Homepage > Elsewhere

Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Yesterday

BBC: US woman accused of stealing identities to give North Koreans US jobs

AP News: A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire

AP News: The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

AP News: Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes and businesses

The Hill: Kristi Noem doubles down on cartels being in SD reservations

The Hill: Port of San Diego declares emergency over invasive seaweed in southern bay

The Guardian: Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds

NY Times: 2014 Boston Marathon winner finally receives prize money, from a stranger: ‘We cried’

Washington Post: A mountainous country loses its last glacier

Washington Post: Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect

Yahoo News: Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for $500 Million Hotel Complex

NY Times: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-69012221

BBC: Baobab: Scientists solve mystery of ancient 'tree of life'

BBC: Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years

BBC: US airman killed after ejection seat misfires from grounded plane

Politico: Don’t talk about gender identity, UK government tells schools

Politico: US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

Smithsonian Magazine: Seven of the Most Beautiful Roads in the United States

The Guardian: I swapped my south LA lawn for a verdant microfarm – now I feed the neighborhood

The Guardian: Tiny US fire department using 1980s gear surprised by $500,000 donation

LA Times: Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times: Sonoma State president on leave for ‘insubordination’ after supporting anti-Israel boycott, divestment

KTLA: Bear brings traffic to a halt on busy Southern California freeway

LA Times: Police arrest 50 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building

KCRA: Documents: Man accused of causing Florida bus crash that killed 8 has been convicted 20 times since 2003

KCRA: Yuba City police says at least 100 cars were keyed in one night by one man

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘The Evergreen’: Remembering the Mount St. Helens eruption and people who died on the mountain

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

The Oregonian: Hoka expands Portland operations, leases space near Providence Park

The Hill: Gorsuch, Alito break from conservatives on CFPB ruling

The Hill: Biden announces ‘major step’ toward reclassifying marijuana

KQED: Few Pharmacies Carry This Key Opioid-Addiction Treatment. San Francisco Wants To Change That

KPTV: Oregon is home to 2 of the 10 most polluted cities in the US

KPTV: Fees: Major changes to housing market ahead

The Guardian: Riot police arrest 50 people at UC Irvine and clear pro-Palestinian encampment

The Guardian: Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020

KRON: San Pablo appoints first Asian American police chief

KRON: Sonoma State president placed on leave after striking controversial deal with protesters

East Bay Times: Teens on field trip overdose on cannabis edibles at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits

East Bay Times: Want to teach? New Alameda County partnership will help prospective educators earn a credential for as little as $42 a month

Tuesday, May 14

KCRA: Stanislaus State breaks ground for new facility in Stockton

East Bay Times: Fugitive Livermore double homicide suspect allegedly tricked hotel clerk into giving him key to room, surprised man and woman as they slept

Politico: Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate

The Guardian: House Democrats launch investigation into Trump’s alleged offers to oil executives

The Guardian: Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

KCRA: Teen injured after officer fatally shoots family dog outside Auburn home

Smithsonian Magazine: Tracking Humans’ First Footsteps in North America

The Guardian: ‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks

The Guardian: ‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

KRCR: Massive clean-up effort at Red Bluff River Park removes 20,000 pounds of debris, trash