Traveling Nurse Charged With Six Counts of Murder After High-Speed Crash
Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via APA traveling Texas nurse is facing multiple murder charges after running a red light and crashing into traffic while allegedly driving 90 mph in Windsor Hills, California.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday that Nicole Linton has been charged with six counts of murder and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for the multi-car crash, which left six people dead and Linton facing a 90-year prison sentence if convicted
news.yahoo.comDeath Valley route buried in floods closed for another week
A main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris. Flash flooding in the park last week trapped hundreds of hotel guests and partially buried about 60 cars and trucks in mud. The California Department of Transportation said about 30 miles (48 kilometers) of State Route 190 were partially or fully buried with debris and about 20 miles (32 kilometers) have been cleared.
news.yahoo.comSouthwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed. The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard larding.
news.yahoo.comNot so fast: California's last nuke plant might run longer
An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the modern environmental movement that for decades has had a fraught relationship with nuclear power, which doesn't produce carbon pollution like fossil fuels but leaves behind waste that can remain dangerously radioactive for centuries. Now environmentalists find themselves at odds with someone they usually see as an ally: Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a green energy advocate who supported the 2016 agreement calling for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to close by 2025 but now is a leading voice to consider a longer operating run.
news.yahoo.comAir Canada is refusing to compensate passengers for cancellations thanks to a policy that lets them call staff shortages a safety problem
Air Canada introduced a policy during COVID-19 that allows employees to classify flight cancellations caused by staff shortages as a "safety" problem.
news.yahoo.comFlash floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park
The park near the California-Nevada state line received at least 1.7 inches (4.3 centimeters) of rain at the Furnace Creek area, which park officials in a statement said represented “nearly an entire year’s worth of rain in one morning.” About 60 vehicles were buried in debris and about 500 visitors and 500 park workers were stranded, park officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries and the California Department of Transportation estimated it would take four to six hours to open a road that would allow park visitors to leave.
news.yahoo.comWashington town evacuated, some homes burned in wildfire
A small town in Washington state was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire that burned a half-dozen homes, as crews in California made progress against the state's deadliest and largest wildfire of the year. In Washington, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook early Thursday afternoon that residents of Lind needed to flee due to the encroaching flames. “At this time all residents of the town of Lind need to evacuate immediately,” the sheriff’s office said in the post.
news.yahoo.comCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom took out an ad in Variety to urge Hollywood to 'walk the walk' on their values and stop filming in conservative states like Georgia and Oklahoma
Georgia, which has a 6-week abortion ban, is a popular shooting location for film and television due to its "production-friendly" tax program.
news.yahoo.comRestaurant Brands International earnings top estimates, fueled by stronger Tim Hortons, Burger King sales
A sign is posted in front of a Burger King restaurant on February 15, 2022 in Daly City, California. Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations, fueled by same-store sales growth at all three of its chains that was better than expected. Shares of the company fell less than 1% in premarket trading. Excluding items, the company earned 82 cents per share. Net sales rose 14% to $1.64 billion.
cnbc.comVladimir Putin's rumored girlfriend hit with latest U.S. sanctions
A new round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian elites includes Alina Kabaeva, a woman named in news reports as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner. The Treasury Department said it has frozen Kabaeva’s visa.
news.yahoo.comWhale video resurfaces: Watch humpback spit out 2 California kayakers
The magic of the Internet and our curiosity of some of the most magical ocean creatures has a video of a humpback whale engulfing two women only to spit them out again trending after two years. Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking in California’s San Luis Obispo Bay when they found themselves inside the mouth of a humpback whale. The caption is translated on Twitter, “A humpback whale swallows two women in California. pic.twitter.com/1TlR0pSZvs — hildegar mujica (@hilmuj) July 28, 2022The women didn’t suffer any injuries and were treated promptly by witnesses present. World Nation News reports the throat size of a humpback is designed for little fish, so the animal can’t and won’t consume humans.
mlive.comBlueface Offers Girlfriend Chrisean Rock $100K To Split Following Physical Altercation In Hollywood
California-bred rapper Blueface has offered his girlfriend $100,000 to split after a video surfaced of the couple engaged in an alleged domestic altercation on the streets of Los Angeles.
news.yahoo.comCalifornia declares a state of emergency over monkeypox outbreak
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) talks with reporters after a meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the U.S. Capitol, on Friday, July 15, 2022. California has declared a state of emergency over the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak, the third U.S. state to do so in a matter of days. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.
cnbc.comNichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89
Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as the beautiful, no-nonsense communications officer Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 89. Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking racial stereotypes and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.
Netflix to rely on Microsoft for its ad-backed video service
Netflix has picked Microsoft help deliver the commercials in a cheaper version of its video streaming service expected to launch later this year with a pledge to minimize the intrusions into personal privacy that often accompany digital ads.
US testing new fire retardant, critics push other methods
U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of hiring more fire-line digging ground crews.