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Catherine Elizabeth Pugh became the 50th mayor of Baltimore Tuesday before a standing room only crowd at the War Memorial Building.Her inauguration…

Amid grumbling by some southern conservatives and emotional speeches from black Democrats, the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed easily in the House Thursday.

Previews of a new building at the LA County Museum of Art began last week. Some have bemoaned the cost and design, but many in attendance had nice things to say about the striking new galleries.

Klausmeier’s nominee did not pick up key support following Tuesday’s public hearing.

Dozens pack a public hearing as the council prepares to pick Olszewski’s successor.

A federal judge in San Diego held the latest hearing Friday to reunify families separated at the border. At issue are some 400 parents already deported.

Nichols created more than 20 works of fiction and non-fiction, most centered around his adopted home of Northern New Mexico. He is best known for The Milagro Beanfield War and The Sterile Cuckoo.

In five years the non-profit Turnaround Tuesday, which focuses on workforce development, has helped more than 800 Baltimore residents find work. It calls…

The folk and country star had been hospitalized on a ventilator for more than a week.

2: Musician JOHN CALE was the violist, keyboardist and bassist of the 60's avante garde band, The Velvet Underground. Since the breakup of the group in 1968, JOHN CALE has had a career as a solo artist. Most recently, he collaborated with former Velvet Underground member Lou Reed, on "Songs for Drella," the 1990 tribute to artist Andy Warhol. This past month, he released "Seducing Down the Door: A John Cale Collection," (Rhino) which is a compilation of his post-Velvet Underground solo recordings.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews, "A Philosophical Investigation," a new science-fiction book by British writer Philip Kerr.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Point of No Return," directed by John Badham, starring Bridget Fonda.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," by Kathryn Davis.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony," by Roberto Colasso (Knopf).

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "The Passion of Michel Foucault," by James Miller, a biography of the French philosopher.

Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "Bone," the new first-novel by Fae Myenne Ng.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the remake of "Born Yesterday," starring John Goodman, Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson.

Film critic John Powers reviews the latest Jane Austen novel-turned-film, "Emma."

Satirist John Clarke's pitch-perfect portrayal of an Australian senator denying the impact of an oil spill once prompted a Snopes fact-check report.

The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.