L.A. Times to lay off at least 115 people in the newsroom
The Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that it was laying off at least 115 people — or more than 20% of the newsroom — marking…
Are dams good or bad?
The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are…
Atkins is prepared to lead California but faces a tough race
SACRAMENTO — Californians could do worse than elect veteran state Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Not that they should necessarily.…
Why Nick Dunlap forfeited $1.5-million prize after PGA Tour win
Nick Dunlap is the first winner of the American Express event on the PGA Tour who likely leaves home without an American Express card. The…
Burger van becomes inadvertent tourist hotspot with people travelling hours to visit
Peter Wilson has built up a huge following for Zahut's Burgers in Sunniside, Gateshead, and is now planning to open a restaurant in Stanley Source…
IOM makes ‘global appeal’ for $7.9bn to help 140 million people | Migration News
The appeal comes as the number of people forced to migrate reached 117 million by the end of 2022, the IOM said. The United Nations…
Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province | Earthquakes News
Rescue efforts under way in mountainous area of southwestern China after pre-dawn disaster. Rescue efforts are under way in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after…
I’m never buying a blanket from Temu again – people suggest I need to ‘put it in water’ & say ‘you get what you pay for’
BE careful what you're paying for, learned one Temu shopper. He was shocked when the blanket he ordered off the site looked nothing like what…
Nikki Haley may find it impossible to navigate GOP factions
When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Running for governor, she criticized a “bailout culture” and dependence…
I found fancy kitchenware worth hundreds for just $16 – people say I must be at a mythical treasure thrift store
AN avid budget shopper has revealed the steal she discovered at her local thrift store. She was thrilled to find kitchenware that she wanted to…
My Lush lip scrub routine is controversial – people don’t believe it, I only just realized how gross it is
HAVING an effective beauty routine can be pretty sweet. One woman attested to that after sharing her controversial Lush lip sugar scrub routine. 2A Lush…
Sondheimer: There’s a gray area in sports competitions that tests right from wrong
There’s a gray line in sports. It straddles right from wrong. Some don’t like it when people are on the gray line, but it’s perfectly…
How plagiarism-detection programs became a political weapon
The plagiarism accusations first struck Claudine Gay when a right-wing activist published several examples of unattributed text from the Harvard president’s academic writings. Though insufficient…