Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court won’t review parents’ objection to school policy on gender identity
Courthouse News Service: ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders over war crimes
AP News: US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
BBC: One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence
BBC: Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar
BBC: Elvis's granddaughter fights Graceland auction
LA Times: Illegal hostels are popping up in L.A. neighborhoods, to some residents’ ire
LA Times: California Assembly passes bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
LA Times: Pro-Palestinian protesters move UC Santa Cruz encampment, join striking workers
AP News: Taxpayer costs for profiling verdict over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns to reach $314M
AP News: Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
KCRA: Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son
KCRA: Bear hit and killed by car near Foresthill found with all four of its paws cut off and stolen
KRCR: Trucker survives plunge into Trinity River, airlifted to Redding
KTLA: Man arrested for more than 150 ‘unidentifed explosions’ in Pasadena
KTLA: Here’s how much you have to earn in California to qualify as middle class, study says
KTLA: 51 arrested, 29 firearms seized in Southern California raids
KRON: UN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution
East Bay Times: 63-year-old man charged with setting off more than 150 of explosions in Southern California
SF Chronicle: Missing hiker and dog found in East Bay wilderness after major search
SF Chronicle: Own a second home in South Lake Tahoe? Proposed vacancy tax could cost you thousands a year
SF Chronicle: How your dog’s breed could ban you from getting home insurance in California
KRCR: Climber dies after medical emergency on Mount Shasta
East Bay Times: Over $450,000 in back pay, damages awarded to workers at Half Moon Bay farms where mass shootings took place
SFGate: Warm weather, gale-like winds expected to hit Bay Area this week
KRON: Stop signs replace traffic light at Oakland intersection after suspected repeated copper theft
SFGate: Person who toppled historic Death Valley tower comes forward
SFGate: Man found alive after his car plummeted 200 feet off Bay Area cliff
SFGate: California's most underrated band finally goes gold thanks to TikTok
SFGate: He toured with the Grateful Dead and now runs the Bay Area's biggest Tibetan monastery
SFGate: 1 dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines says
KRCR: California proposes millions to make firefighter hand crews permanent
KRCR: Eureka man sentenced to 10 years for possessing over 300 child pornography files
East Bay Times: 13-year-old charged in fatal stabbing of teen inside East Bay grocery store
Sunday, May 19, 2024
BBC: Diddy apologises for 'inexcusable' behaviour
The Hill: Rep. Jasmine Crockett offering ‘bleach blonde’ T-shirts following spat with Greene
BBC: Rescue teams search for Iran's president after helicopter crash - reports
KQED: Federal Judge Orders New Sentencing Hearing for David DePape in Trial Over Pelosi Attack
AP News: Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says, and rescue is underway
NY Times: At Chaotic Rally in Brooklyn, Police Violently Confront Protesters
Politico: House unveils $1.5 trillion farm bill after long delay
the Atlantic: Meerkats Keep Dropping Dead From Heart Failure
Courthouse News Service: Flipping through time: Inside Alameda’s Pacific Pinball Museum, where history and fun collide
Courthouse News Service: Denmark let chemical factory pump excessive levels of toxins into sea, report says
Courthouse News Service: Judicial Council of California looking into use of generative AI in courts
Oregon Public Broadcasting: How Oregon farms manage manure and what’s changing this year
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Heavy-duty truck maker with Portland roots will build $40 million engineering facility on Swan Island
Washington Post: After years of Democratic dominance, Nevada could be slipping from Biden’s grasp
Washington Post: Opinion: We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda
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