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Combatting robocalls
; Credit: Mirko/FlickrThe FCC is putting pressure on phone companies to do more to stop Robocalls. It has been illegal in the U.S. for over two decades.In 2003 the government implemented a national Do...
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GOP 2016: What Rubio’s entrance means to the field
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the 2015 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits on April 10, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. The annual NRA meeting and exhibit runs...
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Pollsters gauge push & pull of Hillary's gender and Marco's heritage
Stickers are handed out to supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton's yet to be announced presidential campaign at a rally in Manhattan on April 11, 2015 in New York City.; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty...
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Proposal to cap most LA parking tickets at $23, part of slew of recommendations
A parking enforcement officer gives a citation to a driver who stopped in the wrong place to pick up arriving travelers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 23, 2004 in Los Angeles,...
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Pope’s use of 'genocide' reignites old debate with new significance
Aram I (R), head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia speaks with Pope Francis during an Armenian-Rite Mass marking 100 years since the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman...
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Huntington Library curator on the formative relationship between the car and...
Motoring West Volume 1: Automobile Pioneers, 1900-1909, edited by Peter J. Blodgett.; Credit: The relationship today between the car and Los Angeles could be described as tortured. Of course, it wasn’t...
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Robot taxis could be on the way
A Rinspeed Budii autonomous car concept is shown during the 85th International Motor Show on March 3, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. ; Credit: Harold Cunningham/Getty ImagesTwo major trends in automotive...
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Drought messaging: What works and what doesn’t?
Environmentalists decry harm to fish and fowl due to drought. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty); Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesHow would Don Draper have tackled the drought? It’s something Governor Jerry...
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Calif. Senate passes proposal to launch Sally Ride statue to the nation’s...
In this June 1983 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Sally Ride, a specialist on shuttle mission STS-7, monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the shuttle Columbia flight deck.; Credit:...
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California’s influential Congressman Xavier Becerra on his future, POTUS...
Democratic Caucus Chair Becerra updates reporters on status of "Gang of Seven" immigration bill; Credit: Kitty Felde/KPCCTomorrow is the deadline for potential federal candidates such as Rep. Xavier...
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The politics of reincarnation and its impact on the future of Tibet
His Holiness The Dalai Lama; Credit: Christopher Prentiss Michel via FlickrAs the Dalai Lama turns 80 this July, the question of who will succeed him has taken on renewed political relevance.The Dalai...
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Criminal charges difficult to prove against police officers, but moving...
Tulsa County Sheriff (old style); Credit: Dave Conner via FlickrThe Tulsa County reserve deputy who shot and killed a man after saying he was going to use his taser is facing manslaughter charges.On...
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Morning lark vs. night owl: The biology of early birds and midnight oil-burners
Sleeping; Credit: Pedro Ribeiro Simoes via FlickrWe all know that colleague who is lively and chipper first thing in the morning while the rest of the office is still bleary-eyed and sleepy....
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Debating single sex education as LAUSD OKs all-girls schools
Pupils at at King Edward VI High School for Girls take part in a maths lesson on October 4, 2006, Birmingham, England. ; Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe nation's second-largest school...
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LAPD Chief Beck details body camera news, carjacking takedown and more
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck in the KPCC Studios.; Credit: Lily Mihalik/KPCCAs videos of police shootings ricochet across the national news, the LAPD has received its first delivery of body...
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Actor Domhnall Gleeson on ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’
Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) examines Nathan's A.I. wares in "Ex Machina."; Credit: A24Sci-fi thriller "Ex Machina" surpassed expectations during its opening weekend making it the top Speciality debut of...
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Santa Monica looks to controversial rezoning
A snapshot of Santa Monica taken on June 11, 2011. ; Credit: Chris Yunker/FlickrToday the Santa Monica City Council will publicly discuss controversial Zoning Ordinance Update (ZOU) that would allow...
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Gigolos and paramours beware: Judge orders V. Stiviano to return $2.6m to...
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, right, and V. Stiviano, left, watch the Clippers play the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The NBA is...
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Hot, Cold, or Cool: How self-image and the brain shapes our world
An illustration of connections in a human brain.; Credit: Illustration by Holly Wilder/USC.As you lie still under the scanner, your head on the cool surface of the table, the researchers show you a...
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21st Century musical subgenres inspire Coachella and beyond
Music fans attend day 3 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at The Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2015 in Indio, California.; Credit: Frazer HarrisonWhile Coachella 2015...
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