One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Afghanistan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 An earthquake centered in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the country's traditional mud-brick homes, officials said on Wednesday. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Death toll in China quake hits 113 A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the U.S. Geological Survey reported 6.6. More
Frustrated With University, Workers At Sixth UC Campus Enter Strike The union that’s been in a labor dispute with the University of California for several weeks now has expanded its strike to a sixth campus, UC Irvine. The union includes teaching assistants, student ... 06/5/2024 - 2:16 pm | View Link
31,500 Set to Strike by Wednesday at California Campuses in Response to ‘Brutal’ UC Treatment of Peaceful Gaza Protests B OAKLAND, CA - University of California-Santa Barbara, UC San Diego and UC Irvine will be participating in the third round of the ULP Strike this week, announced the Executive Board of ... 06/4/2024 - 1:45 am | View Link
University of California academic workers expand strike over response to pro-Palestinian protests The University of California’s (UC) academic workers union expanded its ongoing strike Tuesday to UCLA and UC Davis, bringing the total walkouts to about 12,000 individuals. The union, which ... 06/3/2024 - 5:25 pm | View Link
University of California strike over response to pro-Palestinian protests expands to 3 more campuses The union strikes at the University of California (UC) in response to how the universities ... “To stop the spread of this strike, UC needs to make serious progress towards resolving these ULPs ... 06/3/2024 - 9:45 am | View Link
UC San Diego workers plan Monday strike as result of protest crackdowns According to United Auto Workers Local 4811, workers will hit the picket lines Monday morning at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, with UC Irvine workers joining the lines Wednesday. 05/31/2024 - 10:31 am | View Link