Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

L.A. Unified settles federal civil rights probe, agrees to reforms

2011-10-11 16:34:26

<![CDATA[L.A. Unified settles federal civil rights probe, agrees to reforms]]>

Montebello councilwoman says City Hall is trying to silence her

2011-10-11 21:34:48

<![CDATA[Montebello councilwoman says City Hall is trying to silence her]]>

5-year-old boy injured after falling from school bus in Mecca

2011-11-14 21:35:13

<![CDATA[5-year-old boy injured after falling from school bus in Mecca]]>

Mecca tire-recycling plant ordered to remove stockpiles that pose fire danger

2011-06-01 16:35:12

<![CDATA[Mecca tire-recycling plant ordered to remove stockpiles that pose fire danger]]>

Osama bin Laden, born to privilege, dies a pariah

2011-05-02 00:00:00

Osama bin Laden, a scion of one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest families, became the grim apostle of a strain of Islamic radicalism that exalted violence against non-believers, and the leader of a terrorist network that launched repeated attacks in the West,...

Television review: When troubadours were the scene in L.A.

2011-03-02 00:00:00

"Troubadours: Carole King, James Taylor and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter," a presentation of "American Masters" that airs Wednesday on KOCE, tells the story of the crowd that haunted Doug Weston's Troubadour in the late '60s and early '70s, the music...

Onra ambles through Los Angeles, premieres 'To the Beat'

2010-10-26 16:34:10

SAUDI ARABIA: Rains lash pilgrims, as pilgrims stone the devil

2010-11-18 16:32:17

'Portlandia': Where the dream of the '90s lives on...

2011-01-06 21:34:43

Have gun, Will talk: Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik not speechless over Tucson shootings or much else

2011-01-11 04:34:28

California's food stamp participation rate is nation's second-lowest

2010-03-21 00:00:00

Despite persistent economic woes, California leaves billions of federal food stamp dollars on the table each year that could help ease hunger and boost the local economy, officials say. Only 48% of eligible Californians are enrolled in the nutrition...

In the Coachella Valley, hope withers on the vine

2009-06-23 00:00:00

An hour before dawn in the camp of last resort. Dozens of men and a few women are asleep in the beds of pickup trucks, in the back seats of cars or on flattened cardboard boxes in the dirt behind the Toro Loco market. The air is cool, but the terrible sun...

MECCA board member Syed Hussain makes his case for the variance approval during a meeting of the DuPage County Development Committee Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Wheaton.

2012-03-13 12:07:00

Tens of thousands of Muslim piligrims perform the evening prayer in the holy city's Grand Mosque.

2011-11-02 00:00:00

Piligrims rest in the shade of one of the minarets of Mecca's Grand Mosque, as more than 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage to the shrine city, the world's largest annual human assembly.

2011-10-31 00:00:00