In another blow to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s already-tarnished public image, three of the four propositions backed by the governor looked as if they would be defeated by voters in Tuesday’s special election, with the fourth too close to call. Read more...

California biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is one of many companies currently profiting from the deadly avian flu, which is spreading across Asia and Europe. Their product, Tamiflu, is one of the most sought-after treatments by governments all over the world. Read more...

The issue of health care disparities between socioeconomic and racial groups was given a new spin with the release of a new study drawing a link between HIV patients’ accumulated wealth and how soon they will succumb to the virus. Read more...

Chimpanzees do not perform the acts of altruism that humans do, according to a new UCLA study on chimp behavior. A study conducted by researchers at UCLA, Emory University, the University of Texas and the University of Louisiana shows that chimps are indifferent to performing selfless acts in order to benefit or reward other chimps. Read more...

Correction appended Voters will go to the polls today to consider eight ballot propositions in the statewide special election, which could have far-ranging political effects for Sacramento leaders. Read more...

Some were a couple years older, some a year younger, but more than half of the American soldiers killed in Iraq were the same age as most students at UCLA. Read more...

UCLA students studying abroad in France are safe despite rioting which has created mayhem and caused at least one death in Paris and surrounding cities, University of California officials said Monday None of the 35 students studying in France, 14 based in Paris, are in schools close to areas that have been under heavy violence, said Bruce Hanna, director of communications for the UC Education Abroad Program. Read more...