Новости за 02.12.2015

A former community college student, who allegedly discussed attacking the subway in Los Angeles, has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism charge for trying to enter Canada so that he could eventually travel to the Mideast to help wage holy war, prosecutors said.

Syrian government officials on Tuesday announced a cease-fire in Homs leading to the evacuation of all rebels from their last remaining bastion in the ravaged city.

One of healthcare advocates' unspoken fears is being voiced by state lawmakers who worry a projected multibillion-dollar budget surplus could weaken political resolve to revamp a soon-to-disappear tax that helps fund healthcare for low-income Californians.

A year ago, Jim McDonnell took charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, promising to reform an agency that had been through a series of scandals and criminal indictments.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan faces his first big test as Congress stares down a deadline for a task that has become increasingly difficult: pass a bill to fund the government.

The Lakers (2-14) start an eight-game road trip Tuesday, visiting the winless Philadelphia 76ers (0-18).

After auditioning several forwards for the role — really the privilege — of playing alongside Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik, Kings Coach Darryl Sutter seems to have settled on Tanner Pearson as the line’s left wing.

Gov. Jerry Brown was deep into a two-hour meeting on climate change with some of California’s top scientists when he interjected a highly technical and much more personal question.

Officially, Luke Walton still doesn't have any wins as an NBA head coach.

"Max Mad: Fury Road," George Miller's pulsating reboot of his post-apocalyptic action-thriller franchise, was named best picture of 2015 Tuesday afternoon by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.