Area 51 and the plan to find out what the government knows about aliens
More than a million people are planning to break into Area 51, the mysterious government base in Nevada that's rumored to be where the U.S. military studies extraterrestrial life.
Can Facebook launch its cryptocurrency without support of lawmakers?
The House and Senate are looking into Facebook’s plan to launch a currency called Libra. Neither side of the political aisle trusts Facebook, believing it's too big.
Culture of crime and corruption within Customs and Border Protection
Vice President Mike Pence recently visited a Border Patrol detention facility in Texas, where dozens of migrants were crammed into tight quarters. The visit raised questions about U.S.
Trump wants to end asylum claims for most Central American migrants
The Trump administration published a rule today that would bar asylum claims from anyone who passed through another country on the way to the US-Mexico border.
'Stuber' is one of the worst films of 2019, critic says
Our critics review "The Farewell," about a New Yorker who returns to China when her grandma is diagnosed with cancer and has only a few weeks to live, but her family decides to not…
California Congresswoman Katie Porter's first six months in office
In January, Press Play's Michell Eloy followed two of California’s freshman Democrats during their first week as congresswomen: Katie Hill from Santa Clarita and Katie Porter from…
Amazon to spend big money on voluntary workforce retraining
Amazon says it’s going to spend $700 million to retrain a third of its U.S. workforce for new jobs, and in some cases, jobs that Amazon doesn't even offer.
Should you be concerned about Facebook's Deep Face?
Facebook's facial recognition program is called Deep Face, and every day it analyzes hundreds of millions of photos posted on the site, helping the company build the largest face…
Trump hosts 'social media summit' without social media companies
President Trump invited conservative think tanks, at least one conspiracy theorist, and some alt-right extremists to what he's calling a “social media summit” at the White House today.
Changing lives and landscapes along the LA River, as seen through photos
Over much of its 50 miles, the LA River isn’t much of a river. But it's a home to wildlife and people, a backdrop for movie shoots, and a symbol of Los Angeles.
