An ounce of cocaine can fetch as much as $1,300 on the streets of Miami, or a three-year mandatory prison sentence in criminal court. Or it can help a fourth-grader win first place in the science fair ...

The garden is filled with roses at Mission San Juan Bautista, which was founded in 1797. Christopher Reynolds/ Los Angeles Times TPN Put away the Popsicle sticks, glue and sugar cubes. The ...