• SFGate

    Vandals are targeting Lake Merritt's historic lampposts

    Lake Merritt is one of Oakland’s loveliest spots, especially during the evening golden hour when the “Necklace of Lights”comes to life around the lake. But over the last few weeks, the 126 ornate lampposts that anchor the lake’s signature circle of lights have been the target of vandalism. The city believes thieves are toppling and stealing the almost century-old lampposts and ripping out the wires from the boxes at the bases. It’s a local chapter of a story happening around the country as...

  • Oura’s smart ring hits Target stores

    Oura on Monday announced that its smart ring will be available in select Target stores in the U.S. The deal, which also brings the wearable to the retailer’s site, follows similar announcements with Amazon in March and Best Buy last April. It’s a good bit of validation for a company that almost singlehandedly legitimatized the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • We must ramp up climate action to hit net zero target

    ​There is nothing more important than our environment. My party, campaigners and scientists across the globe have been saying so for years in spite of governments the world over refusing for decades to accept they had to treat the crisis with the urgency it deserves. This must be the turning point and the moment we accelerate the action we are taking to make Scotland net zero. Here and across the UK opportunities have been missed and action delayed to the point that it is simply not possible to...

  • Silver Lakes Player Targets Big Easy Final Victory

    He might have secured his Sunshine Tour card for the next season already, but Stals Swart is not resting on his laurels, and a win is the only thing he seeks in this week’s Altron Big Easy Tour final played at Blue Valley Golf Estate from Tuesday to Thursday. Still in his rookie season, the […]

  • China axes hundreds of TV dramas depicting family tensions

    Crackdown comes amid the government's push for women to bear more children.

  • Fisherman at Smithville Lake runs to safety as tornado hits docks

    Whipping winds and a possible tornado tore through rural areas southwest of the Kansas City metro Tuesday morning.

  • Trillion-Dollar Deficits Explain Why Inflation Keeps Hitting American Families

    A new report analyzing the next three decades forecasts a country paralyzed by the economic and fiscal costs of servicing its debt.

    • KLFY

    Broussard family with son diagnosed with Tourette syndrome aims to educate others

    Rena and Maggie Lassalle, and their son Liam are dedicated to helping people understand.

    • CP24

    Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences

    OTTAWA - The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals are proposing new charges for the use of violence while stealing a vehicle and for links to organized crime, as well as laundering money for the benefit of a criminal organization. They're also planning to make it illegal to own or sell the electronic and digital devices police say are being commonly used to steal...

  • Video: Man flees BCSO deputies in car chase, hits SUV with family in it

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who wasn't even on authorities' radar was arrested after leading Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase after failing to stop for a missing license plate. According to BCSO, it took place on April 9 as auto theft deputies were on patrol near Central. Deputies noticed a gold Cadillac []

  • Nicki Minaj’ Onstage Drama: Singer Throws Object At Crowd After Being Hit During Concert

    Nicki Minaj stirred headlines when she threw an object at the crowd during a concert after being hit with it onstage. Nicki Minaj found herself in the spotlight for more than just her performance during a recent concert when she swiftly reacted to an unexpected object thrown her way. The incident, captured in a video […]

  • Former captain aiming to face Sunderland as former target lands Scottish role

    A familiar face could be in line to face Sunderland this weekend when the Black Cats host Millwall at the Stadium of Light. The Prudhoe-born midfielder made his way through the Academy of Light system before making his senior debut in an FA Cup fifth round defeat against Bradford City in February 2015 and went on to make just under 100 appearances before departing for Hull City during the summer of 2019. Honeyman joined Millwall just under two years ago but missed Saturday’s win against Cardiff...