Santa Monica Shooter's Mom: His Father Was Abusive

June 11, 2013 Subscribe · Forward John Zawahri's Father Was Abusive, Santa Monica College Shooter's Mom Charged LOS ANGELES — Police found bomb-making materials seven years ago in the home of the gunman who killed five people last week in Santa Monica, a school board official said on Tuesday. Police discovered the materials after John Zawahri threatened fellow high school students in 2006, Oscar de la Torre, a member of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school board, told The Associated Press. Continue reading... SANTA MONICA'S TRAGIC YEAR What It's Like To Tour With Rihanna INSANE VIDEO: High School Campus Explosion LOOK: The Sexiest Snaps From Pride Weekend ANOTHER Shooting In Santa Monica Shooter's Mom: His Father Was Abusive School Vandalism Contains Obama Death Threat? WATCH: The LA That Could've Been ANOTHER Shooting In Santa Monica Porn Star JAILED What Kind Of Asian Are You? Where Are You Really From? MICHELANGELO SIGNORILE Waiting on the Supreme Court, and Obama's Pen, While Democrats Still Cower Even in this time when some pundits claim gays have arrived, our supposed friends are still throwing us overboard, subjecting us to ongoing discrimination. Here's hoping that, even if John Roberts isn't among them, five justices of the Supreme Court get that. Continue reading... EVELYN LOZADA I May Have Missed the Parade, But Puerto Rico Is in My Heart I don't have to be at a parade to celebrate my roots, my culture and my gente, because Puerto Rico will always be in my heart! That said, my heart and I will definitely be at next year's parade. Continue reading... KAT COHEN The Truth About Affirmative Action Cases and College Admissions Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin and Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, could have the most groundbreaking rulings regarding affirmative action in higher education to date. These cases have the potential to set a new precedent for how applicants are evaluated in the admissions process. Continue reading... JUSTIN MAFFETT A Young Face in the Fight Against Prop 8: An Interview With Spencer Perry Spencer Perry, son of the Hollingsworth v. Perry plaintiffs, has proven himself to be a member of the next generation of young civil rights activists. Though he was only in eighth grade when California passed Prop 8, he sought to play whatever role he could in the fight for marriage equality. Continue reading... JAMES CAMERON A New Age of Discovery We explored outward to the moon and outer space at the end of the 20th century, but we entered the 21st century managing to overlook this continent-size frontier right on our own planet. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003