More than 3.5 million pounds of highly radioactive nuclear waste is buried on a coastal bluff just south of Orange County, near an idyllic beach name-checked in the Beach Boys’ iconic “Surfin ...

Twelve lawmakers told The Times what Congress was really like. Do their answers make a life in public office more admirable and attractive to you? Or is it something you would rather avoid? By ...

Jason Black's new contract provides for a salary increase of more than $14,000 in the coming school term. Black has made news recently for his consulting gig, which he said does not conflict with ...

Turkey’s decision to suspend trade with Israel came after some countries downgraded or cut ties. But key allies including the U.S. remain supportive. Though likely to displease both Israel’s ...

Al Podgorski / Sun-Times file It boggles the mind that the City of Chicago is still looking at priceless lakefront land on the South Side as something other than parkland. Everything east of South ...

These mountain towns offer a perfect blend of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and cultural charm, making them some of the best destinations in the world for mountain lovers and travelers ...

The phrase “spring in L.A.” has about the same level of meaninglessness as “it feels like a Tuesday.” Yes, we have jacaranda season and June gloom (or May gray) — both of which fall in ...

A worker died and two were injured at Signature Global's Sector 92 construction site. Siddhu Marandi, from Jharkhand, passed away. Protest, ambulance damage led to legal action against the builder ...

The “Escalator” route on Mt. Johnson, Denali National Park and Preserve. The X indicates the approximate location of the rescue of the surviving climbing partner. Robbi Mecus, a state forest ...

This spring, Ruthie Brown, a second-generation Aspenite, hosted a gathering for friends and family at her home near the base of Smuggler. The occasion was to bid farewell to her beloved abode while ...

A tourist from California fell 140 feet to her death while on a family hike on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Zaynab Joseph, 40, was hiking ...

The New York Times has launched a mole hunt to determine "whether staffers leaked confidential information related to Gaza war coverage to another media outlet," according to the Wall Street ...