LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Thousands of so-called soft-story apartments in California remain vulnerable to earthquakes, experts say.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Open-air restaurants across Los Angeles should be free of cigarette smoke, supporters of a proposed citywide smoking ban say.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania Democrat Stephen Smith and Republican councilman Jack Shingle are used to fighting over issues, but a sign turned their battle physical.
HOUSTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The Houston Museum of Natural Science has called on Texans to bring in cockroaches for a bounty as part of its preparation for a new insect exhibit. While offering money for the pests may seem unusual, The Los Angeles Times Sunday said the museum is buyin
HOUSTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The Houston Museum of Natural Science has announced it will pay up to $250 for 1,000 live cockroaches, as its new insect exhibit doesn't have enough of them.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) --
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- William J. Bratton, the former head of the New York City Police Department, was introduced Thursday by Mayor James K. Hahn as his choice to lead the Los Angeles Police Department.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- William J. Bratton, the former head of the New York City Police Department, was introduced Thursday by Mayor James K. Hahn as his choice to lead the Los Angeles Police Department. At a news conference at a suburban Los Angeles police station, Bratton, 54,
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton has been selected as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, sources close to the mayor told United Press International Wednesday. Bratton beat out Oxnard Police Chief Art Lopez and form
