Should there be more surveillance cameras in Los Angeles?
Metropolitan Police officers view displays from CCTV cameras around London in the Special Operations Room in London, England.; Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesWhen the FBI released images of the two...
View ArticleMore questions and answers in Boston bombing case
Massachusetts State Police officers walk in formation during the funeral procession for the slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police officer Sean Collier at St. Patrick's Church on...
View ArticlePoll: Should the legal tobacco purchase age rise from 18 to 21?
New York City considers raising the age for legal cigarette purchase to 21. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA new proposal in New York City could raise the age requirements for legal purchase of...
View ArticleShould LA building owners be required to retrofit buildings to better...
The famous row of homes known as the "Painted Ladies" are seen from Alamo Square Park in San Francisco, California. Many San Francisco homes are unprepared for earthquakes and will need to be...
View ArticleMayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveils new budget
Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of Los Angeles speaks during a news conference on the deck of USS Iowa on April 3, 2013 in San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. ; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty...
View ArticleHawthorne schools install palm scanners in lunch lines
Cafeteria workers prepare lunches for school children.; Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty ImagesHawthorne Middle and Ramona Elementary schools in the Hawthorne School District are turning to palm scanners...
View ArticlePOLL: Should there be more surveillance cameras in Los Angeles?
Metropolitan Police officers view displays from CCTV cameras around London in the Special Operations Room in London, England.; Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesWhen the FBI released images of the two...
View ArticleHacked AP Twitter account sends Dow Jones down
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City.; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked today and the perpetrator sent out a fake...
View ArticleHow successful people become successful
"Give and Take" by Adam Grant.In his book “Give and Take,” Adam Grant explores the different ways people rise through the ranks on their way to extreme success. Can you be a giver without being a...
View ArticleRecognizing the Armenian genocide
An Armenian man waves his national flag along with the Syrian national flag during a march north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the Ottoman Turkish genocide...
View ArticlePaths to permanent citizenship for immigrants may hinge on the art of...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents along the border returning immigrants to Mexico.; Credit: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIf you’ve never heard of “sign-cutting,” don’t feel bad. The term refers to...
View ArticleFlorida law seeks to limit spousal support
Divorce papers. How much alimony should spouses receive? ; Credit: Sharyn Morrow/Flickr Creative CommonsLawmakers in Florida have passed a law to cap amounts and duration of alimony payments. Governor...
View ArticleHow do mosques deal with radicalized members?
Male worshipers at the South Bay Islamic Center mosque stand at prayer.; Credit: Omar ShamoutFBI agents have begun questioning members of the mosque that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspected mastermind of...
View ArticleThe legacy of George W. Bush: How our view of a president changes after he...
Former President George W. Bush hugs his wife, Laura Bush, during the George W. Bush Presidential Center Topping Out Ceremony on October 3, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. ; Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty...
View ArticleYou can have Burger King delivered to your home...but would you?
A sign advertising the new Burger King turkey burger is displayed at the drive-through of a Burger King restaurant on March 20, 2013.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe fast food giant Burger...
View ArticleApps, ‘big data,’ and the ‘folly of technological solutionism’
Evgeny Morozov's new book “To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism”; Credit: PublicAffairsAre you tired of hearing, “There’s an app for that?” In today’s...
View ArticleMore students identify Stanford as their 'dream school' than Harvard
Two students walk in front of Stanford Memorial Church on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif.; Credit: Paul Sakuma/APOnce upon a time, the question used to be “Harvard or Yale” when it...
View ArticleOC Journalists Roundtable: Fire ring controversy continues to burn
The Orange County Board of Supervisors opposed a ban to restrict fire rings.; Credit: California Coastal CommissionWe convene our monthly gathering of esteemed Orange County reporters and editors to...
View ArticlePoll: Would you use Burger King's new delivery service?
A sign advertising the new Burger King turkey burger is displayed at the drive-through of a Burger King restaurant on March 20, 2013.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe fast food giant Burger...
View ArticleDid Texas’ low-regulation mindset contribute to the tragedy in West?
Search and rescue workers comb through what remains of a 50-unit apartment building the day after an explosion at the West Fertilizer Company destroyed the building April 18, 2013 in West, Texas. ;...
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