The 6% mortgage is back.For the first time since 2008, a widely watched survey shows the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed home loan is above 6%, the latest...

This sandwich is a celebration of all the produce that this state is known for. Crisp cucumbers, creamy avocados and lively sprouts balanced with cheddar and an herby mayonnaise on...

Javier Zamora hadn’t yet learned to tie his shoes when he began a 4,000-mile journey in 1999.He was a 9-year-old boy living in El Salvador with his grandparents before he...

I like to think of myself as someone who will eat just about anything. Organ meats? Love ’em. Raw seafood? Easy. Fried crickets? They’re great dipped in chile powder, between...

U.S. government officials are adding data from as many as 10,000 electronic devices each year to a massive database they’ve compiled from cellphones, iPads and computers seized from travelers at...

Hollywood Hills just saw its priciest home sale ever. In the Bird Streets, a property once owned by Ronald Reagan has traded hands for $70 million — by far the...

Anyone who works in a restaurant will tell you: It’s not easy. And it’s increasingly uncommon to see restaurant workers not only make a career out of their vocations but...

You can count on nothing in life, but death, taxes and a line at Tito’s Tacos. Whatever the time of day, people wait for the hard-shell tacos, the goopy enchiladas,...

If you’ve ever lived in Los Angeles, there’s likely a dish or an ambient aspect of a long-standing Mexican restaurant that you hold dear. These restaurants, serving up what you...

Avila’s El Ranchito restaurant in Huntington Park, seen here in 1996, was the family’s first, opening in 1966.(Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times) Beans and rice with a chile relleno....