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Private schools, LAX security, the legally blind man that's running across America
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Mar 25, 2016
Private schools, LAX security, the legally blind man that's running across America

The good school series concludes, security experts are rethinking where to place airport checkpoints, legally blind Jason Romero's run from Santa Monica to Boston.

A traveler pulls his bags while walking past an LAX sign at Los Angeles International Airport as access roads were closed with flights delayed and cancelled after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint on November 1, 2013 in Los angeles, California.
A traveler pulls his bags while walking past an LAX sign at Los Angeles International Airport as access roads were closed with flights delayed and cancelled after a gunman reportedly shot 3 people at a security checkpoint on November 1, 2013 in Los angeles, California.
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The good school series concludes, security experts are rethinking where to place airport checkpoints, legally blind Jason Romero's run from Santa Monica to Boston.

Listen 7:05
LA is part of a program that's supposed to curb the growth of local, dangerous, extremism, but even though they have the money, it still hasn't been implemented.
Listen 3:47
The directory is called CalGang, and for nearly 20 years, police in urban communities have used it to secretly track confirmed and suspected gang members.
Listen 5:41
Reporter Geoff Manaugh discusses how the nation's largest aerial surveillance program is changing policing and crime in Los Angeles.
Listen 9:35
Private schools (also called independent schools) generally fall into three types of educational philosophies: religious, traditional, or progressive.
Listen 10:02
Some schools have more money than others but does that make them better? What determines how much money a school gets and how the funds are spent?
Listen 8:13
Nielsen has decided to track views of TV shows on individual platforms like Roku and Apple TV, but could this impact the future of ratings?
Listen 13:03
The legendary actor, comic and producer Garry Shandling died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 66.
Listen 7:44
A legally blind ultra marathon runner is making his way from Los Angeles to Boston. Jason Romero set off from Santa Monica Thursday morning.