INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law that requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages — one of numerous such statutes in effect across the country — is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by the same group, the Free Speech Coalition, to […]
A popular South Carolina convenience store chain is planning a couple new stores in the Lexington area. Spinx, which was founded in Greenville more than 50 years ago and has stores across the state, has plans for two sites in western Lexington County. One is in the 4300 block of Augusta Highway near Priceville Road […]
Imposter pages of the Philippine government’s professional licensing agency have been offering purported teaching jobs in Thailand which they claimed paid monthly salaries above 100,000 pesos (1,700 dollars). These job offers bore the hallmarks of a scam. “Calling All College Graduates. Thailand Is Hiring For Teachers,” read part of a post shared on Facebook on […]
California’s plan to build the state’s first new major reservoir in decades is advancing after a court rejected a challenge by environmental groups. In the ruling last week, a Yolo County Superior Court judge sided against environmental advocates who had argued Sites Reservoir would harm the Sacramento River’s ecosystem and threaten imperiled fish species. Gov. […]
US aerospace giant Boeing has opened new engineering sites in the Polish capital of Warsaw, in Gdańsk and in Rzeszów. The sites are intended to support the company’s strategic focus and will see work across its commercial aircraft portfolio, defence systems and R&D projects. Boeing has said it plans to create several hundred new jobs […]
Finding an affordable living arrangement in Elk Grove isn’t always the easiest task. The median gross rent in Elk Grove is nearly 60% of the city’s per-capita income, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, which covers 2018 through 2022. That’s well above the rate for Sacramento County (48%) and California as a whole […]
Jun. 1—New Mexico boasts three World Heritage Sites, a coveted designation from UNESCO, more than any other state. Taos Pueblo Likely constructed about A.D. 1325, with roots that stretch back beyond A.D. 1000, cited for “the significance of its traditional Native American living culture.” taospueblo.com Chaco Culture National Historical Park Thousands of ancestral Puebloans lived […]
Shared workspace fans can say goodbye to WeWork in Miami Beach. The company has announced plans to cut locations after it filed for bankruptcy last year. WeWork decided in May to close its space 429 Lenox Ave. this summer, according to company spokesperson Cat McCormack, the company’s director of corporate affairs. The company failed to […]
Extreme weather, including two tornadoes, impacted Kentucky over the weekend, killing five and causing a massive power outage. It also left behind significant damage and large amounts of storm debris, and Louisville is offering drop-off locations for any debris starting Wednesday. Metro Public Works is opening eight drop-off sites for storm debris. The below locations […]
(Photo by Amanda Mills/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) School districts and community groups will establish over 60 new meal sites to feed children during the summer, paid for by about $900,000 in grants, the Iowa Department of Education announced. Growing the Summer Meal Program Expansion Grant is an alternative to the U.S. Department of […]
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced it was preparing to make as much as a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to Latham, New York-based Plug Power, with the money earmarked for construction of as many as six clean hydrogen facilities across the U.S. The DOE on May 14 said the funds were part of a […]
May 19—VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE — Jorge Silva-Bañuelos fell in love the moment he turned the corner on N.M. 4 and first laid eyes on the wide expanse of this nearly 89,000-acre jewel of Northern New Mexico. The breathtaking experience, almost two decades ago, felt like he was seeing another country — if not another […]