On Wednesday, American Apparel's board of directors voted to replace founder and longtime CEO Dov Charney, citing the numerous lawsuits and allegations of misconduct for years.

Representative Kevin McCarthy from Bakersfield is the likely candidate to fill the House Majority Leader position left vacant by the ousted Eric Cantor.

According to Customs and Border officials, nearly 50,000 children have crossed in the past eight months. It's believed that number could reach 90,000 by the end of the year. Experts say gang activity, drug trafficking and increasing violence are all factors in the increase.

The image of a Harley rumbling on the open road is as American as football and apple pie. But times do change, and now the motorcycle maker is unveiling Project Livewire, the first electric Harley-Davidson.

New research from the Pew Research Center shows that those that identify as Republicans or Democrats are more divided ideologically than they've been in the past 20 years.

That F-bomb of course uttered by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is just one of the topics for State of Affairs, our regular discussion of what's happening in local government with KPCC's political reporter Alice Walton.

As the Group Stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, what better way to remain informed than to use your smartphone? Read Take Two's App Chat for more.

President Obama announced today that the U.S. is prepared to send up to 300 military advisors to Iraq, and added that "American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq."