The fire station on the front lines of California's homelessness crisis: 'We're trying to stop the bleeding'
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Paramedic Scott Lazar, a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, is used to treating the same person, sometimes on the same day, on Skid Row. “Deja vu, yeah, it’s every day down
China must 'face reality' of Taiwan's independence: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(LONDON) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for China to respect Taiwan’s sovereignty and its commitment to democracy, just days after she won reelection in a landslide victory. Tsai — who is the first female president
Florida Republicans submit 4 last-minute anti-LGBTQ bills ahead of 2020 legislative deadline
jganser/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Republican lawmakers in Florida submitted a batch of anti-LGBTQ bills this week with just hours to spare before the 2020 legislative deadline. If signed into law, the four bills would walk back local ordinances
Rep. Ayanna Pressley reveals she has alopecia in new interview
Zach Gibson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., revealed in an interview Thursday that she has been living with symptoms of alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. In an interview with The Root, the freshman
GOP senators mull gravity of impeachment trial: 'It's a big deal'
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After Chief Justice John Roberts swore in senators for the trial of President Trump on Thursday, several Republican senators described the gravity of the moment, while, at the same time, wondering
Lawsuit filed over Trump administration's SNAP rule limiting access to food stamps
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — A coalition of 15 states and New York City is suing the Trump administration over a recent rule from the Agriculture Department that could cause hundreds of thousands to lose benefits under the Supplemental
Chamber and volunteers working to re-open Winter Ice Village Friday morning
PORT ANGELES – Some 50 volunteers worked all day to clean up the mess at the Winter Ice Village following Tuesday night’s snowstorm. This afternoon, Chamber of Commerce Director Marc Abshire called in with this message for
Why SpaceX is blowing up a Falcon 9 rocket for a safety test
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(NEW YORK) — SpaceX is intentionally blowing up one of its Falcon 9 rockets shortly after it launches Saturday, during what it hopes will be the final unmanned test flight before the private aerospace company can
PepsiCo Announces 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
PepsiCo(NEW YORK) — PepsiCo has announced they will use 100 percent renewable energy to power their US direct operations. The beverage and snack giant, whose brands include Gatorade, Tropicana and Lay’s, will achieve this using power purchase
Florida to purchase 20,000 acres of Everglades wetlands to prevent oil drilling
Vito Palmisano/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will purchase 20,000 acres of wetlands in the Everglades in an effort to save the area from oil drilling, the governor announced. It was the largest wetland