Electric cars are ubiquitous on California freeways, but not so much electric trucks. That is about to change. On Thursday, California became the first state in the nation to require trucks to be emission-free, an important step to combat dirty air, especially in poorer communities surrounded by highways and warehouses, …
Read More »Iran investigates explosion near military base
Iranian authorities are investigating an explosion that turned the skyline to the east of capital Tehran bright orange for several seconds early on Friday morning, official news agencies reported. A defense ministry spokesman, Brig. General Davoud Abdi told state television that a gas explosion had occurred in the general area …
Read More »Dreamers, angry that Trump is still trying to end DACA, promise counteroffensive
Immigrant activists promised Thursday to unleash a counteroffensive during the election year against President Donald Trump as he pressures to end his protection against the deportation that the Supreme Court made effective last week. United We Dream Action, the political arm of the largest organization for immigrant youth without permanent …
Read More »51 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) now linked to the outbreak in the East Lansing bar
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Health officials have now linked 51 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) to The outbreak at a bar in East Lansing. On Tuesday, a notice was issued that 14 people who went to Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub in East Lansing he had tested positive for the coronavirus. …
Read More »Lakers’ LeBron James says NFL still owes Colin Kaepernick an apology | Bleach report
Ted S. Warren / Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James believes the NFL still needs to issue a formal apology to Colin Kaepernick. Speaking to Bloomberg BusinessweekJason Kelly, James acknowledged that the NFL is doing a better job of listening to its black players, but that the league …
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