She admitted falling for a man whose embrace she had never known, who lived his days in what he called ‘paseo de la muerte.’ Death row.

As climate change and overuse threaten the Colorado River, Native American tribes seek a larger role in the river’s stewardship.

Cindy Williams, who played upbeat Shirley Feeney to Penny Marshall’s wise-cracking Laverne DeFazio in the 1970s sitcom ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ has died.

As China’s economy slows, more young people are exploring nomadic lifestyles in a rebuff of societal pressure to work hard, buy a home and start a family.

Wildly profitable tech companies are citing an as-yet national recession to make deep workforce cuts. They may have another agenda, Times columnist Brian Merchant says.

This week’s recommendations include what might be the best chicken wings in L.A., and a drive to Simi Valley for BBQ.