Nicholas Wade writes in the NY Times:Borrowing methods developed to probe the genetics of human disease, researchers have concluded that dogs were probably first domesticated from wolves somewhere in the Middle East, in contrast to ...

A fatal vehicle collision Tuesday evening snarled traffic on the southbound 5 Freeway near the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, authorities said. At least three vehicles, including a big-rig truck, were involved in the accident, whi...

Nearly a year ago, I wrote about General Keith Dayton's address to the annual Soref Symposium of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the pro-Israeli thinktank. In that address, I noted, Dayton -- who'd been assigned the ...

A 5-year-old's birthday party ended in something worse than tears—blood!—when a group of gunslingers opened fire near a crowd of record industry folk, hitting two. According to the Post: "Sources said the East Manor mansion in W...

Homicide investigators were called to Compton on Monday night after a body was found near the 91 Freeway, authorities said. The body was found shortly before 7 p.m. near South Alameda Street and East Artesia Boulevard, the Los Angel...

A woman has died after a speeding truck crashed into her San Bernardino home, pinning her in the kitchen, authorities said Friday. The truck smashed about 10 feet into the house near Date Street East and Blythe Avenue shortly after....

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Monday night near Julian in San Diego County but apparently caused no major damage, authorities said. The quake was recorded 15 miles east southeast of Julian at 8:18 p.m., the U.S. Geological Surve...

" But since the foreclosure crisis started, Riverside County, Calif., has ranked near the top of the list for its rate of homes being taken back by banks. This is a county that has long attracted Los Angeles refugees who drove east ...

At least 51 people were killed early today when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Turkey. Minarets toppled, buildings crumbled, and panicked residents fled their homes in 6 villages near the epicenter some 350 miles east of ...

At least 17 people were killed early today when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Turkey. Panicked residents fled their homes in at least three villages rattled near the epicenter some 350 miles east of the nation's capital ...

By Michael J.W. StickingsIt was a beautiful, sunny, Spring-like day here in the Toronto area, and I spent much of it east of the city, past Oshawa, enjoying not being anywhere near the city, out in the lovely small towns along Lake ...

I was out having dinner the other night in Manhattan when a super awesome diner reared his drunk head. My wife and I were sitting down to enjoy our meal and became aware of a “situation” at a near by table. It seemed drunky crow, ol...

NYPD Marine Company 6 Dolphins are everywhere! The day before a dolphin was photographed in the putrid Newtown Creek, a fireboat captain says he saw two dolphins swimming in the East River. Captain Bill Hannan told the Daily N...

The Decatur Commissioners approved the development of Sugar Creek Park (between 2nd and 3rd Ave near East Lake Drive) Monday night: A letter summarized the plan (with more details available in the online materials):

[Your snark here.] Great news, Upper East Siders. The light at the end of the long, dark tunnel that is Gossip Girl's mid-season hiatus is near. We can't even imagine what you've been doing to sustain yourselves over these many ...

If you drive east of Connors Pass on Highway 50, to the location embedded in the map at the bottom of this post, you will come to this wonderful roadcut exposure of slate, along with many other wonderful roadcut exposures before an...

A man was killed "after a tree fell on top of him" in Central Park near the corner of East 69th Street and Fifth Avenue, according to police scanner reports. The victim was found dead at some time before 3:35 pm, and police and ...

New from Gallup:For the first time since 1991, more than 6 in 10 Americans -- 63% -- say their sympathies in the Middle East situation lie more with the Israelis than with the Palestinians. Fifteen percent side more with the Palesti...

We love our $8,900-per-month Avenue B rentals as much as the next guy, but there's a little something extra special about this 2,300-square-foot two-bedroom pad at 295 East 8th Street, a red-brick landmark near fellow Avenue B golde...

East Village: Chef-owner Didier Pawlicki will open Taureau across town from his first venue La Sirène, a tiny BYOB French bistro hidden near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. [Feed/TONY] Gramercy: Vino hosts an encounter on Februa...