In July, as wildfires tore through the American West, President Joe Biden met with the region’s governors to find better ways to battle the flames.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Biden administration moves to protect DACA beneficiaries
The Biden administration plans to publish a proposed rule today in hopes of preserving Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young adults from deportation and allowed them to legally wor…
Ex-addict who found hope at Mission High now eager to help others
Landynn Meyers graduated last term as a Clark County School District Star Graduate, a recognition bestowed upon 45 students for academic excellence or for overcoming odds. Now three years sober, Meyers hopes to one day help counsel other young people …
Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off
A computer-graphic-soaked advertisement featuring Australian actor and Hollywood heartthrob Chris Hemsworth beckons the world to Dubai’s upcoming Expo 2020, promising a “world of pure imagination” as children without facemasks race across a futuristic…
California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections
Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to them in future elections under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province
The Taliban banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law.
Fires threatening California’s sequoias continue to grow
California firefighters battled fast-growing forest fires threatening giant sequoias and small communities in the Sierra Nevada on Monday and worked to fully surround a suspected arson wildfire that destroyed homes last week.
North Korea fires short-range missile to sea in latest test
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea early Tuesday, its neighboring countries said, in the latest weapon tests by North Korea that has raised questions about the sincerity of its recent offer for talks with South Korea.
After 5 years, Obamas to break ground on Presidential Center
After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama were expected to attend a celebratory groundbreaking Tuesday on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago park.
Far-right cryptocurrency follows ideology across borders
The Daily Stormer website advocates for the purity of the white race, posts hate-filled, conspiratorial screeds against Blacks, Jews and women and has helped inspire at least three racially motivated murders. It has also made its founder, Andrew Angli…