It’s Valentine’s Day, and it’s a safe bet the “missed connections” message boards on Craigslist.org are packed. Craigslist, the now ubiquitous Web site that hosts online communities in cities across America so people can buy, sell, or trade couches, vintage lunch boxes, et al, also allows people to seek out strangers with whom they have shared fleeting glances. Read more...

For every medical and societal step forward in the fight against HIV and AIDS, it seems nature and human complacency have an equally significant counterattack. Anti-viral drugs have kept millions of HIV-positive people alive for increasing numbers of years, but AIDS is still deadly ““ and still spreading. Read more...

With celebrations for the Lunar New Year well under way, many Asian cultures are practicing their traditions to usher in good luck for the upcoming year. Read more...

Under the freeway overpass at Pico and Sawtelle boulevards, a trailer sits on the dirt floor, and a group of men wait for work nearby under a white tent that shelters several old couches and a television from the rain. Read more...

The university intended Weyburn Terrace to be the ideal home for graduate students. Instead, the housing project has been plagued by repeated delays and quality control problems that have made it all but uninhabitable for many students. Read more...