Abdullah Alathamna's family suffered when Israel shelled his family's Gaza home in 2006. Now a father, he fears for his daughters. 'I want to protect them,' he says. 'But I cannot.'
Approximately 46 million turkeys are slaughtered for Thanksgiving, and this year the suffering of the industrially farmed birds is compounded by the return of avian flu.
There's a petition to release elephants from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, and Ojai recently became the first U.S. city to recognize legal rights for nonhuman animals. California can lead on this issue.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey emerged from a long hiatus without elephants, tigers or lions. Other industries must stop exploiting wildlife for entertainment.
Recent gun violence in Orange County underscores the need for national gun reform, writes Supervisor Katrina Foley and Grace McNeill, a Loyola Marymount sophomore and recent intern at Foley's office.