The Santa Monica-based videogame giant has seen huge success over the years, but since 2007 the company was under the thumb of French media giant Vivendi, which held a majority stake. Now that's over.

Aaron Kushner has not provided financial results, but he said in an interview that his strategy to push print might take a while to succeed. "The early indication on the advertising and subscription side is that, ultimately, we will achieve our expectations," he said.

Imagine driving along minding your own business when all of a sudden your horn goes off and there's no way to stop it. Then you lose your brakes, then your steering. And you haven't done a darn thing.

Part-time employment, both voluntary and involuntary, skyrocketed in June, which is not what you'd normally want to see in a recovery. If you're young and lacking a college education, you might not even be working at all.

With support from Mayor Garcetti and Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, there wasn't much doubt about the vote.

No offense, but respondents often haven't the first clue of what they're talking about. Case in point: A majority of those surveyed by McClatchy-Marist believe that the nation is still in a recession.

This is a slow-ish time for TV watching, so it wouldn't be surprising to see CBS pulling the plug, at least for a bit. The company has to calculate how much advertising revenue would be lost short term, while Time Warner Cable must figure out its losses from cable subscribers.