When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg married a same-sex couple in May, she proudly proclaimed that she did so "by the powers invested in me by the Constitution of the United States." A month later, when the court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was indeed a constitutional right, Justice...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's emergence as a top presidential contender may provide the most serious challenge to the Republican Party's post-2012 admonition that it change its focus to bring in more women, minorities and young people.
The space before the blind man was a riddle he needed to solve. Was he facing a house, a car, a hedge, a fence, a tree or open space?
Walt Disney Concert Hall's front steps on this overcast afternoon are crawling with dancers. Dressed in sweats and sneakers for an outdoor rehearsal, the dozen or so performers descend the stone stairs in unison, their spindly frames reflected in the building's sweeping steel curves. As they slither...
In a chic second-story coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City's financial hub, Hang Lam Trang Anh sips lime juice and reminisces about a major turning point in her life: the first time she heard American rapper Eminem.
Hillary Rodham Clinton will make corporate profit sharing a key piece of her economic agenda, proposing changes in the tax code that encourage companies to boost employee compensation when earnings are robust, according to excerpts of a major campaign address she will deliver Monday.
After an all-night negotiating marathon, European leaders agreed Monday to launch talks with Greece on a massive new $96-billion bailout to rescue the country from imminent bankruptcy, but only as long as Athens passes a raft of new laws within 72 hours reforming the Greek economy.
Shepard Fairey, the street artist best known for the iconic "Hope" poster used in Barack Obama's first campaign for president, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
Jered Weaver lanzó en el bullpen el miércoles y fue parte de un juego simulado el sábado, colocando al diestro más cerca de su regreso, luego de su lesión en la cadera izquierda y a los Angels, más cerca de tener que tomar una difícil decisión en su rotación.
We are SO CLOSE! After a journey of 9.5 years across 3 billion miles of space, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to give humanity its first detailed look at Pluto and its large moon Charon. At approximately 4:49 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, the spacecraft will fly within 7,800 miles of Pluto's...
Even as alternative fuel cars become more commonplace, misconceptions abound about their drawbacks and utility. We clear up five of the most common myths.
¿Qué? ¿pensaste? que iban a tener el Juego de las Estrellas sin Clayton Kershaw?
UCLA defensive players Kenny Clark, Myles Jack and Fabian Moreau have been named to the Bronco Nagurski Award watch list. The award is presented annually by the Football Writers of America Assn. to its choice as college football's top defensive player.
As President Obama closes out his presidency, one of his goals has been to strengthen relations with Vietnam.
After hearing that the search for his missing 6-month-old daughter, Ember, had turned up a possible lead, Matthew Graham vanished, as did money, a phone and a semiautomatic gun that were in his mother's purse, the Shasta County sheriff announced this weekend.
One little treat that debuted at the San Diego Comic-Con "Game of Thrones" panel was a never-before-seen audition tape. Take a look at the cast as they recite their classic lines, possibly for the first time.
Jamie Lee Curtis entered Hall H to massive applause at the joint "American Horror Story" and "Scream Queens" presentation at Comic-Con on Sunday.
Burbank officials will resume talks this week with representatives of Burbank Airport about a proposal for a 14-gate replacement terminal.
The recent handcuffing of an inmate without food for 32 hours is part of a troubling pattern of similar mistreatment in the Los Angeles County jails since the beginning of last year, the Sheriff's Department's independent civilian watchdog said Sunday.
As the Dodgers clubhouse started to empty Sunday afternoon, two bags sat in front of Clayton Kershaw's locker.
A decade ago, drivers who wanted to go green had little choice beyond Toyota's Prius hybrid.
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, who had led the company since 2002 and presided over the launch of the monumentally successful Wii video game console, died Saturday. He was 55.
KEY MOMENT: The Dodgers went in front, 4-3, when Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run home run against left-hander Will Smith in the eighth inning. "He left one up and in," Gonzalez said. The home run was the fifth of the homestand and the 18th this season for Gonzalez, who leads the Dodgers with 55 runs...
In little more than a year, Sean Newcomb has gone from playing mid-major college baseball in Connecticut to pitching on a major league field in Cincinnati.