Trimedyne Inc. said it has received Food and Drug Administration permission to begin human testing of its Coronary Laserprobe--a non-surgical substitute for heart-bypass operations.
The Supreme Court today let police in Virginia continue using sobriety-check roadblocks in an effort to curb drunken drivers.
Paving the way for a windfall that could mushroom to $413 million for their ownership stake, Hybritech shareholders Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Eli Lilly & Co.'
Actress Joan Collins has agreed to return her husband's Chagall prints and office and stereo equipment in exchange for her art nouveau chandelier, the maid's television set and a pink valance from the master bed, according to a stipulation signed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The City Council has approved an 82-home project on 24.1 acres at Armaga Spring and Highridge roads.
India and Pakistan signed an agreement today to remove more of the troops sent to their tense border last January, officials announced.
Two leading imprisoned dissidents--a psychiatrist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the head of a charity fund set up by Alexander Solzhenitsyn--will be freed and allowed to emigrate, rights activist Yelena Bonner said today.
County supervisors and the Los Angeles City Council have agreed to help pay for moving a bus maintenance yard from a residential neighborhood in Venice to industrial property on Jefferson Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
Shareholders of Tustin-based CMS Enhancements Inc. have approved reincorporation of the computer products company in Delaware and have approved a reduction of the company's common shares outstanding on a 7-1 basis.
The City Council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, paved the way for a membership warehouse store at 147th Street and Compton Boulevard.
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A Superior Court judge has said he plans to rule in favor of allowing construction of Santa Ana's planned Centerpointe office-hotel project to proceed, despite claims by citizens groups that it would violate state redevelopment laws.
Egypt's chief negotiator said Friday that agreement has been reached with Israel to deploy international peacekeepers in the disputed Sinai border area of Taba, the official Middle East News Agency reported.
Leaders of the first Roman Catholic archdiocese to divest itself of holdings in companies doing business in South Africa said they hope to spur the nation's bishops into endorsing similar protests.
United Press International on Friday reached an agreement with its employee union that reduces the chances of a strike while the news service reorganizes under Chapter 11.
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The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday gave final approval to an ordinance requiring more than 56,000 businesses to register toxic chemicals stored in buildings throughout the city.
Owners of minor league baseball teams in the California League are expected to vote tonight at a meeting in San Jose to approve the move of the Lodi franchise to Ventura County.
Ohio State football Coach Earle Bruce said Wednesday that tailback Keith Byars has been given medical approval to play in Saturday's game against Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich.
The mortgage insurance subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Ticor Inc. has been given permission to honor previous commitments for bond liability insurance on more than $300 million worth of apartment development projects around the country, California Insurance Commissioner Bruce Bunner announced late Tuesday.