Today on the show, we'll start with a discussion about which Latino leaders from California got endorsements from Eva Longoria's Latino Victory Project. Then, a look at teacher diversity in the US. Plus, 60 years since Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Nancy Silverton wins big James Beard award, Beverly Hills Hotel under fire for ties to sharia law-following Sultan of Brunei and much more.
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• 8:58
Yesterday, the non partisan political organization, the Latino Victory Project, announced a list of candidates that they would support.
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• 5:47
While the nation's students are growing more diverse, the make-up of teachers in public school classrooms is lagging behind.
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• 5:27
On May 6, 1954, on an Oxford University track, Roger Bannister made history by successfully running a mile in under four minutes.
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• 10:11
You know the names LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Stephen Curry, but you may not know a name they have in common: Idan Ravin.
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Last night, L.A. chef Nancy Silverton took home the award for Outstanding Chef at the annual James Beard Awards. Silverton is the founder of Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza.
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• 8:29
It's time again for Tuesday Reviewsday, our weekly new music segment. This week, Billboard Magazine's associate editor of Latin music, Justino Aguila, is back with some new tunes.
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• 5:42
Extreme weather in the U.S. is growing more frequent and intense and that’s posing far-reaching consequences for how our cities are planned, how we get our food and how our economy runs.
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• 6:33
The Beverly Hills Hotel has been a local icon since it opened more than a century ago, but recently, support from southern California businesses has been waning because of its ties to the oil-rich nation of Brunei.
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• 6:41
When many people think about sexual assault, they think about female victims preyed upon by males, but new research shows that men are frequently victims themselves, with alarming statistics that show how rampant sexual assault on men actually is.
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• 4:50
In 1890, the California Supreme Court denied Hong Yen Chang’s application to practice law because he was Chinese.
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• 5:45
More than 1 million Californians signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Under a brand new law in San Francisco, they also signed up in jail.
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• 5:16
It's no surprise that salespeople at high end stores can be a little snobby. While you might expect that the a rude salesperson would turn customers off, in some cases, the opposite is true.