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State lawmakers pass a bill that shields college students from disciplinary action if they call 911 during an overdose emergency.

A coyote seen swimming in the San Francisco Bay near Angel Island has prompted concern. But scientists say it's not the first time.

A shooting war on drugs in the Caribbean and a symbolic war on crime in America's cities both distract our military as China seizes the moment.

"The Cortège," running this September at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, revives an ancient art -- the procession -- turning it into a communal release of grief.

Toy makers open the Toy Building showroom in El Segundo ...

Junk journalers, the daughters of the scrapbooking generation, are finding community through their low-cost, beginner-friendly craft.

Among the closely watched items are reauthorization of California's signature cap-and-trade program and expansion of a regional electricity market.

Experts on political violence said the factors shaping the current moment are clear -- and similar to those that shaped past periods of political violence.

Andry Hernández Romero emerged from the Salvadoran mega-prison as a household name. He's now grappling with how to heal from the traumatic ordeal.

The compromise would streamline environmental approvals for new wells in oil-rich Kern County and make offshore drilling more difficult by tightening the safety and regulatory requirements for pipelines.