The Los Angeles Times

On Sept. 7, 2007, as investigators were building the case against him for the deadly anthrax mailings, Army scientist Bruce Ivins sent himself an excited e-mail titled, "Finally! I know...

North Korea kicked out UN weapons inspectors from a plant that previously produced weapons-grade plutonium and notified the UN's nuclear watchdog that it would restart operations as early as next...

Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday overcame months of infighting to pass a law setting the stage for provincial elections by early next year, an achievement sought by the U.S. to correct lopsided...

A new Israeli government is being formed amid great uncertainty and divisive haggling. On Monday night, a Palestinian plowed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, injuring...

The disclosure that adulterated infant formula has killed at least four Chinese children and sickened 50,000 has presented China's rulers not only the most serious quality-control issue in memory but...

The world's most notorious jailed terrorist calmly stroked a foot-long gray beard as he sat comfortably in a military courtroom and peppered questions at the Marine colonel who serves as...

The African National Congress, South Africa's governing party, scrambled Tuesday to restore investor confidence after the resignations of 11 Cabinet ministers and three deputies triggered shocks in the financial markets....

For the record, Alan Moore has not softened his view on Hollywood or its plan to bring his classic graphic novel "Watchmen" -- a dystopian epic that deconstructs the superhero...

Millions of Americans with diseases or impairments such as diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, cancer and carpal tunnel syndrome will be protected from job discrimination under a disability-rights measure set to...

The happy childhood goes like this: The mother unwraps the silver boxes of cream cheese as if they are presents. She beats the soft cheese into pale snowbanks in the...