USC increases security on campus for first day of school
Class is back in session at University of Southern California - Los Angeles and on their first day of classes students will notice increased security.
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Class is back in session at University of Southern California - Los Angeles and on their first day of classes students will notice increased security.
Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
A growing number of Americans face energy poverty, struggling to afford to heat or cool their home. Health officials and climate experts are sounding the alarm.
Three adults were hospitalized after the crash with injuries considered to be minor, CHP officers said.
Chenoa Nickerson was swept away when flash flooding hit Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon on Thursday.
The crash happened at around 12:15 a.m. on northbound lanes near Culver Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash on Sunday left the pilot with critical injuries after the plane burst into flames, firefighters said.
The shooting happened at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning outside of a home in the 80000 block of Jennifer Court, according to the Indio Police Department.
Police say that the car was discovered a short distance away with the child still inside but no suspect to be found.
Firefighters extinguished several small fires that they believe had "potentially suspicious starts" along the 10 Freeway in West Adams early Sunday morning.
Firefighters Sunday were battling a brush fire in Lake Elsinore that has prompted the closure of Ortega Highway in both directions.
Firefighters Sunday quickly gained ground on a vegetation fire in Santa Clarita.
A person was killed Sunday in a crash on the 101 Freeway in North Hollywood.
Longtime CBS News correspondent Phil Jones has died at the age of 87. He was well known for his tenacious political reporting.
An investigation was underway in Gardena this weekend after police say a woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver.
