The New York Times5d
As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price
The Los Angeles Fire Department maintenance yard is packed with vehicles that are out of service.Credit...Fred Greaves/Reuters Supported by By Mike Baker Maureen Farrell and Serge F. Kovaleski ...
Man dies after fire rips through apartment building in Montreal's Sud-Ouest borough
One person is dead and another is in critical condition, after a fire broke out in a two-storey building on Saint-Antoine ...
The Gazette on MSN3d
Fire forces residents out of 40-unit apartment building in Montreal’s east end
Montreal police say 70-year-old woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after blaze broke in ...
Sky4d
Chiltern Firehouse: Fire at luxury London hotel 'started from pizza oven'
A fire that ripped through a luxury central London hotel popular with celebrities started accidentally from a pizza oven, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. Chiltern Firehouse was partially ...
CBC.ca6d
Young man dies in fire in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que.
An 18-year-old man died on Saturday in a fire at an apartment building in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, in the Laurentians, provincial police announced. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said that around 4 ...
CNN6d
Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. The letter ...
Couriermail4d
Tasmania bushfire updates: easing weather, interstate firefighters assist in West Coast bushfire battle
Aerial assessments have also been made at other fire-stricken locations, including Sandy Cape — which he said no built structures appeared to be damaged. “Our efforts to protect high value ...
Independent Record4d
The idea of a US vs. World matchup in the NBA All-Star Game has some player support
Victor Wembanyama has already gone up against the U.S. in international events, most notably last year’s Paris Olympics. He’d ...
Jurist1d
Montana judge rules state law defining sex in binary terms unconstitutional
A Montana judge on Wednesday struck down a state law defining sex in binary terms, finding that the law violated the Montana Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and privacy. Judge Leslie ...
Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires
On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3d
Should outsiders step in to address campus antisemitism? The question is dividing Jews at the U of Washington.
Penn’s also supported beefing up the school’s Jewish Studies department. Stanford’s committee said the school’s community standards office should undergo an “independent evaluation ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner6d
Multiple Lake County fire departments respond to Skokie after water main break leaves town without water
Provided Photo Multiple fire departments from Lake County responded to Skokie after a water main break on Friday caused major flooding and left the town without water. The Village of Skokie said they ...