Excerpts from Trump’s second inaugural address
Jan. 20, 2025 12:26 PM PT WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday delivered a nearly 30-minute speech from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, his second inaugural address…
L.A. wildfire coverage shows why local TV news matters in a crisis
As the devastating wildfires began to sweep across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, frightened residents were not turning to Netflix.Local TV news broadcasts were the…
Democrats’ crisis of future: Big states that back them are shrinking
WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York have been shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is…
LA wildfires day 11: What is the latest, and what do investigations show? | Climate Crisis News
Although the hazardous fire weather conditions that have stoked Los Angeles’s devastating fires have subsided, forecasters caution that another round of Santa Ana Winds is…
‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles | Climate Crisis News
Los Angeles, California – Bill Threadgill picked through the ashes of his home in Altadena, California, where he lived for 15 years, pulling out copper…
For young Californians, climate change is a mental health crisis too
Maddie Cole in eighth grade stopped running cross country. She’d competed the year before, but the air quality in her native Sacramento was so bad…
What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget | Climate Crisis News
As wildfires have swept through Los Angeles, devastating the Pacific Palisades and surrounding neighbourhoods, many people have taken to the internet to blame the destruction…
LA wildfires day 9: What’s the latest, who are victims and what’s next? | Climate Crisis News
Firefighters in Los Angeles County in the United States are preparing for another round of powerful winds as they continue to battle wildfires. The Palisades…
Where are the LA fires still burning, and why are they so destructive? | Climate Crisis News
More than a week into the wildfires in Los Angeles, the flames have already become the most destructive in the California county’s history and are…
Los Angeles fires exacerbate housing crisis, experts say
1 of 4 | Firefighters keep a home from burning on the Pacific Coast Highway as thousands of structures were reduced to rubble by four…
Firefighters battle to corral Los Angeles fires before strong winds return | Climate Crisis News
Firefighters continue to battle the raging wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area of California, as forecasters again warned of dangerous…
Fact check: LA fires drive falsehoods, including by Trump about water use | Climate Crisis News
President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Governor Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies…
Before and after photos show scale of destruction from LA wildfires | Climate Crisis News
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze that threatens the…
Israel’s image crisis and the limits of propaganda
Deepening cracks in Israel's narrative: critiques and questions are getting harder to ignore. Source link
Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires? | Climate Crisis News
The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne in a 2015 essay. United…
‘I lost everything:’ Fire crews battle ‘unprecedented’ Los Angeles blazes | Climate Crisis News
A pause in the strong winds fuelling deadly wildfires in and around Los Angeles has provided a chance for crews to make progress in their…
Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold | Climate Crisis News
The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. The milestone was confirmed…
Daniel Lurie inaugurated as San Francisco’s new mayor
SAN FRANCISCO — Four hours before he took the oath of office Wednesday to become San Francisco’s 46th mayor, Daniel Lurie started his day walking through…
How is Sudan’s conflict worsening the humanitarian crisis? | Sudan war
Half of Sudan’s population faces acute food shortages.Famine is now present in five areas of Sudan – in what a senior United Nations official says…
Barbara Lee announces bid for Oakland mayor as city looks to rise from crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent progressive Democrat who represented the East Bay in Congress for more than two decades, said…