Debating the changing definition of poverty: Is it all relative?
A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench on September 10, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. As of June 2013, there were an all-time record of 50,900 homeless...
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Employees of the online review site Yelp watch as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the new East Coast headquarters of the tech company on October 26, 2011 in New York City.; Credit:...
View ArticleDisturbing audio indicates co-pilot Andreas Lubitz may have intentionally...
French prosecutor of Marseille Brice Robin (C), flanked by General David Galtier (R), speaks to the press on March 26, 2015 in Marignane airport near the French southern city of Marseille. The co-pilot...
View ArticleThe revolution will be live streamed
A live video stream using the Meerkat App stream from a helicopter over New York City on March 21, 2015.; Credit: Anthony Quintano/FlickTwo new video-streaming apps could change your definition “live”...
View ArticleFilmweek: 'Get Hard,' Dreamworks' 'Home' and more
Actor Kevin Hart (L) and actor Will Ferrell speak onstage at the premiere of "Get Hard" during the 2015 SXSW Music, FIlm + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 16, 2015 in Austin,...
View ArticleLA budget watcher exposes 'excessive' workers’ comp claims by cops, firefighters
Police officers on duty on July 8, 2006.; Credit: Cathy Cole/FLICKRExcessive workers’ compensation claims from Los Angeles city police and firefighters are costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars...
View ArticleGetting 'Frank' with former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank
House Financial Services ranking member U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) listens to testimony from Federal Reserve Bank Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill February 29, 2012 in Washington, DC....
View ArticlePBS documentary series tackles the past, present, and future of cancer
Cancer patient Joseph Durant (bottom) lays down before targeted radiation treatment at the Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center August 4, 2010 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Health care providers around...
View ArticleTesla Model S improvements include driverless capabilities and an app to...
A Tesla Motors vehicle is seen on the showroom floor at the Dadeland Mall on February 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida.; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesEver thought to yourself: “I wish my car could pick me...
View ArticleWhite House announces major plan to fight superbugs
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at the White House March 27, 2015 in Washington, DC. The White House announced a...
View ArticleL.A. County Sheriff McDonnell on MEU jail proposal, body cams, Jessica’s Law...
Former Long Beach Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell became the first non-LASD member to head of the department in 100 years. McDonnell was sworn in on December 1 as Los Angeles County’s 32nd...
View ArticleLegal experts debate Indiana ‘religious freedom’ law
US Republican Representative Mike Pence of Indiana arrives for a closed-door briefing for members of the US House of Representatives on US military intervention in Libya by US Secretary of State...
View ArticleNew findings about mental health of Germanwings pilot raises questions about...
A man stands on March 29 2015 in front of a commemorative headstone in Seyne-les-Alpes, the closest accessible site to where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed on March 24 in the French Alps, killing...
View ArticleFans of ‘X-Files,’ ‘Coach’ waxing nostalgic as networks order reboots
1996 GILLIAN ANDERSON AND DAVID DUCHOVNY OF THE HIT SERIES THE 'X-FILES'.; Credit: Fox/LiaisonIf you miss spending your evenings watching Scully and Mulder investigating the paranormal or long for the...
View ArticleShould police officers be prevented from watching body cam video?
New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Joshua Jones demonstrates how to use and operate a body camera during a press conference on December 3, 2014 in New York City.; Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty...
View ArticleMore hangups in the Iran nuclear talks ahead of deadline
EU political director Helga Schmid (CL) seats next to Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi (R) at the opening of nuclear talks between Iran and Members of the P5+1 group on March 5, 2015 in...
View ArticleAnalyzing the impact of Jay-Z’s streaming music service
Daft Punk (L) and Beyonce onstage at the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City.; Credit: Jamie McCarthyOne of the rap games biggest names is...
View ArticleLaBonge makes the case for testing Griffith Park's Hollywood sign access
A hiker at the corner of Durand Dr. at Griffith Park. ; Credit: Puck90/FlickrA pilot program to open a path for motorists through Griffith Park to the iconic Hollywood Sign is pitting neighborhood...
View ArticleRecord-low snowpack portends life of new normal in drought
Water flows down Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at Yosemite National Park on March 25, 2015 in California, where the snowpack in the mountain...
View ArticleBikes, trains, and automobiles: Getting around in LA, then and now
Photo of LA from 1985; Credit: Ted Chambers via FlickrBesides the Hollywood sign and the walk of fame, Los Angeles is probably best known for its traffic.Constantly atop lists of cities with the worst...
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