North American Free Trade Agreement

In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin

2013-06-12 05:00:00

Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...

Bid to ban commercial trade in polar bears fails

2013-03-07 05:00:00

An unusual coalition between the U.S. and Russia to win an international ban on commercial trade of polar bear parts failed Thursday. Meeting in Bangkok, delegates to the 176-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species voted down a U....

Hugo Chavez: Admired and despised by readers

2013-03-06 13:44:00

For just as many reasons readers found to sneer at Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer, others found reasons to praise the late strongman. While several readers slammed Chavez for behaving like a dictator and...

Tour bus crash: Residents smelled burning brakes, heard horn

2013-02-05 13:43:49

Tour bus crash: Federal investigators looking at maintenance records

2013-02-06 05:53:06

Tara Kolla, L.A's down-to-earth urban farmer

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Tara Kolla was born in Inglewood but grew up in Europe. She came back to Los Angeles, to a half-acre Silver Lake plot, where she decided to try her hand at "urban farming." Her neighbors objected, so now she mostly works other people's land, and works...

Miguel de la Madrid dies at 77; former president of Mexico

2012-04-02 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY —Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77. De la Madrid died Sunday...

Money laundering, tax evasion suck billions from Mexican economy

2012-01-30 16:38:19

Farm bill change would help food-makers, not farmers

2013-06-19 13:35:49

When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart....

Bill Daley to explore run for Illinois governor

2013-06-11 07:47:00

�Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley plans to announce Tuesday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn. The move allows Daley to start raising money and not let the summer slip...

2013 Dodge Dart faces recall over stalling issue

2013-06-11 08:45:00

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Recalls, Safety Chrysler has announced that it will recall some 14,800 Dodge Dart compacts due to a potential stalling issue. The Auburn Hills-based automaker says that select 2013 model year sedans equipped with its 1.4-...

Acura seeks second wind with greater U.S. presence

2013-06-07 14:20:00

Acura, Honda's luxury brand, is shifting design, engineering and production of its vehicles to the U.S. The new 2014 MDX crossover vehicle that goes on sale in July is the first Acura to be developed entirely by the company's Ohio tech center, the...

Presidents Ford, Carter, Bush and Clinton push for NAFTA.

2012-11-02 11:03:16