With the Joint Legislative Audit Committee's recent approval of State Senator Leland Yee's University of California audit request, the UC Board of Regents and other university executives are once again suffering backlash from the November fee hikes and furloughs. Read more...

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently announced that city employees will soon be facing pay cuts, and thousands of city jobs could be cut. Los Angeles is facing budget constraints that threaten important city services that are essential to the city's residents. Read more...

The relationship between the United Nations and Iran is analogous to that of a mother trying to correct her rebellious child with futile threats and punishments. Read more...

Everybody knows that money talks. Read more...

An anteater can flick its tongue up to 160 times per minute. It rapidly flaps its long, syrupy saliva stick in hopes of drawing in termites and ants "“ sometimes to the tune of 30,000 little critters a day. It should be noted, however, that the anteater has no teeth. Read more...

Rio de Janeiro "”mdash; I was off the plane for about 10 minutes and stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the freeway when the driver in the adjacent car got my attention without saying a word. Read more...