After football players at the University of Missouri said they won't participate in team activities until university President Tim Wolfe is removed from office, the team's coach tweeted today in support of his players. … [Read more...]
113,000 Passengers Affected by Cabin Crew Strike
Some 113,000 Lufthansa passengers were facing domestic and international cancellations Monday due to all-day walkouts at three German airports staged by a cabin crew union protesting cost cuts. … [Read more...]
California Governor Wants to Drill for Oil on Family Land
California Governor Jerry Brown last year directed state oil and gas regulators to research, map and report back on any mining and oil drilling potential and history at the Brown family's private land in Northern California. … [Read more...]
Bernie Sanders Says to Act Now Against Climate Change
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., center, and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., left, announce new climate legislation, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. At right is Sierra Club President Aaron Mair. … [Read more...]
Son Charged With Murder of Parents
Medical examiners say a Connecticut couple whose remains were found last week, three months after they disappeared, died from gunshot wounds. … [Read more...]
Charlie Hebdo Cartoon Outrages Russians
Moscow is outraged over a cartoon in France's Charlie Hebdo that mocks the Russian plane crash in Egypt. "This has nothing to do with democracy, self-expression or whatever. It is pure blasphemy," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Russia's TASS news agency. … [Read more...]
Mysterious Kayak Death on the Hudson, More Details Revealed
Angelika Graswald, a 35 year-old Latvian native, has been charged with murder and is being held in the Orange County Jail in New York on a $9 million bond for allegedly killing her fiancé, 46 year-old Vince Viafore while kayaking on the Hudson River on April 19. … [Read more...]
Turns Out, Saving the Planet Also Saves Money
Climate change comes with a cost. Critics of carbon-reduction efforts often rely on rhetoric about how expensive regulations would be, but a new report from economists at New York University found that international efforts to reduce carbon have already benefited the United States some $200 billion, and more reductions would lead to greater benefits. … [Read more...]