Twenty years ago this week, in 1994, then-President Bill Clinton signed a crime bill. It was, in effect, a long-term experiment in various ways to fight crime. The measure paid to put more cops on the beat, trained police and lawyers to...
Mouse over Groups in the upper navigation bar, then click on Group Directory . That will take you to the Group Directory page , Click on the tab All Groups. To the right of that tab, there's a drop-down menu where you can Sort for...
The “General Theory of Love” (GTL) shows it’s vital to value our mammalian attachment system. We need to stay close to other mammals. This week I've got some great quotes and MP3 audio clips from General Theory, to follow up on Dr....
More than 4,000 Santa Cruz County children were homeless at some point during the 2012-13 school year — a number equivalent to the combined student enrollment of Live Oak and Soquel school districts. Whether crowding into the homes of...
The California family court’s questionable handling of one celebrity’s high-ticket divorce case has caused the discussion over the link between family court corruption and child safety into the mainstream media spotlight. Much of...
A few extra pounds might do more than test the strength of that belt around your waist, a small study sugg ests: You could also boost your blood pressure slightly, even if you gain just 5 percent of your body weig ht. For the study, researchers...
People who are in control of their gambling habits play for fun and like the idea of possibly winning big. They set limits on how much money and time they can spend, and they are likely to gamble on the internet. But gambling is just one of...
A San Fernando Valley Middle School will participate in a pilot program aimed at reducing health and safety hazards near school campuses. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced the new comprehensive school safety program Monday at Vista...
People convicted of misdemeanors often serve a stint in jail and are then subject to probation, a period of oversight during which the offender, ideally, meets various conditions that may include holding down a job, attending class or completing a...
The Lucas County Juvenile Detention Center in Toledo, Ohio, has 125 beds. On Wednesday, only 17 of them were occupied, says Judge Denise Navarre Cubbon, of the Lucas County Juvenile Court. Cubbon’s proud of that fact, she said at a...
Children might do better in school if they're more physically active, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed the activity levels and reading and math skills of 186 Finnish children in grades 1 to 3. The study authors, from the...
Last June, 13-year-old Yashua Cantillano and his 11-year-old brother, Alinhoel, left their uncle's home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with a change of clothes in plastic bags, some snacks, water and their mother's phone number scribbled on a piece...
Musical training doesn't just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech. That's the takeaway from an unusual new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers found that kids who took music lessons for...
Men have historically been more likely to commit suicide than women, but a new, vulnerable group is emerging from their ranks: middle-aged men. That age group includes comedian Robin Williams, who committed suicide last month at age 63....
Laura Pemberton was in labor and ready to give birth at her home in Florida when a sheriff arrived at her door, took her into custody, strapped her legs together, and forced her to go to Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, where doctors had...