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Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live

California's long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, saying loopholes make it toothless and even harmful.

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Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln

Moorpark professor may avoid prison time in death of Jewish man at Thousand Oaks protest

A Moorpark professor, a supporter of Palestinians, changed his plea to guilty in the death of a Jewish man at a protest in Thousand Oaks. As a result, he could avoid spending time in state prison.

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Arellano: Two winners, one loser in L.A. mayor's debate

What's shocking about Nithya Raman's flop is that she should know how important it is to project well to a television audience, given that her husband is a screenwriter.

City Council votes to limit LAPD 'pretextual' stops blamed for racial discrimination

The Los Angeles City Council voted to limit 'pretextual' stops, which have been blamed for racial disparities in enforcement, calling on police oversight officials to quickly adopt new policies.