World & Nation
Places around the world are suffering as 2024 seems on track to be the hottest year ever recorded
California
Hot weather coincides with extreme fire conditions across Northern California, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to initiate the first public safety power shutoffs of the year. Even so, the region has seen several wildfires ignite.
July 2, 2024
Kevin Bui, now 20, pleaded guilty to the killings in May and is the last of three defendants to be sentenced for the August 2020 fire.
The deputy leader of Hezbollah says the group will stop fighting Israel from Lebanon if there is a full cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
As California braces for a heat wave expected to last through next week, several wildfires ignited under critical fire conditions, forcing evacuations.
Climate & Environment
The ecologically-sensitive Covington Flats area of Joshua Tree National Park will shut down to the public in a bid to protect its Joshua trees and junipers from wildfire.
Firefighters battled the 400-acre Sierra fire in Fontana as officials said SoCal was ‘ready to burn.’ In Fresno County, the Basin and June Lightning Complex fires grew.
June 30, 2024
California’s longest heat wave of the year, bringing triple-digit temperatures, fire danger and air quality concerns, is expected to arrive Tuesday.
July 1, 2024
A brush fire broke out in Moreno Valley in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky as flames marched across the hilly terrain.
June 29, 2024
Of the 23 people who died in the battery factory fire, 18 were foreigners. South Korea is increasingly reliant on migrant workers.
June 28, 2024