Tag: year

In 2024, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorded 172 new species of plants and fungi across the globe, ...

San Diego man forced friend to help hide wife’s body, report says

SAN DIEGO — A man suspected of placing his wife’s body in a freezer at their Allied Gardens home allegedly forced ...

CPUC OKs plan that could close Aliso Canyon, but some say it’s too slow

Regulators voted Thursday to continue using the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility probably into the next decade, over the ...

Economic Policies

Sri Lanka to review role of 115 state entities costing Rs140bn a year todayheadline

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has relaxed its one-year ban imposed on foreign research vessels coming into the island nation’s water ...

US carries out 25 executions this year as death penalty trends in nation held steady

HOUSTON -- The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out ...

Entrepreneurship

MacKenzie Scott Has Donated Over $2 Billion This Year Alone todayheadline

MacKenzie Scott announced Wednesday in a blog post that she has donated $2 billion this year to 199 organizations. The ...

A man with open sores on his face puts his hand to his face.

Column: ‘I can’t deal with life sober’: Response to the MacArthur Park drug epidemic just isn’t enough

He was bent at the waist, wobbly and shoeless on grimy pavement at the end of an alley where fires ...

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, hitting highest level since pandemic

The SummaryU.S. life expectancy jumped to 78.4 years last year, the highest it has been since 2019, before the pandemic.A ...

Environmental Policies

In new year, new laws will reduce waste and toxics in Oregon