LOS ANGELES

L.A. extended their winning streak to 16 games with a win over Utah.

Police in Los Angeles were surprised Wednesday when the city's gun-buyback program yielded two rocket launchers and 75 assault weapons.

For Los Angeles residents who own guns and are interested in participating in the buyback, here are the details, including times, rewards, and other information you need to know about the program.

An eight-day strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ended, lifting a threat to the fragile U.S. economic recovery.

Ten of 15 container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were closed Sunday because of a walkout by clerical workers.

A small group of clerical workers, aided by the Longshoremen, has managed to shut down about 40% of nation's cargo traffic.

A man shot and killed three members of the same family in an attack in a Los Angeles suburb. The gunman wounded two other members of the family as he opened fire at their residence and nearby business.

An autopsy report shows that director Tony Scott did not have cancer at the time of his August suicide.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has designated the MS-13 gang a "transnational criminal organization" in order to target the group's financial assets, which flow back to its leadership in El Salvador.

Dwight Howard will miss the start of Los Angeles Lakes training camp after having back surgery. When will the L.A. big man return?

The leader of Lebanon's militant Islamist political party Hezbollah has issued a proclamation calling for the death of the producers of the highly controversial film, Innocence of Muslims, which has sparked outrage, protests and violent attacks throughout the Islamic world.

Although she has been charged with two hit and run offenses, in addition to being arrested for a DUI, actress Amanda Bynes is not planning on going to rehab anytime soon

Popular art often mirrors common ideas about current economic affairs and reflects the conventional wisdom guiding public opinion. This is particularly true of film.

In the new study, LA teens who had sent racy texts were seven times more likely to be sexually active than those who said they'd never sexted.

The family of a California man linked to an anti-Islam film that is still triggering global protests went into hiding Monday, with sheriff's deputies escorting them from their home to an undisclosed location, authorities said.

Lindsay Lohan isn't too happy that she served jail time in 2010 after multiple driving related arrests but Amanda Bynes hasn't. Lohan took to Twitter to express her disdain for the fact that Bynes has yet to be punished for her DUI and reckless driving. Though Lohan makes a valid point, her post comes after a string of bizarre tweets. The starlet and several other celebs have made a habit of sharing nonsensical musings with the world.

Fresh off the recent American Idol judges announcement, reports are surfacing that indicate Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are already butting heads.

There may not be awkwardness at the ' Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ' red carpet premiere later this year after all

Lindsay Lohan, who is no stranger to legal drama, called out Amanda Bynes on Twitter following news that her car was impounded on Sunday, admitting that her own punishments were unfair in comparison to the Nickelodeon star's lack thereof.

Jeffrey MacDonald, the man convicted in the 1970 murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters, is getting another shot at innocence on Monday.

Our long global nightmare is over. "Twilight" stars and tabloid favorites Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have reconciled, and the couple is getting back together, according to the Sun.