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LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy addresses his controversial administration...
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy spoke at a press conference at South Region High School #2 in Los Angeles on February 6, 2012. Deasy joins AirTalk to talk about the recent "no confidence" vote.;...
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Suspicious mail to Obama and Wicker positive for ricin
An official walks past a hazardous materials response team truck outside a mail sorting facility on April 16, 2013 in Hyattsville, Maryland. An envelope addressed to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)...
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L.A. Fire Chief to shift firefighters from engines to ambulances
Should firefighters be reassigned to deal with medical emergencies? ; Credit: Photo by KristaLAPrincess via Flickr Creative CommonsThe Los Angeles Fire Department announced a new plan to reassign...
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Should FDA regulate dietary supplements?
The American Medical Association recently published a letter online calling for more FDA oversight of dietary supplements, which are highly recalled.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesNew research...
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Revenge Porn
What can victims of revenge porn do if photos and information were posted without their consent? ; Credit: iStockPhotoRevenge porn websites, where an angry ex posts sexually explicit photos or videos...
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What’s next for gun control?
US President Barack Obama is accompanied by former lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords (L), vice president Joe Biden (R) and family members of Newtown school shooting victims as he speaks on gun control at the...
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Should Generals and Admirals face review by subordinates?
Army recruits perform exercises as part of a demonstration for tourists in front of the military-recruiting station in New York's Times Square.; Credit: Mark Lennihan/APIf one thing is undeniable about...
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Reversal of fortune: Clippers win division, Lakers squeeze into playoffs on...
James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets shoots over Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on April 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 99-95 in overtime. ;...
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Cupcakes and Kogi, Baconators and Pom: when the bubble bursts on food trends
What's next in fad food? ; Credit: Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for Stella & DotThe cupcake bubble has burst, or so say dropping stock prices for gourmet bakery Crumbs, which fell from $13 a share...
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Should Cinemark be responsible for the James Holmes massacre?
A roadside memorial set up for victims of the Colorado theater shooting massacre across the street from Century 16 movie theater July 29, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. ; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty...
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Texas factory explosion destroys a hundred homes
Firefighters check a destroyed apartment complex near the fertilizer plant that exploded earlier in West, Texas, in this photo made early Thursday, April 18, 2013.; Credit: LM Otero/APA massive...
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Updates on Boston manhunt for marathon bombing suspects
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (L) speaks to the media at a shopping mall on the perimeter of a locked down area as a search for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings...
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FilmWeek: Oblivion, In the House, and Antiviral, and more
Tom Cruise stars in the Universal Pictures film "Oblivion."; Credit: Universal PicturesLarry is joined by KPCC film critics Wade Major and Henry Sheehan to review this week’s releases, including...
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Boy Scouts to consider ending ban on gay youths
Brandon Lampert, right, receives some advice on how to complete a project from Scoutmaster Larry Turner.; Credit: Grant Slater/KPCCThe Boy Scouts of America is proposing to end its ban for gay youth...
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How should colleges handle on-campus sexual assault?
In Eagle Rock, California, Occidental College's Thorne Hall; Credit: victoriabernal/Flickr (Creative Commons-licensed)A case brought against Occidental College by several current and former students...
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Furloughs of air traffic controllers kick in at LAX
A plane passes the Whiteman Airport control tower as it takes off on March 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesFurloughs of air traffic controllers at the Los...
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Social media lynch mobs, and the downside of a supercharged news cycle
Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the suspected Boston Marathon bombing suspects, spoke to a sea of reporters in front of his home April 19, 2013 in Montgomery Village, Maryland.; Credit: Allison Shelley/Getty...
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Boston bombing suspect has been charged
Items are placed by people visiting a makeshift memorial for victims near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings at the intersection of Boylston Street and Berkley Street two days after the second...
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What legal rights should Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have?
This combination of photos provided on Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, left, and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, right, of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in...
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CicLAvia swarms LA’s streets
Cyclists took to the streets for CicLAvia on Sunday, April 21, 2012.; Credit: Tony Pierce/KPCCYesterday, tens of thousands of Angelinos abandoned their cars, pumped up the tires of their bikes, and...
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