ISIL Aide Killed In US Airstrike

Comments (0) | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Air Force, baghdad, convoy, International, Iraq, ISIL, US airstrikes
David Hodari
Web Producer

Mosul is near the Iraqi borders with Turkey and Syria.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's key aide killed near Mosul.



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Los Angeles' Water Conservation: More Wet Handshake Than Iron Fist
Comments (0) | 2014 drought, California, California drought, california water loss, cash for grass, conservation, Downtown, garden, gardening, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, slide the city, water
David Hodari
Web Producer

Burns Park by David Hodari

As California enters its fourth year of drought, the conservation efforts of local government have so far been vain and inconsistent.




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'Proud' Apple CEO Comes Out As Gay
Comments (0) | apple, apple ceo, Apple technology, ceos, LGBT, Technology, Tim Cook
David Hodari
Web Producer

The CEO of Apple has described himself as “proud to be gay.”



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South L.A. Double Shooting Leaves Woman Dead, Four Injured
Comments (0) | Crime, lafd, laps, Los Angeles, murder, South Los Angeles
David Hodari
Staff Reporter

Samika Griggley, 29, shot at the intersection of 114th Street and Croesus Avenue.



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Pope And Bishops Divided Over Homosexuality
Comments (0) | catholic church, divorce, gays, LGBT, Pope Francis, Religion, The Vatican
David Hodari
Web Producer

Meeting reveals tensions between pontiff and his bishops



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Sweden Suspects Russian Navy Of Spying
Comments (0) | International, navy, russian military, stockholm, submarine, sweden, World News
David Hodari
Web Producer

A Russian Navy Submarine (Wikicommons)

Throwback to Cold War paranoia as sub breaks down.



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UKIP Win First Seat In British Parliament
Comments (0) | @politics, British politics, election, England, International, The United Kingdom
David Hodari
Web Producer

United Kingdom Independence Party won its first parliamentary seat (Wikipedia Commons)

The UK's answer to the Tea Party now has an MP.



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President Obama At A 'Crossroads' About ISIS
Comments (1) | global terrorism, ISIL, Middle East, new york, Politics, President Obama, U.N., U.N. Security Council
David Hodari
Staff Reporter

President Obama's speech to the U.N. Security Council focused on his plans to "degrade and destroy" ISIL.

Obama's spoke to the Security Council about his plans to "degrade and destroy" ISIL.



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Decision Day As Scotland Votes On Independence
Comments (0) | #USC, England, Politics, Scotland, scotland independence, The United Kingdom, World News
David Hodari
Staff Reporter

The Bar at the Robin Hood British Pub in Sherman Oaks

Scotland votes on its future on Thursday, although little is likely to change.



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South L.A. Responds To Garcetti's Minimum Wage Proposal
Comments (0) | California, Councilmember Bernard Parks, District 8, economy, L.A. Mayor Garcetti, Minimum Wage Increase, Organized labor
David Hodari
Contributor

Rosy's Beauty Salon on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (David Hodari/Neon Tommy)

The average working wage for Angelenos from District 8 was lower than for any other L.A. County district in 2012. 



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The High Cost of Dying in L.A.
Comments (1) | California, consumer, consumer rights, death, dying, funeral homes, funerals, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, mortuary, Southern California
Rebecca Gibian, David Hodari, Vanessa Okoth-Obbo
Staff Reporters

Rose Hill Cemetery has 1400 acres of space, but have only built on 750 acres. (Jessica Harrington/Neon Tommy)

Everybody dies, but few are prepared for the high cost of death.



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