The rhythmic patter of hammers and the crunch of shovels digging echoed throughout the site, as men and women worked doggedly in the morning heat to build houses for low-income families. Read more...

Wal-Mart is the largest corporation in the world. It generates hundreds of billions of dollars in sales each year and employs millions of workers both at home and abroad. Read more...

Evacuated residents return after landslide LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. “”mdash; Hundreds of evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday, a day after a landslide sent multimillion-dollar houses slipping down Bluebird Canyon. Read more...

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Imad Moustapha, the Syrian ambassador to the United States, spoke Thursday of Syrian relations with the United States in regards to the situation in the Middle East. Read more...

There will be the traditional wedding cake, a live band and a reception, but the marriage taking place between two UCLA students today in Bruin Plaza will not be legal. Read more...

After numerous delays in the completion of Weyburn Terrace, a graduate student housing complex in Westwood originally expected to be done by last September, construction on the $147.7 million complex remains unfinished after passing its latest completion deadline last month. Read more...