Deb Riechmann

Women developed the coffee filter, the donut, mass-produced champagne, and modern Mexican food. A new book looks at these historic accomplishments.

Federal prosecutors announced charges today in what they call the “largest college admissions scam” they’ve ever prosecuted. More than a dozen people charged are from L.A.

President Trump asked for unity from a newly divided Congress--which has more women than ever before.

Students have filed a class-action lawsuit against the universities named in the college bribery scandal, which includes Stanford, USC and UCLA.

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a halt to the death penalty in California. The state has a complicated history with the death penalty.

And minutes later, he’s indicted — this time, by the state of New York.

Human civilization is threatened by climate change. But it also needs the energy from fossil fuels that now emit greenhouse gases.

Let’s talk about how we got here.

Nearly 200 Catholic bishops and high-ranking clergy are in Vatican City for a meeting on child sex abuse within the church -- and efforts that individual diocese around the world made…