(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Max Moritz, University of California, Santa Barbara and Luca Carmignani, San Diego State University (THE CONVERSATION) - One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath of many urban fires is how much unburned green vegetation remains amid the...
Ukraine and Russia End Their Latest Round of Direct Peace Talks in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine ended their latest peace talks Monday in Turkey after just over an hour, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian state media said. Speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, Zelenskyy said both sides "exchanged documents through the Turkish side, and we are preparing a new release...
Man Attacks Colorado Crowd With Firebombs, 8 People Injured
BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) - Eight people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place, authorities said. Four women and four men between...
US Construction Spending Falls in April on Weakness in Single-Family Housing Projects
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in April, weighed down by a decline in outlays on single-family housing projects amid higher borrowing costs and a rising supply of unsold homes. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending dropped 0.4% after a downwardly revised 0.8% decline...
Wall Street Opens Lower After Trump’s Steel Tariff Threat
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes dipped on Monday after President Donald Trump said he plans to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, fueling more uncertainty around U.S. trade policies. Trump said late on Friday he planned to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%...
Smoke Shops, City Hall Will Meet in Courtroom Showdown
An association representing Fresno smoke shop owners is asking a federal judge for a restraining order to block the start of new city regulations on the industry. Judge Kirk Sherriff will hear the request for a restraining order Tuesday at 3 p.m. The California Smoke Shops Association filed a lawsuit...
American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration
Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out. Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR...
Townsizing? Land Snorkeling? A User’s Guide to the Latest Travel Lingo
For your next trip, have you considered townsizing? What about choosing a detour destination? And instead of forest-bathing, maybe it's time to give land snorkeling a try. If the terms sound odd, you might need a travel translator. Agencies, online platforms and sometimes travelers themselves have been flexing their creative...
Trump Trade War Has Already Had Huge Effect on California Ports
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California's port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump's fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The vessel calls, or cancellations, that we’re seeing today...
Cambodian American Chefs Are Finding Success and Raising Their Culture’s Profile. On Their Terms
PHILADELPHIA — Chef Phila Lorn was not necessarily aiming for "quote-unquote authentic" Cambodian food when he opened Mawn in his native Philadelphia two years ago. So when he approached some Cambodian teen patrons, he braced himself for questioning. "Someone's going to say something like, 'That's not how my mom makes...