An Italian fisherman spent decades watching industrial fishing damage the waters he depended on for his livelihood. Eventually, he came up with an unusual way to fight back: putting enormous sculptures on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy fishing nets across the seafloor, catching marine life while also disturbing the …
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A self-described polling company managed to get a fabricated Los Angeles mayoral poll into the news, onto social media, and even into the incumbent mayor’s campaign messaging before admitting there was never a real poll at all. Median Strategies claimed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a nearly 12-point lead over City Councilmember Nithya Raman …
A New York City nonprofit (CAMBA) that provides supportive housing to formerly homeless people has agreed to take additional steps before seeking to evict tenants who fall behind on rent. Supportive housing combines permanent housing with services intended to help residents remain stably housed. The changes are part of a settlement between the nonprofit CAMBA …
Jimmy Buffett’s Key West recording studio will be recreated inside a new permanent exhibition opening this fall in Mobile, Alabama. The Jimmy Buffett: Son of a Son of a Sailor Experience opens Sept. 12 at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf. The 6,000-square-foot installation will explore Buffett’s music, travels and lifelong connection to the …
Residents across Las Vegas and Henderson have been beset by an onslaught of cockroaches. They have invaded homes to such an extent that, as the cockroaches settle in, people are moving out. News 3 Las Vegas has received complaints since Sunday from residents whose homes are more than a mile apart. Earlier reports from the …
A tiny black kitten managed to turn Sunrise Highway into an emergency rescue scene after being found asleep in the middle of the roadway near Exit 46. Considering where it chose to take a nap, the fact that anyone spotted it in time is remarkable enough on its own. Animal rescuer John Debacker said Suffolk …
For over a hundred years, one of New York City’s rivers has been missing one particular critter that called the waterway home. This summer, a centuries-long trend has ended. A motion-activated camera documented a North American river otter along the Bronx River at last. The image was recorded on June 23 by a camera placed …
Fifty-seven sloths recently sadly passed away in Florida. Now, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing connected to the deaths of the sloths intended for a failed Orlando tourist attraction. The agency released its 44-page final investigative report Wednesday, Aug. 19, after reviewing veterinary records, inspection reports and diagnostic findings. Investigators …
A San Francisco family is moving out of the apartment they have called home for years after their new landlord raised the monthly rent from $3,695 to $7,000. Since 2021, Ashley and Zach Waldman have called a two-bedroom unit in the city’s Outer Richmond District their home. However, this June, they found a notice on their …
Two teenagers have been awarded a combined $550,000 after an amusement park ride left them hanging upside down for approximately 25 minutes. A Multnomah County jury awarded Xitlali Gomez-Salais and Evie Yannotta $275,000 each on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Gomez-Salais and Yannotta were 13 and 14 when the AtmosFEAR ride malfunctioned at Oaks Amusement Park in …