In the upcoming midterm elections, California voters will be deciding on the political dynamics of Congress, with one senator, Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and all 53 representatives up for re-election. Read more...

County officials Tuesday approved a full plan on how to transfer management of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center to a UCLA-affiliated hospital. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center will merge with King/Drew Medical Center, which has failed a number of patient-care inspections in recent years and is in danger of losing its federal funding. Read more...

Addressing a group of UCLA community members Wednesday, Professor Paul Chevedden spoke about an ancient topic, but put it in a new light ““ an Islamic light. Read more...

Those who enjoy clubbing in Hollywood and along the Sunset Strip now have a new option for transportation ““ the FUBAR bus. The bus service’s name reflects its intended clientele. Read more...

When she saw the signs for an “affirmative action bake sale,” third-year theater student Constance Reese just had to let her non-Bruin friends know. Standing on Bruin Walk on Wednesday afternoon, she pointed her cell phone’s tiny camera lens at signs held by Bruin Republicans, one listing varying prices for cookies and cupcakes ““ 30 cents for Hispanics, $1 for white males, and, for gays, lesbians and Native Americans, the message said, “We pay you!” SLIDESHOW Click here to see an audio slideshow with photos from this event. Read more...

The archives are stashed in a building in Dili, the capital of East Timor, protected only by a padlock. A few security guards surround the building, but they do not compare to the potential power of an armed gang of looters. Read more...

UC Santa Cruz has shown that a public university in California doesn’t have to be big to be an innovator and doesn’t have to be big to do cutting-edge research. Read more...