Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight “reusable” plastic bags at the checkout line.
Sept. 22, 2024
California
One of the pilots was pronounced dead at the scene in Lancaster, while the other pilot was uninjured, officials said. Neither plane had passengers.
A driver struck a horse early Sunday on the 15 Freeway in Norco, according to a Riverside County fire official. It was unclear how the horse got onto the freeway.
The Bay Area man was killed last week in a California prison where he’d been serving a life sentence for murdering a close friend, officials said.
‘A task force to study the events that occurred [at Chavez Ravine] should be established at the local level,’ Newsom wrote in his veto statement.
Sept. 21, 2024
World & Nation
The shooting happened Saturday evening in Five Points South, a district filled with entertainment venues, restaurants and bars.
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Sept. 20, 2024
A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others; 24 miners are believed to remain trapped.
Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.