Nicole Urso Reed

The Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District approved a proposal yesterday to change graduation requirements so that all students will be eligible for California state university systems.

Students at California State University campuses protested as the Board of Trustees met today to discuss a controversial plan to increase presidential pay amid tuition hikes and a possible enrollment freeze.

Several Los Angeles animal volunteer groups are participating in Back In Black 2, a month-long adoption event to raise awareness about the awesomeness of black cats and dogs and to help find them loving homes.

Stock up on quarters. Not all L.A. parking meters are credit-card equipped and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is seeking to add another $10 onto parking ticket fines.

Medical marijuana defendants Joe Byron and Joe Grumbine head back to Long Beach court tomorrow morning for the start of a second trial after the first one was thrown out in April by Superior Court Judge Jean Comparet-Cassani.

The Los Angeles Unified School District school board will meet today to discuss an "educational equality" policy that was designed to help all students get a fair shot at college but it could make high school graduation requirements more challenging.

A violent video of police officers beating, kicking and then Tasering the schizophrenic homeless man as he cried out for his dad was shown in court yesterday. The preliminary hearing will determine if two Fullerton officers will stand trial for the death of Kelly Thomas.

Organized pot growers are heading to the suburbs where home foreclosures have left a sprawling oasis of spacious, unsuspecting locations for marijuana grow homes.

A 92-year-old San Diego woman who sold $40 suicide kits was sentenced to five years' supervised probation today for failing to pay taxes on her home business.

"The Avengers" movie made Hollywood history raking in a record-breaking $207.4 million at the box office during its opening weekend.