At least three drones flown by community members forced firefighters to temporarily stop operation of firefighting aircrafts above the Bain fire on Tuesday, May 18. Capt. John Clingingsmith with CAL FIRE/Riverside County didn’t immediately know how long the firefighting aircrafts …
Drones temporarily halt air firefight at Bain fire in Riverside County Read MoreA smoke advisory was issued through Tuesday evening, May 19 as smoke from wildfires drifted across parts of Southern California, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. AQMD issued a smoke advisory due to smoke from the Sandy …
Smoke from several wildfires prompts air quality advisory across Southern California Read MoreThe Los Angeles County’s first-ever independent Ethics Commission began taking shape on Tuesday, May 19, with the Board of Supervisors settling on a formula for nominating members while also asking staff to find millions of dollars to stand up an …
To crack down on corruption, LA County Board of Supervisors establishes first-ever Ethics Commission Read MoreBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote …
The White House push for $1 billion in security funds is facing GOP opposition Read MoreOnly multiplayer games will be going to PC in the future (Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Wednesday letters page is intrigued by Yoshi And The Mysterious Book, as a reader dreams of a big budget Transformers game from Hasbro. Games Inbox …
Games Inbox: Is PlayStation right to abandon the PC? Read MoreIs this already a superior Wii successor than the Wii U? (Nex) GameCentral gets a hands-on session with the Nex Playground, the unexpectedly successful spiritual successor to Kinect. Last year, something called the Nex Playground made headlines for the fact …
Nex Playground preview and interview – the console that outsold PS5 and Xbox Read MoreMAGA-aligned U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) criticized the $750 million deal made between ECARX, a London-based automotive intelligence company co-founded by Chinese billionaire Li Shufu, and U.S. company May Mobility of Ann Arbor, Michigan. May Mobility will receive thousands of autonomous …
MAGA Senator Blasts $750M Robotaxi Deal with Chinese Billionaire, “What Could Go Wrong?” Read MoreDuring the first weekend of May, dozens of people filed into a River North coworking space for what was billed as a hands-on, phone-free experience. After slipping their devices into small cloth pouches stamped with the words “Fulfillment Center,” visitors …
Going to a show in Chicago? Be prepared to hand over your phone till it’s over Read MoreWorld Goth Day is going to feel very different for Pixel Grip this year. The international celebration of dark culture — held every year on May 22 — is a holiday fit for the Chicago synth pop act who takes …
Chicago synth pop group Pixel Grip is ready to step onto a bigger stage with Warm Love Cool Dreams set Read MoreOn Sunday, May 30, 1937, then the traditional date of Memorial Day, Chicago police shot dead 10 unarmed strikers in front of the main gate of Republic Steel on the city’s Southeast Side. An American tragedy. The strikers had been …
Chicago’s Memorial Day Massacre strikes a nerve nearly 90 years later Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it is “pausing” the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), the bilateral forum for U.S.-Canada defense cooperation created in 1940 — during World War II — by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and …
Pentagon Pauses Defense Board in Place Since FDR, “Misguided and Quite Strange” Says Conservative Party Leader Read MoreLive Nation Entertainment is being sued for negligence after a man allegedly assaulted an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a Wiz Khalifa and Seal Paul concert last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park. In a news conference Tuesday in the Loop, …
Live Nation sued for negligence in alleged sexual assault of minor at Tinley Park concert Read MoreA former high-ranking Chicago cop has sued the city, police Supt. Larry Snelling and other officials alleging he was added to the city’s do-not-hire list based on bogus information about his disciplinary record. Michael Barz, who rose to the rank …
Former high-ranking Chicago cop files lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully placed on city’s do-not-hire list Read MoreThe owner of an iconic Chicago steakhouse has filed a breach of contract lawsuit accusing Midway Airport’s master concessionaire of using the Gene & Georgetti name to secure an airport contract — only to terminate the agreement to make way …
Gene & Georgetti files breach of contract lawsuit tied to Midway Airport restaurant conflict Read MoreLOS ANGELES — A judge said on Monday he is inclined to deny a motion by the UC Regents to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the city of Pasadena that alleges UCLA has considered …
Judge leans toward denying motion to dismiss Rose Bowl lawsuit Read MoreBy DOUG FERGUSON NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The PGA Championship was the 16th major since the launch of LIV Golf, and keeping score of those players’ results is starting to get old. Jon Rahm barely made the cut at the …
Keeping track of LIV players is starting to get old Read MoreEconomies change, so it’s not surprising that the boom in Artificial Intelligence is fueling the construction of infrastructure to accommodate this growth. In particular, tech companies are building massive data centers. These are large, modern warehouse-style buildings that house computers, routers …
Editorial: Data center revolt threatens nation’s AI development Read MoreEL SEGUNDO — David Njoku was a Cleveland Browns tight end for nine seasons, ever since they drafted him in the first round in 2017, so he said Tuesday it was difficult at first to imagine playing anywhere else. Free …
Chargers’ David Njoku finds comfort zone with new team Read MoreBy TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH | City News Service Criminal proceedings were suspended Tuesday against a woman accused of opening fire at singer Rihanna’s Beverly Crest home, with a judge declaring a doubt about the defendant’s mental competence to stand trial. …
Rihanna home shooting case: mental competency hearing ordered for suspect Read More