The Los Angeles Times

A 72-year-old man who shot himself to death early Thursday was blamed for planting four bombs around Aspen, Colo., forcing the evacuation of downtown and the cancellation of New Year's...

An avocado shortage is looming next spring. California farmers expect to harvest the smallest avocado crop since 1990 and possibly even as far back as 1980. Hot weather in June,...

Digital music downloads reached a milestone in 2008, exceeding 1 billion songs bought online during the year, according to a report from Nielsen SoundScan, which tracks music sales. That represents...

The Bratz dollmaker had another bad day in federal court this week, but fans of the sassy dolls were given hope that the toys will live to see another Christmas....

You've just driven from Oakland to San Francisco across the Bay Bridge and shelled out $4 for the toll. You'll be dinged upward of $30 to park in the city....

It's an often-asked question. Has the Rose Bowl suffered trying to keep a Pacific-10 Conference vs. Big Ten Conference alliance in the wake of the Bowl Championship Series setup? Well,...

An Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip killed a top Hamas political and military leader Thursday, along with most of his family, as the militant group launched its own...

The gunk on the water had thinned to a gray scrim in front of Mike Thomas' riverfront home -- a small sign of progress one week after one of the...

Israel on Wednesday resisted international calls to halt its airstrikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, saying it would keep up pressure on the militant Palestinian group while weighing proposals for...

Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Victor H. "Brute" Krulak, celebrated for his leadership in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and for his authoritative book on the Marines, "First to Fight,"...