For some consumers buying multiple items, that 13 percent can mean the difference between going to the student store or walking an extra 10 minutes. Read more...
Last week, Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) took a laudable first step in proposing to secure extra financial aid for middle-income college students by introducing his Middle Class Scholarship Act to his fellow state assemblymen. Read more...
What began as a federal initiative to provide free health care services and contraception to women in government-run health insurance plans has now manifested into political tension between church and state. Read more...
California needs to find cash soon, according to a letter to Congress from the California State Controller John Chiang. To track down these funds, the state has come up with some creative options, including borrowing from the University of California. Read more...
Homs, a Syrian industrial city with more than 1 million citizens, lies about 40 miles from the Mediterranean Sea. Read more...