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After 70 years, a new organization is taking the place of the 'League of Their Own' that ended in the 1950s.

Despite their elevated need, racial minorities receive significantly fewer prescriptions for these powerful weight-loss drugs.

Children who take on the role of caregivers for parents can struggle with sleep, social skills and academic performance and have problems with anxiety and drug abuse.

'We need to sweep the current crop of science deniers from power in our government and replace them with representatives who will work to effectively and efficiently accelerate the transition to cheap, clean energy,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

The question is whether homeowners associations will continue reinforcing yesterday's aesthetic norms at an environmental cost or become partners in creating more sustainable futures.

The smoke drifting south may come from Canadian forests, but the political winds making it worse are blowing in from Washington.

Ending the work of USAID has proved to be a devastating event for global public health.

The Los Angeles City Council is claiming ultimate authority to ban the use of any terms officials deem offensive during public meetings. It won't end there.

You're either OK with the Trump administration proposing more cuts to Medicare while spending millions to spray-paint statues with gold -- or you're not. You either love it when ICE kills Americans or you hate it.

The possibility that bright young people will decide America is no longer worth the trouble should terrify us.