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Fueled by improvements in social justice and healthcare, African Americans and Latinos did better last year but are still behind when compared to whites, according to the latest comparison released Thursday by the National Urban League. - LAT

Unemployment isn’t just bad for your bank account. It can also do serious damage to mental health – especially for younger adults who are just starting out in life, new research shows. - LAT

The event: The cast and filmmakers behind "Still Alice" were saluted at the annual celebrity music revue "A Night at Sardi's" on Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton. - LAT

Summer has its refreshing brews built to beat the heat, and winter is the time of the bold, boozy stouts and barley wines, but it's spring that’s the beer lover’s favorite season — especially in the embarrassingly pleasant Los Angeles. - LAT

A rookie Los Angeles police officer who was fired after being named a suspect in a fatal shooting in Pomona has been charged with murder in the slaying. - LAT

Unemployment isn’t just bad for your bank account. It can also do serious damage to mental health – especially for younger adults who are just starting out in life, new research shows. - LAT

What’s being described as the master tapes of the Beatles performing live in Hamburg, Germany, in 1962 not long before Beatlemania exploded worldwide is going to auction April 1 and is being offered for about $300,000. - LAT

Why on earth would a mushroom glow at night? - LAT

The reason Adam Lanza was able to kill so many Sandy Hook Elementary School students and teachers so quickly more than two years ago was the weapon he used: A Bushmaster Model XM15-E2S semiautomatic rifle. - LAT

A New York judge has refused a call from local activists, the ACLU and the New York Post to release transcripts of the testimony heard by the grand jury that declined to indict a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner last year. - LAT

The budget battle between President Obama and congressional Republicans isn't nearly as engaging as the one among Republicans themselves. - LAT

Was it her shame-on-you tweet that did it? - LAT

A Norms restaurant famous for its zigzagging architectural lines moved one step closer Thursday to becoming a historic and cultural monument. - LAT

The budget battle between President Obama and congressional Republicans isn't nearly as engaging as the one among Republicans themselves. - LAT

The last votes were counted Thursday in Israel’s election as political parties sent out feelers over joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s next government. - LAT

These are the nights when NBA players earn their paychecks. The Clippers faced a road game against an underwhelming opponent in what might be considered the dog days of a season. The Clippers somehow maintained just enough interest Wednesday night at Sleep Train Arena to emerge with a 116-105... - LAT

It’s March 19; do you know where your kids are? - LAT

Stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress is widely credited as the person who almost single-handedly thrust Bill Cosby's alleged transgressions back into the national spotlight after he called the 77-year-old entertainer a rapist during his comedy act. - LAT

Model-actress-television personality Carmen Electra has listed a house in Hollywood Hills West at $2.699 million. - LAT

California high school students who have a parent in the military are far more likely than those from civilian families to have recently attempted suicide, according to a new study. - LAT

A top House lawmaker said the Federal Communications Commission gave in to a "politically generated populist furor" in deciding to enact tough net neutrality regulations that overstretched the agency's legal authority and threatened to hinder broadband investment. - LAT

California high school students who have a parent in the military are far more likely than those from civilian families to have recently attempted suicide, according to a new study. - LAT

The owners of two French bakeries in Southern California exploited employees who came to the United States from the Philippines on guest worker visas for what they thought would be well-paying jobs, the immigrants allege in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. - LAT

Jon Lester, the Chicago Cubs’ $155-million man, has settled into his new surroundings in style, buying a home near Wrigley Field for $3.777 million. - LAT

The vinyl revival wasn't enough to keep one of its earliest champions afloat: Insound, the 16-year-old New York-based online music retailer, has announced that it will shutter by the end of March. - LAT