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Today, the American Lung Association released its State of the Air 2012 report, on the quality of the air in the U.S., and as these things tend to go, the good news is always tempered with some bad.
It's big -- really big -- and it's the new centerpiece of the L.A. art world.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a city ordinance Tuesday requiring porn peformers to wear condoms while filming sex scenes, but the measure is unlikely to make the industry or its workers any safer.
Police arrested a German national they suspect was responsible for the string of arson across the Los Angeles area over the weekend, who may have been upset with the government over his mother's pending deportation.
The LAPD arrested a man they suspect helped set fire to at least 55 cars in the Los Angeles area in the past three days, and since then no new arsons have been reported, the police say.
California's system of local ballot initiatives sometimes has voters weighing in on odd things but we're pretty sure they haven't ever voted on whether people wear condoms, nor on the specifics of pornography production.
Residents on the West Coast are expecting another day of fierce hurricane-force winds after powerful gusts tore up homes and trees and knocked out power lines across California.
Police in Los Angeles have started arresting protesters as they crack down on an Occupy Wall Street demonstration there in which a large but peaceful crowd gathered to protest an order for the encampment to leave a city park.
Eviction will bring an end to nation's largest remaining Occupy camp.
Every afternoon The Atlantic Wire highlights the day's video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Michael Heizer's latest installation requires moving a boulder 100 miles across L.A.
A former Los Angeles dealer allegedly painted over signatures and signed Monet's
Jon Lovett wants to be a television comedy writer even though there are no funny people in D.C.
The owner of 19 naked lawn ornaments is putting his house on the market
48 hours in southern California produced plenty of photo opportunities
On regulating the global media, Chicago's approach to global warming, and immigration
Department turns to an old technology to get its message out
Moby goes Hollywood
Scientology will now use the historic KCET lot to produce their own broadcasts
A crime reporter can barely conceal mocking disdain for a "doe-eyed" gangster
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