CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court has dismissed an intellectual freedom claim by a university physicist who was fired in part over his public statements that scientists exaggerated damage to the Great Barrier Reef caused by climate change. Physicist Peter Ridd had argued he was unlawfully dismissed in 2018 by James Cook University in
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The Palm Springs Unified School District board of education approved new contracts to bring School Resource Officers (SROs) back to campuses. SROs will return to high school campuses at all PSUSD cities except for Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs. Both City Councils will vote on whether or not to approve this new contract on
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SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A major Southern California highway remained closed by a growing blaze driven by intense winds. At least 200 firefighters battled the Alisal Fire. By Tuesday, the blaze had scorched 21 square miles along coastal Santa Barbara County and remained completely uncontained. In Northern California, fire crews increased containment of a blaze
Continue Reading SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A major Southern California highway remained closed by a growing blaze driven by intense winds. At least 200 firefighters battled the Alisal Fire. By Tuesday, the blaze had scorched 21 square miles along coastal Santa Barbara County and remained completely uncontained. In Northern California, fire crews increased containment of a blaze
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Este martes, el congresista Raul Ruiz presentó el premio a un enfermero local y una defensora de los campesinos.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports slowed while exports accelerated in September, customs data showed Wednesday, pushing the trade surplus higher on sustained demand in the U.S. and Asia. Exports rose 28.1% to $305.7 billion. That was faster than the 26% increase logged in August. Imports rose 17.6% to $240 billion, slowing from a 33% jump
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports slowed while exports accelerated in September, customs data showed Wednesday, pushing the trade surplus higher on sustained demand in the U.S. and Asia. Exports rose 28.1% to $305.7 billion. That was faster than the 26% increase logged in August. Imports rose 17.6% to $240 billion, slowing from a 33% jump
Continue Reading By JULIE WATSON Associated Press A recording shows that the pilot of a twin-engine plane was repeatedly warned to fly straight and to climb before he crashed into a San Diego suburb, killing himself and someone on the ground. An air traffic controller repeated warnings more than a dozen times to Dr. Sugata Das before
Continue Reading By JULIE WATSON Associated Press A recording shows that the pilot of a twin-engine plane was repeatedly warned to fly straight and to climb before he crashed into a San Diego suburb, killing himself and someone on the ground. An air traffic controller repeated warnings more than a dozen times to Dr. Sugata Das before
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Pamela is picking up momentum in the Pacific off Mexico and forecasters say it should be back to hurricane strength again before striking the coast north of the port of Mazatlan on Wednesday morning. Pamela weakened to a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINES By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to save the climate and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. That’s according to the International Energy Agency, which said in its global energy outlook published Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to save the climate and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. That’s according to the International Energy Agency, which said in its global energy outlook published Wednesday that more aggressive
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee has been cut from South Korea’s short track speedskating team after a reported text message exchange that suggested she may have intentionally tripped a teammate during the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. The Korea Staking Union is preparing to launch
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Netflix has — once again — changed the game. When the company began to expand internationally, it exported Hollywood-made films and TV shows to other countries. Now, about a decade
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Santa Cruz County prosecutors say they won’t file any charges against a driver accused of fatally hitting a Nogales police officer five months ago. Authorities say Jeremy Brinton was hit and killed by a car on Interstate 19 near Mariposa in May. County Attorney George Silva told Tucson TV station KGUN9
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By Raja Razek, CNN A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured Tuesday when she and a security guard at a Chicago high school were shot, police said. The shooting happened at the end of the school day, around 3:30 pm, at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brian Deenihan said during a
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier clad in a super-tight blue outfit in a state media photo has generated a buzz on social media, with some calling him “a superhero,” “a captain DPRK,” or “a rocket man.” He was among nearly 30 soldiers who
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team at
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team at
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team at
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