Los Angeles
1970 Chicano Moratorium marches on
July 8, 2010An exhibit on the 40th anniversary of the antiwar protest offers a chance to look back at the roots of what is now a more united Los Angeles.
Read moreOscar Grant murder trial moves to Los Angeles
January 13, 2010LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Dozens of protesters rallied in front of the county courthouse here Jan. 8 to bring attention to the recent move of the trial against an Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit officer charged with...
Read moreLA workers vote to protect them from layoffs, furloughs
July 20, 2009Some 22,000 city workers are voting on a labor deal that would protect them from layoffs and furloughs but keep them from receiving pay raises until 2011, to help the city reduce its $530 million budget...
Read moreMan shot dead by LA police with Taser gun
February 16, 2009February 16 (Xinhua) A man died on Saturday after being shot by police with a Taser gun, becoming the latest victim of Taser guns, authorities said on Sunday.
Read moreCAFTA = pollution, hunger, job loss
July 22, 2005With a vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement expected in the House of Representative before the end of July, 10 activists in the Los Angeles Coalition Against CAFTA held a four-day hunger strike July...
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