Chris Vogel

Remember the poisoned apple that Snow White eagerly gobbled down? In today's world, that apple would not need to be dipped in a cauldron of venom. It would come from the supermarket. That's right, according to federal data, nearly 98 percent of apples are contaminated by pesticides, topping the long......

In January, 35-year-old Jose Luis Ochoa was killed at a cockfight. One of the roosters, who had a long, razor-sharp spur attached to it, stabbed Ochoa in the leg. At the time, when the killing hit the TV news, it was unclear what really happened. Now, however, Ochoa's family is......

More than a year after suing his boss, Nghia Tran, the manager of a local manufacturing plant, is now a rich man. A jury in federal court recently awarded him more than $5.4 million in a case where Tran reported that a woman was being sexually harassed at work. That's......

Six months ago, the U.S. Department of Justice wrapped up an investigation into Congressman Jerry Lewis, a 17-term Republican from Redlands, for improperly handling earmarks and government contracts. The DOJ decided not to prosecute and everyone involved moved on. However, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,......

You know how you're not supposed to horse around at airport security? No joking about the fake bomb in your sock or giggling about ... well, anything at all. You can now add another location to the list of places where folks don't appreciate a smile or a sense of......

If you're young and want to feel good about yourself -- empowered and in control of you life -- there's one easy solution you may not have thought about: Pile on the debt. Amazingly, according to a recent nationwide study, the more credit card debt and college loans that young......

It was about 10 at night on November 4 when Deshon Odom saw six LAPD squad cars pull up to the notorious Jordan Downs public housing complex, where Odom was visiting family. On a porch, Odom watched as officers talked to a couple of guys standing about 20 feet down......

On May 25, when Brenda Mason sat down at Sizzler to dine, she was the proud owner of a paralegal services company and had plenty of cash in the bank. By the time she finished her meal, paid the check with her debit card and drove away, she was nearly......

Less than a month after a potentially hazardous fire erupted at a tire recycling plant on Indian land in the Coachella Valley, federal environmental regulators have ordered the company, Consolidated Tire Recyclers, to clean up its act. Under the order, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the plant must remove......