LOS ANGELES -- A magnitude 5.7 temblor Thursday night was the largest earthquake to shake California since 2008 and has generated curiosity from seismologists.
The temblor occurred in a rugged section of Northern California that has not been ...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The tornado-torn region around Oklahoma City was celebrating new beginnings Saturday, going through with graduation ceremonies for three high schools, a bittersweet milestone for a community that has lost so much.
"I think ...
LOS ANGELES -- The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite SWAT and Special Investigations Section units violated the law by purchasing large numbers of custom-made handguns and reselling them for profit, ...
LOS ANGELES -- The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities -- until they ...
GUATEMALA CITY -- The overturning last week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt's conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala's brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: ...
WASHINGTON -- Reining back the aggressive counterterrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Barack Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to ...