Why are stocks and bonds rising? The simplest explanation is the Fed's latest policy statement. The one major change to the central bank's statement from its prior meeting was the addition of the ...

The contract between the Chicago Cubs and rooftop owners runs a mere 10 pages, but as the two adversaries prepare for a possible legal battle, they have begun to focus on one sentence that could ...

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A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a key figure in the sprawling corruption scandal at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the city attorney’s office to nearly three years in prison. U ...

A federal judge has approved reducing the sentence of a man who helped prosecutors bring charges in a 1979 Cape Girardeau murder case. A federal judge has approved reducing the sentence of a man who ...

Paul Paradis, right, arrives at court on Tuesday with his attorney Jeffrey Steinfeld. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times) A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a key figure in the sprawling corruption ...