Do weapons detectors improve school safety? HISD students, experts weigh in after spike in gun scares
Despite limited evidence to improving school safety, many HISD students and families are expressing support for new weapons ...
The L.A. Fires Have Nothing to Do With DEI
A USC professor explains how DEI isn’t to blame for the L.A. fires, despite false claims from divisive opportunists.
Why LA's Urban Smoke May Be More Dangerous Than Typical Fires
As flames consume neighborhoods across Los Angeles, the unique hazards of urban smoke are raising new concerns for public ...
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Chile curtailed 6TWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024
Chile has curtailed a record 5,909GWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024, up 121% from the previous year, according to trade ...
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How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?
A climate scientist discusses how to think about and weigh the variables that led to the current disaster.
11 confirmed dead in Eaton Fire; containment improves
The Eaton Fire – one of a multitude of wildfires incinerating the Los Angeles area – is still burning with little containment on Saturday as the Santa Ana wind event fueling the blazes is set to ...
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Assessing the long road ahead for L.A.
The scope of destruction is hard to fathom. All week, the numbers have risen — now to at least 16 dead and more than 10,000 ...
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
Biden Proclaims That The Equal Rights Amendment Is The Law Of The Land—But What Does That Mean?
The president’s announcement on Friday was one of many sweeping executive moves he’s making in his final days in office.
How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans
The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...