For an average student browsing through clothes racks at the UCLA Store, selecting the best shirt design might be a more immediate concern than the working conditions in factories where the products were manufactured. Read more...

When Bruce Willison was CEO of the First Interstate Bank, he worked to create a diverse customer base. When he began serving as dean of UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 1999, he shifted this focus to creating a more diverse student population. Read more...

Meat smugglers busted at the border EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; Border agents last week landed a meaty bust, seizing 756 pounds of bologna arranged into the shape of a car seat and covered with blankets in a man’s pickup. Read more...

For the first time in more than 30 years, Eid-al-Fitr, today’s celebration that signals the end of Ramadan, falls on the same week of Thanksgiving. At first, I see an obvious disconnect between the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the American tradition of Thanksgiving ““ 30 days of fasting compared to the much-loved American tradition of stuffing oneself into immobility by feasting on turkey, apple pie and other goodies. Read more...