Topic: Port of Los Angeles

Elephant meat seized in Los Angeles

Elephant meat seized: US Customs has seized elephant meat, a dead macaque primate from Indonesia, and 387 handbags made from pythons, monitor lizards, dwarf crocodiles, cobras and puff adder snakes.

Shopper alert! Will labor strike at L.A. ports mean bare shelves?

The holiday inventory is already in place, but goods for the post-Christmas sales are bottled up off the coast of Los Angeles, as container ships from Asia go unattended due to a six-day labor strike.

Strike slows activity at busy Calif. port complex

A strike has dramatically slowed activity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the nation's busiest cargo complex – despite renewed efforts to end the walkout.

Dragon capsule reaches space station, chocolate ripple ice cream intact

SpaceX's Dragon capsule delivered cargo including a little ice cream to the International Space Station Wednesday, confirming that a new era for NASA has finally been realized.

Retailers prepare for possible ports strike next month

A dock workers union may authorize a strike at the end of September if a contract deal isn't reached. The strike would affect ports up and down the East Coast.

As Dragon capsule splashes down, SpaceX begins to convert skeptics (+video)

SpaceX completed a historic demonstration mission to the space station when its Dragon capsule splashed down safely into the Pacific Thursday. Next up, the real thing. 

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes down in Pacific Ocean (+video)

The SpaceX Dragon capsule, a privately owned spacecraft, returned to Earth Thursday from the International Space Station

Occupy Wall Street, Act II: Go local

With many encampments razed or in jeopardy, Occupy Wall Street needs a second act. For now, many activists are settling on issues of concern to local residents. Will that weaken the movement, or strengthen it?

After a long slide, dollar on the rebound

A stronger US currency reduces inflation pressures, but American exports could run into head winds.

Ship emissions: sizing up a big problem

Marriage across the miles

Commuter marriages are on the rise, due to the slow housing market.