USC Provost C.L. Max Nikias to succeed Steven Sample as president

Nikias, 57, a Cypriot-born engineer, was long mentioned as the favorite inside candidate to become USC's 11th president.

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California workplace safety board is accused of pro-business bias

Cal/OSHA appeals panel tends to side with employers in cases of workplace injury, the head of the Senate's Labor Committee says. The head of the state Senate's Labor Committee accused a workplace safety board Wednesday of being biased toward employers and ignoring a law that requires fines for failing to report on-the-job injuries.

U.S. moves to list loggerhead turtles as endangered

With populations continuing to decline, wildlife agencies issue a plan to designate critical habitat zones to protect the species. Such listing could affect offshore drilling and other activities. Federal agencies are proposing to increase protections for loggerhead turtles, the long-lived sea creatures known for their big heads and capacity to swim thousands of miles across the Pacific.

Santa Monica sushi restaurant charged with illegally selling whale meat

The eatery admits the wrongdoing, its attorney says. Federal agents and animal activists cooperated in a video sting orchestrated by a producer of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Cove.' Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed criminal charges against a Santa Monica sushi restaurant and one of its chefs, alleging they had sold meat from an endangered whale.