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Publisher Joe Francis arrives at MAXIM's 2008 Hot 100 party on May 21, 2008 at the Paramount studio Lot, ln Los Angeles, California.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a measure that requires those convicted of graffiti to clean up their scrawls and possibly keep the surface clean for one year.

An Anaheim mother and father, charged Wednesday with abusing their children by binding their wrists and ankles and leaving them tied up for hours at a time, including occasionally overnight, will be arraigned ...

Caption: Christina Aguilera is mobbed by the paparazzi as she leaves the Ivy restaurant Los Angeles, California .... CHRISTINA AGUILERA and fashion gurus CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER are among the stars who ...

Law enforcement officers today were searching for a man they say has robbed three South Orange County banks in the last month.

The earthquake that shook Southern California on Tuesday might have thousands of would-be lawyers shouting, "Objection!" The first part of the three-day state bar exam was being held when the 5.4-magnitude ...

The latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds - if an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern California, this relatively new ...

Jack Plaza and Jack's Upholstery are going green. Instead of upholstering car interiors, the company has begun to manufacture grocery bags out of bamboo and environmentally-friendly fabrics.//Len Wood/Staff A ...

LOS ANGELES -- An expert at CalTech said Tuesday's big shaker in Southern California should be looked at like an earthquake drill.

A mother sues her daughter for car-repair costs. All of Us 3:00PM - 3:30PM Robert picks up a woman at a nightclub in an effort to get back into the swing of dating following his breakup with Tia.

The City Council is putting South Los Angeles on a diet. The council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in an impoverished swath of the city with a proliferation of ...

Surf's up - and full of fecal bacteria - at Southern California beaches. The National Resources Defense Council has tested for the bacteria found in human and animal waste at 75 percent of the state's public ...

LOS ANGELES - A moderate earthquake struck east of Los Angeles on Tuesday, shaking tall buildings in the city but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage.The earthquake, which was ...

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday may impose a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles.

A woman whose face was mauled by a bear in rural Kern County a week ago was released from a hospital, health officials revealed Monday.

Jul 28, 2008 11:40 AM By ALICIA CHANG, AP 1 hr 11 ago: Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft 1 day ago: New space race heats up with unveiling of aircraft Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, ...

The Los Angeles zoo is scheduled to reopen today after a 25-acre brush fire in Griffith Park prompted an evacuation and threatened a breeding facility for endangered California Condors, authorities said.

The crane operator in a 2006 Upland crash that killed three people agreed to a plea deal Wednesday that avoids jail time.

Caption: Kim Kardashian eats with boyfriend Reggie Bush at Ed's Coffee Shop in West Hollywood, CA Los Angeles, California .... Socialite KIM KARDASHIAN is already planning her wedding to REGGIE BUSH - despite ...

How many students know that a 1946 California court case on segregation actually set a precedent for the widely heralded Brown v. Board of Education? The case of Mendez v. Westminster is one of the great ...