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Implementing Real ID | Why Are Young People So Unhappy?
(May 07, 2025) Implementing Real ID. In a bid to blunt gentrification after Los Angeles wildfires, nonprofits look to buy burned lots. Why are young people so unhappy? They spend hours decorating their fridge shelves… then someone messes with them.
Legal Ways to Avoid Tariffs | Conclave 2025
(May 07, 2025) California lawmakers strike deal on solicitation of minors. Businesses have sound strange but legal ways to avoid tariffs. Cardinals from around the world gather today in Vatican City to elect pope. Travelers with no Ral ID can fly for now.
Handel on the News
(May 07, 2025) Heather Brooker and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Smokey Robinson sued for sexual assault by 4 ex-employees. US, Chinese officials to hold ice-breaker meeting in Geneva on Saturday. Indina and Pakistan are on the brink of wider conflict. Here’s what we know. Trump says ‘we just want to be friends’ as Canada PM torpedoes 51st state idea. International arrivals in California plummet by 11% in March.
‘Tech Tuesday’ with Rich DeMuro | Mosquitos Suck
(May 06,2025) KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich talks about Microsoft making a major push to go passwordless, Roku users starting to see ads when they pause content, Google’s new AI Mode in Search, and Samsung just launched a feature that lets users transfer money. Los Angeles area sees more dengue fever in people bitten by local mosquitoes
Stipend for Self-Deportation | Newark Airport Meltdown
(May 06,2025) Trump is offering to pay immigrants who deport themselves. Newark Airport Meltdown: Inside the multiday travel disruption. Venice is sinking. Now there’s a radical plan to lift the entre city above rising waters. Why are people snacking less?? Sales of chips and other munchies are dropping.
Handel on the News
(May 06,2025) Heather and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. LAFD union president Freddy Escobar suspended, accused of ‘’financial malpractice.’ Trump administration to pay $1,000 to self-deporting undocumented immigrants. Hepatitis-A outbreak declared in L.A. County. What you need to know. President Trump to meet with Canadian PM Mark Carney over trade dispute. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: First day of jury selection concludes.
Child Labor Protections | More Nurses Are Needed
(May 05,2025) Florida and other states are moving to eviscerate child labor protections. A man who injected himself with deadly venom helps create snakebite treatment. AI executives promise cancer cures… here’s the reality. Can $1,000 a month get more students into nursing? L.A effort says yes.
Warren Buffet Announces Retirement | Corporate America Jobs Unfilled
(May 05,2025) Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know' to provisional circumstances. Why there will be another Warren Buffett. Costco’s Kirkland brand is bigger than Nike. Corporate America is leaving more jobs unfilled.
Handel on the News
(May 05,2025) Heather Brooker and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. President Trump rules out running for a third term. Brazilian police arrest 2 people over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio. Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the Pope. Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing intention to retire at the end of the year. Russia’s Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.