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We all know cars and power plants are big polluters, but there's another, less obvious source of southern California smog, and it may be right in your own backyard. Believe it or not, your gas-powere

What's the role for local media in the 24/7 digital age? We'll look at the changing relationship between the media and public and how local news organizations will survive in the future.

Retired generals have begun speaking out about what they say is the increasing politicization of the military. They say senior officers are expected to echo the Bush administration's official line on the war on terror.

Chocolate is a wonderful thing, but how can it help combat global climate change? Cacao trees — the source of chocolate — grow well in rainforests, and rainforests store carbon. So researchers are working to help preserve the forest and to grow more chocolate.

What's the summer gardener to do now that July has arrived? We'll talk with garden expert Nan Sterman about getting the most out of your summer garden.

On the bright side, the event was over quite painlessly in less than thirty minutes. On the bad side, the improvised quips were painful but writers for awards shows don't generally offer anything much better. Awards show may honor writers in best screenplay but they certainly don't showcase writers excelling at their craft. So while I hope the writers' strike ends soon and with the writers getting the fair treatment they are demanding, it's not because I want to see a three-hour, badly written Oscar telecast.

Israelis go to the polls Tuesday for parliamentary elections. Steve Clemons, political blogger for The Washington Note and director of American strategy at the New America Foundation, explains why he thinks the U.S. needs Israelis to elect Benjamin Netanyahu as their prime minister.

More than 1 million prisoners were likely sexually assaulted in the 20 years preceding the passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, according to federal officials. Garrett Cunningham, a victim of prison rape, is joined by fellow prison rape prevention activists Judge Reggie B. Walton and Lovisa Stannow. They discuss realities and stigmas of sexual assault, particularly among men.

A summer-solstice festival on the Tiber River in Rome revived the spirit of the city's ancient, pagan past. The dusk-to-dawn celebration included a sound-and-light show created by Italian and American composers and artists.

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