Chris Vogel

Scientists at Cal Tech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has discovered that the gigantic ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are melting much faster than anyone ever expected. As a result, the seas could potentially rise much faster, as well, eventually causing coastal erosion, changes in surface water quality, and catastrophic flooding......

New York congressman Peter King, who once claimed that more than 80 percent of Mosques in the United States are controlled by fundamentalists, "an enemy living amongst us," is catching a lot of heat as he gets ready to conduct congressional hearings later this week on radicalization in the American......

The good news for Hispanic workers is that over the past two months there's been solid job growth in industries where Hispanics have a significant presence. But with the good, there's always a bit of the bad. Latinos are more worried about job security than any other workers......

Undocumented workers and those in favor of legalizing them received a dose of inspiring news when a pair of local economics professors announced the results of their recent study: Legalizing illegal immigrants will significantly increase undocumented workers' wages. But wait, that's not all......

Like many Los Angeles businessmen who have fallen on hard times, James Agate is struggling to regain the lifestyle he once enjoyed. As head of a Hollywood prin...

In the summer of 2009, super-lawyer Pierce O'Donnell, who had been embroiled in a rash of campaign contribution allegations and violations, told the LA Times he was back in business. Now, less than two years later, however, O'Donnell has been sidelined. The State Bar of California recently disciplined the master......

Did a former Alhambra Fire Department official knowingly suppress evidence of an arson and then punish the fireman who tried to make things right? The answer is a resounding 'Yes,' if you ask the fireman. Ken Toh, who worked at the fire department for 15 years, recently filed a lawsuit......