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Stay-at-home mothers on the rise, 'Heartbleed,' LA knitters roll out for yawn crawl, App Chat, more
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Apr 9, 2014
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Stay-at-home mothers on the rise, 'Heartbleed,' LA knitters roll out for yawn crawl, App Chat, more

Today on the show, we turn to Texas, where there's a debate going on over whether to offer Mexican-American studies as a statewide high school class. Then, we'll talk about another security breach that may have compromised username, passwords and credit card data. We'll end the show with Yarn Crawl L.A., a four-day event A Martinez recently paid a visit to.

J.R. Jaffe holds a basket of yarns she hand-dyed to sell at Abuelita's
J.R. Jaffe holds a basket of yarns she hand-dyed to sell at Abuelita's
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Lauren Osen
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Today on the show, we turn to Texas, where there's a debate going on over whether to offer Mexican-American studies as a statewide high school class. Then, we'll talk about another security breach that may have compromised username, passwords and credit card data. We'll end the show with Yarn Crawl L.A., a four-day event A Martinez recently paid a visit to.

Listen 6:32
The state of Texas Board of Education will soon decide whether or not to move a Mexican-American Studies elective from a "wishlist" to a list of classes that will be taught at the high-school level in the future.
Listen 3:50
For the first time in more than three decades, Medicare has publicly released information about payments to doctors and other health providers nationwide.
Listen 5:10
"Heartbleed" is a new vulnerability that was discovered in an online protocol called SSL, which is used to encrypt data that travels across the internet...
Listen 6:05
It's hot out. So, we have a list of apps that'll help you sit around the pool, get drunk and save your baby soft skin from turning to leather.
Listen 4:14
Very few dentists accept Denti-Cal patients. KPCC's Adrian Florido reports on what could be, at least, a partial solution.
Listen 4:47
One group of citrus farmers in Tulare County is facing a very dire summer. They could lose their only source of water.
Listen 9:57
The Huskies rule college basketball. Which team rules L.A. professional basketball. And a warrior has gone down for the count.
Listen 5:45
The San Francisco-based company Uber has enjoyed great success with its ride-sharing services, and now it's making a big move by expanding its business to bike deliveries.
Listen 5:50
The number of mothers who are choosing to stay at home is on the rise. That's according to a study from the Pew Research Center out this week.
Listen 8:14
"The Bare-Faced Messiah," a biography of L Ron Hubbard, was first published in 1987. But it's only now, 27 years later, that the biography is finally available in the U.S.
Listen 5:00
One town in Sweden is experimenting with slimming down the day of their government employees to just six hours.
Listen 5:10
The Sea World theme park in San Diego can keep its orcas.... For now.
Listen 6:03
Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department this week revealed an investigation into officer involved tampering ...
Listen 4:50
Scientists are trying to understand why some storms unload lots of rain and snow, and others don't.
Listen 4:03
Thanks to the knitwear worn in "The Hunger Games," the pastime is gaining popularity — even in sunny SoCal, and even among men.