Iowa man who failed to show up for guilty verdict at his murder trial has been arrested
Iowa officials say a man has been found and arrested after failing to show up for the verdict at his murder trial.
Day: September 23, 2023
California governor vetoes bill requiring custody courts to weigh affirmation of gender identity
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
Ancient arrow is among artifacts to emerge from Norway’s melting ice
The find is among thousands of artifacts and remains that have emerged from melting ice in recent years, as climate change thaws permafrost and glaciers around the world.
California Startup Hopes to Harvest Desalinated Drinking Water from the Ocean Floor
A startup named OceanWell has partnered with southern California’s Las Virgenes Municipal Water District “to study the feasibility of harvesting drinking water from desalination pods placed on the ocean floor,” reports the Los Angeles Times:
The compa…
Saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans drinking water putting thousands at risk
The Mississippi River expected to hit record low water levels for second year in a row
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, where men read obituaries scraped from funeral homes, newspapers, and other authorized publishers (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, where men read obituaries scraped from funeral homes, newspapers, and other authorized publishers — If you Google someone who recently died, you mig…
Sergey Lavrov says US is ‘directly at war’ with Russia in horrifying escalation of threat
The dramatic escalation comes a day after President Joe Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky the US will hand Ukraine devastating long-range missiles dubbed the “wonder weapon” to aid the counteroffensive.
Cassidy Hutchinson reappears. She has more Trump stories to tell
The onetime staff member in Trump’s West Wing is heading back into the maelstrom with the publication of “Enough,” a memoir about her time as a top aide to Mark Meadows.
‘Empire of lies’: Russia’s Lavrov slams West in UN speech
Russia’s foreign minister glosses over Ukraine, accuses Western allies of neo-colonialism at the UN General Assembly.