In South Africa, Obama continues his focus on youth

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — President Obama's first audience of South Africans assembled Saturday in Soweto, and he recalled the protests that tore through the neighborhoods here in 1976, galvanizing the anti-apartheid movement. The 51-year-old president...

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Prop. 8 sponsors ask U.S. Supreme Court to stop same-sex weddings

SAN FRANCISCO — As same-sex couples raced to marry in California, the sponsors of Proposition 8 filed an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to stop weddings on the grounds that its decision was not yet legally final. "If courts were...

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The Supreme Court's new view of equal justice

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court promises "equal justice under law" — the words carved into stone on its facade — and last week, the justices set out a new definition of equal justice that they see as suited to this time. On the last day of their term,...

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South Africans hold their breath as Nelson Mandela's health worsens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former President Nelson Mandela, already critical, has deteriorated further in the past two days, according to a government official Thursday, as the nation prepared for his death. As Mandela spent his 20th...

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'Not going to be scrambling jets' to get Snowden, Obama says

DAKAR, Senegal -- "I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," President Obama said Thursday as he sought to downplay the nearly weeklong hunt for Edward Snowden, the fugitive leaker of national security secrets. "I get you that...

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For Michael Jackson fan, covering trial is her duty

She takes two buses to get to the courthouse each day and depends on donations from fans to run her website. She has no formal training as a journalist but for tens of thousands — maybe multitudes more — she is the oracle for all things Michael. Inside...

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L.A. bike-sharing program hits a snag

Bike-sharing in Los Angeles has hit a roadblock. In spring 2012, Tustin company Bike Nation predicted the first phase of its L.A. bike-share program would be up and running by summer 2013. Soon after, officials said, as many as 4,000 bikes would be...

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L.A. votes to let AEG run Convention Center

For the first time in its 42 years of operation, the city-run Los Angeles Convention Center will transfer to private management under a pact approved Wednesday by the City Council. In awarding a contract to Anschutz Entertainment Group, the council...

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South Africans hold their breath as Nelson Mandela's health worsens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former President Nelson Mandela, already critical, deteriorated further these past two days, according to a government official Thursday, as the nation prepared for his death. As Mandela spent his 20th day...

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Snowden stopping in Moscow en route to Cuba, Russian says

MOSCOW -- NSA leaker Edward Snowden is flying from Hong Kong to Havana via Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry official said Sunday. The former National Security Agency contractor is expected to land in Moscow at 5 p.m. Sunday, a Foreign Ministry official...

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DWP to build groundwater treatment plants on Superfund site

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to build the world's largest groundwater treatment center over one of the largest Superfund pollution sites in the United States: the San Fernando Basin. Two plants costing a combined $600 million...

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CicLAvia fills Wilshire Boulevard with bicycles

Quincy and Monica Jeffries had never seen Wilshire Boulevard so quiet. They smiled up at the blue-green facade of the Wiltern theater. "You just drive by, and you don't recognize all the beautiful buildings," Monica Jeffries, 40, said. The couple had...

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Snowden stopping in Moscow en route to Cuba, Russian says

MOSCOW -- NSA leaker Edward Snowden is flying from Hong Kong to Havana via Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry official said Sunday. The former National Security Agency contractor is expected to land in Moscow at 5 p.m. Sunday, a Foreign Ministry official...

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DWP to build groundwater treatment plants on Superfund site

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to build the world's largest groundwater treatment center over one of the largest Superfund pollution sites in the United States: the San Fernando Basin. Two plants costing a combined $600 million...

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CicLAvia fills Wilshire Boulevard with bicycles

Quincy and Monica Jeffries had never seen Wilshire Boulevard so quiet. They smiled up at the blue-green facade of the Wiltern theater. "You just drive by, and you don't recognize all the beautiful buildings," Monica Jeffries, 40, said. The couple had...

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Motivated home buyers skip the bidding wars

Ryan Mathys spent weeks prospecting. He drove up and down the little avenue in Solana Beach, taking notes and knocking on doors. He scoured public records. He blanketed the seaside neighborhood in northern San Diego County with inquiries. All the detective...

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New Rowland Heights mosque a product of grass-roots effort

The sand-colored mosque rises against the San Gabriel Mountains, its blue-tiled dome and six minarets cutting a striking profile in an industrial area of Rowland Heights. Inside, lush tapestries from Pakistan adorn the walls, and ornate chandeliers...

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Hong Kong says Snowden has left for a third country

A guard at police headquarters in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung, AP / June 22, 2013) By Julie Makinen June 23, 2013, 1:44 a.m. BEIJING -- Edward Snowden left Hong Kong on Sunday morning, officials in the Chinese territory said, and the former...

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Teen who murdered baby in dad's arms gets 90 years to life

Sixteen-year-old Donald Ray Dokins' short stature and baby face belie the crime he committed: the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in the arms of his proud and doting father. As he prepared to sentence the teenager, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...

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LAPD's firing of Christopher Dorner was justified, report says

Christopher Dorner, the ex-Los Angeles police officer who went on a killing rampage to avenge his firing from the LAPD, lied repeatedly to further a "personal agenda" during his short time on the force and deserved to be thrown out of the department,...

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California's job picture gets brighter

Just a few years ago, California was hemorrhaging tens of thousands of jobs and had one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. But on Friday the Golden State reached a turning point: Helped by a recovering housing market, its jobless rate...

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'Gay cure' ministry Exodus International to close

Exodus International started in Anaheim 37 years ago as a small ministry to help those struggling to reconcile their homosexuality with the Bible's teachings. It grew into the leading practitioner of the controversial "gay cure" movement, with 260 ministries...

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House farm bill is defeated

WASHINGTON — A revolt among rank-and-file Republicans helped kill the farm bill in the House on Thursday, the latest vote to reflect the influence of conservative groups that have often been at odds with the chamber's GOP leadership. More than a quarter...

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