John McWhorter is right to say that we ought to pause and remember the Watts riots of 40 years ago and ponder their implication for America's present and future ["Burned, Baby, Burned: Watts and the Tragedy of Black America," Outlook, Aug. 14]. I take...

Insurance claims on the hundreds of businesses burned and looted in last week's riots are expected to dwarf the payouts after the 1965 Watts riots and likely will surpass the $1.2 billion in claims paid after the Oakland fire in October 1991, according...

Two police officers who arrested a woman yelling in pain at an emergency room shortly before she died won't face criminal charges, authorities said.The two Los Angeles County officers acted in a "compassionate and professional manner" in their arrest of Edith Isabel Rodriguez on a...

Two police officers who arrested a woman yelling in pain at an emergency room shortly before she died of a perforated bowel will not face criminal charges, authorities said.Edith Isabel Rodriguez, 43, died May 9 at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital after writhing in pain...

Discusses the history of the Los Angeles Watts Riots. Describes circumstances leading up to the riots. Considers the aftermath and connects it to the 1992 Rodney King riots.