Who uses Facebook more: Men or Women? What about Twitter?
The Pew Research Center, which looks for statistics on various topics such as immigation, has come up with some nifty social media stats. How many Internet users are on Facebook? About 66 percent....
View ArticleWho were America’s poorest presidents?
Well, we now know that President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney both are pretty well off. Most presidents and presidential candidates are. Americans can debate as to whether...
View ArticleRiverside County Dems claim Republican voter fraud
Republicans have fraudulently registered Democrats to vote … as Republicans, a Riverside County Democratic group claims, according to a story by California Watch. The GOP has reported an increase of...
View ArticleWatch out! An asteroid’s passing by today. Might want to duck and cover
So, apparently an asteroid’s passing by Earth today. Yeah, it’s about 100 feet wide and flying by at a relatively close distance — about a quarter of the distance to the moon. And scientists only...
View ArticleDon’t be alarmed: The jets are coming back to Palm Springs
It’s been nearly a year since the Department of Defense announced it would cut back on the amount of military jets flying into Palm Springs International Airport following uproar from Palm Springs...
View ArticleSens. Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein support new immigration plan
Here’s a story from The Desert Sun’s Washington Bureau reporter Raju Chebium today: WASHINGTON – California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein – who represent a state with the nation’s largest...
View ArticleGas prices break yet another record
As you’ve noticed unless you avoid driving, gas prices throughout Southern California have been skyrocketing. That’s not an understatement in that, according to AAA, gas prices have now risen the most...
View ArticleClimate lab: Cal Tech, JPL team up to determine Los Angeles’ carbon footprint
It’s a monumental task, but Cal Tech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are putting their great minds and gadgets together to figure out Los Angeles’ carbon footprint, nonprofit news organization...
View ArticlePoll: More than half of USA supports legalizing pot
Here’s a topical story today from Raju Chebium, The Desert Sun’s Washington Bureau reporter: WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, and support has grown among the young...
View ArticleThe Desert Sun collects 11 California journalism awards
The Desert Sun has had an extra special day today. We as a news organization do what we do, journalistically, for the readers. That includes all of the news we break and all of the investigative work...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....