A Southern California couple, who had been sailing the world since 2004, were killed by pirates off the coast of East Africa on Monday. Jean and Scott Adam, along with two friends, were taken hostage as they sailed the Indian Ocean on their yacht 'Quest'. We speak with anti piracy security expert, Adam Domanski from Muse Professional Group.
Documents about the death of journalist Ruben Salazar are expected to be released Tuesday, forty years after his death. Ruben Salazar was covering a violent Vietnam War protest in East L.A. when he was hit in the head with a tear gas cannister; he died instantly. There was no internal investigation, despite the fact that Salazar suspected that Sherriff's deputies had been tailing him because he had been investigating abuses in the department. We hear from Phillip Rodriguez who is making a documentary film about Ruben Salazar.
The Academy Awards are almost here! Ballot's for this years nominess have to be returned by 5pm this evening, but will some of the favorites, such as "The King's Speech," live up to expectations? Sharon Waxman from The Wrap.com joins us.
With just two weeks before the city of Los Angeles will vote to fill seven city council seats, the heat is on for several incumbents. The drama between current Councilman Jose Huizar and challenger Rudy Martinez is just one of several tightening races. We check in with KPCC reporter Frank Stoltze.
A new report out today says that home prices have dropped an average of 4 percent over the past year. The Case-Shiller index shows - at least in most parts of the country - there's little evidence of a real estate recovery. Steve Proffitt help us through the jumble of numbers.
As First Lady Michelle Obama weighs in on the long raging debate for new mothers, this week's Parenting On The Edge asks; to breast feed, or bottle feed? In "Is Breast Best? Taking on the Breastfeeding Experts and the New High Stakes of Motherhood", author Joan Wolf questions whether bottle feeding is really any worse for your child than milk from the breast.
David Kipen joins us for his take on the latest book releases; a posthumous release from David Foster Wallace, a 'new' Shakespearean play and a fresh take on the Bible.
