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Joshua Tree national park 'may take 300 years to recover' from shutdown

National park saw ‘irreparable’ damage including vandalism, ruined trails and trees cut down, says former superintendent

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Navy SEAL To Plead Not Guilty To War Crimes, Including Killing ISIS Teen

Nineteen-year veteran Edward Gallagher will stand trial on war crimes charges, including premeditated murder, that prosecutors say he committed while serving in Iraq.

Just wow!!! Talk about arrogance.

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‘Justice for Laquan!’ Demonstrators Chant, as Chicago Officer Is Convicted of Murder

For some residents, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke in the killing of Laquan McDonald became a proxy for years of anger over police mistreatment of black Chicagoans.

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Future uncertain for Chula Vista Dreamer who accidentally crossed into Tijuana

Late night on July 14, Marcela Dominguez woke up in the backseat of a friend’s car only to find herself in Tijuana. She was scared, her palms were sweaty, and her heart raced as she found herself overwhelmed with panic.

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Constituent called 911, suspecting drug deal, on Dane County Supervisor Shelia Stubbs while she canvassed for Assembly seat

Shelia Stubbs, an African-American woman and a 12-year veteran of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, was knocking doors on Madison's west side when a resident called police to report

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‘He would be the first to kneel’: Pat Tillman exploited to attack Kaepernick, biographer says

The death of Pat Tillman has been used to strengthen political talking points since he was killed in 2004.

This is one person's opinion. I have no idea what Tillman would think so I wouldn't be surprised either way. Personally, I have no problem with Kaepernick's actions and I'm retired Navy vet. This might be a surprise to a lot of people (tho it shouldn't be) but a LOT of vets support him and what he did. I know quite a few and many of them have been in the thick of combat so when anyone says what Kaepernick did was disrespectful to our veterans they need to keep in mind that veterans are just as divided as the civilian population at large. It actually get's fucking annoying when people think they are speaking on my behalf because again we vets are not cyborgs who all think alike. Do I think Kaepernick a hero? I don't know if I'd go that far. I said I'm not the least bit offended but I really don't know his mind and heart. I actually think it's kind of entertaining watching both sides go at it. I'm sure that will make me enemies on both sides but whatever. I DO think it's rather inappropriate how so many are appropriating what happened to Tillman's image for their talking points. Oh well, makes for entertaining internet banter.

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Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere

Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.

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Veteran commits suicide hours after being turned away at VA facility – Rest In Peace

A former Marine and Army National Guardsmen killed himself after being denied admittance to a VA facility in Iowa City, despite telling doctors that he was having "serious mental issues." Brandon Ketchum, 33, killed himself only a few hours after being tu

The sad thing is, I know some people who work for the VA and they are the first to admit their department is not holding it together very well.

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Teen peace program unites Jews, Muslims and Christians

Three-week Hands of Peace program in Carlsbad brought together American, Israeli and Palestinian teens for dialogues and team-building

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Report: Marines lead all services in binge drinking, sex partners

A report by the Rand Corporation says drinking and risky sexual behavior rates in the military are higher than in the general population, with the Marines leading the way.

Look like the Navy has some catching up to do.

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San Diego council votes to limit Airbnb rentals to primary residences only

In a move that will dramatically alter San Diego’s home sharing landscape, the City Council Monday voted to outlaw vacation rentals in secondary homes, limiting short-term stays to one’s primary residence only.

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Hawaii to ban sale of reef-damaging sunscreens by 2021 - Distressed Mullet

Hawaii has passed legislation to ban the sale of sunscreens containing two coral-harming chemicals—oxybenzone and octinoxate. Senate Bill 2571, introduced

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When will they matter?

These kids are not coming here to steal jobs, nor are they members of MS-13. They’re fucking kids!

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Portland poised to adopt plastic straw ordinance

Portland city council will be discussing a plastic straw resolution this week. If passed, the resolution would direct city staff to develop a strategy for reducing the use of single-use plastic items, including straws. As the city tackles the issue, more

We need to do this in California. Especially in cities along the coast.

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'White Civil Rights Rally' Approved For D.C. In August

White nationalists and their allies are set to gather on the anniversary of last year's "Unite the Right" rally. The National Park Service approved an application for a rally near the White House.

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Plastic Pollution Campaign Victories Make Healthy Beaches

Surfrider Chapters are Fighting the Good Fight Against the Scourge of Plastic Pollution

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Anthony Bourdain took responsibility for toxic masculinity and called out his friends

We need more men like him.

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A televangelist wants his followers to pay for a $54 million private jet. It’s his fourth plane.

Duplantis is the latest aircraft-seeking preacher to draw raised eyebrows and outright condemnation from critics who say a multimillion-dollar luxury jet is not what Jesus meant when he said “store up for yourself treasures in heaven.”

Oh but of course. People who follow and respect this guy are inferiors and lesser thans.

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Ireland Resoundingly Votes To Legalize Abortion

The country has some of the strictest laws on abortion in the developed world. But that will change, after 66.4 percent of voters chose to repeal a constitutional amendment.

YES!!!

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Del Mar reluctantly adds ‘managed retreat’ to coastal erosion options

Only as a last resort would city consider taking homes off the beach

I don't have a great deal of concern for the property values of these homeowners.

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No, a new bill wouldn't 'literally' ban Bible sales in California but debate rages

Despite proof of the contrary, false claims that a bill in California will ban the sale of Bibles continue to spread online.

I am going to hash tag humor and comedy because I find this issue hilarious.

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A liberal entrepreneur set out to help West Virginians — and got a lesson in humility

A Washingtonian pitched an idea for a business institute in a rural area. Both sides had to overcome their own biases first.

Interesting article. A couple years old.

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy. And Realized I Should Start Paying for It.

Today's column will come as a shocker to some folks. I've thought long and hard about this as someone who regularly offers up analysis of current events.  I grew up as a writer steeped in loathing for the establishment press. The hostility disp

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Female suspect dead in YouTube HQ shooting

Three people were also wounded, one of them a man said to be the suspect's boyfriend.

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The year climate change began to spin out of control

Fires ravaged the West, hurricanes battered the East—and still emissions continued to rise.

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50 years after My Lai massacre, survivors remember: 'I had to climb over so many bodies'

Before the day was over, 504 Vietnamese villagers were killed by American soldiers in what would be known as the My Lai massacre in the Vietnam War.

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How homicide charges for two skippers will shake up the entire Navy

It could spur fleet-level skippers and chiefs to push back against relentless demands from the Navy's senior leaders.

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Chicago cop given 5 years in prison for shooting at car, wounding two teens

Officer Marco Proano told the judge he was just trying “to protect human life” when he fired 16 times at the car. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

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Shoddy seamanship to blame in Lake Champlain collision

The first public details of the May incident emerged in last week's release of the Navy's comprehensive surface force review.

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Ferguson documentary ‘Whose Streets?’ comes to the masses

“To be successful at something that is based on such an ugly premise is a challenge and I think about it all the time,” said Sabaah Folayan, co-director of “Whose

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Forget 'The Bronx Is Burning.' These Days, The Bronx Is Gentrifying

In the 1970s, the phrase "the Bronx is burning" became a shorthand for urban decay. Now, money is flowing in, but not without controversy.

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A Look At The Role Race Plays As West Dallas Gentrifies

West Dallas is a neighborhood in the early stages of gentrification. Low-income residents are being edged out — almost all of them are Latino or black.

And the income gap grows.

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'Hit First And Worst': Region's Communities Of Color Brace For Climate Change Impacts

The consequences of climate change, experts say, will disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.

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Peter W. Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show

A Republican donor and operative from Chicago's North Shore who said he had tried to obtain Hillary Clinton's missing emails from Russian hackers killed himself in a Minnesota hotel room days after talking to The Wall Street Journal about his effo

HA!!!

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Sony Will Start Making Vinyl Records Again In Japan, After Nearly 30-Year Hiatus

Sony says it's meeting new demand from young people who buy records they've heard on streaming services. The company stopped pressing vinyl in 1989.

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In This LA Neighborhood, Protest Art Is A Verb

About a third of Boyle Heights' 90,000 residents live below the poverty line. But lower rents have attracted art galleries to the area, and that is drawing the ire of residents and activists.

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The Warfare May Be Remote But The Trauma Is Real

Drone pilots and intelligence analysts who work with them may not be in physical danger themselves but "no doubt are war fighters" who experience psychological stress, says the Air Force.

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Iconic Covina Bowl closing its doors forever

Brunswick Zone Covina Bowl, one of the last mid-century California bowling alleys to survive intact and unscathed, is about to close its doors.The venue, known for

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Trump order drops protection for families of deployed military

Imagine you are a member of the United States military deployed on the front lines confronting ISIS or other terrorist threats. Suddenly you get a desperate phone call from home — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested your family and they’r

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In coal country, putting faith in Trump's economic promises

In the coal towns of West Virginia, President Trump made economic promises that helped him win the election. Around 12,000 mining jobs have been eliminated in the last few years in that state alone while production remains at its lowest since the 1980s. I

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L.A.'s Weirdest Seaside Game Arcade Is Closing

The Redondo Fun Factory is getting replaced by a massive luxury development

Sad but everyone in the South Bay area of LA knows this is coming being that the whole pier is going to be torn down (which means every business that's on the pier will be closing) for a complete makeover.

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Lawsuits pit county against Sierra Club, other conservationists on development in national forest

Environmental groups on Friday sued the county of San Diego over its handling of rules for backcountry development in the Cleveland National Forest — underlining the heated debate about how best to meet a growing population’s housing needs while lim

I support these lawsuits 100%.

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For the ‘new yellow journalists,’ opportunity comes in clicks and bucks

Disillusioned college grads find a lucrative niche with a site that stokes the alt-right and plays fast and loose with facts.

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Study: Baby boomers don't work harder than younger generations

New analysis by psychologists revealed no significant differences in work ethic among different generations.

As a baby boomer, I can say it's time for other baby boomers to get over themselves.

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A massive 895-home development on Southern California’s coast is shot down

After a marathon day of testimony, California coastal commissioners voted to deny a controversial proposal to develop one of the largest open private parcels of land on the Southern California coast.

Best news I've seen all week. Good job to the activists and protestors.

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North Dakota Pipeline To Halt Temporarily After Tribe's Protest | Huffington Post

The battle over development on sacred sites has led to violent clashes.

Good news, for now anyway.

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Tempers Flare During Protest Against the Dakota Access Pipeline

In North Dakota, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have been joined by hundreds of other Native Americans and supporters in a protest against the ongoing construction of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline.

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How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet

They’re turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence. What watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse

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Silicon Valley Billionaire Will Go to Trial to Keep Surfers Off His Private Beach

A group of beachgoers are suing Vinod Khosla for access to the coastline.

What an ass.

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Cuban-American Relations: a Brief History

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Obama spars with Castro on human rights during historic Cuba visit

A U.S. presidential visit to the inner sanctum of Cuban power would have been unthinkable before Obama and Raul Castro's rapprochement 15 months ago.

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Arrest photo of young activist Bernie Sanders emerges from Tribune archives

A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders , his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.

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Two Israelis jailed for life, 21 years for burning Palestinian teen alive

A court sentenced two young Israelis to life and 21 years in prison Thursday for the burning alive of a Palestinian teen, part of a cycle of violence that led up to the 2014 Gaza war.

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Illinois bans cigarette butts, $1,500 fine to anyone that throws one on the ground

In an effort to curb litter, the state of Illinois has made it illegal to toss cigarette butts on the ground, nailing first time offenders with a $1,500 fine. According to the national lobbying organization Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, cigarette

I wish we would do this in California.

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Watch this Navy admiral destroy Ted Cruz's climate myths

Cuz Ted Cruz is such an expert.

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The leader of the Oregon armed protest hates the feds—except that time he needed a six-figure loan.

Ammon Bundy decries federal

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Navy SEALs, a Beating Death and Claims of a Cover-Up

U.S. soldiers accused Afghan police and Navy SEALs of abusing detainees. But the SEAL command opted against a court-martial and cleared its men of wrongdoing.

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Greenland has lost a staggering amount of ice — and it’s only getting worse

Greenland has lost trillions of tons of ice since the year 1900.

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Former Drone Pilots Denounce 'Morally Outrageous' Program

Former Air Force airmen are speaking out against America's drone war, calling the military drone program

I'm on the fence as to whether or not I sympathize with these guys.

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Hours After San Bernardino Shooting, Muslim Community Condemned Attack

The Council on American-Islamic Relations held a press conference very early into the investigation into the attack. CAIR communications director Ibrahim Hooper explains why they moved so quickly.

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Japan to resume whaling in Antarctic despite court ruling - BBC News

Japan decides to resume hunting whales in the Antarctic after a break of more than a year despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice.

Very sad. I care more about these whales than I do the livelihoods of the whalers and their families. Humans do not always come first.

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10 Things To Know About The U.N. Climate Talks In Paris

Leaders from around the world are converging on Paris for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Listen to our special coverage to find out what you should know and what's at stake.

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San Diego Developers See a New Frontier in Tijuana

Choked by expensive land and restrictive regulations, some of San Diego’s small, independent developers are looking across the border.

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Haunting images of Syria's lost children

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WATCH: A Conversation With Teens in Training as ISIS Suicide Bombers – ISIS in Afghanistan - FRONTLINE

Few reporters have made it safely in and out of ISIS-occupied territory in Afghanistan. FRONTLINE's Najibullah Quraishi is one of them. In this excerpt from

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National Geographic Society sets biggest layoff in its history

In the midst of closing deal with Murdoch, it terminated 180 employees, or 9 percent of its staff.

Seriously awful news. Depressing.

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After Threatening Fliers Appear In The Mission, Tech Workers Reportedly Change Their Clothes

New fliers tell tech workers to leave the Mission...or else.

I guess some of the tech workers will need to develop an app that provides a personal shield.

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Utah’s Power Plants Are Threatening the Ski Industry

Local pro skier Angel Collinson lays out how the state’s refusal to obey federal clean air standards is costing athletes, businesses, and visitors.

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Climate Change Is Here - National Geographic Magazine

Record heat, fading ice, and rising seas show how climate change is affecting us. But there’s new hope we can cool the planet. Here’s how.

Yeah yeah it's a left wing political ploy and blah blah blah and Al Gore and more blah blah blah.

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Airport security workers, TSA in the throes of legal battles

TAMPA — For four years, Angnel Blanco was a top employee with the Transportation Security Administration at Orlando International Airport.

Some seeing this may have issues with unions, but to some degree they still have their place.

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Kalief Browder, Jailed For Years At Rikers Island Without Trial, Commits Suicide

Browder was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. His family couldn't pay bail so he stayed in jail, reportedly enduring beatings and solitary confinement before his case was dismissed in 2013.

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U.S. Drops Cuba From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism

The State Department removed Havana from the list following a thawing of relations with the United States.

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America's Oldest Park Ranger, 93, Is A Fierce Advocate For Young Women Of Color Everywhere

For America’s most seasoned ranger, sharing nine decades of history is, truly, a walk in the park. Betty Reid Soskin, 93, is thought to be the nation’s oldest active park ranger, accor

A true hero and inspiration in every sense of the word.

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Texas Governor Backtracks After Pentagon Denies Takeover Plot

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor U.S. military training exercises scheduled for his state. Some had feared the government was preparing to impose martial law in Texas.

This is a couple weeks old. Greg Abbott is either bat shit crazy or for what ever reason want's people to think he is. While he finally came to his senses, he really seems to appeal to some really low IQ individuals. This is not a bash on conservatives but specifically these individuals.

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Wyoming Just Criminalized Citizen Science and Sharing Photos of Yellowstone

Imagine visiting Yellowstone this summer. You wake up before dawn to take a picture of the sunrise over the mists emanating from Yellowstone hot springs. A thunderhead towers above the rising sun, and the picture turns out beautifully. You submit the phot

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Muslim Migrants Threw Christians Overboard, Italian Police Say

Tens of thousands of people are trying to flee Africa by boarding rickety and often overcrowded boats for the journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Many ships capsize or are abandoned by smugglers, and hundreds have already died en route. More t

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Return to My Lai

Half a century after the massacre he uncovered, a reporter goes back to Vietnam.

Really interesting article and a good reminder that we the U.S. are not always the good guys.

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$200-million Orange County tollway project stalls

A $200-million tollway project in Orange County suffered another defeat this week as water quality regulators refused to issue a waste discharge permit that was needed before construction can begin on the controversial project.

This is great news!! These people need to give it up.

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SURFRIDER CONTINUES FIGHT TO OPEN MARTINS BEACH AFTER KHOSLA APPEALS RULING

Dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches

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1,000+ Muslims Turn Out To Form Human Shield Around Norway Synagogue (VIDEO)

Young Muslims organized the event and over 1,000 Muslims gathered to take a stand against anti-semitism and Muslim extremism.

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Bob Simon, ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent, Dies at 73 in Manhattan Car Crash

Mr. Simon, who covered most major news events over the past five decades, was in a livery cab that sideswiped a car and then veered into a median on 12th Avenue.

This is a day old already but it's SERIOUSLY hard to believe he's gone. So Sad. He was one of the best and one of the last of a dying breed.

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Reprinting the Charlie Hebdo Mohammed Cartoons is the Best Way to Defy Islamic Cartoonophobia | FrontPage Magazine

We stand up for freedom of speech by practicing controversial speech

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Police chief calls Nashville Ferguson protests 'example for nation'

Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson lauded Ferguson protesters Wednesday and defended a decision to let them briefly shut down Nashville's Interstate 24 twice Tuesday night.

Works for me.

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'Canned hunting': the lions bred for slaughter

Canned hunting is a fast-growing business in South Africa, where thousands of lions are being bred on farms to be shot by wealthy foreign trophy-hunters, writes Patrick Barkham

I just learned of this from last Sunday’s 60 min. It goes without saying this is disgusting.

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60 Minutes Video - Clarissa Ward travels to South Africa and meets a man who has adopted 26 lions to save them from a tourism industry with a sinister side

Clarissa Ward travels to South Africa and meets a man who has adopted 26 lions to save them from a tourism industry with a sinister side. Warning: graphic content.

This guy is a true hero but what goes on in South Africa is extremely disgusting. Sometimes I hate human kind.

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Monsanto Sues Maui for Banning GMOs

Residents of Maui County, Hawai'i voted on November 4 to ban the growing of genetically modified (GMO) crops on the islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai until sc

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Watch: German town plays prank on neo-Nazis

An annual march of neo-Nazis ended up raising funds for an organization committed to their downfall.

No one said these sick bastards are the brightest bulbs in the package.

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Brawl at punk rock gig ends with 1 shot dead, 1 stabbed

LOS ANGELES -- A brawl at a punk rock concert spilled out into the parking lot and ended with one man fatally shot and another man stabbed, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The incidents happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday (3:15 a.m

This is over a year old. As much as I love punk rock and as much as it is in my blood, there is an ugly side to it. While violence to this degree is rare at shows in this day and age, sometimes shit happens. Agression (classic skate punk band from Oxnard) was the headliner).

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White House Official: U.S. Would Consider Ground Troops In Iraq To Help Save Refugees

Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser, told reporters Wednesday the U.S. would consider using ground troops in Iraq to help rescue thousands of Yazidi refugees trapped on a mountain, the New York Times reports. The ...

Here we go again. Guess we never learn.