A new UCLA study released Friday says drug offenders punished under Proposition 36 are more likely to be re-arrested for narcotics-related offenses than criminals rehabilitated through other programs. Read more...

Social conservatives have succeeded. The Senate passed a spending bill Saturday that contains a clause stating that taxpayer funds will not be withheld from health care providers who do not undergo abortion training. Read more...

It’s rare such a liberal cause as medicinal marijuana gets tied in with traditionally conservative states’ rights proponents. Two California women are currently suing the federal government, saying they should not have been prosecuted for their use of medicinal marijuana . Read more...

Millions of people go online every day to read the news. But many online news sites do not adhere to strict journalistic and editorial guidelines designed to keep reporters honest. Read more...

Beat ‘SC Week is more than just smashing red cars. It’s also a week during which UCLA shows it can compete with the University of Southern California in areas other than football. Read more...

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa “”mdash; Going to college in South Africa is not all that different from going to college in the United States. Like many college campuses, the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg ““ a city of 300,000 ““ is a blend of tradition and modernity. Read more...

In observation of World AIDS Day, The UCLA AIDS Institute, the world arts and cultures department, a handful of student organizations, and many other clubs on campus have collaborated for the first time to create an all-day, campus-wide program to emphasize the growth of the fatal infectious disease. Read more...