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What do the restaurant, hardware and lingerie industries all have in common?
Jessica Shelton says mindfulness helps her cope with anxiety and depression. She's been in remission for 5 years. Shelton was part of an on-going study at UCLA examining the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in the lives of breast cancer survivors.
Thousands of firefighters are battling the largest fire in California history.
Millions of teenagers across the country head off to college each year. It is one of the biggest milestones in a teen’s life.
It was a very bad day for former close associates of President Trump.
The company says a network of accounts, pages and groups "originated in Iran and targeted people across multiple internet services in the Middle East, Latin America, UK and US."
Mental health experts say family separation can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and more. Immigrant children came to the U.S. illegally on their own and face mental health challenges.
California may be the next state to ban short-term health plans. The state Senate just passed a bill that would ban the coverage on a 26-9 vote. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the legislation, California will join New York state in blocking the Trump administration’s move to extend the short-term plans to up to 3 years.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh met Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a swing vote in his confirmation, who said their more than two hour session covered abortion, executive power and other issues.
Author Beth Macy details opioids' odyssey from medicine to scourge, in her book about young heroin users, their long-suffering parents, doctors, drug company executives, cops, judges and drug dealers.
Two people familiar with the financial fraud investigation of Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, say his lawyers are in negotiations with prosecutors that could result in a plea deal, possibly within hours.
Young jazz musicians from Hamilton High recently traveled to China with Sister Cities of Los Angeles and China General Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles. They went to represent LA - and, to play some music.
A new bill moving through the California legislature seeks to simplify the state’s penal code by limiting felony conviction sentences to double the base term, with certain exceptions.
Since 1978, Proposition 13 has strictly limited property tax increases in California. Under Prop 13, homeowners are allowed to keep their property tax bill low.
Orange County elections officials are ramping up security ever since reports emerged of Russian hacking during the 2016 election. Their efforts come in the midst of news that cyberattacks occurred during Orange County’s primary campaign.