Surfers leave the water just off the coast on January 30, 2017 in Venice Beach, California.; Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images AirTalk® It’s a question heard often around Los Angeles: should people be allowed access to public beaches 24 hours a day? In a settlement filed last week, the city of Los Angeles agreed to defend […]
People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.; Credit: David Becker/Getty Images AirTalk® Last night, a lone gunman opened fire on country music fans at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas, killing more than 50 people […]
Facebook’s homepage. ; Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® Last week, the Department of Homeland Security updated one of its Federal Register pages to say it will collect publicly available social media information about incoming immigrants for more stringent screening. The new language says the DHS will collect “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and […]
Facebook’s homepage. ; Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® Last week, the Department of Homeland Security updated one of its Federal Register pages to say it will collect publicly available social media information about incoming immigrants for more stringent screening. The new language says the DHS will collect “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and […]
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner arrives at Stansted Airport on June 2, 2011 in Stansted, England.; Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images AirTalk® On Wednesday, Hugh Hefner, the founder of “Playboy” magazine, passed away in his home at age 91. Hefner, known to most as simply “Hef,” started the iconic publication in his kitchen in Chicago with $8,000. […]
Los Angeles’ iconic palm trees are disappearing.; Credit: David McNew/Getty Images AirTalk® The Los Angeles skyline is on its way to losing its iconic palm-frond silhouette. Due to a fatal fungus and an invasive weevil, palm trees are on their way out, and with the exception of six historic areas, the city will be replacing […]
Santa Clarita as seen from the Angeles National Forest. Newhall Ranch will be located on undeveloped land in the Santa Clarita Valley.; Credit: Photo by Jeff Turner via Flickr / Creative Commons AirTalk® An historic deal was made Monday when environmental groups agreed to let developers move forward with plans for a new city at […]
Santa Clarita as seen from the Angeles National Forest. Newhall Ranch will be located on undeveloped land in the Santa Clarita Valley.; Credit: Photo by Jeff Turner via Flickr / Creative Commons AirTalk® An historic deal was made Monday when environmental groups agreed to let developers move forward with plans for a new city at […]
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho leaves his hotel in New York on September 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump has “declared a war” on North Korea, the country’s foreign minister said Monday while conveying a threat to shoot down US bombers.; Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® In the latest installment of the escalating verbal […]
A pedestrian walks by a CVS store on June 15, 2015 in San Francisco, California.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AirTalk® The opioid crisis has reached epidemic status. And today, the country’s largest pharmacy chain has pledged its support to help. CVS Pharmacy has announced it will limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for certain conditions […]
