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For two years, Ethiopia has been at war with itself.Fighting there has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions more in Africa’s second-most-populous country, a scale of conflict that some...

In a community known for cross-country glory, the library is a vital resource for families who eke out a living in the fields. But city leaders want their crowded police force to...

Yet another council vacancy will be filled with a new leader early next year, when a special election is held to fill the office of the former council president, Nury Martinez, who...

A man accused of taking part in attacks in Mali in 2015 that killed dozens of people, including an American aid worker, was extradited to the United States to face multiple terrorism...

The biggest immediate shift may have been in the politics of abortion. While an overwhelming majority of Americans has long told pollsters that the choice to have an abortion should be left...

SACRAMENTO — Postdoctoral students and academic researchers at the University of California announced on Friday night that they will return to work on Monday, partly ending a weekslong strike but bringing little...

Better smartphone cameras have helped, as have inexpensive macro-lens attachments and the ubiquity of wireless internet access.Birders who have mastered some of the world’s nearly 11,000 bird species have been drawn to...

A California girl has overcome one hurdle in her search for a magical creature: permission from Los Angeles County animal control officials to look after a unicorn in her backyard.In a handwritten...

It’s that time of year, when rising Covid cases collide with holiday plans. Hospitalizations in Los Angeles County have nearly tripled in the past month, and the county is talking about a...

Isabel Spooner-Harvey used to make latkes from scratch: grating the potatoes, wringing out their water, frying them over a hot stove.The effort was gratifying. But then she had three children in three...