Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall
From Newsmax A judge who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign sided with the president Tuesday on a challenge to building a border wall with Mexico, removing what could have been a major obstacle to the signature…
California bill would ban new fossil fuel vehicles from 2040
By Rachel England From engadget All new cars sold in the state would have to be zero emission vehicle Under a new bill introduced this week, every single new car sold in California after 2040 would be an emission-free vehicle….
California wildfire
California wildfire rages toward scenic coastal communities From Reuters SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – A massive California wildfire that has already destroyed nearly 800 structures scorched another 56,000 acres on Sunday, making it the fifth largest such blaze in recorded…
Sick sea lions
Sea lions are getting sick from toxic algae blooms By Mallory Locklear From engadget Industrial runoff is fueling the algae and climate change will make it worse. Sea lions off of the coast of California are getting very sick and…
Caribbean Cup: Curacao dethrone Jamaica as Caribbean champions
From Jamaica Observer FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz were dethroned as champions of the Caribbean when they went down 1-2 to minnows Curacao in the final of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup at the Stade Pierre Aliker here…
There’s another United horror story, and it will break your heart
BY SASHA LEKACH From Mashable The United horror stories keep coming out of the woodwork. After the internet exploded over a viral video showing a man being forcibly dragged from his seat on a United flight last weekend, another passenger…
Trump settles university fraud case for $25M
From Newsmax U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to settle fraud lawsuits relating to his Trump University series of real estate seminars for $25 million, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. A settlement would end a dispute…
California authorities cite SeaWorld San Diego for not properly protecting employees
By Mary Beth Quirk From The Consumerist Another wave of controversy is washing over SeaWorld, as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has handed the company’s San Diego park four citations for not making sure employees who work…
More evidence for Zika virus link to damage beyond microcephaly
By Lisa Rapaport From Reuters (Reuters Health) – The mosquito-borne Zika virus can lead to extensive birth defects that go beyond microcephaly, a Brazilian study suggests. Researchers studied 11 babies diagnosed with Zika and found they had a range of…
A fourth US Navy littoral combat ship has broken down in the span of a year
By Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com From Business Insider The littoral combat ship USS Coronado is returning to Pearl Harbor from the Western Pacific after experiencing an engineering casualty earlier Tuesday, officials with the Navy’s Third Fleet confirmed. The incident comes…