California nears ’30×30′ conservation goal
Four years after unveiling an ambitious plan to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, state officials on Monday announced that they…
Maiduguri’s Solar Street Lights Initiative: Reducing Costs, Curbing Crime, And Transforming Nightlife.
In the Sabon Layi layout of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeastern Nigeria, nightfall once meant navigating dark streets with unreliable diesel-powered street lights…
China’s Global Security Initiative: Evolving trends
The Global Security Initiative (GSI) is one of the four major initiatives, that includes the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, and the…
Newsom signs legislative crime package addressing organized retail theft
SAN JOSE — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 10 bills in what he is calling an unprecedented effort to combat escalating retail crimes, car thefts and…
Poll: Californians weigh in on crime, rent control and minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — A majority of likely California voters support stiffer penalties for crimes involving theft and fentanyl, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental…
The Local Communities Benefiting From An Initiative Fighting Deforestation In North-East Nigeria
Under the blazing midday sun of Gomboru Liberty in Borno, northeast Nigeria, Ali Yerima, a youth advocate and chairman of the Gomboru Youth Association, was…
Italy’s Meloni to ‘relaunch’ ties with China after quitting $1T Belt & Road Initiative
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) pledged to reset Italy's relationship with China as she met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing with the sides…
Angel City launches project to help youth gain easier access to soccer
PARIS — Angel City, which has made community work part of the soccer club’s core mission, has launched a project designed to make the sport available…
England v West Indies: Gus Atkinson takes 4-67 but hosts lose three late wickets to surrender initiative
England lost openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett late in the evening session as they surrendered the initiative to reach 38-3 at stumps on day…
How Communist Party of China is spreading the “Chinese Governance initiative” globally
The ruling Communist Party in China has begun to chart a new path of reform and modernization under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping.…
Arkansas abortion ballot initiative rejected
Bankers boxes filled with more than 100,000 signatures in support of putting an abortion measure on Novembers ballot were dropped off at the Arkansas State…
2024 California election ballot propositions voter guide
In addition to a precarious presidential election and high-stakes U.S House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of statewide…
Gov. Newsom announces rival ballot initiative on theft and drug reform
The California Legislature this week is expected to approve a voter initiative for the November ballot to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers,…
European-Funded Initiative Aims at Creating African Vaccine Market
African leaders have teamed up with Europe and Western countries to push for a comprehensive strategic partnership to a new height, this time in the…
Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Defence minister says Israel will not participate in trilateral group with US and France because of Paris’s ‘hostile policies’. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has…
California gets federal funding for climate-ready workforce
California is among nine U.S. states and territories selected to receive $60 million in federal funding as part of a significant effort to build a…
Nevada, Arizona follow California’s abortion ballot measure strategy
LAS VEGAS — Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.…
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, frequent Newsom critic, ponders a run to succeed him
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a conservative firebrand known for law-and-order views and fierce criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom, is considering a run for governor…
Changes to retail theft bills may splinter Prop. 47 initiative support
SACRAMENTO — Legislative leaders plan to fast-track bills to crack down on retail theft in California and are using the package of reforms to pressure supporters…
Anti-transgender proposal won’t make it on California ballot
SACRAMENTO — A measure that would have required schools to notify parents about their child’s gender identity and limited transgender youth medical care has failed to…