Gulf oil spill: Bonnie fizzles, cleanup fleet heads back to well
The fleet of cleanup vessels tending the blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico was ordered back to the spill site Saturday morning after a tropical storm system fizzled.The weather system, downgraded...
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Gulf oil spill: Grand Isle bemoans loss of its fishing derby
The community of Grand Isle, La., population 1,541, prides itself as a fisherman’s paradise. But on Saturday, toxic, oil-contaminated waters still surrounded the southern edge of this town, forcing...
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U.S. companies paying majority of Olympic freight again
By Philip Hersh News and comment:News: U.S. Olympic Committee sponsor Proctor & Gamble will announce Wednesday it has become an International Olympic Committee global sponsor as well.Comment:...
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Was WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents done in poor judgment?
The leaking of what appears to be more than 90,000 secret U.S. military records has shed light on the Afghanistan war -- and angered the White House. In a statement, President Obama's national security...
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Lindsay Lohan won't be released this week; readers deliver a mixed judgement
Everyone's favorite incarcerated starlet, Lindsay Lohan, won't be leaving Lynwood’s Century Regional Detention Facility this week as some have speculated.Even though the actress was sentenced to 90...
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Should you buy a gun? Readers take aim
Gun control, while a staple hot button issue, hasn't been discussed as frequently or pointedly recently as other subjects such as war, drugs or immigration. Author Sonia Wolff contributed a guest...
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Gulf oil spill: New spill in Gulf area after barge crashes into abandoned oil...
An abandoned oil well is leaking into a Louisiana bay about 35 miles south of New Orleans after a barge crashed into the well head early Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.A 1-mile-long sheen of oil...
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Baja state official allegedly worked on both sides of the law
A high-ranking law enforcement official in Baja California state was among 43 people charged last week in a sting against Tijuana drug traffickers operating in the San Diego area. Jesus Quinones...
View ArticleWestern Climate Initiative: California, New Mexico and 3 Canadian provinces...
California, joined by New Mexico and three Canadian provinces, outlined a detailed plan Tuesday to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a regional cap-and-trade program by January 2012. The Western Climate...
View ArticleGlobal warming: battle over California ballot initiative heats up
The fight over California’s aggressive law to curb emissions of carbon dioxide and other planet-heating pollutants is kicking into high gear. Backers of Proposition 23, a November ballot initiative to...
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Is primetime ready for a plus-sized sitcom?
During the Television Critics Assn. media tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, one show seemed to be on everyone's mind: CBS’ new sitcom “Mike & Molly.” The show follows a couple who...
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California poll: support for climate law, opposition to oil drilling
The state’s climate-change law, AB 32, has been a hot topic on the campaign trail this year — with the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate branding it as a “job-killer,” as opponents of...
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From USOC's Mike Moran: A call to salute 1980 Olympians who stayed at home
Wednesday, I posted an essay from 1980 U.S. Olympian Anita DeFrantz on the pain she still feels over the 1980 Olympic boycott. (To read it, click here). Here is a more anecdotal voice on the 1980...
View ArticleEPA rejects challenge to 'credible, compelling' climate science
The Environmental Protection Agency unleashed a full-throated defense on Thursday of scientific evidence that mankind is dangerously warming the planet, and of the Obama administration's unilateral...
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Sand storms in the beach volleyball world
The future of one pro beach volleyball tour apparently is imperiled by financial trouble.Another with a back-to-the-future set of rules hits its beachhead in Chicago this weekend.As my boss pointed out...
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Gulf oil spill: Wide swath of fisheries reopened in Louisiana
Louisiana fisheries officials reopened wide swaths of state coastal waters to commercial fishing late Thursday, permitting fishermen to catch finfish and shrimp off most of the eastern and...
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Californians need mental help? Yeah, we know, readers say
One in five Californians say they need mental-health care, thus confirming what we East Coast transplants have been saying for so long. Just kidding. Don't hurt me. Nearly 5 million adults in...
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Gulf oil spill: BP pulls up boom as fishing areas reopen
As large, visible oil slicks on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico disappear, BP is scaling back its clean-up, with fewer ships scouting for oil and fewer people scouring beaches for slicks. Crews are...
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