• Report: Police agencies spending more, solving fewer crimes

    A new report shows that despite record spending on law enforcement in California, the clearance rate – that is the rate of crimes solved – was the lowest ever. Researchers from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that the state spent a record $27 billion on police in...
  • Tasty and healthy: Lean beef’s secret to a happy heart

    When you think about eating a heart-healthy diet, do you picture beef? Beef may not be a food that immediately comes to mind when you think heart health. However, lean beef is a nutrient-rich and flavorful food that supports a heart-healthy diet and lifestyle. Numerous research studies have shown...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: 4 Day Workweek Climate Benefits

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Nearly 200 companies across the globe have completed six-month trials of a four-day workweek with promising results. Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College, is leading the trials with the nonprofit group Four Day Week Global. Schor says, “Stress, burnout, mental...
  • California es líder en comidas escolares bajas en carbono

    En 2021, Josh Goddard se encontró con una noticia seria. El informe del Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático (IPCC) de las Naciones Unidas de ese año mostró que, a nivel mundial, la producción de carne y lácteos es responsable de alimentar casi un tercio de las emisiones de gas...
  • AZ could lead way in AI-related legislation

    Arizona lawmakers are hoping to make it easier for politicians to take legal action as the use of deepfakes increases during election campaigns. House Bill 2394 could pave the way for candidates, and Arizonans at large, to challenge digital impersonations if they can prove the material was produced without consent...
  • La edad será el tema central de debate en las próximas elecciones presidenciales

    Como pocas veces en la historia de los Estados Unidos, la edad del próximo presidente se ha convertido en un tema central de las campañas presidenciales. Una reciente encuesta muestra que un 86% de la población adulta de los Estados Unidos considera que el presidente Joe Biden es, a sus 81 años de edad, considerado...
  • U.S. Senate Candidates’ Forum with Lee, Schiff, Porter

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As the race to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S. Senate heats up, candidates Barbara Lee, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter joined a forum presented by EMS and California Black Media on Thursday, February 8 to discuss their platforms. Barbara...
  • How to make sure your ballot gets counted first in California’s primary

    Alexei Koseff CalMatters The slow vote count has become a staple of California elections — and a national frustration — as the state has shifted to overwhelmingly voting by mail. It’s the result of the additional time that California provides for mail ballots to arrive at local elections offices and the extra verification...
  • The Enduring Harm of U.S. Deportations

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services A Tuesday, January 30 briefing held by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance (OHIA) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) highlighted Broken Hope: Deportation and the Road Home — a new book featuring interviews with 255 deported long-term U.S. resident immigrants — as...
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