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Filmweek: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Far from the Madding Crowd,' 'Iris' and...
Actor Robert Downey, Jr. (L) and Jeremy Renner Join Marvel Entertainment Executives Ring The NYSE Opening Bell In Celebration Of "Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron" at New York Stock Exchange on April...
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Next steps to investigating Freddie Gray’s death as six Baltimore police...
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announces that criminal charges will be filed against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray...
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Comedy lovers try to crack the connection between misery and hilarity
Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo attends the 2014 Stand Up For Pits Benefit at Gotham Comedy Club on April 23, 2014 in New York City. ; Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesThe new documentary...
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RAND study finds high correlation between sexual harassment and assault in...
Soldiers, officers and civilian employees attend the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Army's annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the Pentagon Center Courtyard March...
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Study author of ‘1 in 5’ number on the difficulty of arriving at a national...
1 in 5 women and 1 out of every 16 men will become a survivor of sexual assault in college. "Each pair of shoes on this lawn represents 7 survivors." An action put on by the Sororities and Fraternities...
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From OxyContin to heroin: Behind America’s deadly addiction
Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury Vermont.; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesHeroin-related deaths tripled in the U.S. between...
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Republican contenders launch bids for presidential race
Former business executive Carly Fiorina speaks to guests gathered at the Point of Grace Church for the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition 2015 Spring Kickoff on April 25, 2015 in Waukee, Iowa. ; Credit:...
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‘Freakonomics’ co-author’s warped suggestions on cheating, guns and more
Stephen J. Dubner“If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.” “When to rob a bank.” “More sex please, we’re economists.”These are among the provocatively comic chapter titles from the newest book of...
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Both attackers of Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas are dead, extra...
Investigators remove a body as they work a crime scene outside the Curtis Culwell Center after a shooting occurred the day before May 04, 2015 in Garland, Texas. During the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and...
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Clips clinch, Ducks dominate...wasn’t there an important fight, too?...
Blake Griffin #32 and Matt Barnes #22 of the Los Angeles Clippers embrace at the final buzzer against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Seven of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2015 NBA...
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Craft cocktails and specialty liquors decrease negative stigma surrounding booze
Atmosphere at the Bud Light Lime "Lime-A-Rita" Cinco de Mayo party on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.; Credit: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Bud LightOn Cinco de Mayo, if tequila is your drink...
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Are emergency room visits up under Obamacare?
O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif., is encouraging uninsured patients to sign up for coverage in the emergency room.; Credit: Sarah Varney for NPRA poll of emergency room doctors, released Monday,...
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LA City Attorney details lawsuit against Wells Fargo
A woman walks by a damaged Wells Fargo branch in downtown Oakland, California on May 02, 2015. ; Credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe city of Los Angeles is suing Wells Fargo Bank for allegedly...
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LA councilmembers question ticketing pedestrians for jaywalking
Jay Walk with Cellphone; Credit: Elvert Barnes via FlickrIf you enter a crosswalk when the red hand is flashing you could be fined a whopping $197 ticket.In downtown LA, where the neighborhood is...
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Hollywood struggles to adapt to life with Meerkat and Periscope
Floyd Mayweather Jr. exchange punches with Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout, May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.; Credit: JOHN...
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Bell Gardens sordid murder case could vex jury selection
The location where Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo was shot on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.; Credit: Erika Aguilar/KPCCThe son of murdered Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo told a police officer that his...
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U.S. lawmakers watch as France poised to pass controversial surveillance law
Protesters holding placards reading "Stop to mass surveillance" take part on May 4, 2015 in Paris in a demonstration against the government's controversial bill giving spies sweeping new surveillance...
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Marijuana boom & busts: $8 billion in sales predicted by 2019; CA pot...
Medical marijuana advocates hold signs as they demonstrate outside the site where U.S. President Barack Obama was holding a fundraiser on February 16, 2012 in San Francisco, California. ; Credit:...
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Beyond the ick factor: Why we’re not all turning sewage water into drinking...
Andrzej Listowski, manager of water and energy at Sydney Olympic Park, holds a flask of clean water which has been recycled from sewage November 17, 2006, in Sydney, Australia. ; Credit: Ian...
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Why 75 percent of LAUSD 10th graders aren’t expected to graduate
Eleanor Roosevelt High School graduates in Corona, CA.; Credit: Crystal Marie Lopez/FlickrLAUSD’s plan to prepare students for four-year colleges has had some unintended consequences.The LA Times...
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