The Senate Agriculture Committee Thursday night approved a costly new four-year farm bill that drew instant warnings of a presidential veto.
Facing complaints that elderly Medicare patients are being dumped out of hospital beds before they are well, the government today released a "bill of rights" spelling out how the aged can fight premature hospital discharges.
Governor Issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a state Day of Remembrance in recognition of the massacre of Armenians in 1915.
A 72-year-old retired aircraft mechanic has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually molesting his 12-year-old granddaughter and his neighbor's 14-year-old daughter.
A Puerto Rican independence group that has claimed responsibility for shooting a U.S.
A 22-cent stamp honoring Duke Ellington, who died in 1974, was issued Tuesday on what would have been his 87th birthday.
Rangers warned hikers and campers Sunday to be on the lookout for prowling mountain lions after one of the big cats was spotted late Saturday near a campground at Ronald W.
Theater in Latin America and Spain is a political tool, but students in this country usually study it out of context, says Juan Villegas, UC Irvine professor of Spanish, "In American universities, we study plays in terms of style, not in terms of the audience the plays were intended for...
The final environmental impact report for a proposed regional sewage system in Malibu will probably be released in late February, a month later than anticipated, said Brian Scanlon, sewer maintenance superintendent for Los Angeles County.
The Justice Department, reversing earlier stated civil rights policy, issued regulations Tuesday
It isn't often that something that sold for $59.95 and $49.95 just over a year ago is now selling for $20 less this year, but that's the case with the woodworking videocassettes from the Taunton Press.
Governor Issued a proclamation declaring May to be High Blood Pressure Awareness Month.
Trustees of the $100-million fund that represents Southern California's share of the $222.7-million Olympic surplus were presented with proposed guidelines for distributing the money in the form of grants.
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A bench warrant was issued for Stockton Mayor Randall Ronk after he failed to appear in Jackson
The company clarified the facts surrounding the termination of John C.
Inspired by falling interest rates and a steady stream of new residents, developers are rushing to build so many houses, apartments and condominiums that they may obtain a record 40,000 residential building permits in San Diego County by the end of the year, statistics show.
San Diego police issued a plea Thursday for information about the Dec. 18 bludgeoning death of a South San Diego woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
The 9,379 residential building permits issued in San Diego County during the quarter ended March 31
Johnny Majors, Tennessee football coach, was issued a written reprimand by university officials for