Seattle Fire and GM give electric vehicle fire and rescue training
(A demo Chevy Bolt at Seattle Fire’s electric vehicle fire & rescue training shows orange casings for everything high-voltage) Firefighters from state agencies and local departments as far away as Yakima, Clark County and even Salem, Oregon,
Top Islamic State leader killed in U.S. raid in Somalia, officials say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A risky military ground raid by U.S. special operations forces on a cave complex in northern Somalia on Wednesday night killed Bilal al-Sudani, a top leader and organizer with the Islamic State, U.S. officials sai…
Kemp declares state of emergency after protests, mobilizes National Guard
Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to ongoing protests in downtown Atlanta.
Kemp ordered the state’s defense department to mobilize up to 1,000 state …
Sister of American on trial in Russia: ‘Please bring my brother home’
ABC News(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — With her older brother now on trial in Moscow after being held in a Russian detention center for more than a year, each day is a struggle for Margaret Aaron of Huntsville, Ala.
“It’s been very, very tough on our whole fam…
California massacres suggest phenomenon of ‘mass shooting contagion’: Experts
LEREXIS/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Following four California mass shootings in the span of eight days that left 25 people dead and 17 injured, some gun violence researchers said they’re concerned that a phenomenon known as “mass shooting contagion” i…
California to deliver more water to cities after heavy rain storms
David McNew/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — January’s record rain and snowfall on the West Coast has had a positive side effect for over 27 million California residents.
California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Thursday that the extra …
James Gunn to fans of CW’s canceled ‘Doom Patrol’ and ‘Titans’: It wasn’t me
Warner Bros. DiscoveryFans of the CW DC Comics-based shows Doom Patrol and Titans might have been surprised to find out that the shows won’t be back for fifth seasons, but they might also be surprised to learn that James Gunn didn’t pull the trigger.
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Tyre Nichols: a timeline of the investigation into his death
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Jan. 7, 2023: Tyre Nichols pulled over
Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was pulled over by police for alleged reckless driving.
According to Nichols’ mother, Rowvaughn Wells, Tyre was 2 minutes away…
FDA says new process is needed for regulating CBD products due to risks
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will not review or allow the marketing of cannabidiol, or CBD, products as food items or dietary supplements.
Up until recently, the health age…
What to know about severance pay amid high-profile layoffs
Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Continued recession fears and a cascade of tech industry layoffs have drawn renewed attention to severance packages, the compensation offered to some departing employees.
Severance packages, which range wide…