The usefulness of the 140-year-old landline telephone became clear to millions of Californians last week when extreme wildfire risk led to preemptive power cuts, which in turn knocked out cell phone towers across the state.  Suddenly your cell phone was useless and if you didn't have a landline, you were in the dark......A horrible story out of the desert of Northern Mexico where 9 American citizens, all women and children, were murdered by likely drug cartel gunmen.  It might have been a case of mistaken identity, but it shows lawlessness on the rise in Mexico......Some amended testimony from the Trump administration's ambassador to the European Union breaths major life into the idea that the President was indeed seeking a clear "quid pro quo" from the Ukrainian government when it came to investigating Joe Biden......New research broke down rates of drug addiction by profession and it turns out that construction workers are the likeliest to abuse drugs like cocaine and opioids.......And a Maryland man was stabbed to death, all because of a Popeyes chicken sandwich today.

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The usefulness of the 140-year-old landline telephone became clear to millions of Californians last week when extreme wildfire risk led to preemptive power cuts, which in turn knocked out cell phone towers across the state.  Suddenly your cell phone was useless and if you didn't have a landline, you were in the dark......A horrible story out of the desert of Northern Mexico where 9 American citizens, all women and children, were murdered by likely drug cartel gunmen.  It might have been a case of mistaken identity, but it shows lawlessness on the rise in Mexico......Some amended testimony from the Trump administration's ambassador to the European Union breaths major life into the idea that the President was indeed seeking a clear "quid pro quo" from the Ukrainian government when it came to investigating Joe Biden......New research broke down rates of drug addiction by profession and it turns out that construction workers are the likeliest to abuse drugs like cocaine and opioids.......And a Maryland man was stabbed to death, all because of a Popeyes chicken sandwich today.

It's going from bad to worse for LAX's new ride share pickup program.  After a rough introductory week, the first Sunday night of LAX passengers having to catch a shuttle or take a walk to a specially designated parking lot to get their Uber or Lyft was a straight up disaster.....Once again, President Trump teed off on California over the state's persistent wildfires, and once again the President demonstrated a, let's say, incomplete knowledge of how these fires are starting and where they're burning.  The president also once more insulted Governor Gavin Newsom, so the Governor himself rises to the defense of California.....Apple is paying a reported $15-million per episode for "The Morning Show," the flagship series for its new streaming service, and the reviews are in, and it doesn't seem like Apple is getting much bang for its bucks.....If you've ever been pulled over under suspicion of driving drunk and blown into a breathalyzer, there's a good chance the machine did not accurately measure your blood-alcohol-content......And more proof that being a good looking person brings with it all kinds of advantages of positive biases, even when it comes to school.

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It's going from bad to worse for LAX's new ride share pickup program.  After a rough introductory week, the first Sunday night of LAX passengers having to catch a shuttle or take a walk to a specially designated parking lot to get their Uber or Lyft was a straight up disaster.....Once again, President Trump teed off on California over the state's persistent wildfires, and once again the President demonstrated a, let's say, incomplete knowledge of how these fires are starting and where they're burning.  The president also once more insulted Governor Gavin Newsom, so the Governor himself rises to the defense of California.....Apple is paying a reported $15-million per episode for "The Morning Show," the flagship series for its new streaming service, and the reviews are in, and it doesn't seem like Apple is getting much bang for its bucks.....If you've ever been pulled over under suspicion of driving drunk and blown into a breathalyzer, there's a good chance the machine did not accurately measure your blood-alcohol-content......And more proof that being a good looking person brings with it all kinds of advantages of positive biases, even when it comes to school.

On Sunday, everyone here will be turning back their clocks one hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. It's part of a ritual we do twice a year that many actually want stopped. 

LAX's new plan for rideshare cars and taxis got off to a rough start if you ask some passengers who complained of long wait times and confusion. The airport made another tweak impacting people getting picked up by friends and family. Will all this really make traffic around the horseshoe smoother? 

Flames from the Easy Fire in Simi Valley were quickly headed toward the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday. But it was saved and it wasn't just firefighters who helped. 

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has a new health care plan. She promises to provide it to every American without raising taxes on the middle class. It's already receiving pushback from fellow Democratic candidates. 

Every year, the Holiday shopping season seems to start earlier and earlier. Remember when you'd see Holiday decorations and sales just after Thanksgiving? Now, those decorations and deals are already at many major stores. 

 

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On Sunday, everyone here will be turning back their clocks one hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. It's part of a ritual we do twice a year that many actually want stopped. 

LAX's new plan for rideshare cars and taxis got off to a rough start if you ask some passengers who complained of long wait times and confusion. The airport made another tweak impacting people getting picked up by friends and family. Will all this really make traffic around the horseshoe smoother? 

Flames from the Easy Fire in Simi Valley were quickly headed toward the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday. But it was saved and it wasn't just firefighters who helped. 

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has a new health care plan. She promises to provide it to every American without raising taxes on the middle class. It's already receiving pushback from fellow Democratic candidates. 

Every year, the Holiday shopping season seems to start earlier and earlier. Remember when you'd see Holiday decorations and sales just after Thanksgiving? Now, those decorations and deals are already at many major stores.

It's official: the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump's possible abuse of his power concerning Ukraine and requests to investigate his political opponents got a formal vote today.  After several weeks of closed door depositions of witnesses, what comes next now that there's an official inquiry?.....Yes, the Washington Nationals knocked out your L.A. Dodgers on their way to a storybook World Series title, but this was clearly a team of destiny......Because we tackle the tough issues here on In Depth, we pose this question for Halloween:  is Candy Corn merely a bad Halloween candy, or the worst Halloween candy ever?......The ignitions of the three biggest wild fires that have hit California this week--the Kincaid fire in Sonoma, the Getty Fire in LA and the Easy Fire in Simi Valley--have all been traced back to electrical power lines......And a grim byproduct of the wildfires hitting our area: exposing some deep economic disparities when a fire burns through a rich community, compared to a poor one. Are the most vulnerable Californians left largely on their own to fend off, and then recover, from wildfires?

 

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It's official: the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump's possible abuse of his power concerning Ukraine and requests to investigate his political opponents got a formal vote today.  After several weeks of closed door depositions of witnesses, what comes next now that there's an official inquiry?.....Yes, the Washington Nationals knocked out your L.A. Dodgers on their way to a storybook World Series title, but this was clearly a team of destiny......Because we tackle the tough issues here on In Depth, we pose this question for Halloween:  is Candy Corn merely a bad Halloween candy, or the worst Halloween candy ever?......The ignitions of the three biggest wild fires that have hit California this week--the Kincaid fire in Sonoma, the Getty Fire in LA and the Easy Fire in Simi Valley--have all been traced back to electrical power lines......And a grim byproduct of the wildfires hitting our area: exposing some deep economic disparities when a fire burns through a rich community, compared to a poor one. Are the most vulnerable Californians left largely on their own to fend off, and then recover, from wildfires?

This is a tough one.  That 11 hour closure of the 101 freeway through Hollywood today probably makes you fume if you were caught in it. And finding out it was all because one person was threatening to jump----well----you might be thinking, why couldn't the cops and firefighters do something to move things along?.....The NCAA has seemingly come around to California's way of thinking when it comes to compensating student athletes for the use of their images or endorsements, but all is possibly not what it seems; we'll explain.....It's day one of LAX's new rideshare pickup policy, so how's it going with the shuttle rides or long walks from the terminals to a designated parking lot?.....General Motors sides with the Trump administration in its fight with California over stricter auto emissions standards, effectively splitting the auto industry.....And a highly decorated Iraq war vet who was assigned to the National Security Council and listened in to President Trump's call with his Ukrainian counterpart testifies at the impeachment inquiry today.

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This is a tough one.  That 11 hour closure of the 101 freeway through Hollywood today probably makes you fume if you were caught in it. And finding out it was all because one person was threatening to jump----well----you might be thinking, why couldn't the cops and firefighters do something to move things along?.....The NCAA has seemingly come around to California's way of thinking when it comes to compensating student athletes for the use of their images or endorsements, but all is possibly not what it seems; we'll explain.....It's day one of LAX's new rideshare pickup policy, so how's it going with the shuttle rides or long walks from the terminals to a designated parking lot?.....General Motors sides with the Trump administration in its fight with California over stricter auto emissions standards, effectively splitting the auto industry.....And a highly decorated Iraq war vet who was assigned to the National Security Council and listened in to President Trump's call with his Ukrainian counterpart testifies at the impeachment inquiry today.