LOS ANGELES

Two members of the British military conducting skydiving training in southern California collided in mid-air on Friday and were hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said.

I remain skeptical that any of this will actually occur.

At least 18 people killed were killed when a car bomb exploded on Friday at the UN's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

Half of all men and women in the United States could be obese in 20 years, could lead to 65 million more Americans being classified as obese.

Photographer David Strick lost the first round in his copyright case against the Los Angeles Times, when a federal judge ordered arbitration this week.

California's weak job market could spur lawmakers to help bring the National Football League back to Los Angeles, which has not had a franchise for more than a decade despite its standing as the second largest U.S. media market.

The jury in the upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor will not be sequestered, despite a request by defense lawyers who expect the case to be the most publicized in history.

A 95-year-old California man who was stung more than 400 times by a massive swarm of bees was recovering at a local hospital on Thursday, police said.

Taxpayers for Justice, an organization of death penalty opponents is trying to obtain California voters’ support for the November 2012 election. Their main focus is the huge cost of execution on the taxpayers.

The Venice film festival has rediscovered its movie mojo this year, putting high costs and growing competition from Toronto aside to provide a line-up full of hotly anticipated titles and big Hollywood stars.

Hurricane Irene claimed its first American casualties Thursday when eight people were injured in South Florida, and as the hurricane continues its path of the East Coast.

Newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are enjoying a romantic honeymoon on the island of Capri, E! Italy reported on E! Online. The couple will be back in the U.S. by the weekend, as Kim is presenting at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Melissa Gilbert filed for divorce from husband Bruce Boxleitner, ending their 16 years of marriage. The versatile actress filed for divorce almost six months after the couple announced their separation.

Adrian Gonzalez hit two home runs to launch the Boston Red Sox to a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers at Rangers Park on Thursday.

The Cleveland Indians acquired designated hitter Jim Thome from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday for a player to be named later.

Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was charged on Thursday with exposing himself to a string of women who answered his Craigslist employment ads, Los Angeles city prosecutors said on Thursday.

According to a latest study, modern humans got key immune system genes that help them fight illness and disease through sexual encounters with archaic relatives like Neanderthals.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has announced that it will be joining the streaming music market with BBM Music that will be integrated with BlackBerry Messenger.

In a bid to get ahead of Hurricane Irene that threatens to thrash the U.S. East Coast, New York declares a state of emergency, becoming the fifth state to do so.

Two women of Higher Ground

The first of two funeral services was held on Wednesday in Los Angeles