Professors Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies and Rachel Segalman are elected fellows of the American Association for the ...

Denice Labastida It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Denice Labastida announce her passing in the early morning on March 21, ...

A new book by former L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark raises questions about the tactics used to convict Barbara Graham, the brassy "dice girl" who in 1955 was executed at San Quentin for the murder of a ...

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption. They ...

"Look!” says Rob Lowe excitedly, pointing to a pod of dolphins jumping in the waves. We’re spending the morning in Lowe’s adopted hometown of Santa Barbara, California. Lowe ...

Jim Hines has spent decades advocating for the environment on behalf of the Sierra Club, but he’s never before seen one of ...

I first met Manny Klausner at a small gathering at Tibor Machan's house in Santa Barbara in 1970. Later that year, when Tibor ...

Oprah Winfrey is dedicated to her gym workouts. The 71-year-old media mogul was photographed headed to a Santa Barbara gym on a rainy March day, as seen in photos on Backgrid’s Instagram account.

Two pitchers tied Westmont career records as the Warriors (22-3, 17-1 PacWest) swept Azusa Pacific (11-13, 9-9) in a doubleheader at Russ Carr Field.

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IN AUGUST OF 1988, DAVIS ADMITTED TO CHOKING HER DOWN UNTIL SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS THERE ARE ...