La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, the 13-acre museum and research site, is undergoing a $240 million facelift.

Thanks to its largest-ever donation, the La Brea Tar Pits will now house the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research.

Before Nicolás Maduro and Hugo Chávez, there was Cipriano Castro. Before Donald Trump, there was Theodore Roosevelt. And before petroleum, there was asphalt pitch. The following excerpt from America, ...

Behind today’s headlines is a history of imperial outrage—including a Philadelphia contract man who wreaked havoc in early 20th century Venezuela and helped oust a president. Behind today’s headlines ...

The government does not care about the new wax job on your car. They prove that every day as they lay new asphalt on roads and streets. They love to coat the top of roadways with tar that will kick up ...

Matthew Rodriguez is a digital producer for CBS Los Angeles. He's previously reported for local outlets like the Argonaut and Pasadena Weekly. Matt typically covers breaking news and crime. The La ...

Ball x Pit is a fiendishly good time. The frenetic blend of Breakout and Vampire Survivors is easily one of the best games of the year. It’s immensely replayable. However, one reaches a point (after ...

Good Samaritans and first responders teamed up to rescue a dog that had gotten stuck in tar after a tanker truck overturned and spilled the sticky stuff all over a roadway in Quito, Ecuador, on ...

See where your favorite NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers will pit this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday (3 p.m. ET ...