Taekwondo is a branch of karate. It became an official part of the Olympics and entered the global arena in the year 2000. In taekwondo, there is a belt ranking system. The colors of the belts go ...

California voters voted to uphold a ban on thin single-use plastic bags, which were what most stores offered. However, since this ban was passed, stores began passing out thicker plastic ...

Women have been menstruating since the beginning of time, yet we rarely take the time to realize how women in the Neolithic Period or the Industrial Revolution fared with Mother Nature. Even while ...

Right now, nearly 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and that number could double by 2060. But here’s what most people don’t realize: up to 40% of dementia cases could ...

Annie Jiang’s Chinese name is Tongyu, which means “authentic language without embellishment.” It’s little wonder, then, that Jiang would grow up to pursue journalism. But her parents didn’t anticipate ...

The Aeneid by Vergil is a Roman epic that follows the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who escapes the destruction of Troy and sets out to find a new homeland in Italy. Guided by fate and the gods, ...

Every year, L.A. Times High School Insider welcomes a group of young journalists to spend six weeks learning the ins and outs of professional journalism as paid summer interns. This year, eight ...

Emily Estrada, rising senior at Maywood Center for Enriched Studies, will become editor-in-chief of Wolfpack Times this fall. She focuses on community stories, including an upcoming report on lead ...

Twilight, the first book of a fantasy saga written by Stephanie Meyer, is one of the most influential vampire and werewolf books to be written. It is a story of a young, average teenage girl, Bella… ...

The cheerleading stereotypes we see in media today have their roots in American culture and counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s, but things are starting to change.

A single reckless moment is all it takes to turn the freedom of the road into a life-altering event. Below are three stories that will change the way you think about driving.

Seniority is a big part of the high school rite of passage and is a fun tradition that can help students pass the torch to the next generation.