Rachel Morgan News Editor 
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba led a municipal delegation on Monday to visit the family of Celani Zungu, who allegedly died after being run over by a municipal water tanker in Adams Mission, south of Durban. The fatal incident occurred on Sunday, prompting the South African Police Service to open a culpable homicide case as investigations … Read more
The House Ethics Committee recommended on August 3, 2026, that North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards be censured following an investigation into persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers. Edwards denied any romantic or sexual advance, while his campaign and attorneys criticized the panel’s findings. The House Ethics Committee published its 20-page … Read more
Born on September 29, 1941, Янис Страздиньш built a career spanning national legislation, municipal governance, and specialized public health administration in Latvia. Throughout his career, he represented political groups including the Latvian Farmers’ Union and the Union of Greens and Farmers while leading state narcological and medical institutions. Legislative Career and Municipal Governance Strazdiņš served … Read more
Yachua Mauricio Flores, a 23-year-old resident of Lincoln Heights, was sentenced Monday, Aug. 3, to three years and one month in federal prison for his involvement in an unruly anti-immigration enforcement protest in downtown Los Angeles last year. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter handed down the prison term and ordered Flores to pay $253,415 … Read more
National Wellness Month arrives this August, turning Los Angeles into a central hub for physical and mental health activities across its beaches, mountains, and desert landscapes. Because the region’s diverse geography sits within driving distance of one another, residents and visitors have abundant opportunities to get grounded, fit, and healthy. While L.A. boasts a well-known … Read more
Researchers from The Australian National University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and Perkumpulan Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia have documented how the Huaulu community of Seram Island adapted their sacred Cidaku initiation ceremony to protect the endangered salmon-crested cockatoo. Published in the Journal of Ethnobiology, the study details fieldwork conducted between 2019 and 2025 showing that young men participating … Read more
Power has been restored to customers along Westside Road following the Bradley Creek wildfire, but about 1,700 homes and businesses in the Vernon and Spallumcheen areas remain without electricity as crews assess extensive electrical system damage, according to BC Hydro. The latest updates from BC Hydro indicate that outage numbers dropped from more than 3,500 … Read more
Mount Ruapehu Enters Minor Unrest Scientists are closely monitoring Mount Ruapehu after detecting an increase in volcanic activity that places the volcano in a state of minor unrest, according to geologist Michael Rosenberg. The constant tremor beneath the volcano has risen from a weak to moderate level, marking a change that could signal an early … Read more
Municipal officials in St. Catharines and Lincoln have declared states of emergency following intense storms that dropped more than 140 mm of rain on the Niagara region in less than a week, overwhelming stormwater infrastructure, roads, and homes while causing widespread power outages and transportation disruptions. St. Catharines Mayor Declares Emergency From Flooded Basement St. … Read more
Lenders are shopping the $240-million mortgage of Manhattan Beach Studios to investment firms as an aerospace and defense manufacturing facility. This move comes after property owner Hackman Capital Partners defaulted on the loan for the 22-acre campus, whose soundstages and backlot previously built the worlds of “The Mandalorian,” “Avatar,” and “The Avengers.” According to Mike … Read more