“Pete” McCloskey, a former California GOP congressman who co-wrote the 1973 endangered species law, said habitat protection was the centerpiece of the bill.”What we understood at the time was that the death of anything in an ecosystem could affect human health. Outstanding practice...

“I don’t care what [Miami quarterback] Kyle Wright’s reaction was when [Florida State's] Lorenzo Booker gained three yards on second down. Although no one resides in the house, water damage is compromising the livability of areas such as the Lindbergh room, where Charles and Anne sought...

It’s dangerous.”But doesn’t Hollywood need to be a little dangerous to keep its edge? That question remained in the back of the minds of Hollywood officials as they rolled out the trolley.Elizabeth Peterson, an urban planner and a vice president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,...

Ted Leonsis, the AOL senior executive who helped steer his company’s transition into a provider of free services supported by advertising, will step down from active management as of Jan. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.For lugers, the Italian track has been controversial since its debut last February,...

“It seems to be lending itself to possibilities of perpetrating identity theft or creating more risk for money laundering.”The bank’s program may be controversial, but it also vividly demonstrates that businesses view the country’s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants not as...

Ward knows of a guy on the street who sells dope he keeps hidden in his baby’s diaper.Villaraigosa’s been doling out hugs at the mission, but Ward tells him to watch out. Three years ago, her first book, “The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony,” inspired by her own divorce,...

After he stopped the infusions, Hill began to get weaker and became prone to falling “He slides down the wall,” said his wife, Helen. Their scholarships for the academy could be taken away if they failed to meet academic standards Retaining scholarships wouldn’t be tied to performance....

Its boxes are adorned with whimsical black-and-white cow spots.But founder Ted Waitt left as chairman of the company last year. “It’s a huge shift.”This new breed of animation entrepreneurs includes established digital-effects houses and TV-commercial shops eager for a piece of the...

“I have people who hang them in the kitchen or bathroom as a place to keep little things,” Braun says, “just because it looks so pretty.” 3337 1/2 W. Friends replanted the family garden, and O’Reilly now enjoys snipping dead blooms off the marigolds. Bob Filner, a Democrat,...

Movies, every so often, crave class, although a one-night stand is usually enough.Monday evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic did the wooing. There, autograph seekers shout out players’ names and urge them to come over to sign footballs, jerseys and just about anything...