Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
KTLA: 14-year-old mother and newborn with heart condition missing with 15-year-old sister-in-law
KTLA: 3 people die in whirlpool during trip to California’s Sierra Nevada
KRCR: Avelo Airlines' last flight leaves Redding following ground service withdrawal
SF Gate: 'Out of Control': Burning Man's drug enforcement policies are shockingly strict
Press Democrat: Forest with Sonoma County’s largest tree now protected forever, will one day be open to the public
Press Democrat: Hundreds of affordable rental homes could be coming to a shuttered Windsor school site.
KTLA: Debris leads to multi-car pileup on 5 Freeway in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake area
ABC Sacramento: Hundreds of Sacramento County attorneys go on strike
ABC News: 'They were racist comments': Alameda County firefighter on leave after viral video
CBS News : Camp Resolution sweep is "day of shame" for Sacramento, homeless union attorney says
CBS News : World 18 beachgoers in Japan have been bitten by dolphins this year, drawing unusual warnings
KCRA: Search suspended for Tuolumne County hiker who has been missing for more than a week
KCRA: Oroville man caused Thompson Fire that destroyed 13 homes by throwing fireworks from car, DA says
Action News Now: Reviving the Redding Regatta after 85 years
KRCR: Newly obtained video shows deadly ampm altercation that led to employee's arrest
KRCR: Unexpected donor provides perfect match for Corning girl's kidney transplant
KRCR: Aspiring firefighter accused of using firework to ignite Thompson Fire
KRON: Bicyclists take over Bay Bridge Saturday, two detained
KRON: Orinda pharmacy burglarized 4 times in four months
AP News: Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Upstart’s boom looms out of view at the US Open
AP News: Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop
SF Chronicle: New COVID vaccines are now available. If you got sick this summer, when should you get yours?
SF Gate: 2 men charged with destroying ancient rock formations at Nevada lake
SF Chronicle: A Mount Shasta meadow is at risk of being ‘loved to death.’ Can a federal order save it?
SF Chronicle: Northern California man charged with starting Thompson Fire with a firework
AP News: China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles
AP News: Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
AP News: Biden’s program for immigrant spouses of US citizens is halted
SF Chronicle: Fences by homes on popular Stinson Beach found in violation of local law
Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024
The Guardian: Norway’s border guards on front line in battle against ‘cocaine tsunami’
NY Times : Soaring Insurance Costs Could ‘End’ Affordable Housing, Developers Warn
NY Times : Dashed Hopes and Big Breaks: What It’s Like to Work on Cold Cases
NY Times : There Are a Bazillion Possible Starbucks Orders — and It’s Killing the Company
Washington Post: Endangered lynx makes its first appearance in Vermont in years
Washington Post: Bored? Scientists say mindless scrolling through online videos makes it worse
The Guardian: Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
The Hill: Election deniers in key states are newly-empowered in 2024
The Hill: Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
The Hill: Unusual La Niña may be forming in the Atlantic: ‘almost unprecedented’
The Guardian: ‘Sip, return, repeat’: Petaluma tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system
Washington Post: Why scientists are trying to reengineer the cow’s stomach
The Guardian: FBI informant’s book predicts far-right violence: ‘we should be afraid’
The Guardian: ‘Dirt bike culture is Black culture’: the organization fighting to legalize the sport
The Guardian: Shohei Ohtani becomes fastest to baseball’s 40-40 club with walk-off grand slam
The Guardian: Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
KIRO: Nearly 4 in 10 WA parents with kids under 12 have quit, been fired due to disruptions in child care
KIRO: Sea-Tac Airport, Port of Seattle hit with suspected cyberattack
KOMO News: This MLB player will play on 2 teams in 1 game, making history
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