A Los Angeles sales tax hike being promoted as vital to preserving public safety and helping end years of budget deficits is...
'Like finding lost Rembrandts'
Label: Business Peter Mullin cracks open the door of a 1935 Voisin Type C25 Aerodyne at the back of the auto museum bearing his name. He points...
Mar
01
Bell jurors ordered to begin anew after panelist is dismissed
Label: World After nearly five days of deliberations, jurors in the Bell corruption trial were ordered Thursday to begin anew after a member...
US seizes 2,200 pieces of artwork in NJ
Label: LifestyleNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New Jersey says the government has seized more than 2,000 works of art that were used to launder money raised through fraud. They were appraised at nearly $16 million.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark announced Friday a Feb. 22 court filing seeking to force the owner to forfeit the works, including an Alfred Stieglitz photograph that sold for $675,000....
Well: A Rainbow of Root Vegetables
Label: HealthThis week’s Recipes for Health is as much a treat for the eyes as the palate. Colorful root vegetables from bright orange carrots and red scallions to purple and yellow potatoes and pale green leeks will add color and flavor to your table.Since root vegetables and tubers keep well and can be cooked up into something delicious even after they have begun to go limp in the refrigerator, this week’s Recipes...
Feb
28
Jury in Bell corruption trial may be deadlocked
Label: World A court spokeswoman said Thursday the jury in the Bell corruption case appears to be deadlocked.“The jurors may be at an impasse,”...
Doctor and Patient: Why Failing Med Students Don’t Get Failing Grades
Label: HealthTall and dark-haired, the third-year medical student always seemed to be the first to arrive at the hospital and the last to leave, her white coat perpetually weighed down by the books and notes she jammed into the pockets. She appeared totally absorbed by her work, even exhausted at times, and said little to anyone around her.Except when she got frustrated.I first noticed her when I overheard her...
Struggling Groupon ousts CEO Andrew Mason
Label: Business Struggling online deals pioneer Groupon Inc. said Thursday that it ousted Chief Executive Andrew Mason and will look for a new...
Feb
27
Race for L.A. city controller heats up
Label: World A previously low-profile race for Los Angeles city controller has begun to heat up as opponents of City Councilman Dennis Zine...
Lawyer says Lohan committed to turning life around
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is committed to turning her life around and wants to record public service announcements on the dangers of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drunken driving, her attorney said Wednesday.Mark Heller told The Associated Press that the actress' plans are independent of a criminal case that could return her to jail on charges that she lied to police about being a passenger...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Label: HealthRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
Mindy McCready's funeral held in southwest Florida
Label: LifestyleFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — As her music played in the background, country music star Mindy McCready was remembered Tuesday by friends and family as a fun and talented singer who also "wanted to be healed" from her past.About 200 friends and family gathered in the 37-year-old singer's Florida hometown of Fort Myers. A large screen behind the altar of Crossroads Baptist Church was filled with her images...
Advanced Breast Cancer May Be Rising Among Young Women, Study Finds
Label: HealthThe incidence of advanced breast cancer among younger women, ages 25 to 39, may have increased slightly over the last three decades, according to a study released Tuesday. But more research is needed to verify the finding, which was based on an analysis of statistics, the study’s authors said. They do not know what may have caused the apparent increase. Some outside experts questioned...
Latest signs of housing rebound send stocks higher
Label: Business The latest signs of a rebound in housing are sending stocks sharply higher on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average...
Feb
25
Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards
Label: World For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself."Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help...
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