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Los Angeles police are searching an upscale neighborhood for clues in the death of an 86-year-old woman. Homicide detectives remained at the scene Tuesday, searching for clues. ; Credit: Courtesy of...
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View ArticleThe winners and losers of Trump’s pledge to support GOP nominee
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View ArticleEurope’s refugee crisis and the ethics of posting photo of dead Syrian toddler
'Body bags' are pictured on Brighton beach in southern England, on April 22, 2015, during a photocall by Amnesty International to highlight what they claim is Britain's shameful response to the refugee...
View ArticleGovernor Brown’s new highway proposal includes a $65 driver fee
A “transportation package” was released Thursday, proposing $3.6 billion a year to repair California’s transportation infrastructure and a $65 annual fee for drivers.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty...
View ArticleSNL writer, ‘Go the F*** to Sleep’ author on the art of making kids laugh
Actor/comedian Alan Zweibel takes part in Celebrity Autobiography at Stage 72 on August 17, 2015 in New York City; Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesKnow your audience, that’s the first rule of...
View ArticleCarly Fiorina: From running a tech giant to running for presidency
Carly Fiorina speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.; Credit: Gage Skidmore via FlickrRepublican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has...
View ArticleNew-look Clippers considering mascot, weighing options for future of local...
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is introduced to the crowd during a fan appreciation event at the Staples Center; Credit: Benjamin Brayfield/KPCCThe times they are a-changin’ for Los Angeles...
View ArticleAnalyzing LA Times’ future after parent company fires publisher Austin Beutner
The Los Angeles Times building; Credit: David McNew/Getty ImagesA little more than a year after being named publisher of the L.A. Times, Austin Beutner has been fired by the paper’s parent company...
View ArticleAre you #LatinoEnough?
Puerto Rican Day Parade in Bayshore, New York. ; Credit: SonnyVisions Photography via FlickrIt's a classic situation for second-and third-generation Latinos: You were born in the United States.English...
View ArticleAcclaimed historian and LGBT archivist discuss the history of gay Los Angeles
Morris Kight (center) leads a Gay Liberation Front (GLF) protest at Barney's Beanery regarding their posting of "Fagots [sic] Stay Out" signs. 1969.; Credit: Pat Rocco / Courtesy of the ONE Archives at...
View ArticleThe fate of SB 350: One of the boldest climate change bills to hit the Calif....
A customer pumps gasoline into his car at an Arco gas station on March 3, 2015 in Mill Valley.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIt's do-or-die for the California Assembly this week.It's the final...
View ArticleNC teens hit with felonies for sexting. So what are the laws in CA?
A high school student in North Carolina who was caught sexting with his teen girlfriend faces multiple felony charges for disseminating sexually explicit photos of minors.; Credit: Carissa Rogers via...
View ArticleCalifornia Common Core test scores reveal troubling results
The results are in for the first year of Common Core student testing.; Credit: Bluestocking via FlickrThe results are in for the first year of Common Core student testing.The results are discouraging,...
View ArticleDebating whether the US should be taking in more refugees from Syria
Syrian children, who were displaced with their families from their houses due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, queue up to receive aid food in the rebel side of the northern city of Aleppo, on...
View ArticleClimbing over the sex partition: how sexual harassment policies create a rift...
21st November 1951: Chief librarian Martin Prince and his secretary at work at Keystone Press Agency; Credit: Fred Ramage/Getty ImagesKim Elsesser starts her new book “Sex and the Office” with a...
View ArticleAs doctor-assisted suicide bill heads to CA Senate, looking at its odds at...
This undated photo provided by the Maynard family shows Brittany Maynard, who ended her life on Nov. 2, 2013.; Credit: Maynard Family/APAfter passing the state Assembly Wednesday, a bill that would let...
View Article‘Queue’ the eye-rolling: Danish study finds serving last person in line first...
Miami voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots early for the President of the United States October 27, 2004. There are reports of people waiting up to three hours to vote in the South Florida...
View Article2015 NFL season to feature longer PATs, a female referee, and a rugby star
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots leaves federal court after contesting his four game suspension with the NFL on August 31, 2015 in New York City. ; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty...
View ArticleBill requiring police departments to report race, age, gender of everyone...
The state legislature is poised to pass a bill that will require law enforcement officers to report the perceived age, race and gender of everyone they stop.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe...
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