Mexico struggles to rein in vigilante justice
Armed residents take part in a march for the first anniversary of the citizen's vigilante groups, in Ayutla de los Libres, on January 5, 2014, in the southeastern state of Guerrero, Mexico. Hundreds of...
View ArticleColby Fire: AirTalk has latest on evacuations, fire-fighting and air quality
Photo of the Colby Fire taken from Monrovia. ; Credit: Benjamin Demers/Twitter A wildfire in the foothills above Glendora Thursday morning was moving into residential neighborhoods and burning out of...
View ArticleMexico struggles to rein in vigilante justice
View of guns belonging to members of the citizens' self-protection police in Paracuaro community, Michoacan State, Mexico, on January 16, 2014. ; Credit: HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images Growing...
View ArticleCan social media help save the world’s endangered languages?
Chief Phil Lane of the Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw First Nations marches with demonstrators to City Hall during the "Forward on Climate" rally to call on President Obama to take strong action on the...
View ArticleOC High students hack school computers: Is expulsion the only answer?
Computer hackers participate in the Wikimania Hackathon at George Washington University in Washington, DC, July 10, 2012. ; Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesStudents at Corona Del Mar High School...
View ArticleOscar Nominations are in! Who got tapped and what was snubbed?
; Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 86th Academy Awards nominations have been announced—and this year’s list has a few notable snubs and surprises.David O. Russell’s comedy “American Hustle” and...
View ArticleFilmweek: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Ride Along, The Nut Job and more
Actor Chris Pine attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 15, 2014 in Hollywood, California. ; Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty...
View ArticlePresident Obama unveils recommendations for NSA reform
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the National Security Agency (NSA) at the Justice Department, on January 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. President Obama outlined new changes to the agency's most...
View ArticleNorthridge Earthquake Anniversary: Queen of quakes, Lucy Jones exploits...
A car rests in the midst of a collapsed house in the hills north of Los Angeles, January 18, 1994, one day after Northridge earthquake. ; Credit: VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty ImagesToday, we mark the 20th...
View ArticleRep. Buck McKeon retirement another hit to California’s clout in Congress
U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) makes a statement announcing he will not seek re-election and that he will retire from the House of Representatives, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill,...
View ArticleThe new Meryl Streep? The actors under 40 to watch
Jennifer Lawrence holds the trophy for Best Actress in the press room during the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.; Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty ImagesThis week,...
View ArticleThe state of black leadership in LA
File: Martin Luther KIng (C) waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 1963.; Credit: AFP/Getty ImagesAs we mark what would have been the 85th birthday of civil rights...
View ArticleIs ‘Her’ the future of Los Angeles?
Actor Joaquin Phoenix attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures "Her" at DGA Theater on December 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. ; Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesSpike Jonze’s ‘Her’ is...
View ArticleAppeals court decision extends 1st Amendment protections to bloggers
A blogger participating in the "Republica 2010" uses his computer on the final day of the three-day event at the Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin on April 16, 2010. The conference, attended by 2,500...
View ArticleBlack women entertainers and the Civil Rights movement
Picture dated 22 October 1991 of legendary jazz and blues singer Nina Simone in concert at the Olympia music hall in Paris.; Credit: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty ImagesThe impact artists, writers and other...
View ArticleAre vocal crutches holding you back?
Director Michael Bay is greeted by Samsung Electronics America Executive VP Joe Stinziano on stage at the Samsung press event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2014 International CES on...
View ArticleTerror warnings increase security threat for Sochi Olympics
One of the Olympic torches rises in front of a poster with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic logo just outside the Red Square in Moscow, on October 7, 2013, during a ceremony to kick off the Sochi 2014...
View ArticleHow buying 'Made in China' products leads to 'Made in China' pollution
A Chinese policeman stands guard on the Tiananmen Square which is shrouded with heavy smog on January 16, 2014 in Beijing, China. Beijing Municipal Government issued a yellow smog alert this morning. ;...
View ArticlePorn production moves to Las Vegas after LA condom law passes
Aerial view of the Las Vegas boulevard, the Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 10, 2011. The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County,...
View ArticleShould American businesses adopt a German labor model?
The rim of a wheel on VW Beetle is seen at German car maker Volkswagen's headquarters during the company's annual press conference on March 14, 2013 in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. ; Credit: DAVID...
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