The latest inflation numbers are out and Wall Street isn't too thrilled. Consumer prices surged more than eight percent in August compared to a year earlier. That rate is down from a four-decade high of just over nine percent in June but investors didn't react well as the Dow plunged downward today. We go In Depth into inflation. 

King Charles apparently refused to sit idly by over the years and count his riches. He took his wealth and turned it into even more wealth. We look into how. 

LA County is now home to the first confirmed monkeypox death in the country.  

Hundreds of sea lions off the coast of southern California are getting sick because of toxic algae. We go In Depth into how this is being called an emergency by wildlife experts. 

Companies may soon be required to post pay ranges on their job ads in California. We look into how that could impact work morale. 

The Emmys last night show just how far the big four networks have fallen. 

French film director Jean-Luc Godard has died. We look into the legacy of one of the most influential people in movie industry history. 

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This recent rain may have been welcome as we deal with drought but don't get used to it. The World Meteorological Organization says La Nina is back for a third straight year. That means we're probably in for another dry Winter. We go In Depth into what to expect and La Nina's impact on southern California. 

The UK continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth. Her coffin is now at a cathedral in Scotland with plans to return the Queen to England soon. 

Baby formula is still in short supply with some major chains limiting how much parents can buy. 

The FDA has a new warning about breast implants and cancer.

A new poll shows just how much people dislike the U.S. health care system. We go In Depth into why and what can make it better. 

Ukraine's offensive against Russia is showing major progress right now as Ukrainian troops storm through the northeast to take back territory and chase Russian troops back to the border. 

U.S. News and World Report dropped its latest college rankings today. But there's always criticism over the methods. We look into that. 

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The new king addresses the U.K. for the first time as head of state. King Charles III praised his mother, Queen Elizabeth, as the country mourns her death.  

We go In Depth into what's next for King Charles and the U.K. and the challenges they face. 

We then head to Las Vegas to try to figure out the details of the murder of an investigative journalist. His accused killer is an elected official.  

This weather has been something else. Heat after more heat. Now, we'll get a cool down but possibly in the form of some heavy rain in the LA area. We go In Depth into whether we can adapt to these strange weather patterns.  

Karen Bass is being linked to the corruption case against former local lawmaker Mark Ridley-Thomas. Could that hurt Bass in the LA mayor's race?

If you're a regular listener of the show, you know we've talked to many people in Ukraine since the war began. The most familiar voice was journalist Phil Ittner. He's back in the U.S. right now and we talk to him in-studio about his experience covering the war up close. 

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The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II is now over.

Queen Elizabeth was 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in U.K. history at 70 years. She was crowned after her father's death in 1952. She leaves behind one of the biggest legacies in the country's long history. We go In Depth into the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth. 

Her son, Charles, is now King--King Charles III. We explore the reign ahead for him and what happens to the royal family now. 

We get reaction here in the U.S. too. Elizabeth was very popular. She had a big impact on U.S./British relations. She met with every U.S. president except one during her time on the throne. 

Elizabeth was more than just a queen. She was a global and pop culture icon. We explore what made her so popular across the world. 

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Drugstore giant CVS is getting into the house call business. It's going to buy a company that runs a network of doctors who make house calls. This comes as a big corporation like Amazon is getting more involved in the health care industry, looking to become a one-stop-shop for everyone's medical needs. We go In Depth into what CVS' move means for itself and, more importantly, for patients. We also look into how this will impact doctors in the short and long term and whether these moves will transform health care.  

Steve Bannon is facing big legal problems again. He'll reportedly turn himself in tomorrow to face criminal charges in New York. 

We look into the Washington Post report about former President Trump keeping some documents that detail another country's nuclear defenses. 

California survived rolling blackouts yesterday but what about today? It's crazy hot again. We go In Depth into why this threat of blackouts keeps happening. 

Netflix is being threatened with a lawsuit by some Middle Eastern countries that say its content violates Islamic values. 

The Apple hype machine working extra hard today as the company announces new iPhones and other updated gadgets. 

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Doctors have been saying that a COVID-19 shot would be like getting a flu shot--it would happen once a year. It turns out they're right. U.S. health officials now say most people only need to get their COVID boosters once a year. We go In Depth into the change.

The LA School District has been hit with a big cyberattack. We look into what information could have been gathered by the attackers and if certain protection systems are out-of-date. 

The UK has a new prime minister but can she steer the country's economy back in the right direction? 

Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterm elections. Now the races really begin. We go In Depth into how things are shaping up. 

Governor Newsom signs a bill that could make working at a fast food restaurant that much better. 

Complaints are growing that parents aren't being warned about a potentially deadly problem with baby formula. 

Remember Darth Vader's famous line to Luke Skywalker about being his father? Maybe but you probably don't have the exact quote. We look into why so many of us misremember the same things. 

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President Biden goes on the attack against Donald Trump supporters. We go In Depth into the president's aggressive speech in Philadelphia and whether it could sway people in the middle come the November midterm elections. 

Court documents show the FBI found dozens of empty document folders labeled "classified" at Mar-a-Lago. But where are the contents and will we ever find out?

New COVID boosters are coming but when and how easy will it be to get them? 

Russia is putting pressure on Europe when it comes to natural gas. We go In Depth into how the war in Ukraine is disrupting the flow of this natural resource. 

California's electric grid is being strained. If it's strained now, what about when more electric vehicles are on the road? 

A new analysis finds red flag gun laws to take away firearms from dangerous people are being underutilized. 

We end with the paradox of happiness. Don't try too hard to find it. 

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When the pandemic hit, schools across the country shut down and students went into remote learning. Some people at the time criticized the lengthy closures, saying it would hurt the kids academically. Now a new federal study shows math and reading scores for 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic. We go In Depth into how far they dropped. 

We know the pandemic hit adults hard too. A new survey shows just how hard it's impacted people's mental health locally and across California. 

State lawmakers pass some big climate change bills with some lofty goals. But are they realistic? 

The United Nations has sent a team of nuclear experts to Ukraine to check out Europe's largest nuclear plant. One reactor is down because of the war.

Police across the country have found an online tool and are using it to track where people go. The problem is that they do it sometimes without warrants. 

We haven't heard much about hurricanes this year. It's because there haven't really been many. We go In Depth into why the Atlantic is so calm right now. 

Twitter was asked to do it. Now it is. The "edit" function is coming. 

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This massive heat wave is starting to bear down on California. Temperatures will be scorching in many parts. With the heat, there's a flex alert, asking people to conserve electricity so the power grid doesn't get strained. But why are we still dealing with a strained power grid? Perhaps, the solution is nuclear energy. We go In Depth. 

A picture can say nothing or a thousand words. The Feds have a picture of what they say are classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. It could prove obstruction on the part of former President Trump. 

Revamped COVID vaccines could be made available next week. The FDA just approved versions that are supposed to fight omicron. 

Major U.S. airlines have just told the government they will provide meals for customers delayed by three hours and hotel rooms for stranded passengers. We go In Depth into whether they'll follow through. 

A new survey shows young people are in tune with what's going on in the news but they would rather the news focus on different things. 

A jellyfish could hold the clues to anti-aging secrets. 

Amazon will find out very soon if its investment into the Lord of the Rings world will pay off. 

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If you think the water problems here in southern California with drought and calls for conservation are rough, we assure you the capital of Mississippi has it much worse at the moment. Parts of Jackson are without running water right now as flooding exacerbated problems at two water-treatment plants. We go In Depth into what is happening and how bad it could get. 

Millions of people in LA County are being asked to stop outdoor watering coming up for roughly two weeks. It has to do with fixing a very important water pipeline. 

The U.S. sees its first confirmed monkeypox death as the World Health Organization sounds optimistic the virus can vanish in one part of the world. 

The U.S. government says it's getting a lot more complaints about airline travel now than before the pandemic.

President Biden is getting ready for a big prime-time speech Thursday. We go In Depth into how he looks to be trying to help Democrats this Fall.

Russian news agencies are reporting that the last leader of the Soviet Union has died, Mikhail Gorbachev. 

If you think people here in LA are rude, a new survey finds there are several other big cities where people are meaner to each other. 

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