Investigative reporter for LA Times
Science writer for the Los Angeles Times
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Alan Zarembo
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Getting organ transplants: Why wait times are longer in Los Angeles than New Orleans If you live in LA, San Francisco or New York and you get sick and need a new liver or a lung, you’ll probably have to wait a lot longer than someone in South Carolina or Louisiana. You may even run out of time before the organ becomes available. That’s because organs are generally donated locally. But that may be changing thanks to a lawsuit in New York.
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PTSD Claims An LA Times investigative report finds that PTSD claims have exploded - and that many of those cases could be exaggerated or made up entirely. But is it better to over-treat PTSD than under-treat the condition?
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First an Oscar, Now Al Gore Wins the Nobel Peace Prize Al Gore has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his international work on global warming. He shares the award with the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . The former Vice President vowed to honor the award by working to speed up the world's change in awareness about the urgency of the problem. Alan Zarembo writes for the Los Angeles Times .
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Gov. Jerry Brown: California and China will fight climate change together President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, and he’s expected to announce a decision soon. California Governor Jerry Brown heads to China to strengthen climate and clean energy ties.
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Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
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Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.