Reaching a budget accord would come as a surprise to many. It would be one of the final legislative actions of House Speaker John. A Boehner, who is preparing to step down later this week after being forced by GOP conservatives to retire early.
Curiosity has explored only about 7 miles in the 96-mile-wide crater -- and yet the discoveries made in this tiny stretch of real estate have helped scientists rethink what Mars looked like more than 3.5 billion years ago.
For USC Athletic Director Pat Haden, the demands of the job lately have seemed unending. He fired head football coach Steve Sarkisian last week, huddled with top school officials and team members and met with reporters to explain his actions, all before flying to South Bend, Ind., for the Trojans'...
More than 40 years ago, President Nixon first used the term "war on drugs" to illustrate his commitment to reducing the illegal drug trade. A decade later, President Reagan declared that illicit drugs were a threat to U.S. national security and American values. In the name of these values, zero-tolerance...
As crime rates rise, Californians are realizing that they were sold a bill of goods on Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that converted some felonies to misdemeanors. The campaign spin was all about reducing the punishment for drug possession. But proponents played down its dramatic softening...
State environmental regulators knew for decades that the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon was spewing deadly substances into its surroundings, but revelations about the extent of the damage have continued even after the company agreed to shutter the plant. Six months ago, state officials...
Police and prosecutors have lately attempted to link increases in crime to last year's Proposition 47. Based on their overwrought statements, it would be understandable for Californians to start wondering whether they had been duped into completely decriminalizing drug possession and petty theft....
Hundreds of people gathered on the 6th Street Bridge on Saturday afternoon for a festival to mark the closing of the iconic structure next year.SEE THE STORY