The Los Angeles Times

Along with two wars and a collapsing economy, President-elect Barack Obama faces the challenge of dealing with a growing argument among his aides and supporters over what to do with...

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates scolded Russia's president Thursday for threatening to move short-range missiles to its border with Poland, saying the remarks were "unnecessary and misguided," particularly coming hours...

Much of Gaza City fell into darkness Thursday night after an Israeli blockade, tightened in response to Palestinian hostilities, caused the city's electricity plant to run low on fuel and...

Higher college costs and steep losses in college savings plans are forcing students and their parents to borrow more to attain bachelor's degrees. Last year's seniors, facing increasing costs through...

It is the biggest and broadest American political force ever created -- a vast, electronically linked network of activists, neighborhood organizers and volunteers who raised record amounts of money and...

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a defeat to environmentalists Wednesday and cleared the way for the Navy to use high-powered sonar off the Southern California coast even if it poses...

In a jarring about-face, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that the Bush administration is dropping the centerpiece of the $700 billion financial rescue package approved by Congress less than...

This is about David Chase and "The Sopranos," so let's begin with the end. Few farewells in the medium's history caused as much howling as the HBO show's last 10...

For Bonnie Burnham, it was like entering a Chinese version of an Egyptian tomb. In 1999, Burnham, the president of the World Monuments Fund, followed her local guides into an...

They gathered by the green steel bridge, site of the most lethal incident of the Iraq War, where nearly 1,000 people died three years ago in a stampede set off...