Samer Araabi flew home to the United States on Saturday after a summer studying abroad in Lebanon was cut short. On Tuesday, the fourth-year business economics and political science student found himself on a bus to Syria searching for a way back to America. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Thursday the UC Board of Regents wrapped up the ongoing executive compensation scandal, retroactively approving previously unauthorized benefits for over 70 university employees. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting opened with shouting. During the public comment session at the beginning of the meeting, LaKesha Harrison, president of the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, asked the board to not reinstate worker contributions to the university pension plan, saying that doing so was equivalent to cutting pay. Read more...

310 area code will need to be dialed to make local calls Starting July 26, all residents with a 310 area code will need to dial four extra numbers to make local calls due to the increasing population of Los Angeles and the need for more telephone numbers. Read more...

Someone would have to be crazy to endorse ethical treatment of animals and unethical treatment of humans ““ who, for the record, are also animals. The Animal Liberation Front, for the record, is crazy. Read more...

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In two weeks, a vaccine clinically proven to prevent four volatile subtypes of the human papilloma virus will be available to the public, a landmark in the health sciences as this vaccine could help prevent future cases of genital warts and cervical cancers caused by HPV. Read more...