Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner may be a challenge for the more than 3,100 Southern California families who have just lost power due to the wildfire threat sweeping across the region.
How animals transfer power from one leader to another: Brute force, inheritance and consensus
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Bees, chimps, clownfish and hyenas all live in groups with a leader or dominant individual. So do many other animals. How does power shift from one animal to another? The transfer of power is sometimes not that sim...
California sheriff’s deputy and police dog killed in shootout
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A California sheriff's deputy and a police dog were killed in a shootout with a suspect Monday night, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones told reporters during a news briefing. The shootout came after deputies pur...
California tops 3 million Covid-19 cases
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California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases there has tripled...
A nation on edge braces for this week’s transfer of power
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The nation is entering inauguration week with an unnerving police and military presence guarding the vestiges of democracy -- with Americans holding their breath as federal officials warn about threats of violence a...
Fire destroys homes of thousands in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps, UN says
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A huge fire swept through Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh early Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said more than 550 sh...
‘WandaVision’ flexes some different muscles as Marvel adds its power to Disney+
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Marvel flexes different muscles with "WandaVision," leveraging major assets while stretching its creative formula in this first series for Disney+. The result wields more of a scalpel than a hammer, wryly celebratin...
California hospital fined over $40,000 after Santa Clara County says it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak
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A Northern California hospital was fined $ 43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee. Santa Clara County said it issued a violation notice to Kaiser Pe...
Capitol riot tears GOP apart as it seeks a return to power in 2022
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Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, the new chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, defended President Donald Trump on Wednesday when asked if his ally bore any responsibility for inciting a riot at t...
Biden to nominate ex-UN Ambassador Samantha Power to lead US humanitarian aid agency
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Washington President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate former US diplomat and longtime human rights advocate Samantha Power to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the nation's prima...
The power of a real apology
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Jessica DuLong is a Brooklyn-based journalist, ghostwriter, book coach and the author of "Saved at the Seawall: Stories From the September 11 Boat Lift" en "My River Chronicles: Rediscovering the Work that Built Ame...
Meer as 150,000 klante het sonder krag in Texas en Louisiana vertrek terwyl groot sneeustorm oor die Suide beweeg
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Meer as 150,000 klante is sonder krag in Texas en Louisiana, aangesien 'n kragtige sneeustorm vroeg Maandagoggend deur die suidelike state beweeg. Swak padtoestande is moontlik in Texas en Louisiana..
Manhunt aan die gang vir 6 gevangenes wat met behulp van 'n tuisgemaakte tou uit 'n tronk in Kalifornië ontsnap het
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Daar is 'n jag op ses gevangenes wat uit die Merced County-gevangenis in Noord-Kalifornië ontsnap het, volgens 'n persverklaring van die balju in Merced County, wat Sondag uitgereik is. Die gevangenes, ouderdomme 19...