Does the new planet discovered by NASA’s Kepler telescope actually look like...
This illustration shows Kepler-186f, the first confirmed Earth-sized planet found in its star's habitable zone, where water could potentially exist.; Credit: NASA/Ames Institue/JPL-CaltechScientists...
View ArticlePopular LAUSD science teacher on being suspended due to controversial...
Suspended science teacher Greg Schiller ; Credit: via Change.orgA high school science teacher at Grand Arts High School in Los Angeles was suspended from the classroom in February, after two of his...
View ArticleDustin Lance Black strikes back at PCC
Screenwriter, director and gay rights activist Dustin Lance Black wrote the play, "8," looking at the federal trial over Proposition 8.; Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCCDustin Lance Black is hitting back...
View ArticleParamount Drive-In re-opens tonight after being closed for more than 20 years
A uniformed drive-in theater attendant hands a clip-on speaker to the driver of convertible while the car's other passengers watch, New York, early 1950s. ; Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesThe drive...
View ArticleShould doctors consider the cost of treatment when they make medical decisions?
Dr. George Sawaya examines patient Susan Lehr at the UCSF Women's Health Center June 21, 2006 in San Francisco, California.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMedical groups nationwide are beginning...
View ArticleDoes the FDA’s food waste proposal jeopardize recycling?
A photo taken on October 23, 2012 in Morsbach, western France, shows waste food products stocked at the Methavalor factory.; Credit: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty ImagesEach year, billions of...
View ArticleDriverless cars, ehail services, car share programs: are these enough to...
The driverless car "Made in Germany" (MIG), which from the outside looks like a regular Volkswagen Passat with a camera on top, is being put through its paces at Berlin's disused Tempelhof airport,...
View ArticleShould detained immigrants be granted bond hearings?
A blind detainee walks with a fellow immigrant at the Adelanto Detention Facility on November 15, 2013 in Adelanto, California. The facility, the largest and newest Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
View ArticleWhy is the Common Core curriculum splitting conservatives?
A teacher welcomes pupils in a classroom at David Johnston primary school on September 4, 2012.; Credit: Pierre Andrieu/Getty ImagesThe Common Core standards, which were introduced four years ago in 44...
View ArticleAirlines try to squeeze even more seats into your plane
The interior of the economy class of the new Airbus A350 XWB is pictured during a presentation in Hamburg, northern Germany on April 07, 2014. European aircraft manufacturing company Airbus presented...
View ArticleConnecting the genetic ties between impulsiveness and procrastination
Do genetics play a role in procrastination?; Credit: Evan/FlickrAre you putting off a project at work, mailing a bill, or getting started on spring cleaning? You may be able to blame your...
View ArticleIs Hillary Clinton's 2016 silence hurting other female candidates?
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries conference on April 10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clinton is continuing on a speaking tour...
View ArticleSacramento lawmakers consider reserve fund ahead of schedule
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a news conference on January 17, 2014 in San Francisco, California. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIn light of the state’s budget surplus, Governor...
View ArticleDirector of LA’s Child & Family Services questions recommended overhaul
The blue ribbon commission votes on the language of a final report that took a critical look at L.A. County's foster care system on April 10, 2014. It is set to be presented to the L.A. County Board of...
View ArticleWhat are multichannel networks and why does everyone from Disney to AT&T want...
(L-R) Slated co-founder and CEO Duncan Cork, Maker Studios Chief Development Officer Chris M. Williams and director Rick Rosenthal speak during UCLA and The Wrap Sundance 2013 Panel at The Claim Jumper...
View ArticleFDA’s proposed e-cig regulations: Too much or not enough?
Catharine Candelario, an employee at the newly opened Henley Vaporium, vapes, or smokes an electronic cigarette, on December 19, 2013 in New York City.; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe...
View ArticleFCC to allow Internet 'fast lanes' for company’s willing to pay
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler gives testimony before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on 'Review of the President's FY2015 funding request and budget justification for the...
View ArticleShould taxpayers help foot the bill for advanced degrees?
A students reads, on February 4, 2014 in one of the rooms of the library of a research institute 'Ecole Francaise de Rome ' (EFR) at the Palazzo Farnese, in Rome. ; Credit: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleFasTrak pay lanes on 10 and 110 may become permanent; Metro votes today
Traffic on the northbound and southbound lanes of the 110 Harbor Freeway starts to stack up during rush hour traffic on February 5, 2013 in Los Angeles.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesA...
View ArticleStudy: Teen binge drinking linked to liquor brand mentions in pop songs
Music artist Sean "Diddy" Combs appears as he hosts a party at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino September 4, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ; Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for MGM...
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