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The LAPD will soon get a $280,000 robot dog that’s meant to help officers avoid dangerous and potentially violent encounters. Activists are raising privacy concerns.

With 23 Senate seats up for election, Democrats are worried. Does the vice presidency matter in an election?

Georgia Pritchett says the joy of writing “Succession” is seeing the characters develop, often in disturbing ways. She breaks down the series finale.

Peter Singer knows it is difficult to make a lonely stand against the mega corporate food processing machine.

Often overlooked, ignored and damned, the cycle that throws people in the prison system and spits them out is a calamitous yet integral part of the American experience.

Families of terrorist attack victims sued Twitter and Google for allowing ISIS to use their platforms. But the Supreme Court sided with tech companies.

Ron DeSantis launches his presidential bid. And on the third anniversary of George Floyd’s death, we celebrate his music and a fellowship for Black students in entertainment.

Catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed since the pandemic. Why is the part in such demand, and what should you do if it happens to you? KCRW has the answers.

Reproductive health workers nationally have been turning to unions for support since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood in Orange County could be next.