California | Local | Kurt Streeter | May 31, 2001
Two and a half years after workers at a San Fernando Valley recycling center found a partial human torso and leg on a conveyor belt, Los Angeles police say they have solved the mystery.
California | Local | Louise Roug | December 11, 2000
The small jump in Orange County killings last year doesn't appear to be materializing into a trend, according to law enforcement agencies. In 1999, Orange County homicides rose for the first time in seven years--7% to 60.
California | Local | Jack Leonard | August 17, 2000
Orange County's celebrated crime drop stretched for a record eighth straight year in 1999, with total crime falling 7% and every major crime category noting a decrease except homicide, according to statistics released Wednesday.
Business | March 16, 2000
American consumers' buying spree of foreign goods from TVs to cars last year led to an immense increase in the trade deficit--up more than 50% from the previous year to a record high of $338.
News | Jonathan Peterson | February 18, 2000
America's record-setting economy is poised to smash one more record today when the government announces that the nation's colossal addiction to foreign goods drove the trade deficit to about $270 billion last year.
Business | February 3, 2000
U.S. consumers bought new homes at a faster than expected pace in December, the government said Wednesday, capping a record year for the housing market that may finally be showing signs of slowing under the weight of higher interest rates.
