In October 2001 a Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Saldivar on six counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

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Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

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In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

California is one of 32 states that doesn’t require 5-year-olds to attend school. Proposed legislation may change that.

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Nina and Billy Malone considered their home of 20 years a safe haven before smoke, ash and soot seeped inside, leaving behind ...

A San Diego startup may have created what the scientific community has talked about for decades – a kind of universal flu ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...