Arnold, Lawmakers Race to Beat Budget Deal Deadline Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders have been meeting for days in closed-door negotiations at the Capitol in an effort to reach a compromise.
Ex-LA Priest Gets Prison for Molestation A former Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to three years in prison for molesting a 9-year-old boy in Los Angeles.
Mortgage Giants OKs Rent for Borrowers Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also said Friday they would extend a previously announced suspension of evictions through the end of February.
Watchdog: No Way to Tell If $700B Bailout Effective A new report from the Government Accountability Office says it will be impossible to sort out which of the government's spending and other tinkering has made a difference.
Attorneys: Bush Administration Tortured US Detainee Top Bush officials knew a terrorism suspect was being tortured in a U.S. naval brig because the tight command structure would have required they be informed, his attorneys told a federal judge Thursday.
'Minority Report'-Style Ads to Track, Target Viewers The makers of the tracking systems say the software can determine the viewer's gender, approximate age range and, in some cases, ethnicity and can change the ads accordingly.
UN: 'Witch Children' Imprisoned in Congo A U.N. panel has expressed concern about the growing number of street children in Congo accused of witchcraft and subject to violence and torture as a result.
Bart Simpson Voice Used to Promote Scientology Listen to a "robocall" from Nancy Cartwright, the voice of TV's Bart Simpson, intended to promote an event at an upcoming Scientology event in L.A.
Harvard Economist: All Big Banks Must Go The creation of a government bad bank to buy toxic assets may not be enough to fix the U.S meltdown, one economist at the World Economic Forum in Davos told CNBC.com.
Russia, China Blame US for Meltdown The leaders of Russia and China slammed the U.S. economic system in speeches this week, holding it responsible for the global economic crisis.
'Obamania' Sweeps into Canadian Classrooms Teachers at a Canadian elementary school teachers are using the president-elect to teach geography, goal-setting, and letter-writing.
ILO: 50 Million Jobs to Vanish by End of '09 The dire prediction would raise the world's jobless total as high as 230 million people in the worst case scenario, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization.
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Labor Union to Aid in Gas Contract Talks A federal mediator has now been brought in to help negotiate a new contract between 5,000 union workers and the Southern California Gas Company. KFWB's Bill Cooper says the powerful L.A. County Federation of Labor has now offered its support to those workers.
Windfall for LA Schools in Stimulus Package California is in line to get nearly $33 billion from Uncle Sam - if the Senate approves the stimulus package passed by the House. KFWB's John Brooks reports that includes about $1 billion -for the L.A. Unified school district.
"Only On The Web:" Palm Beach, Fla. attorney John Pankauski speaks out about the alleged corruption of notorious alleged Ponzi scheme financier Bernie Madoff and certain members of his family.
Friday: Republicans decry Pres. Obama's stimulus package; More trouble for Bernie Madoff and his family; Plus, Steve Hartman meets a very precocious porcupine.
Labor Union to Aid in Gas Contract Talks
A federal mediator has now been brought in to help negotiate a new contract between 5,000 union workers and the Southern California Gas Company. KFWB's Bill Cooper says the powerful L.A. County Federation of Labor has now offered its support to those work
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