• California readies itself as ‘abortion sanctuary’ while Arizona gears up for ban

    Golden state expanded abortion access after Roe was repealed in 2022 while neighboring state is set to enact near-total banAs Arizona prepares for a near-total ban on abortion to go into effect in the coming months, providers in California are getting ready to welcome a surge of out-of-state clients and live up to the state’s reputation as an “abortion sanctuary”.California clinics have been treating patients confused by the legal framework in neighboring Arizona ever since the supreme court...

  • Baby Great White Sharks Are Menacing California Beaches

    Baby great white sharks prefer to lurk in shallow waters close to shore, a new study has found.Marine scientists from California State University, Long Beach, have proved this for the first time, answering one of the long-standing mysteries relating to great white sharks.Juvenile great white sharks, and their nursery areas, are hard to document as the species are so elusive. Scientists already know that young white sharks stay in nursey areas when they are first born, however the exact location...

  • More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on beach

    Authorities say more human remains, including a torso, that are believed to belong to a missing woman have washed up on a beach along Lake Michigan

  • Petition: Tell Lawmakers in California and Hawaii to Ban Octopus Farming

    Please sign this petition to demand lawmakers in California and Hawaii follow Washington's incredible lead and ban octopus farming, too!

  • Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps

    Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatmentThis story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the Wayne Barrett ProjectOn an October morning, a small army arrived to evict Rudy Ortega from his home in the Crash Zone, an encampment located near the end of the airport runway in San Jose, California, Silicon Valley’s largest city. As jets roared overhead, garbage trucks and police squad cars...

  • A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails

    A bill to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to pass

  • California man recovers stolen BMW thanks to AirTag and dashcam videos

    Another stolen car has been recovered thanks to a hidden AirTag, this time in California. Speaking to NBC News, Philip Obando said that he woke up and walked out of his house to find that his BMW was gone. Thanks to the hidden AirTag and dashcam video, Obando was able to get a pretty clear idea of when the car was stolen, who stole it, and what the thief did with it. more

  • Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban

    Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental rights and the country’s international commitments.The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Honduras-based Centro de Derechos de la Mujer (Center for Women’s Rights, CDM) filed a petition with the UN human rights committee this month on...

  • California lawmakers aim to ban current Clear service at airports for 'equity'

    (The Center Square) - California lawmakers are seeking to ban identity-verification service CLEAR at California airports in the name of “equity.” CLEAR, available for $189 per year or no additional cost with some credit cards, verifies individuals’ identities so they can skip the identification part of the airport security line and go straight to Transportation Security Administration security screening. The government’s PreCheck program, which costs $78 for five years and...

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    Yankees screwed again: It’s time to ban human umps for good | Klapisch

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  • City sweep of homeless camp to close Nanakuli beach park for a week

    Outreach workers from the Kealahou West Oahu social service agency on Monday began notifying members of a Nanakuli homeless encampment that the city plans to close a mile-long portion of Ulehawa Beach Park for a week and clean up the area once again as an October court date approaches challenging the city’s homeless policies.

  • Randall County Fire Department dissolves burn ban order for domestic waste

    Today, the Randall County Commissioner’s Court dissolved the county-wide burn ban order. This will allow the burning of household trash and certain other items in Randall County.