As California is increasing restrictions on water usage, it may not feel like it, but drought here is less severe than many places around the world. A look at the United Nations 2022 global drought-vulnerability index Some drought impacts around the world More than 1.4 billion people were affected by drought between 2000 and 2019.
Donald Trump took classified documents – some marked top secret – home to his Mar-a-Lago residence, an FBI affidavit has revealed. The 32-page document, even in its redacted form, contains additional details about an ongoing criminal investigation into Mr Trump as he lays the groundwork for another presidential run. Released by the US Justice Department,
Pressure is mounting on the government to put forward detailed proposals to curb rocketing gas and electricity prices after energy regulator Ofgem announced the price cap for an average household will rise to £3,549 a year in October. The figure is £800 more than the forecast figure that was provided to Rishi Sunak in May
Atlassian has rolled out fixes for a critical security flaw in Bitbucket Server and Data Center that could lead to the execution of malicious code on vulnerable installations. Tracked as CVE-2022-36804 (CVSS score: 9.9), the issue has been characterized as a command injection vulnerability in multiple endpoints that could be exploited via specially crafted HTTP
Boy, I can’t wait for this upcoming Jon Pardi album, Mr. Saturday Night. For one, the California cowboy has already released a few singles ahead of the album, including “Last Night Lonely,” “Fill ‘Er Up,” and the title-track. On top of that, I scrolled through the track list, and noticed some song titles that kind of
Talented sextet Flatland Cavalry‘s brand new single ”Mountain Song” is all about embracing your surroundings and taking life as it comes. Lead vocalist Cleto Cordero co-wrote the captivating story-song with his friend and fellow songwriter Stephen Constancio while out on the road back in June 2017. “We were headed for the Pacific Northwest and the first leg
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s son, Joseph Baena, is already known for his physique — but now he’s trading in his dumbbells for dancing shoes — with an appearance on ‘DWTS.’ Baena was spotted Friday in Los Angeles as he made his way inside for dance rehearsal. Joseph worked to hide his identity with a visor, but it’s
Samsung Galaxy A04 Core and Galaxy M04 could soon be revealed in India by the South Korean tech company. Samsung could be planning to expand its entry-level A-series with two new smartphones. The company revealed the Galaxy A04 earlier this week. Both of these smartphones have been reportedly spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards
We have never seen anything like this. The UK has been through all sorts of ups and downs (sadly more of the latter than the former) in recent years. There was the financial crisis of 2008 and the recession that followed, a lost decade of stagnating real wages and productivity, Brexit and of course the
As the new school year kicks off — or is already in progress in many places — it’s worth taking a look at the states which have enacted laws that ban books. This guide is not comprehensive, but gives an overview of the legislation currently on the books that will impact how teachers and librarians
Even in death, actress Nichelle Nichols will travel to the “final frontier” — a portion of the Star Trek legend’s ashes will be sent to deep space. Private space flight company Celestis — which has been sending cremated remains into space since 1994 —will place some of Nichols’ ashes on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan
OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney stands accused of murdering her boyfriend Christian Obumseli earlier this year in their Miami apartment. According to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the killing was the culmination of a “violent and toxic two-year relationship” in which Obumseli was a victim of domestic violence. Earlier this year, multiple friends of the
EXCLUSIVE: The Points North Institute today announced recipients of three of its prestigious fellowship programs, ahead of next month’s Camden International Film Festival in Maine. The trio of programs – the Points North Fellowship, North Star Fellowship, and LEF/CIFF Fellowship – will support a total of 16 documentary projects now in development in the U.S.
Two San Fernando Valley mass transit projects were awarded a combined total of $110 million from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday, Aug. 25. By unanimous votes of the LACMTA (LA Metro) Board of Directors, about $66 million was approved to hire a construction management firm to oversee the East San Fernando
A redacted version of the affidavit used for the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is set to be made public on Friday. It is likely to contain key information about the justification for the search by FBI special agents on 8 August and some of the evidence the government presented to the judge. The
Boris Johnson has pledged the government will announce “extra cash” in September to support households further with energy bills – after Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi suggested people should cut back on their usage. The outgoing PM said: “There’s a pipeline of cash coming through over the next few months and through the autumn and the winter.
Password management service LastPass confirmed a security incident that resulted in the theft of certain source code and technical information. The security breach is said to have occurred two weeks ago, targeting its development environment. No customer data or encrypted passwords were accessed. “An unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment
What a song… HARDY did not mess around with this one. He teamed up with the great Lainey Wilson for a fantastic duet of a new song called “Wait In The Truck,” which seems likely to be from a forthcoming album from Hardy, though nothing official has been announced. The new song and video tells
A soul-searching look to the past accompanies a headlong gallop into the future in the new music video for Margo Price‘s “Been to the Mountain.” The Americana star proclaims in the song’s lyrics all the past selves she has been — lover, child, drifter, bride, queen, and more. Over a driving, fuzzy guitar and a looming
JID‘s new album “The Forever Story” drops Friday but the Dreamville rapper is already plotting and planning the project that follows it. Rumors have been swirling that DJ Drama is set to flood the hip-hop space with new rap star-led ‘Gangsta Grillz’ mixtapes … and JID confirmed the next issue of his Leonardo DiCaprio mixtape