In timeless apocalyptic fashion, California is burning. Over 500,000 acres of thick, dry bushes and trees have been scorched, leveling over 1,500 homes and threatening 30,000 others. Read more...

Bears healthy, ready to reenter society ARLINGTON, Wash. ““ Corky and Pumpkin were together when agents seized them in a drug raid at the Canadian border. Read more...

Dershowitz responds Your readers should know that the letter from Sarah Weir (Viewpoint, Oct. 24) is part of a widespread, coordinated and well-funded campaign to attack my book, “The Case for Israel,” not on its merits, but instead by raising phony issues regarding my integrity and credibility. Read more...

As fires sweep across Southern California, members of the UCLA community should take the time to put their lives ““ and this tragedy ““ into perspective. Read more...

Adheesh Bhagat, a first-year computer science and engineering student, scored what he believed was a disappointing 37 out of 59 on his chemistry midterm. “I had been expecting at least an A-minus,” he said. Read more...

The undergraduate student government at UCLA has been grappling over whether the council should fund politically or religiously based student groups for several years. The Undergraduate Students Association Council may be the only student government in the University of California system that does not fund independent groups. Read more...