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'From unemployed spy to modern-day czar:' Putin's rise explored in new...
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands during a TV address to the nation on December 31, 2014 in Moscow. ; Credit: ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images"Putin's Way," a new documentary by FRONTLINE and...
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SCOTUS hears case on religious freedom of speech
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case that looks at how municipal governments may regulate where and when signs are posted.; Credit: Rick Bowmer/APThe Supreme Court today heard oral...
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White House admits mistake in missing Paris Unity March
Unity rally Marche Republicaine in Paris on January 11, 2015 in tribute to the 17 victims of a three-day killing spree by homegrown Islamists. ; Credit: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the wake of a...
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Feinstein says visa-waiver program is 'Achilles heel' of America
Senator Dianne Feinstein questions witnesses at Judiciary immigration hearing.; Credit: Kitty Felde/KPCCFollowing the Paris attacks, countries around the world are on high-alert for similar attacks....
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Imagining a world beyond standardized testing
Senate Republican aides are drafting a bill that could do away with standardized testing. States in need of federal dollars for schools have been required to assess students every year from...
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Should ‘e-joints’ be regulated?
Creator of the "Kanavape" electronic cannabis cigarette Antonin Cohen (L) speaks during a press conference in Paris on December 16, 2014. ; Credit: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty ImagesThe legalization of...
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White House pens privacy pledge to safeguard student data, but Google and...
US President Barack Obama chats with students during a visit to a classroom at Pathways in Technology Early College High School, in Brooklyn, New York on October 25, 2013. ; Credit: MANDEL...
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Kamala Harris declares bid for Senate, can she lose?
Attorney General of California Kamala D. Harris speaks onstage during "Disrupting Politics" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 9, 2014 in San...
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L.A. Press Club gives Daniel Pearl Award to Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo editor in chief, Gerard Briard (L) Charlie Hebdo cartoonist, Renald Luzier (C) aka Luz and Patrick Pelloux (R), Charlie Hebdo journalist, during the Charlie Hebdo press conference held at...
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OPEC’s decision, and what falling oil prices mean for the future
A Rosneft oil rig at the Vankor oil field in eastern Siberia. Russia is already feeling the pinch of low oil prices.; Credit: Sergey Ponomarev/APThe price of oil has fallen by more than 50% in the last...
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The challenges to President Obama’s plan to speed up US broadband
Broadband Over Power LinesPresident Obama is in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday to unveil a proposal to make broadband internet in the US faster and cheaper. The plan includes lifting laws in 19 states...
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What makes someone an Angeleno?
Sheet music cover featured in the book, "Songs In The Key Of Los Angeles."; Credit: From The Collection Of The Los Angeles Public LibraryLos Angeles is a melting pot, a place where people from all over...
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The importance of spacing out: what happens to the brain when we’re never bored
Don't take on your kids' boredom. ; Credit: Greg Livaudais/Flickr (cc by-sa)Let’s face it: we love our smartphones. Maybe the only thing we love more than the smartphone itself is checking it when we...
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Proposed bill would extend California’s sales tax, boost yearly revenue by...
Bob Hertzberg shown campaigning during the Los Angeles mayoral race on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: Sandy Huffaker/Getty ImagesA State Senator from Los Angeles has...
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Examining Yemen's challenges as Yemeni Al-Qaida leader trumpets Paris Attack
In this April 23, 2013 file photo, a suspected Yemeni al-Qaida militant, center, holds an Islamist banner as he stands behind bars during a court hearing in state security court in Sanaa, Yemen. A top...
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New policy gives federal workers six weeks of paid parental leave
A newborn baby lies in bed in a hospital maternity ward.; Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesA memorandum that President Obama is expected to sign would give federal government employees access to at...
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Killing for good? ‘Virtuous Violence’ examines morality in violence
Is violence as a response to violence justified when it’s morally motivated? The recent killings at Charlie Hebdo are an example of what authors Alan Fiske and Tage Shakti Rai refer to as “morally...
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Asian-American band 'The Slants' asks federal court for right to trademark slur
The Slants Yearly Show at Sakeone 2010-9; Credit: Tony Roberts via FlickrSimon Tam, bassist for poppy Portland rock band "The Slants," wants a federal court to permit a trademark for the band's...
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When your significant other suffers from a mental illness
A silhouette of a couple holding hands; Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesMark Lukach met his future wife Giulia when they were in college. It was love at first sight for Mark, but he thought she...
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Oscars 2015: Nods to ‘Birdman,’ ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’; Snubs for...
An Oscar Statuette Seen From Above; Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty ImagesNominations are out for the world’s biggest film event. “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” both notched 9 Oscar nominations,...
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