Jean Trinh

The holidays are a time to count our blessings and reflect on how others aren't as fortunate as some of us. If you have a hankering to do some good in your community, we put together a list of places for you to put in your good Samaritan deeds.

President Barack Obama is making his rounds in Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday, and that can only mean one thing for Angelenos—Obamajam.

The LAPD recently cracked down on folks getting down at the library over the past year. With 14 undercover sting operations under their belts and officers patrolling the library grounds, the LAPD has arrested nine people for "lewd acts," reported Downtown News.

Long Beach may be getting a major facelift at its industrial and truck-heavy Terminal Island Freeway. City officials are looking into transforming a one-mile strip of the freeway into a lush, green park.

The results Angelo Bertolotti found revealed that Murphy, the 8 Mile actress who died in Dec. 2009, had elevated levels of heavy metals in her hair. One of the leading reasons heavy metals are detected in hair is from hair dye, and that coroners normally do not test for this unless there are signs of extreme poisoning, according to Slate

Through their hour-long conversation (the first of a two-parter!), we get to hear the Yeezus rapper divulge on how his music compares to 12 Years A Slave and what he thinks about Breaking Bad with the American Psycho author.

In addition to the regular ol' Americanos and Frappuccinos, you can now get liquored up through Starbucks Evenings' wine and Californian craft beer offerings at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX.

After years of fighting in courts, Bertolotti was able to secure samples of her hair, blood, and tissue to submit for independent testing. The results were surprising—there were ten heavy metals found in Murphy's samples that were multiple times higher than the World Health Organization's high levels.

Is the porn industry fleeing from L.A.? An industry group has reported that there has been a 95 percent drop in porn film production permits in L.A. County ever since voters approved the condom measure that requires adult film actors to wear protection.

Barbara Streisand, John Goodman, and producer Steve Rudin, joined in on the festivities, according to Variety. Even Steve Martin jumped on stage to display his banjo-plucking skills.

Jared James Abrahams admitted that he obtained nude photos and videos of the women by hacking into their computers with a malicious software that gave him control of their webcams. (Yes, this would be our worst nightmare.)

Now you can get your friends and family to foot the bill for you to move out to the big city. That's at least what is now happening on GoFundMe.com—a crowdfunding website similar to Kickstarter that allows people to raise money for life events from paying for vacations to medical bills.