The juror was dismissed Thursday for misconduct after she admitted she looked up information online and had her daughter look up a definition of jury coercion.
Riverside County firefighters are taking on a fast-moving 50-acre blaze in Rancho Jurupa Regional Park that is burning near a number of homes and buildings.
The automatic “sequestration” spending cuts aren’t scheduled to go into effect until tomorrow, but already Southland defense contractors are scaling back.
The Chinese New Year ends with a Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the near year. L.A.'s Chinese American Museum will provide a free public celebration.
The monthly snow survey showed what everyone has known: despite a few good dumps the state hasn't received the kind of major storms needed to ease water managers' worries.
A felon sought in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip was taken into custody Thursday in Los Angeles, police said.
The Obama administration Thursday urged the Supreme Court to strike down California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8. Read the full brief here.
Although initial tests showed the hotel’s water supply was clean, the department requires that the water system be disinfected, flushed and retested before lifting the order.
Pfc. Bradley Manning is accused of leaking an unprecedented amount of classified materials, much of which was published on the WikiLeaks website. He was arrested in 2010.
Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican for the last time as pope, flying by helicopter to the Vatican's vacation retreat. Now, the church's cardinals turn to the task of selecting a successor.
"President Assad is out of time and must be out of power," the new secretary of state said. The assistance is for basic goods and services in areas under rebel control.
When Yahoo told employees they may no longer work from home, it touched off a debate about the effectiveness of telecommuting and its effect on workplace collaboration.
The U.S. economy grew at a 0.1 percent annual rate from October through December, the weakest performance in nearly two years. GDP is the broadest measure of the economy's output.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 344,000, evidence that the job market may be picking up.
Lower courts have blocked LA from seizing possessions that homeless people leave on sidewalks. The city will reportedly argue that allowing people to store items there is a health hazard.
Attorneys for L.A. have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to try overturning an injunction that prevents the seizure and destruction of homeless people's possessions.
A one-time investment banker founded the investment bank that's advising Tribune Co. on who might want to buy its newspapers, including the L.A. Times.
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Thursday proposed a new gang injunction that would create a 2.7-square-mile "safety zone" in the North Hills area.
The sequester could delay the reopening of the key Tioga Road into Yosemite from the east. That could affect businesses in tourist towns along Highway 395.
LAUSD School Board candidates for District 4 will be on AirTalk at noon today. Larry Mantle will be hosting the 20-minute debate between incumbent Steve Zimmer and Kate Anderson. Join us!
White House was 'unaware' of immigration detainee release - CNN A White House official says there was no input from either the White House or the Homeland Security Department on U.S.
You may not notice them, but they’re there. Background actors are one of the many aspects of filmmaking that makes a movie seem realistic. Even though everyone in the audience is there to see the famous actor in the foreground, it is the extras, bit players and stand-ins who take a film to the next level by creating a world for the main characters to live in.
Should using a gender identity that does not match one’s biological sex be considered fraudulent? Should Cal Baptist have the right to expel students who use their preferred gender identity on official school documents? What kinds of laws should protect gender non-conforming students from discrimination?
The city of Los Angeles appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that prevents the city from seizing the unattended property of the homeless on public sidewalks.
The L.A. Unified School District has been under scrutiny this year as it has faced some major public battles. Parents, teachers, and politicians have all demanded reform, but the question is what needs to change and who can change it. In this year's school board election all eyes are on District 4’s candidates—incumbent Steve Zimmer and lawyer Kate Anderson. They join Larry for a live debate as they talk about where they stand on Deasy, why Zimmer does not agree with charter school expansion and Anderson is pushing for it, and if teacher evaluations can be tied to student performance.
Every year, the federal Housing and Urban Development agency counts the number of homeless living in shelters and on the streets. This year, the focus was on youth.
From the top of Mt. Everest to the Alaskan wilderness, Cindy Abbott is no stranger to tough challenges. She's gearing up to run Iditarod dog sled race.
From the top of Mt. Everest to the Alaskan wilderness, Cindy Abbott is no stranger to tough challenges. She's gearing up to run Iditarod dog sled race.
Despite the threat of looming across-the-board budget cuts, traders on Wall Street seem remarkably calm. Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz explains why.
The Dinner Party hosts join us to talk about a Chinese business man who outsourced his daughter's homework, the history of Woolworth's and teen movies.
The U.S. Census has decided to remove the word "Negro" from its forms, citing complaints from some respondents who found the word offensive. Linguist John McWhorter talks about the cultural history of the word.
Some California families do not have to imagine what the impact of sequestration might be. Subsidized early childhood education programs in California have already been cut by 40 percent over the past five years -- and Los Angeles has been hit he hardest.
Sitting on your hands is never a good idea. Especially if you're wearing corduroy pants, which leave unsightly lines on your hands. But also not during our Spring Fundraiser.
During construction, Concertmaster Chalifour played Bach as Salonen and Gehry listened, holding hands, they were so nervous. It sounded so good, the maestro broke into tears.
