If heat waves are the “new normal”, how can we cool down our cities?
by The sun sets behind high-rise buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California on September 30, 2020. – … [+] A heat warning is in effect for …
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Air Tahiti Nui’s limited-time offer on fares and vacation packages
Air Tahiti Nui, the leading airline of French Polynesia, today announced the launch of its limited-time summer offer for round-trip flights to Tahiti from Los …
Ordered release of court documents in Polanski criminal case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unseal of some documents in the criminal case against acclaimed director Roman Polanski, …
You can see climate change in old restaurant menus
City of Vancouver Archives Vancouver, British Columbia is nothing short of a seafood paradise. Located at the mouth of the once-salmon-rich Fraser River, the city …
Big cats in the urban jungle: mountain lions from LA, leopards from Mumbai
Los Angeles and Mumbai, India share many superlatives as high points of cinema, fashion and traffic congestion. But another resemblance lurks in the shadows most …
California land taken from a black couple in the 1920s was returned to the heirs
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to return ownership of prime California beachfront property to the descendants of a black couple who …
Bloodhound wins Best in Show at Westminster Dog Show
Trumpet, a Bloodhound, was named Best in Show at the 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The field included an NFL-connected French bulldog, a bloodhound, …
Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty to sex abuse in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of Mexico’s megachurch La Luz del Mundo, who has been charged with child rape and other …