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Sen Barbara Boxer’s bill calls for mandatory reporting of police officer...
Los Angeles Police Department officers in riot gear look at protestors in the streets around Leimert Park following a prayer vigil against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of...
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FBI aircraft program raises privacy questions as NSA loses phone data...
An investigation by the Associate Press found that many small planes flying low over neighborhoods are part of an FBI civilian air patrol. The FBI created fake companies in order to obscure the true...
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#AT30: Forecasting the future of Southern California's ports
Larry Mantle hosts a discussion on the future of LA’s ports at the Queen Mary in Long Beach on June 2, 2015.; Credit: Louis Felix/KPCCMost Americans don't realize just how much of an impact ports like...
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Stanford marries brain science and art to crack the code of creativity
Project 365 #190 - "A Screever in our Midst"; Credit: Pete via FlickrCreativity is something that's become as valued in the arts as it is in disciplines as far afield as business, medicine and...
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LA County Sheriff McDonnell on Tanaka indictment, recruiting, ICE in county...
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...
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Rais Bhuiyan, subject of Kathryn Bigelow’s new film and True American book,...
Rais BhuiyanIn September of 2001 Rais Bhuiyan was working at a gas station convenience store in Dallas Texas when a day laborer named Mark Stroman walked into the store and shot Bhuiyan in the face...
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KPCC Just Ask project aims to empower healthcare consumers
How much are you paying for health care services? KPCC and KQED want to know.; Credit: Tax Credit/FlickrJust Ask is a new collaboration between KPCC and KQED. The goal is to empower consumers to learn...
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Sacramento lawmakers are going to (and out of) town
California lawmakers are pushing through an ambitious climate change package, part of Gov. Jerry Brown's call to curb greenhouse gas emissions by setting what the administration calls the most...
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California looks to raise its smoking age to 21
A man and woman smoke cigarettes on January 17, 2014 in Times Square in New York City. ; Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesThe state Senate this week approved a bill that would raise California’s...
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FilmWeek: ‘Entourage,’ ‘Spy’ and ‘Insidious 3’
Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven star in "Entourage," based on the HBO Comedy series. ; Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures (via YouTube)Larry Mantle and KPCC film...
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Weighing American Pharoah’s chances to win the Triple Crown
American Pharoah #1 ridden by Victor Espinoza crosses the finish line to win the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 16, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.; Credit: Patrick...
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New NOAA study throws doubt on existence of ‘global warming hiatus’
Icebergs are seen floating in the water on July 30, 2013 in Narsaq, Greenland. ; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe new study, conducted by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Assessing the damage from breach of federal employee data linked to Chinese...
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest answers questions on the massive cyber-attack on the personal data of government employees June 5, 2015 during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of...
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GOP presidential field gets even more crowded as Rick Perry, Jeb Bush declare...
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry (C) testifies as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (L) listen during a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland...
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Preview of 2015 LA Film Fest: More LA, more unique, more diverse artistry
Elisa Sednaoui, Zoe Cassavetes and Ana Girardot attend the Closing and Award Ceremony during 14th Marrakech International Film Festival at on December 13, 2014 in Marrakech, Morocco. ; Credit:...
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Lindsey Graham prez bid raises doubts about the electability of a serial...
Republican presidential hopeful Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a Roast and Ride event hosted by freshman Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) on June 6, 2015 in Boone, Iowa.; Credit: Scott Olson/Getty...
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New memoir from UCLA grad looks at life as a paramedic
One of the best training programs for paramedics in the world is at UCLA. A graduate of that program, Kevin Grange, has written a new memoir detailing his training and his work in the field.; Credit:...
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Measuring the impact of new rule preventing 'pay to play' in fighting traffic...
California Highway Patrol officer Mike Robinson gives a sobriety test to a man in car at a sobriety checkpoint December 26, 2004 in San Francisco, California. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFor...
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Parents mull kids' sexual curiosity in wake of Duggar scandal
Michelle (L) and Jim Bob Duggar of The Learning Channel TV show "19 Kids and Counting" speak at the Values Voter Summit on September 17, 2010 in Washington, DC.; Credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty ImagesIn...
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Creative criminal sentencing in the modern era: How to shame convicts into...
In 2012, Shena Hardin was ordered to carry a sign that labeled her an "idiot" instead of time in jail for a serious traffic offense; Credit: via NPR MediaA Cleveland judge ordered a “slumlord” who...
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