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Thousands of Iranian-Americans protest INS detentions of sons, brothers and fathers. A new anti-terrorism effort requires male visitors from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria to register, but some who sought to register were detained. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

The rapper from Gary, Ind., moved to L.A. 10 years ago, where he met Madlib, a producer revered for his collaborations. The two of them have now made an album Gibbs thinks can't be touched.

The prolific and beloved musician, born Gregory Shorter Jr., died last week at the age of 40 — but not before helping found a musical movement in his hometown that has since spread worldwide.

Until Tuesday, this World Cup hadn't seen zero matches in which both teams failed to score. That set a record, but didn't make it any easier to watch France and Denmark play pat-a-cake for 90 minutes.

A 44-year-old fire specialist died and a 54-year-old firefighter was shot when the gunman opened fire on Tuesday at Fire Station 81 in Santa Clarita, Calf., about 45 miles north of Los Angeles.

The former president of the L.A. City Council resigned her council seat three days after the release of a secret recording in which she and colleagues engaged in racist conversation.

Even with To Pimp A Butterfly's success, Lamar is still conflicted about his place in music. "How am I influencing so many people on this stage rather than influencing the ones that I have back home?"

The Los Angeles Archdiocese has agreed to pay $660 million to settle lawsuits from hundreds of people who claim they were abused by Roman Catholic clergy. It is the largest settlement yet reached in the church's clergy sexual abuse scandal.

Reporter Gloria Hillard gets a glimpse at the underworld of Barbie aficionados, collectors and fanatics at the recent National Barbie Convention in Los Angeles.

The city of Vernon, with less than 100 legal residents, has long been controlled by just a couple of families and at one time went more than 25 years without an election. But a lawsuit and government investigations could change all that.