new prisons boss touts new Vacaville mental health facility as reason to end federal oversight of medical care in state's corrections system.
Today is Friday, Feb. 15 and headlines include conflicting mailers from Jan Perry, endorsements in the LAUSD school board races, and an $85 million tab for LAPD.
It all began with a question about a racehorse: When a horse runs, do all four hooves leave the ground at any point? Edward Muybridge answered that question and originated the technique of stop-motion photography. Author Edward Ball tells the cinematic story of vagabond Muybridge and his tycoon friend as they re-wrote California's history.
However, as certain tragic events come to a close, such as the funeral of Riverside police officer Michael Crain, many questions linger. The public questions if police officers’ use of seven tear gas canisters, nicknamed “burners,” intentionally led to a fire that burned the cabin and Dorner. How did over 200 police officers swarm Big Bear and not find the suspect hiding just a few doors away? And, who gets the $1 million dollar reward?
L.A. Times finds a report given secretly to the Board of Supervisors detailing abuse, fatalities, and neglect of children under the care and supervision of County Departments. L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services Director Phil Browning and member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky tell if any improvements have been made.
A meteor struck the Ural Mountain city of Chelyabinsk, Russia early Friday morning, injuring nearly 1000 people. The meteor, estimated to weigh about 10 tons, was traveling at 10 to 12 miles per second, causing a bright flash and sonic boom upon disintegration.
Is Congress handling cabinet nominations and sequestration budgeting in a responsible way? Are senators playing a game of chicken with what both parties agree could be devastating spending cuts? Should the president have an unencumbered right to pick members of his cabinet?
Along with the rise of reality television and the invention of the DVR, “binge watching” of popular TV series is probably the biggest paradigm shift in how and what we watch TV since it went from black and white to color back in the 1950s.
It's only been a few years since the housing market imploded both here in southern California and across the country. The common refrain was that it would take another few years, possibly...
Last year home values in Phoenix were up 29 percent from the year before — the highest jump in the nation. That’s driving a rebound in new housing construction, but what...
In 2008, Californians voted to pass Proposition 8, banned same-sex couples from marriage. In response, same-sex marriage advocates filed lawsuits challenging the law. The legal battle...
If you've ever bought a personal finance book, or watched a money makeover TV show you might have heard things like: A lack of belief is keeping you from wealth or you're latte-ing...
Once again, it's time for our analysis of the week that was in our weekly Friday Flashback.Joining us from the island of Manhattan is Heidi Moore, finance and economic editor for the...
When college students don their graduation caps, they may be clutching a diploma in one hand, but are holding onto thousands of dollars in student loan debt in the other.
Have you seen this ad? Yes, that’s Pamela Anderson of Baywatch fame, shilling for the company FrogAds. They and a few other companies got in trouble with the Feds this week for...
Last night a large meteor exploded in the sky over the Western Russian city of Chelyabinsk. The event was captured by people with cell phones and dashboard cams:
Walk around your neighborhood and you might see a neighbor's tree brimming with fruit ripe for picking. It might be tempting to help yourself, but is it legal?
During the stand off with Christopher Dorner, police used what they call 'burners', or a type of tear gas grenade. Use of the grenades quickly started a fire, which engulfed the cabin...
Nathan Pino plays classical music on the Venice Boardwalk every day with a cat at his side. He talks about bands he performed with and shares his own compositions.
Parks will celebrate the city of South Pasadena's 125th anniversary with a performance at the city's library. He talks performance, politics, and his new album.
Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan to review the week’s new film releases including Beautiful Creatures, Like Someone in Love, A Good Day to Die Hard and No. TGI-FilmWeek!
Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan to review the week’s new film releases including Beautiful Creatures, A Good Day to Die Hard, Escape from Planet Earth and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
