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Downtown L.A.'s grand Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, celebrates its 90th anniversary today. The hotel opened on October 1, 1923 as the largest hotel west of Chicago.

Obamacare, or Covered California as the health exchange is known here, has begun as of 8 a.m. this morning. Of course, questions still abound, including how much will it cost and how long it takes to sign up.

'The Simpsons' will be bumping off a regular character this season. It'll be the long-running animated series' first fatality since Maude Flanders was bumped off 14 years ago.

The federal government shutdown is affecting folks nationwide, but fear not, some services remain in effect, including mail, border patrol and air traffic control.

A San Diego judge first sentenced a man to 53 years in prison for murder, then officiated at his wedding in the same courtroom. She even baked the wedding cake.

Police are investigating a body found Sunday on the Bighorn Overlook Trail near Rancho Mirage City Hall.

It's no surprise that 'Breaking Bad' went out with a bang, but the series finale racked up exponentially higher ratings than ever before.

The fiery crash of a jet into a hangar at Santa Monica Airport Sunday night was declared "unsurvivable" by officials.

A new study released today by the state's attorney general says that more than 1 in 4 California elementary students are missing too much school each year.