Since 2012, the No. 1 cause of death in Syria has been the country's gruesome civil war. A report last year from the United Nations' high commissioner for human rights put the minimum number of conflict-related violent deaths -- including combatants and civilians -- at 191,136.
Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to consolidate three health-related departments that deal with physical health, mental health and broader public health issues into a single agency.
California's 2015 water year set many records, but most of the records spelled bad news for a state locked in the fourth year of drought.
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As filming was revving up for the "Twin Peaks" television pilot, director David Lynch picked out a branch from a ponderosa pine and had it delivered to Catherine Coulson.
The Lakers kick off training camp for the 2015-16 season this afternoon from Hawaii with a roster filled with new faces and the return of Kobe Bryant. Lakers beat writer Mike Bresnahan will be at camp today through their last practice on the island on Wednesday, October 7th. He will be providing...
This is love, "Avengers" style: An unsuspecting Chris Evans and his "Winter Soldier" costar Hayley Atwell found themselves caught up in a photo opportunity-turned-engagement opportunity Saturday in Utah. "Today at #SLCC15 in the middle of a photo op with Chris and I, a man got down on his knee...
When Ridley Scott was making "The Martian," the new science-heavy film that has Matt Damon stranded on Mars, he did what few film directors ever get the chance to do: he called NASA.
Washington Wizards' Marcin Gortat revealed during media day on Monday just how competitive his former teammate Paul Pierce can be, especially with his rival, LeBron James.
A man was fatally stabbed while he was panhandling in Van Nuys early Tuesday, possibly by a motorist, police said.
The Lakers met the media on Monday before flying to Hawaii to begin training camp.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted new rules Tuesday intended to clean the air around oil refineries across the nation, including communities near six major refineries in Southern California.
It's not just today's headline: South African homicides are rising again.
Cumulus Media's Chief Executive Lew Dickey is stepping down amid the Atlanta radio giant's struggles. Dickey, who co-founded Cumulus in 1997, has served as CEO for the last 16 years.
After nearly two years of delay, Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk will hand the first of the electric car company's new Model X crossovers to customers Tuesday night at a ceremony near the company's Fremont, Calif., factory.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded 24 "genius grants" to leaders in a slew of fields Tuesday, including Stanford University computer scientist Christopher Re.
