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Tired of staying in their homes for fear of becoming a victim of the drug violence, the people of Ciudad Juarez are triggering the revival of business for the city’s once dormant nightclubs and restaurants.

This evening, at 7 p.m. (PST), a ten-mile stretch of Los Angeles’s Interstate 405 — the nation’s busiest stretch of road — will close down until Monday morning. Bracing for the worst, Los Angelans are labeling the temporary shutdown “Carmageddon.”

The Los Angeles Auto Show has a lot to offer, of varying shades of green.

A host of new studies show that gaming might actually be good for your health. We talk with technology writer Clive Thompson and our tech contributor Baratunde Thurston.

The city of Ju-rez would seem to have little to celebrate this holiday season. Drug cartels have been battling among themselves and with police. And yet, at least one neighborhood in Ju-rez is going to celebrate Christmas. Monica Ortiz Uribe reports.