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They poke each other in the eye as a bonding gesture. They throw rocks at their monkey crushes. They wash with pee. What's not to love?

The Kardashians always keep it real. Throughout Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's whirlwind romance, the Kardashians have been very open and have given their honest opinions on the...

Vergara vs. California, the lawsuit that sought to overthrow teacher tenure and seniority rules, was itself undone in late August. The California Supreme Court let stand a lower court finding that teachers’ job protections aren’t necessarily depriving students of their constitutional right to a...

The U.S. labor movement may have the Republican-led Congress to thank for its biggest victory this year. But it would be a short-term triumph, and one not necessarily in the best interests of American workers.

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

Labor Day is an oddly apolitical affair in the United States. Most people treat it primarily as an excuse to barbecue with the family. If we pay homage to workers movements at all, it’s usually to celebrate the existence of weekends. But Labor Day sprang from state violence.

Good morning, it is Monday, Sept. 5. On this sunny Labor Day, we are taking a detour into noir. There’s been quite a bit of true-crime reporting in the Essential California newsletter the past week because of The Times’ series “Framed,” about a bizarre incident in Irvine.

Dozens of women say that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them, but the entertainer faces criminal charges in only one case, largely because of legal deadlines.

So you wanted to be a fireman when you were a kid? Firefighting continues to be as noble a profession as they come, but from an economic perspective, helping your fellow man isn't as rewarding as it once was. An analysis of hourly wage estimates in California over the past 15 years, complied from California...

Kent's clubs all avoided each other in the draw for the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.

Three pensioners have been taken to hospital with head injuries following an accident on a shopping centre escalator.

Dartford firefighters rescued five adults and a baby stuck in a broken lift.

An ex-MEP's colleague has admitted trying to inflate a meal bill by thousands of pounds after eating in a Kent restaurant.

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Self-driving cars are all the rage these days, and everyone from Google to Ford is building one.

These slick robocars are just a few years away, we’re told.

Trials are underway in Singapore.

And you can even take a ride in a prototype, as my colleague Biz Carson recently did, to experience the thrill as the vehicles pilot themselves on freeways and streets, steering around cars and magically stopping at red lights.

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SPACs debuted last year on the Canadian stock market, with six companies raising approximately $1-billion

Initially, we assumed that the number of women employed in tech industries would be increasing, albeit slowly – but we found the reverse to be true

The University of Chicago told this year’s class of new students to prepare for a diversity of ideas and controversial topics

Some see the vote for the peace agreement as a referendum on Santos. Others see a vote against the accord as a sign of support for former president Uribe

Canada should offer to station in Africa a robust, immediately available Canadian battle group, designated as UN First Responders

Building relationships that enable exchange between communities is key to the well-being of all people. This is especially true for water

Beneath him there was a 10 metre drop.

Sterling jumps to a 7-week high against the dollar, and hits a one-month peak against the euro.

Cash Connect joint CEO Richard Phillips says there is a continuous spiral upwards in business crime.