Новости за 11.03.2016

In its zeal to stand up to the tobacco industry, the California Legislature has gone too far with a new package of proposed laws that would trample on the rights of adults — yes, even smokers have rights! — and prematurely treat electronic cigarettes the same as their dangerous smoke-based brethren.

To the editor: I was struck by a driver in 2007 who stopped at the stop sign, looked at my husband and me as we proceeded into the crosswalk, and then looked down at his phone and slowly drove into me. I was lucky that the knee I fell on didn't break and my husband banged on the hood of his car...

To the editor: To the print headline for this piece, "What we don't know about guns," I'd like to add this: “could kill us.”

In the month since business-friendly Republicans became the majority on the board overseeing the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the agency has fired its longtime general manager and reconfirmed a controversial rule that would let oil refiners, power plants and other major polluters...

I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

Good morning. It is Friday, March 11. There is circumstantial evidence that P-22, Griffith Park's celebrity mountain lion, killed Killarney, a 14-year-old koala at the Los Angeles Zoo. The koala’s disappearance is under investigation. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State:

To the editor: To absolutely nobody's surprise, the big three investor-owned utilities in California are once again storming the gates of the Public Utilities Commission over its recent decision to stay the course on net metering for solar users. These guys just never give up. The ink isn't even...

There’s a lot of pop culture to sort through week after week. Times staff writer Chris Barton offers his take on what’s up and what’s down in music, movies, television and just about anything else out there that’s worth considering.

To the editor: The March 4 coup by the South Coast Air Quality Management District board is a crime against the health of Californians. Let's be clear about the costs associated with the district's decision to cave to oil lobbyists and remove longtime director Barry Wallerstein. ("State Senate...

Under Armour opens first California retail store

Performance-wear label Under Armour has opened its first West Coast "brand house," the Baltimore-based company's name for its retail stores, at the Americana at Brand shopping center in Glendale. The 10,000-square-foot space, which opened its doors...

A Dover choir will get to sing with classical crooners G4 as part of their Back For Good 2016 tour when they come to Kent.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Major surgery and general anesthesia don't cause long-term mental decline in older adults, a new study indicates.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Patients do better and are more satisfied with their care if they believe their doctor is empathetic, a new study suggests.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that exercise does not appear to affect breast density -- a major risk factor for breast cancer.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop potentially deadly "staph" blood infections than those without diabetes, a new study…

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have younger siblings before they reach first grade may be less likely to become obese, new research suggests.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Major surgery and general anesthesia don't cause long-term mental decline in older adults, a new study indicates.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Patients do better and are more satisfied with their care if they believe their doctor is empathetic, a new study suggests.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that exercise does not appear to affect breast density -- a major risk factor for breast cancer.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop potentially deadly "staph" blood infections than those without diabetes, a new study suggests.

FRIDAY, March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have younger siblings before they reach first grade may be less likely to become obese, new research suggests.

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Friday.

Why spend thousands on a matchmaker when there are so many free apps?

One man’s journey into the realm of premium dating

Prince William and Princess Kate are lifting the veil on one of the most difficult and vexing subjects young people are struggling with as they grow up: suicide.