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At 2 in the morning and while I was caring for my hospitalized patients, my pager went off. The message was short: “30-year-old male. Unstable spinal fracture after border fall.” I think of all the similar pages I have received in my three years as a resident physician in neurosurgery…

The Biden administration just proposed hitting the accelerator on the transition to electric vehicles. If these ambitious new rules are enacted, the U.S. could make major progress in fighting climate change.

San Francisco police on Thursday arrested tech worker Nima Momeni in connection with last week’s slaying of Cash App founder Bob Lee.

LOS ANGELES — Last summer, as USC rolled out its initial plans for navigating the new world of name, image and likeness, the notion of boosters brokering NIL deals beyond the university's watchful eye was viewed as a potential nightmare scenario. When a donor-led collective arrived at USC by August,…

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s weeks-long absence from Washington as she recuperates from shingles not only led to calls for her retirement, it refocused attention on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman if either of California’s U.S. Senate seats opened up.

LOS ANGELES — The last time Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant faced each other in the playoffs, the anticipated showdown during the 2019 NBA Finals lasted all of 11 minutes 57 seconds.

LOS ANGELES — Having flourished on college basketball's biggest stage, Amari Bailey is moving on to something bigger.

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that the Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to preserve full and easy access to the abortion medication that has become the most-used method of ending early pregnancies.

Kimberly Perry has taken a break from her band, but she'll soon have her hands full with a little one.