New Law Bans Cyclist Harassment

American Voices

July 25, 2011 | ISSUE 47•30

A law passed in Los Angeles makes it illegal for motorists to harass bicyclists verbally or physically. What do you think?

I pretty much have my hands full harassing pedestrians and other motorists as it is.

Rich McNish
Systems Analyst
It was legal before? I've missed out on so much.

Sunita Huckel
Index Editor
Illegal? I guess I'll just have to start bagging on illegal immigrants, then.

Josh Steitzer
Lead Handler

Suspect Arrested In Etan Patz Case

05.24.12 | ISSUE 48•22

A suspect in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, the first missing child to be put on a milk carton, was taken into custody.
U.S. Census Overcounted By 36,000

05.24.12 | ISSUE 48•21

A survey revealed that the 2010 census counted an extra 36,000 people, or 0.01 percent, because of duplicate forms and deaths, which is down from the 0.49 percent overcount in the 2000 census.
Egypt Holds First Presidential Elections

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Fifteen months after Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak was deposed, Egyptians voted in their first-ever free presidential elections.
Catholic Orgs Sue Over Birth-Control Rule

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Several Catholic institutions, including Notre Dame, are suing the federal government over the Obama administration’s birth control funding mandate.
Posthumously-Conceived Children Get No Benefits

05.22.12 | ISSUE 48•21

The Supreme Court ruled that a set of twins conceived with frozen sperm through in vitro fertilization 18 months after the father's death are not eligible for Social Security survivor benefits.