An experiment involving some "mighty mice" on the International Space Station could someday help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength on interplanetary journeys.

Peru's per capita COVID-19 mortality rate is higher than any nation except for tiny San Marino. The government's awareness campaign slogan is "COVID does not kill by itself. Let's not be accomplices."

Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people and ended with the state's largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent more fires.

Democrats have been weary of using the Supreme Court as a campaign issue. President Donald Trump and Republicans on the other hand didn’t shy away from the topic during the Republican National Convention. According to some political analysts, swing voters sided with Republicans in 2016 when it came to judicial nominations.

If you’re a regular listener to AirTalk, you’re probably very familiar with USC Professor Jody Armour, who frequently joins Larry on the air to discuss general legal issues and ones where race, policing and law intersect.

In 2018, California passed SB 10, a first of its kind law that replaced the state’s cash bail system with one that uses a risk-assessment system to determine whether pretrial release is appropriate for someone who has been arrested for a criminal offense, and if so what level of monitoring that individual requires based on factors like flight risk and the potential to reoffend or harm members of the community.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shriner, infectious disease specialist at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

Farm workers in California are facing the double health threat of working during the coronavirus pandemic and fire season. Wildfire smoke often makes the air quality dangerous for harvesting produce.

Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?