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LaHood departure leaves another vacancy in Cabinet
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President ...
Officials talk guns, hold buybacks after shootings
The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six ...
'California's Gold' host Huell Howser dies at 67
Huell Howser, the homespun host of public television's popular "California's Gold" travelogues, has died at age 67. Howser died at his home Sunday ...
LA gun buyback collects more than 2,000 weapons
A one-day gun buyback program in Los Angeles brought in 2,037 firearms. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office says the weapons collected Wednesday ...
Employers: LA port workers to return Wednesday
Negotiators reached an agreement late Tuesday to end an eight-day strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex and prevented shippers from ...
Mayor: LA port strike to go to federal mediation
As cargo ships idled in the harbor or headed elsewhere, negotiators prepared Tuesday to return to the bargaining table with a federal mediator to try ...
LA mayor in talks to end 8-day port strike
The mayor of Los Angeles has joined talks aimed at ending an 8-day strike that's paralyzed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union spokesman ...
As 2012 campaign nears finish, 2016 lurks
Relieved to see the long, costly 2012 presidential race end? The 2016 campaign is closer than you think. In some subtle ways, the jockeying to succeed ...
LA mayor declares 'Carmageddon II' a success
Traffic was flowing again on the city's busiest freeway following a weekend closure that was hailed a success by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after it ...
Many employers still unaware of NY nanny law
Allison Julien worked for more than two decades as a nanny in New York, toiling 50 to 60 hours a week without overtime pay until the state enacted the ...
LA backs deal for downtown NFL stadium
Los Angeles took a major step Friday toward building a downtown stadium to lure an NFL team back to the nation's second most populous city, despite ...
Planned AEG sale muddies Los Angeles sports future
A for-sale sign for the owner of the Staples Center arena, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy and a stake in the LA Lakers ...
AEG, owner of LA's Kings, Staples arena, for sale
Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of the Staples Center arena and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, and the top contender to build a stadium and ...
Chicago teacher strike poses test for unions
The massive teachers' strike in Chicago offers a high-profile test for the nation's teachers' unions, which have seen their political influence ...
Race may be down to a handful of unknowns
Flush with cash, Mitt Romney plans to open a new front in the White House race by challenging President Barack Obama in upper Midwest states where he ...
Democratic convention resumes in Charlotte
The Democratic National Convention has resumed in Charlotte, with the last night of speeches under way. The convention is expected to conclude with ...
Schumer: Jerusalem platform omission a 'mistake'
One of President Barack Obama's top allies said Thursday that Democrats made a mistake when they omitted from the party platform a reference to ...
Obama, party try to put platform flap behind them
A stirring speech by former President Bill Clinton and a surprise appearance by President Barack Obama seemed — for a moment at least — to take the ...
Clinton boosts Obama in rousing convention speech
In an impassioned speech that rocked the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton proclaimed Wednesday night, "I know we're ...
CONVENTION WATCH: Obama basks in Clinton's embrace
Convention Watch shows you the 2012 political conventions through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
Democrats change platform to add God, Jerusalem
Needled by Mitt Romney and other Republicans, Democrats hurriedly rewrote their convention platform Wednesday to add a mention of God and declare ...
Democrats creating 2016 White House buzz
If Cory Booker decides to run for president one day, he already has a personal connection to the first caucus state of Iowa. The mayor of Newark, N.J.
Charlotte mayor rising as Dems' convention begins
Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention. He had spent the ...
WATCHING THE SHOW: Are demographics destiny?
One way to think about this year's election is as a contest between the impact of a sour economy (advantage Romney) and the power of the nation's ...
Republican convention is in full-throated roar
With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out Wednesday to connect with critical ...