Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online — through their cellphones. Without internet service on a computer, her youngest daughter couldn’t get homework assignments in on time, her parents couldn’t keep up with online doctor visits, and the English classes she wanted to sign up for were out of reach. Then came a game-changer: The federal government started offering a subsidy that covered $30 of the family’s $80 monthly internet bill. But while opening mail at...
Southern California beachgoers may notice a plethora of jellyfish-like creatures washed up on local shores – but sea jellies these blue blobs are not. Thousands of Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, have recently emerged on Golden State beaches from San Diego to Marin County. Pictures taken on April 28 in San Clemente show thousands of gelatinous hydrozoans strewn across a single beach. Point Reyes National Seashore, a National Park Service (NPS) preserve located in the Bay Area,...
March 1994 saw rain in the Colorado Desert near Indio, California. After the storm, hunters went out into a part of the desert off Interstate 10. There, uncovered by the rain, they found a body in a shallow grave. The woman appeared to be in her 70s or 80s with wispy white hair; she was dressed in a pink robe and an adult diaper. No one could figure out who she was. In 2021, the cold case unit of the Riverside District Attorney’s Office submitted the woman’s DNA to Othram, a private lab that...
Tonight on Crimecall, gardaí in Co Cork will explore the the disappearance of Conor and Sheila Dwyer.
California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of New York and Pennsylvania, declare the people’s rights to clean air, water and a healthy environment, California’s does not. That could change as soon as November. Under a proposal moving through the Legislature, voters would decide whether to add...
Unique blob-like creatures washed up on the shores of Southern California. Scientists have advised beach-goers to steer clear of the creatures as they have tentacle that can leave a mild sting.
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A rotated Liverpool wins and preps for a big Premier League finish, and Leverkusen's unbeaten streak hits 45 games. What else did you miss in Europe this weekend?
Zolciak, 45, and Biermann, 38, have been put on notice that the bank plans to initiate a foreclosure proceeding on or after May 3. In January, the estranged couple dropped the price of the mansion to $4.5 million , after initially listing it on the market in October for $6 million. Zolciak filed for divorce from Biermann after 11 years of marriage in May 2023. READ MORE
Although 'Ted Lasso' was always planned around a three-season arc, recent comments from cast and crew have fans believing in a possible return.
Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm.
Former President Donald Trump faces a lose-lose situation as he and his legal team grapple with the question of whether he should testify in his criminal hush money case, a legal strategist says. Jury consultant Steve Duffy told the Independent Wednesday that Trump can't win if he takes the stand in the ongoing Manhattan trial but takes a big risk if he does not. “Jurors generally don’t react well to criminal defendants not testifying, because it just leads to speculation about, 'Why – what do...