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Was "I think I can" the grandmother of "lean in?" Some readers see the plucky locomotive as a parable about working women, but in some versions of the story the protagonist was male.

A bill that would allow judges to reconsider juveniles' sentences after they serve at least 15 years in prison was passed last week by California legislators. But, Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants to veto it.

In an interview with Capital Public Radio, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins says there will be no water bond deal this week before the Legislature's summer recess — and she’s blaming outside interest groups for blocking in.

"The fault in our schools," Comedy Central's Jon Stewart suggests, is that rape culture still exists on many American college campuses.

Also: Radio Open Source finds an old interview with David Foster Wallace in the WBUR archives; elevator criticism.

A controversial bill that's been stuck for more than a year has squeaked out of the California Assembly by a single vote. The measure would give juveniles sentenced to life without parole the chance to request a parole hearing.

The Israeli security forces are searching for three missing teenagers in the West Bank. In the process, the forces have also arrested more than 300 suspected militants.

Yo is an app that does nothing but let you send a voice message to your contacts saying "Yo." Is it worth the $1 million investors seem to think it is?

The sheriff's department in San Francisco is now enrolling inmates in post-jail health coverage as soon as they enter the system. But even with insurance, former inmates can have trouble getting care.

Suppressing its own people with tanks and guns 25 years ago was a pivotal act of modern China. Beijing hoped economic prosperity would make people forget. But the legacy of Tiananmen remains potent.