Monthly Archives: December 2016

City records show citations and charge of illegal interior building structure while former resident says she reported building to fire marshal in 2014 An Oakland warehouse in which Fire blazes at Oakland warehouse party The former resident of the warehouse said at least 10 RVs and trailers were inside the warehouse, on top of which […]

In California’s drought-stricken forests, trees are dying at an “unprecedented” rate, according to officials. The U.S. Forest Service said last month that 102 million trees have died across the state since 2010, including 62 million dead trees in 2016 alone. And the die-off is showing no signs of slowing. “Millions of additional trees are weakened […]

(CNN)He has ruled Gambia with an iron grip for the past 22 years, but President Yahya Jammeh has suffered a shock election defeat and will concede power to his opponent Adama Barrow, the country’s electoral commission told CNN. Joseph Colley, director of communications for the commission, said: “The President will make a television statement conceding […]

(CNN)The American flag is flying again at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. The school decided to raise the flag to full staff Friday, after it was first lowered to half staff and then removed from campus as emotions ran high after the presidential election. In September, Occidental College in Los Angeles investigated the vandalism of a […]

Steve Mnuchin was once CEO of OneWest bank, which has been accused of lending dubious mortgages to the elderly and evicting thousands in the state Lights flashing, three police cars showed up to Bill Montes-Packs quiet suburban street on the morning of 15 December 2015. The Benicia, California, man had stayed up all night waiting […]

Comrie Development Trust, who Mr Steinmeyer asked to manage his legacy, has launched a consultation on how the money should be used.

Donald Trumpsinging the praisesbrokering an agreementThe deal was a significant political win for Trump, suggesting he could bend the air conditioner and furnace manufacturer to his will after vowing to make an example of the company on the campaign trail. Inan October 2007 decision, federal judge Shira Scheindlin whom Trump maligned in the first presidential […]

(CNN)The billionaire CEO building the Dakota Access Pipeline will continue to hold a music festival bearing the name Cherokee, a Native American tribe. But there’s a problem: Some artists are refusing to perform. Kelcy Warren, the founder and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the company trying to build the Dakota Access Pipeline, will continue to […]

Transition team says that the president-elects endorsement of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline has nothing to do with his personal investments Donald Trump has said he supports briefing from Trumps transition team said that the real estate magnate supports the construction of the has a stake in Energy Transfer Partners, the Texas-based firm behind the […]

Image copyright Punk in the East Image caption The first date of the tour at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, was cancelled on the day, leading to a sit-in by students Image copyright UEA Image caption UEA vice-chancellor Frank Thistlethwaite offered to reimburse the students’ union for losses arising from his decision to cancel […]