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An Australian student who went missing while out walking last month has been found alive, after surviving for almost two weeks on berries and two muesli bars he found. Hadi Nazari, 23, went missing on December 26 when he became separated from his two friends in the bush of Kosciuszko National Park in the state…
WASHINGTON – The leader of a Japanese criminal syndicate who was accused by U.S. authorities of trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty Wednesday, the Justice Department said in a statement. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including weapons-grade uranium and…
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years after parting ways, two major unions announced they will meet just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office again. The Service Employees International Union said Wednesday it will rejoin the AFL-CIO, a group made up of 60 affiliated unions. With the addition of SEIU, its membership will expand to 15…
A resurgence in offshore wind power is expected to keep fire risk high across the region through Friday morning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center. Santa Ana winds, which gain speed as they blow west and downhill from the Great Basin, are typical this time of year. But conditions are…
Tens of thousands of port workers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday on a new six-year contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents 14 major ports from Boston to Miami and along the Gulf Coast from Mobile, Alabama, to Houston. Both sides say the tentative agreement will prevent an imminent strike at midnight on January…
Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires ignited Tuesday, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, and have exploded in size. As of Tuesday afternoon, two people have died and more than 80,000 have been evacuated. Follow the live coverage here. The…
Driven by strong winds and dry conditions, a series of fierce wildfires broke out Tuesday and raged through the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving at least five people dead. A Los Angeles County fire official said there were an untold number of major injuries related to two of the fires, and…
Deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area have sent tens of thousands of people fleeing for safety and decimated neighborhoods. Wildfire smoke has spread miles from major fires as fire crews and the National Guard work to bring them under control. Follow live coverage here. See before and after photos of the California wildfires: Source…
After hearing almost everyone in my immediate circle rave about Uniqlo’s Heattech collection, I knew I had to try it. After purchasing a few items (to act as thermal layers under my favorite sweaters and jackets or as everyday tops/bottoms), I saw for myself how valuable the collection is. I’m not the first person to…
The fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear to be weighing on shares of Edison International, whose Southern California Edison is the electric utility for the areas directly surrounding the city of Los Angeles. The stock was down 13% in afternoon trading Wednesday. The drop comes as multiple large fires are burning around…