UCLA's Dragovic allegedly pushed man into glass case in fight, D.A. says

The man suffered a cut Achilles tendon when the case shattered, prosecutors say. The incident took place last month at the Henry Fonda Theater.

L.A. City Council is poised to debate how many pot dispensaries to allow

The number of shops selling marijuana has exploded from 186 two years ago. Officials hope to impose some order by capping the number of outlets or by requiring a certain distance between stores.

California budget's going to be dreadful

Until long-term structural issues are fixed, there is no way legislators can produce an honest spending plan so the state lives within its means.

Success of new Martin Luther King Jr. hospital could hinge on board's makeup

Seven yet-to-be-named appointees would decide how to run the hospital and whom to hire.

Ex-pension chief rented from company seeking funds

CIM Group secured millions in investments from L.A.'s City Employees' Retirement System. Robert Aguallo's lawyer denies wrongdoing.

Catholic teachers find themselves intensely immersed in Jewish history

The Bearing Witness series of seminars created by the Anti-Defamation League is designed to teach educators about anti-Semitism and the history of the relationship between Jews and the church.

Center helps Asian Americans combat mental illness

Among challenges: The subject is nearly taboo in many Asian countries, and research in this country tends to lump the diverse group into one ethnic category.

3 killed as SUV slams into big rig on 210 Freeway

A 14-year-old boy, a man, 41, and a woman, 40, die in the crash in Sunland. A girl, 9, and a boy, 11, safely get out of the burning vehicle, possibly with the help of passersby.

San Pedro residents protest cellphone tower across from school

Residents and parents of Taper Avenue Elementary students fearful of harmful radiation hope to pressure T-Mobile into moving an antenna under construction farther away from the campus.

After spending billions, state remains hampered by outmoded, unreliable computer systems

An embarrassing legacy of cost overruns, botched upgrades and failed networking projects has left California to rely on decades-old technology and jury-rigged software systems.

The emergency room bill is enough to make you sick

A doctor is flummoxed by the costs when he becomes the patient.

Poor California: No money and no leadership

Only one person who wants to be governor is talking about the budget, and few are listening.

Little Tokyo wary of proposed light-rail connector line

The community fears that construction, noise and hundreds of daily trains could ruin businesses and property values. But Metro has offered up an underground plan that seems to be easing concerns.