Sam Boyer(LOS ANGELES) — Days after celebrating a historic vote to legalize marijuana sales in the city, the owners of Malibu’s only cannabis dispensary are now picking up the charred remnants of their life in the wake of the devastating Woolsey Fire. Earlier this year, Yvonne DeLaRosa Green, the co-owner of 99 High Tide Collective …
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Nov 24
Paris burning: Protesters set streets on fire on 8th day of protests against rising fuel taxes
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Paris was burning. Violence erupted on the streets of the city of lights on Saturday as about 8,000 protesters faced off against thousands of police deployed to contain the demonstrations. As angry protesters blocked streets and lit various materials on fire, including large sheets of plywood and garbage bins, police hurled tear gas …
Nov 24
‘They killed him for no reason,’ says aunt of 21-year-old armed man shot dead at Alabama mall
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The aunt of a 21-year-old man shot dead at an Alabama mall said her nephew was killed by police “for no reason at all.” Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, who was armed, was shot Thanksgiving night when another man — first believed to be Bradford — and an 18-year-old got into a physical altercation …
Nov 24
One injured, gunman at-large after shooting at New Jersey mall
iStock/Thinkstock(ELIZABETH, N.J.) — A man was injured in a shooting at a mall in New Jersey on Black Friday — at least the second shooting to take place at a mall on one of the biggest shopping days of the year. The shooting at The Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, New Jersey, less than …
Nov 24
Camp Fire leaves over 13K without homes this Thanksgiving weekend
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California. The death toll from that fire has climbed to 84, making the Camp Fire the deadliest ever in the state. The same day the …
Nov 24
Twin storms bring hazardous travel conditions over holiday weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two different storms are set to create hazardous travel conditions for those heading home after the holiday weekend in the central and eastern parts of the country. The first worry is a storm expected to quickly race up the East Coast, bringing both ice and flooding threats. The second concern is …
Nov 24
Second US soldier killed in Afghanistan this month
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A member of the U.S. military was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday — the second to die this month in the country, and the 10th this year. The news was announced in a press release by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson, a spokesperson for Resolute Support. No further details of how the …
Nov 23
Undocumented man arrested after leaving sanctuary for appointment at U.S. Immigration office, activists say
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An undocumented immigrant who has been taking sanctuary in a North Carolina church for more than a year was taken into custody on Friday as he left the church for a meeting at the U.S. Immigration office. Samuel Oliver-Bruno, a 47-year-old Mexican national, had recently submitted a petition for deferred action and was …
Nov 23
Climate change will severely affect US economy, particularly in Midwest
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A newly released report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday explains in great depth the potential consequences of climate change on the United States and warns that neglecting to take action could drastically impede economic growth over the next century. The report, written with the help of over 1,000 people, including about …
Nov 23
Dozens of dead turtles wash up on Massachusetts coast due to cold, animal sanctuary says
Courtesy Debbie Ben David(BOSTON) — Dozens of “cold-stunned,” dead turtles have been washing onto the shores of Massachusetts after Thanksgiving Day saw record-setting low temperatures in the Northeast. More than 80 turtles were brought into the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary “frozen solid” on Friday, Jenette Kerr, the sanctuary’s communications coordinator, told the …