22 November 2008, 12:05 pm
Jennifer and Todd Hemsley had to give up their child to save her.Like thousands of other would-be parents, the California couple made a $15,500 down payment to a U.S. agency that guaranteed quick, hassle-free adoptions of Guatemalan babies. And like the others, they were caught in a bureaucratic lim... Read More »
22 November 2008, 7:33 am
A Southern California commuter train that sideswiped a freight train this week had run a red signal, an investigator said Friday, and officials are looking at brake problems or human error as possible causes.... Read More »
22 November 2008, 3:09 am
U.S. regulators have shut down two banks based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state.... Read More »
21 November 2008, 10:51 pm
California's spending on inmate medical and mental health care has surged 554 percent since 1995, dwarfing the increase in inmates during that same period, a state defense witness testified Friday during a ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 6:26 pm
LOS ANGELES: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is ready to take a job at the White House if President-elect Barack Obama feels he can be of service.... Read More »
21 November 2008, 1:46 pm
The state's unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in October, reports the California Employment Development Department .... Read More »
21 November 2008, 9:18 am
This ancient land is telling the world that it has a trendy, new replacement for its dreaded poppy crop: sweet, juicy pomegranates.... Read More »
21 November 2008, 4:46 am
With the U.S. all but certainly in a recession and many skittish consumers hesitant to buy even a Honda Accord, it would seem the last thing anyone would need is a $400,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom.... Read More »
21 November 2008, 12:25 am
In two undecided open-seat House races, both candidates are playing Congress member-elect this week.Both the eventual winners and the eventual losers from too-close-too-call contests in California and Ohio came to Washington for new-lawmaker orientation _ though only one contender from each race wil... Read More »
20 November 2008, 7:43 pm
Sheikh Adbulla of Bahrain gave Michael Jackson more than 676,000 before he had even met the singer, he told the High Court during his legal bid to regain 4.7 million from the popstar.... Read More »
20 November 2008, 3:23 pm
Cookie Smith was surprised to learn the fake lawn that earned her a home-beautification award violated a city ban on artificial grass.... Read More »
20 November 2008, 11:05 am
A 30,300-acre complex of wildfires that burned hundreds of Southern California homes was declared fully contained Wednesday and crews turned their attention to mopping up the smoldering remains.... Read More »
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