LOS ANGELES -- The White House and California's attorney general separately struck pacts with technology companies to address mounting concerns over the collection of personal information online -- but faced immediate criticism for not going far ...

LOS ANGELES -- Boeing Co. has discovered a flaw in fuselage sections that may affect 55 of its new 787 Dreamliner jets and slow some deliveries, James Albaugh, Boeing's chief executive for commercial airplanes, said Wednesday.

The Dreamliner is ...

LOS ANGELES -- Santa Monica, Calif., precious metals dealer Goldline International Inc., one of the nation's largest gold retailers, has resolved a criminal prosecution by agreeing to refund as much as $4.5 million to former customers.

Goldline ...

LOS ANGELES -- Ed Asner and Valerie Harper are teaming up on a new project: an attempt to take down the proposed merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Asner and Harper, who starred in the ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's proposal to lower the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent shows a growing consensus in Washington that many companies need to pay less in taxes for the U.S. to stay competitive globally.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Wednesday an agreement between her office and six tech giants -- Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. -- to ...