When US News & World Report debuted its list of best colleges, it hoped the rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.
Israel is right to be concerned about Iran's push to join the league of nations that possess nuclear weapons, but diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
James Koenig has pleaded for the safe return of his 18-year-old daughter Samantha, who police say was abducted from the Alaska coffee bar where she worked.
Yesterday, Saturday, February 04, 2012, 1 hour ago
Storm chaser Andy Gabrielson survived the hunt for tornadoes for more than 10 years, but driving home after two days of chasing storms, he was hit by a wrong-way driver.
Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like vegetables and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets and snack foods like chips, something a state senator wants stopped.
Three more names were added to a growing list of students in a N.Y. state school who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities sought to assure parents the school is safe.
A couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday in Southern Oregon, six days after they disappeared from their campsite to go mushroom picking.
The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."
SEAL BEACH – A 46-year-old woman was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of hitting three bicyclists and driving away from the scene.
The driver, Juli Ann Brown, of Anchorage, Alaska, was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, as well as...
ROSSMOOR – Fifty-three people came forward to donate 47 pints of blood to City of Hope at the 13th annual Rossmoor/City of Hope Community Blood Drive at the Montecito Community Center in Rossmoor Sunday.
The drive began 13 years ago when Elizabeth...
Orange County housing hot spots are near the beach.
For the 22 business days ending Jan. 19 -- freshest numbers from DataQuick -- our region-by-region analysis of local real estate trends finds Orange County homebuying slicing up by geography this...
Yesterday, Saturday, February 04, 2012, 14 hours ago
Homes in Lake Forest sell faster than the countywide pace as its listings have a higher share of distressed properties than the rest of Orange County -- including O.C.'s distressed hot spot.
The overall Lake Forest home market -- older parts of...
Yesterday, Saturday, February 04, 2012, 21 hours ago
Homebuying in La Habra sped up 21% in two weeks as half of the city's listings are distressed homes.
The La Habra market for homes for sale appears energetic by one analyst's math.
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a...
Yesterday, Saturday, February 04, 2012, 22 hours ago
Homebuying in Garden Grove slowed 10% in two weeks as half of its listinsg were distressed homes.
The Garden Grove market for homes for sale appears lethargic by one analyst's math.
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a...
Homebuying in Fullerton sped up 16% in two weeks while nearly half its listings are distressed homes.
One analysis of real estate for sale in Fullerton shows the market speedier in its last tabulation.
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of...
LAKE FOREST – At 7, Cpl. Christopher Singer knew he wanted to be a Marine, his mother told more than 1,000 gathered at Saddleback Church on Friday.
"The day Christopher left for Operation Enduring Freedom, he said 'I love you Mommy,'" Marlene Shaw...
Stevie Gerrard came out of the water smiling ear-to-ear, flashing a "Shaka" sign with his thumb and pinky stretched out.
"I did it!" he screamed to his sister, Kathy Spickard, showing on the sand how he balanced on the board. "It was great...I like...
It was an "I-told-you-so" kind of day, a "ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead" kind of day, an "I-was-right!" kind of day, for state Assemblyman Chris Norby.
"The redevelopment agencies are dead!" he said on Wednesday, the date the agencies officially...
