Tijuana chief takes aim at corrupt cops

Tijuana's Public Safety Chief Julian Leyzaola is leading the most aggressive police reform to date.  If it works, it would be a model for other hotspots and a breakthrough in a drug war.

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Investors want to believe in ‘Santa Claus rally’

Skeptical kids can doubt whether Santa Claus exists. But for stock-market statisticians, there's not much debate: The year-end lift known as the Santa Claus rally is no myth.

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Rosenthal: Jets toast, but AFC wild-card still mess

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Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32

The L.A. Times is reporting that cardiac arrest was the cause of death, but a Los Angeles hospital would not confirm that information.

‘Avatar’ blasts off with $232 million worldwide

Sleep like a baby — and wake up feeling younger

Nighttime is the right time to take years off your face.

Some hazelnuts recalled for salmonella

Crew blasts off for Christmas space mission

A Russian rocket has blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.

Licking the language barrier

Travelers are boldly traveling where they’ve never traveled before, free from the burden of guidebooks, brochures and fold-out maps that shout “tourist” (and “pick my pocket”).

JetBlue to waive fees because of looming storm