Dangerous Street Takeovers Are Growing in Popularity in Los Angeles

The street takeover scene in Los Angeles is growing in popularity along with a growing backlash from residents demanding that law enforcement do more to crack down on these dangerous gatherings.  Often organizing on social media, people are blocking off streets to race and perform dangerous car stunts on city streets.  In the last 6 months, at least eight people have died at or near street takeovers.  Nathan Solis, reporter at the LA Times, joins us for how a lack of police resources make it tough to curb the events.

Next, it sounds like more and more infectious diseases are popping up every day.  Polio, monkeypox, Marburg virus and other infectious diseases are increasingly in the news for spreading around the globe.  It’s not just one thing that is causing this, but a combination of factors like our increased contact with animals, the pace of global travel, and climate change.  Hilary Brueck, health correspondent at Insider, joins us for what to know.

Finally, there’s a mysterious illness killing dogs in northern Michigan.  Officials are investigating, but they believe it could be a new strain of the parvovirus.  What’s complicating efforts is that while the symptoms are similar to parvo, some dogs are testing negative for it.  Layla McMurtrie, reporter at the Detroit Free Press, joins us for what to know about this illness affecting young and unvaccinated dogs.

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