 | LA Times - General |
| |
Current Headlines | Most Read | Archives |
|
| |
 |
MTA votes to seek sales tax hike to fund L.A. County transit, roads (25 July 03:56) |
| The board takes a major step toward a series of projects over the next three decades, including the long-awaited subway to the sea. The state Legislature must approve the ballot measure firs... |
| |
|
200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama (25 July 02:54) |
| The Democratic candidate's sweeping speech in Berlin's central park is the centerpiece of his nine-day trip overseas.
... |
| |
|
Ford reports $8.7-billion shortfall, its largest quarterly loss ever (25 July 01:53) |
| Just three months ago, the car company had reported a $100-million profit. As truck and SUV sales fall, Ford CEO Alan Mulally says it will move toward producing smaller, more fuel-efficient ... |
| |
|
Reeling from losses, Downey shakes up leadership; may consider sale (25 July 12:25) |
| The owner of troubled Downey Savings & Loan replaces its chief executive. Maurice McAlister, one of Downey's founders, quits as board chairman. Observers say his exit paves way for a sale... |
| |
|
The slump persists: Home sales tumble across US (24 July 11:36) |
| Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. |
| |
|
No love from state workers in L.A. for Schwarzenegger's wage-cut plan (24 July 10:46) |
| At the Ronald Reagan State Office Building, anger and dismay greet the governor's plan to impose the federal minimum wage on employees until a budget is signed. 'There's just no way.'
... |
| |
|
Inglewood mayor pleads not guilty to four charges (24 July 01:26) |
| The allegations against Roosevelt Dorn include conflict of interest and misappropriation of $500,000 in public funds. The deputy D.A. has offered Dorn a deal.
... |
| |
|
Staph infection kills SoCal high school wrestler (24 July 12:44) |
| A high school wrestler died from complications of a drug-resistant staph infection and a teammate was being treated for the illness. |
| |
|
Schwarzenegger seeks to slash state workers' pay till budget passes (24 July 12:30) |
| About 200,000 would get the federal minimum wage, then receive back pay after a spending plan was enacted. But the state controller vows not to sign the order, and the matter could end up in... |
| |
|
Obama works to rally Jewish support (24 July 12:30) |
| Lagging previous Democratic presidential nominees in that demographic, he visits two symbolically important sites in Israel and has been stressing his commitment to protecting the country.
... |
| |
|
Hurricane Dolly bears down on Texas near Brownsville (24 July 12:30) |
| Authorities ratchet down the storm's rating to Category 1, as winds weaken to 95 mph. Few major injuries are reported as officials brace for power outages and flooding.
... |
| |
|
House votes to back Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, stem foreclosures (24 July 03:05) |
| Bush drops his veto threat and signals he will sign the measure as Republican lawmakers argue that the plan is a government bailout. Senate could approve the measure by next week.
... |
| |
|
Election challenge arises to SAG leadership (24 July 02:52) |
| A dissident coalition says the faction that currently holds a slim majority on the board of the Screen Actors Guild has bungled current contract negotiations with the studios.
... |
| |
|
Laguna Beach council opposes ban on gay marriage (24 July 02:17) |
| The City Council votes unanimously to oppose Prop. 8 on the November ballot. 'Laguna has a live-and-let-live attitude,' a councilwoman says.
... |
| |
|
Former world-champion surfer Sunny Garcia rebounds (24 July 01:58) |
| His comeback tour from legal problems brings him to the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing.
Sunny Garcia wi... |
| |
|
Police investigate new allegations against South Los Angeles doctor (24 July 01:33) |
| Prosecutors are looking into 7 more incidents allegedly involving Dr. Kevin Brown, the son of the premier of Bermuda. He has been jailed and charged with sexually assaulting 8 patients.
... |
| |
|
Bush drops opposition to housing bill (23 July 11:50) |
| Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. |
| |
|
Barack Obama meets with leaders in Israel and Palestinian territories (23 July 11:19) |
| The Democratic candidate pays a visit to Holocaust museum and a town in southern Israel that has been a target of rocket attacks. Israeli politicians scramble to be seen with the senator.
... |
| |
|
Man found dead in car hours after it was ticketed (23 July 09:44) |
| The vehicle was parked on a street near Pico Rivera. There are no signs of foul play and the identity of the dead man, in his 70s, has not been released.
... |
| |
|
Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones (23 July 01:11) |
| Olympic organizers will allow a modicum of dissent at the Beijing games, setting up special protest zones in a shift supporters and detractors said today is meant to safely channel pent-up c... |
| |
|
Wachovia has $8.9-billion loss, cuts 6,350 jobs, dividend (22 July 05:33) |
| Wachovia Corp. said Tuesday it lost $8.86 billion in the second quarter, slashed its dividend and announced 6,350 job cuts after losses tied to mortgages soared. |
| |
|
Chavez says Venezuela needs Russia for protection (22 July 04:51) |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Tuesday for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect the South American country from the United States. |
| |
|
Texas, Mexico prepare for Tropical Storm Dolly (22 July 04:50) |
| Texas mobilized National Guard troops and residents along the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border were buying plywood, flashlights and other supplies as Tropical Storm Dolly, expected by fore... |
| |
|
Why the oil crunch may grow worse (22 July 12:30) |
| The fear is that all the easy-to-reach crude has been found. These may be 'the good old days,' one expert says.
... |
| |
|
Mugabe, foe shake hands, will hold talks (22 July 12:30) |
| The Zimbabwean leader and opposition chief Tsvangirai give themselves two weeks to solve the political crisis.
... |
| |
|
China on war footing ahead of Olympic Games (22 July 12:30) |
| Fearing terrorist threats, Beijing has deployed tens of thousands of security personnel, banned cars into the capital and is installing surface-to-air missiles near stadiums.
... |
| |
|
Los Angeles police chief seeks to forgo reviews in some use-of-force cases (22 July 12:30) |
| The Police Commission is poised to vote on proposed changes that would allow the chief to decide whether a formal review, which could entail discipline, is required.
... |
| |
|
Immigration law means a borderline existence for U.S. wife of Mexican (22 July 12:30) |
| Because Evaristo Suarez twice entered this country illegally, he must wait 10 years before he can apply to legally return. His wife, Heather, and three children wait with him amid Tijuana's ... |
| |
|
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic caught (22 July 12:30) |
| The man accused of overseeing the massacre of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica had been sought for more than a decade.
... |
| |
|
Los Angeles condo sells for $2,848 (per square foot) (22 July 12:30) |
| Candy Spelling's penthouse in Century City will have a $47-million view.
The top two floors of a Ce... |
| |
|
Scouring Thailand rivers for giant stingrays (20 July 12:30) |
| A U.S. biologist hopes to find the largest freshwater fish in the world. His project could help protect the species.
... |
| |
|
Iran talks stall over nuclear enrichment (20 July 12:30) |
| United States' envoy presence at the meeting in Geneva yields no breakthrough as Tehran refuses to say whether it will halt enrichment activity. It is given a two-week deadline.
... |
| |
|
Sunni bloc returns to Iraq Cabinet (20 July 06:52) |
| In a victory for Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, the Iraqi Accordance Front comes back a year after quitting the Shiite-led government.
... |
| |
|
Tujunga fire out, but firefighters stick around to keep it that way (20 July 03:46) |
| The fire broke out near La Tuna Canyon Road and the 210 Freeway Friday night, burning 15 acres. Crews remain on scene to prevent flare-ups.
... |
| |
|
Power outage hits parts of Koreatown, Hollywood, Silver Lake (20 July 02:44) |
| More than 16,000 customers are affected beginning about 7 a.m. due to a mechanical problem. By early afternoon, power was still out for about 6,300. The DWP says all power will be back soon.... |
| |
|
Carona trial postponed until October (20 July 02:13) |
| A federal judge says the corruption trial of the former Orange County sheriff has 'many distinct issues and voluminous documents' that make a previously scheduled Aug. 26 start date unreason... |
| |
|
Off-duty LAPD officer injured in stabbing at San Pedro club Crimsin (19 July 11:36) |
| The officer was wounded during a fight with several men outside the upscale lounge early this morning, authorities say. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
... |
| |
|
Investigators begin work at site of crane collapse (19 July 10:54) |
| Federal officials started their investigation today in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring s... |
| |
|
Iran rules out suspending enrichment program (19 July 06:48) |
| Critical talks in Switzerland over Iran's nuclear program began today with Iranian and United States officials making their highest-level diplomatic contacts since the 1979 Islamic revolutio... |
| |
|
Sunni bloc gets spots in Iraqi government (19 July 05:18) |
| Parliament approves the faction's return, a breakthrough that the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front says will enhance national reconciliation.
... |
| |
|
Obama arrives in Afghanistan (19 July 03:45) |
| It's the candidate's first visit to the violence-torn nation, his first stop on a war-zone tour that will also take him to Iraq.
... |
| |
|
What made Pio Pico so, well, ugly? (19 July 12:30) |
| California's last Mexican governor had grotesque features that a neurologist thinks were caused by a metabolic disorder known as acromegaly.
... |
| |
|
South Los Angeles church turns theft into a reason to give (19 July 12:30) |
| After a boy stole the collection plate, the congregation at Holman United Methodist Church starts Jobs for Kids to reach out to teens.
... |
| |
|
Mystery of comatose man solved (19 July 12:30) |
| Redondo Beach police get a lucky break in identifying the pedestrian struck by a car while running across Pacific Coast Highway.
... |
| |
|
Hillary Clinton's revealing purchase: A website called HRC2012 (19 July 12:30) |
| Sometimes a website name is just a website name. |
| |
|
Yeah, we're fat. But not as fat as Southerners (19 July 12:30) |
| Way to go, California! We managed not to top the chart in the latest obesity rankings. That honor goes to Mississippi. |
| |
|
Wayne Pacelle works for the winged, finned and furry (19 July 12:30) |
| The head of the U.S. Humane Society has retooled the organization from a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive group flexing its muscle on behalf of all animals.
... |
| |
|
Slim majority of California voters would uphold gay marriage, poll finds (19 July 12:30) |
| The survey shows that 51% of 672 likely voters oppose Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that would amend the state Constitution to define marriage as only between a man and woman.
... |
| |
|
Claremont mayor, Girl Scouts tangle over cookies (19 July 12:30) |
| A blog ridicules the mayor for asking a troop to stop selling on a busy corner. A new solicitation law approved after the incident only adds to hard feelings.
... |
| |
|
Iran's tough talk on U.S. continues (19 July 12:30) |
| As Washington sends an envoy to nuclear talks in Geneva, an ayatollah leads worshipers in a fiery prayer session in Tehran.
... |
|
