30 years ago, Time Magazine asked if L.A. was “going to hell.: Are we there yet? After years of running a deficit, the Queen Mary has turned a profit for the city of Long Beach. How problems of 2 of Skid Row’s largest landlords could make LA’s homelessness crisis worse. LA Metro hopes to manage, not fall off, a “fiscal cliff” in its budget crisis.

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Perry High School shooting: Multiple victims wounded in Iowa. Shooter is dead, law enforcement official says. Subway or monorail? Heavy rail supporters crash presentation in Sherman Oaks. ISIS takes credit for Iran suicide bombing attacks that killed 84, injured hundreds. Verizon class action lawsuit settlement 2024: Who is eligible? San Francisco installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge.

Shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa. Court ordered parenting classes largely unregulated in California. Starter homes have become forever homes.

Gov. Newsom is urging California voters to support Proposition 1, why? Families’ lawsuit against Snapchat alleging the platform enables drug dealers allowed to move forward. California’s fast-food minimum wage hike is already getting people fired. An effort to overhaul how children learn to read, known as the science of reading movement, is sweeping the country.

Neil Saavedra & Amy King Join Bill for Handel on the News. Jeffrey Epstein court documents released with names unsealed. Multiple state capitols evacuated due to mass-emailed bomb threats. UCLA purchases vacant mall in West LA with plans to create massive research campus. Massive sewage spill closes several Los Angeles County beaches. Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling removing him from ballot. A potent antibiotic has emerged in the battle against deadly, drug-resistant superbugs. 13-year-old becomes first person ever to beat Tetris.

Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany discusses respiratory virus activity being high and rising across the United States and the 7 biggest medical breakthroughs that happened in 2023. Host of ‘Home with Dean Sharp’ joins the Bill Handel Show and talks about the 4 American houses: 1. House of Neglect, 2. House of Bad Ideas, 3. House that makes you smile, & 4. Filler.

California’s court battle over gun magazines shows U.S. divide. Epstein documents naming prominent figures expected to be released soon. Jimmy Kimmel threatens “court action” over Epstein allegations. Old fashioned scandal fells a new Harvard president. Seniors using marijuana are facing drug iterations and other side effects.

Neil Saavedra & Amy King join Bill for Handel on the News. US national debt hits record $34 trillion. Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, antisemitism testimony backlash. Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut was a key figure who patched up ties with Iran. Encino woman,88, had private security for protection. A guard shot her on New Year’s Eve. Witness threat claim delays bill hearing for ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing. ESPN apologizes for woman flashing breast during Sugar Bowl broadcast. Jeffrey Epstein list: 150 high-power associates to be named soon.

KFI's own Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Tech Tuesday'! Rich talks about the NY Times suing OpenAI, Bitcoin is surging once again, ads coming to Amazon Prime later this month, and why self-driving cars can’t be ticketed in California. AI’s Big Test: Making sense of $4TRIL in medical expenses. New Years resolutions statistics… and what is up with dry January.

New laws you should know in 2024. What a century of earthquakes has taught Japan. 2024 is a leap year. Here is what it is and why it exists.