In this week’s edition of Big Ol’ Fish, one fisherman is reeling in the holiday spirit with not one, not two, not three, but nine catches! If you have a big catch you’d like to share with us, be sure to share it under the Share tab.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of the U.S. West Coast. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of the U.S. West Coast. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019. High points will be the ceremonial reopening of the cathedral’s massive doors, the reawakening of its thunderous organ and the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He’s one of the most famous corporate leaders in the world, delivering products embraced by billions. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about. In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for a decade, but the situation has worsened in the past year. That’s because the country’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism, exposing those involved with that community to criminal prosecution. Public representations of gay and transgender people are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin argues that the war is a proxy battle with the West, which he says aims to destroy Russia and its “traditional family values”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety of digital health data, ahead of Republicans taking over the state House in 2025. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing a bill designed to protect reproductive health data including
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October. The government also revised
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says in a Facebook post that the long-winged seabird named Wisdom has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Pete Hegseth’s name has been submitted to the FBI for a background check, his attorney told CNN Thursday, as some lawmakers call for more vetting of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon. “He received the forms yesterday from the FBI, and we’re working on them right now,”
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — NewsChannel 21 and Mid Oregon Credit Union are giving Jefferson County Middle School $1,000 in support of their student-operated holiday school. Students earned “Buff Bucks” by being good citizens and students and now they get to spend them on gifts in the “Buff’s Bazaar” All of the gifts were donated by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus is cracking down on its LGBTQ+ community, detaining and beating nearly three dozen of them in the last three months. Authorities also are weighing repressive measures to ban “gay propaganda,” similar to laws passed in recent years in close ally Russia under President Vladimir Putin. One activist says
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. The men’s bodies were not found. But based on footprints glimpsed in the
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk plowed at least $260 million into efforts to send Donald Trump back to the White House, new filings show – a massive infusion that makes him one of the largest single political underwriters of a presidential campaign and underscores the outsized
Continue ReadingBy Karen Jordan Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Lavelle Schaffer has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. “My life has come full circle. It still feels like a movie almost,” Schaffer said. At 33, he’s living his dream of being a Chicago police officer, and dotes
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Grist spotlights balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters.
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Reasons to Be Cheerful covers community-first car shares as an affordable way to plug into sustainable transit.
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GetYourGuide explores seven festive things to do and see in NYC this holiday season.
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Vivian Health examines five trends that could redefine nurses’ roles, enhance patient care, and alter the entire healthcare system in 2025 and beyond.
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