After the release of a scathing audit report of the state’s high-speed rail project in November, a Democratic lawmaker has called for the head of the body overseeing the project to step down.

California Democrats have regained the supermajority in the state legislature – and there’s been speculation Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) might re-introduce a bill now that the Dems have more power.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report Wednesday that shows a continued decline in the overall abortion rate in the U.S.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Loewenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Earlier this week, acclaimed directors Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci passed away.