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  • Ten Fall Shows That Need More Sharks
    It's Shark Week at Discovery, and we personally think "sharks for everyone!" would be a good motto.
  • California Revenues Fall $475 Million Short
    California State Controller John Chiang released his monthly revenue report today. Revenues fell way below projections for July, but state finance…
  • Bill to Fund Middle Class Scholarships Passes California Assembly
    A California bill that would fund a middle class college scholarship program has squeaked by the Assembly… getting the two-thirds vote it needs to move to…
  • Israeli army tractors demolish a Palestinian home on Nov. 24, 2011, in the village of Yatta near Hebron, reported to be in Area C, an Israeli-controlled section of the West Bank. Recently, Israel has issued orders to evacuate and demolish more Palestinian communities in Area C, the largest section of the West Bank.
    Palestinians Fear New Israeli Moves In West Bank
    A 1993 interim peace accord divided the West Bank into three areas. The largest, known as Area C, is under full Israeli control. Israel continues to build Jewish settlements there and has issued orders to demolish Palestinian homes.
  • Justice Bernette Johnson is at the center of a legal battle over whether she will be the next chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
    La. Court In Racially Charged Power Struggle, Again
    At stake is whether Louisiana will now have its first African-American chief justice. Justice Bernette Johnson was elected in 1994 to a special seat created to remedy racial disparities. Now, there's a conflict over whether she is actually the longest-serving justice, and therefore entitled to be the chief.
  • Taryn Hook was so worried about her sick boa constrictor, Larry, that she appealed to a virologist at the University of California, San Francisco, for help.
    How A Virus In Snakes Could Offer Clues To Ebola In Humans
    A newly discovered disease that makes boa constrictors sick could help researchers figure out how some dangerous viruses in animals end up infecting people.
  • A car burns after riots break out in front of a luxury hotel in central Cairo on Aug. 2. Cairo and other parts of Egypt have seen an increase in crime and lawlessness since the country's revolution last year.
    Once Safe, Cairo's Streets Now Plagued By Crime
    Egypt's criminals are among those who have benefited from the country's revolution. Cairo, once known as a safe city, has seen a rise in lawless behavior, including everything from sexual assaults to carjackings, bank thefts to kidnappings.
  • A commercially harvested crayfish from Lake Tahoe near Incline Village, Nev., in July.
    Crayfish Go On The Menu To Restore Lake Tahoe's Blue Hue
    Nevada recently green-lighted a project to harvest crayfish in Lake Tahoe. It's the first time since the 1930s that commercial fishing has been allowed in the lake. The venture is small, but the hope is that it will keep the lake clear of algae — and provide a local dish for area visitors.
  • Amy Goldman, known for her gardens and her illustrated coffee-table books about plants, has donated $1 million to a pro-Obama superPAC.
    Melons, Squash, Cash: A Million-Dollar Donor Sprouts
    Until recently, Amy Goldman, the author of lavish books about heirloom fruits and vegetables, didn't have much interest in politics. But her concern about women's health led her to donate $1 million to a pro-Obama superPAC — and another million to Planned Parenthood's political arm.
  • Alpine Championship Attracts Finger Wrestlers
    According to the German news site The Local, 150 men turned out for the Alpine Finger Wrestling Championship. Think tug of war but in this case, each competitor locks a finger through a leather loop. The goal is to drag an opponent across the table.
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