Newsom’s appointees should stop delaying this great climate solution
We’ll have to wait a few more weeks to find out if Gov. Gavin Newsom is willing to push back against utility industry resistance to…
Newsom called the deployment of California Highway Patrol across cities ‘unprecedented’
SACRAMENTO — Appearing at a memorial service for fallen officers, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week praised the “unprecedented” work done by the California Highway Patrol after…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency over tornado damage
May 8 (UPI) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency late Tuesday after a series of tornadoes pummeled the upper Midwestern state,…
Elon Musk floated robotaxi launch in China, Chinese state media says | Automotive Industry
Tesla CEO last month made an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Elon Musk suggested testing Tesla’s full self-driving feature…
California utilities seek higher fixed monthly fees
With little debate two years ago, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that enabled a sweeping change in how most Californians are billed for…
Modi votes in home state as mammoth India election hits half-way mark | India Election 2024 News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among millions of voters across 93 constituencies that went to polls in the third phase of India’s mammoth general election.…
Here’s what Exxon’s CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis
Oil and gas conglomerate Exxon Mobil could be a key player in global efforts to combat the climate crisis — if only governments would remove…
Granderson: Trump uses Reagan’s racist ‘welfare’ dog whistle
Donald Trump took his dog whistle down to Florida last weekend, where he reportedly told a room full of donors: “When you are Democrat, you…
New California House members try something unusual: Making friends
WASHINGTON — Over homemade tacos at a Capitol Hill row home, several of California’s members of Congress did something unusual last year: they gathered for a…
Severe floods inundate Brazil’s southernmost state, displacing thousands
Flooding in Brazil has displaced more than 115,000 people and left close to 80 dead. Source link
UCLA defeats Long Beach State for NCAA men’s volleyball title
UCLA players raised the NCAA championship trophy to each corner of the Walter Pyramid. While most of Long Beach State’s sellout crowd had emptied before…
In Texas, pro-Palestine university protesters clash with state leaders | Israel War on Gaza News
Austin, Texas – “It didn’t feel real.” That’s how Alishba Javaid, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, describes the moment when she…
Mick Jagger starts a feud with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry
Jeff Landry is between a rocker and a hard place. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger took a jab at the conservative Louisiana governor during the…
UCLA to face Long Beach State for NCAA men’s volleyball title
Before Mason Briggs greeted his teammates, he had to salute the true force behind Long Beach State’s epic five-set thriller on Thursday. “You!” the Long…
It’s time for a grand bargain to end California’s solar squabbling
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees could vote next week on a widely criticized plan that climate activists, solar installers and labor unions say would pointlessly slow…
Early May bank holiday payment dates: When will my Universal Credit, child benefit or state pension be paid?
THOUSANDS on benefits may see their payment dates change due to the May bank holidays. Those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and more see the…
Biden adding 100,000 acres to San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
President Biden on Thursday will expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by nearly a third in an action that is being widely praised by…
Missing in action: How two key parties in India’s largest state collapsed | India Election 2024 News
Lucknow, India – Ensconced in a bustling part of northern India’s sprawling Lucknow city is Lal Kuan, a predominantly Dalit neighbourhood. The Dalits – who…
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law
The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil…
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors voice alarm
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday,…