The Central Carolina Community Foundation’s 10th annual ‘Midlands Gives’ starts on Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Timberon due to a large
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg has been awarded an “A” Hospital SafetyGrade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2024. The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization, evaluates hospitals across the United States on over 30 performance metrics related to medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the efficacy of their []
Eighteen California children who allege the United States' climate policies intentionally discriminate against minors appeared in federal court this week with their landmark lawsuit in jeopardy. The children, ages 8 through 17, sued the U.S. government and the federal Environmental Protection Agency for violating their constitutional rights. Their attorneys claim the nation's environmental policies have allowed dangerous levels of greenhouse gases to be released and accumulate in the atmosphere,...
Hollywood stars and former President Barack Obama are expected to help enrich President Joe Biden’s campaign coffers at a Los Angeles fundraiser in June. The event looks to extend Biden’s fundraising advantage over former President Donald Trump, and mirrors a recent New York City event that saw Obama and former President Bill Clinton show up. […]
California Bill Would Give Black Applicants An Edge In Getting Occupational Licenses Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give preference to African American applicants seeking occupational licenses, for such professions as teaching, nursing, counseling, electrical work and others, especially those who are descendants of slaves. Assemblyman Mike Gipson, author of AB 2862, said the state’s licensing process poses...
The Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued migrant children after a potential smuggler deflated a raft before swimming back to Mexico, according to a news release.
Smoke from wildfires burning across Canada could once again significantly affect air quality in the Northeast this year, according to a brand-new report. AccuWeather long-range forecasters say the 2024 wildfire season is expected to start in June and peak in September. Wildfires in Canada broke records last year, with 45.7 million acres of land burned. AccuWeather's lead long-range forecaster, Paul Pastelok, predicts a near-to-above-historical average number of fires in Canada this year, but...
A judge on Friday forced the Hawaii attorney general's office to turn over to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over last summer's Maui wildfires all documents, interviews and data collected by the outside team hired to investigate the disaster. Attorneys representing plaintiffs suing over the August fires filed a motion last month asking a judge to compel the state provide them with the material gathered by the Fire Safety Research Institute, which was hired by the state to...
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A judge is forcing the Hawaii attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer’s Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster. Attorneys representing thousands of plaintiffs in some 400 lawsuits over the August fires filed
A judge is forcing the Hawaii attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster