The Los Angeles Times

It's already the fastest-selling book of the year, so it's no surprise to hear Warner Bros. is interested in making a movie of J.K. Rowling's latest book, "The Tales of...

For two decades, Anaheim businessman Erkan Aydin has taken on a task unimaginable for most immigrants like him: trying to convince the U.S. government that he was here illegally. Aydin,...

An Iraqi doctor who planted car bombs in the heart of London and tried to mount a fiery suicide attack on a Scottish airport last year was found guilty Tuesday...

French police found dynamite in a Paris department store Tuesday, a bomb scare during the holiday shopping season that was accompanied by an unknown group's demand for the withdrawal of...

In the few seconds it took Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi to wing a pair of shoes at President George W. Bush, the Middle East got its own version of Joe...

The downfall of Soviet Communism took 70 years, but "Chinese Democracy" appears to be in jeopardy after just two weeks. The Guns N' Roses album that was 17 years in...

A favorite destination for honeymooners and other lovebirds, Tahiti and its neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean are one of the few places in the world where couples can sleep...

Immigration detainees and others arrested for federal crimes will be forced to provide DNA samples beginning in January under new rules promulgated by the Justice Department last week, raising the...

Just as in the classic movie "Lawrence of Arabia," the man's eyes are piercing below his tribal headdress. He looks straight at you with a determined, uncompromising stare. His word...

Locked in a visitation dispute with his ex-girlfriend over their young daughter, J.P. Weichel wanted to vent, court records show. Weichel, 40, allegedly posted comments about the woman on Craigslist's...