Speculation over the future composition of the Supreme Court will likely reach new heights this week as senators prepare for the confirmation hearings of chief justice nominee John G. Read more...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a remarkable 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court and creating a rare second vacancy on the nation’s highest court. Read more...

As rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which caused massive damage along the Gulf Coast and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, the UCLA and Los Angeles communities are doing what they can to assist with the cleanup by sending rescue workers, making donations, and opening up their homes and campuses to displaced students. Read more...

What do a life-size game of Mousetrap, a 40-foot tall man with a wooden heart, and lots and lots of fire have in common? You can find them all in Black Rock Desert, Nev., this week for the 20th annual Burning Man festival ““ and the Daily Bruin will be there to cover it. Read more...

Given the recent resurgence in the age-old debate between creationism and evolution, it was probably only a matter of time before it reached the University of California, and it did last week ““ in the form of a lawsuit. Read more...

After numerous delays and nearly a year after the original expected date of completion, all seven buildings of Weyburn Terrace, a graduate student housing complex in Westwood, were finished in August in time for graduate students to move in. Read more...

Some of the state’s most powerful politicians, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, met at the UCLA Neuroscience Research Building on Aug. Read more...