Which Way, L.A.?

Five years ago, the Chandler family sold off the Los Angeles Times, KTLA-TV and the rest of Times-Mirror to become the second largest shareholder in the Tribune Company of Chicago. They got $8 billion. Now, they've rolled a grenade into the board room by demanding better performance or the breakup of what the Chicago Tribune calls "one of America's most storied newspaper publishers." Is it a failure of newspaper and TV "synergy" or a greedy demand for more money? What does

The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, yesterday's trip to Iraq and news that Karl Rove won't be indicted have created a new mood at the Bush White House. The President was upbeat today in a long chat with reporters. He showed great confidence after his dramatic visit with Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, but acknowledged that a lot will depend on the leadership of the new Prime Minister. Iraq will be a major factor in this November's elections and it could determine which party

After the riots of 1992, 350 farmers began working 14 acres in an industrial area of South Central Los Angeles. In the 80's, the city seized the land for a trash-to-energy facility, but a court turned that down and the property was leased to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. In 2003, the original owner got it back and announced he wanted to build warehouses. Early this morning, Sheriff's deputies the LAPD and Fire Department moved in and arrested dozens of people after

A settlement in the death of a young African American girl killed by a Korean grocer,as Korean Americans protest their treatment by government officials since the riots.

We hear LA police chief designate Willie Williams' first major public address, then speak with 25-year LAPD veteran and former cop/bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh.