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Lap bands for teens? Is Jared Lee Loughner competent to stand trial for the Giffords shooting? Will high-speed rail happen in California? What skeptic Michael Shermer thinks about the brain and beliefs.

The Supreme Court orders California to release nearly 46,000 inmates. Could your apartment be a no-smoking zone? New bill aims to ban employee credit checks. LAPD nab suspect for vicious beating of Giants fan. Is celebrity perjury undercutting the foundation of American justice?

General Consul to Israel's reaction to Obama's speech. L.A. Zoo considers privatization plan. It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine). FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Midnight in Paris, Bloodworth, Earthwork, The Big Uneasy, How to Live Forever and more. Claudia Puig also brings us the best films at Cannes 2011. TGI-FilmWeek! Peter Bart’s tales of the movies and the mob at Paramount.

Obama delivers major Middle East address. TV Upfronts 2011. Commenting on comment board cretins. Caltech and Fuller in a virtuous partnership.

Catholic study blames sex abuse on free-love. CD-36 election results. LA’s nightclub king Sam Nazarian expands his empire. Family visits at Gitmo? An insider’s look at Area 51.

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admits to fathering a child with a former staffer. IMF Chief arrested on attempted rape charges. Gov Brown’s budget revise – let the politicking begin. The debate over tax policy for "Big Oil" heats up. It’s not easy to be green, especially if you’re Wal-Mart.

Louisiana floods Cajun country to save populated areas. You, who are on the Court, must have a code. The nuts & bolts of country building. Governor Jerry Brown releases a revised budget. This is how Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band rolls.

GOP releases new budget…but is it “fairy tail budgeting” like the Democrats say? Taking the anonymous out of A.A. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Lael Loewenstein join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Bridesmaids, The Big Bang, Everything Must Go, Hesher, Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird and more. TGI-FilmWeek! James Gandolfini opens up about Tony Soprano and God of Carnage.

"Mother lode of intelligence" found at bin Laden compound. Orange County judge restricts anti-gang enforcement. Bugs that bug us. Schwarzenegger’s sentence reduction sparks civil suit. How to be your dog’s best friend. The origins of the United States and its horticultural interests.

Gatekeepers to the Osama post-mortem pics. The top 10 Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles. Fracking…it’s not just for Battlestar Galactica fans anymore. If you took a personality test, would you fail?