news2shortsSeething residents are questioning city’s preparedness, even as hurricane-force winds and climate crisis created unprecedented calamity conditions As a series of wildfires in the Los Angeles area grew into raging infernos, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, was halfway around the world – part of the US delegation attending the inauguration of the new president of … Read more
We fell in love with the power and speed that fossil fuels brought us. But the price being paid in California, and around the world, has become too high Zero per cent contained. In layperson’s terms, that means “out of control and burning at will”. It’s a common designation for a wildfire – in the … Read more
President-elect Trump is officially a convicted felon after a New York state judge sentenced him to an “unconditional discharge” in his hush money trial. He has called the sentencing a miscarriage of justice and is vowing to appeal. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for TODAY.
President Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. The news comes after he recently highlighted his administration’s economic performance following a strong December jobs report.
John Vaillant, the author of Fire Weather, explains why fires such as those in Los Angeles are different from those before When writing about the hot, dry Santa Ana winds and how they affect the behavior and imaginations of southern Californians, Joan Didion once said: “The winds show us how close to the edge we … Read more
Elon Musk, one of the brightest minds of his generation, is saying it, so it must be true Women, eh? They’re simply not to be trusted. Eve ate that apple; Pandora opened that horrible little box; and now women are to blame for the devastating wildfires in California. I know that sounds like a ridiculous … Read more
“This is what’s left of the home that I grew up in for 31 years,” Pacific Palisades resident Greg Benton said as he remembered his recent Christmas celebration with his family in his house. Thousands of Angelenos are returning to their homes to assess the damaged left by five fires which raged through multiple areas … Read more
Vonn, 40, finishes sixth in first in World Cup downhill American was 0.58sec behind Italy’s Brignone Six years later it’s “Wow, Lindsey, wow!” The racecourse commentator broadcasting Lindsey Vonn’s first World Cup downhill race since 2019 – the American is age 40 and has a titanium knee – summed up how impressive the ski great’s … Read more
Questions about the viability of a female presidential candidate also rise after a crushing presidential defeat Democrats are harboring strong feelings of stress and gloom as the new year begins. And many are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates – especially women – may lead to further political struggles as Donald Trump is … Read more
Federal prosecutors say disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after his conviction in a “long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.” On Friday, prosecutors filed a 108-page briefing outlining their arguments for sentencing Menendez, as well as Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, who were convicted alongside … Read more
