Uber announced on Monday, Sept. 30, that it is getting into the safari business. The rideshare company said that it’s allowing customers in Cape Town, South Africa, to hail its services starting on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for a wildlife adventure. Here how it works, Uber customers will be able to open the rideshare app and…

Price increases could be on the horizon if dockworkers and port operators fail to reach terms on a labor contract before Tuesday, Oct. 1. The stoppage at 36 ports along the eastern seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico would be the first for maritime workers in nearly 50 years.  Members of the International Longshoremen’s…

A Montana man is set to be sentenced Monday, Sept. 30, for illegally creating hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting. Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 81, pleaded guilty in March to felony charges of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to traffic wildlife. Authorities said he used tissue and testicles from large, endangered sheep, the Marco Polo sheep, hunted…

Tensions in the South China Sea escalated Saturday, Sept 28, as China conducted military drills near a disputed area while the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies carried out joint naval exercises nearby. China’s military announced that it had conducted routine early warning and reconnaissance exercises, and patrols around Scarborough Shoal, a contested atoll within the…

For the fourth time this month, Donald Trump campaigned in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania over the weekend of Sept. 28. This time, he was in Erie in the northwest part of the state. According to Reuters, Trump hammered what he believes to be a big issue in Pennsylvania, immigration. More specifically, immigrants who…

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark California bill that would have established the nation’s first safety regulations for artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation sought to require AI companies to test their systems, publicly disclose safety measures and provide whistleblower protections. Proponents of the bill argued that it was a necessary step to address the risks…

Students at Stanford University must submit a diversity and inclusion (DEI) statement to enroll in the Global Entrepreneurial Marketing course. This statement requires students to describe how they will contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion in the class. An answer is mandatory for enrollment. The requirement was first shared on social media by…

Melting glaciers are prompting the redrawing of maps along the Swiss-Italian border amid record-low snowfall and warming temperatures. Part of the impacted area is beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest mountains, and in the region of Plateau Rosa. All of the regions involved in the redrawn boundaries are close to popular ski resorts. The…

The Justice Department is suing the state of Alabama and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, R, over voter rolls. The DOJ argues Alabama’s effort to remove more than 3,000 names from voter rolls violates federal law because it’s occurring within 90 days of the Nov. 5 general election. Allen announced on Aug. 13 that…

A fire broke out Sunday, Sept. 29, at the BioLab chemical plant, located about 24 miles east of Atlanta, prompting the evacuation of 17,000 people and a shelter-in-place order for 77,000 others. The fire, which started around 5:30 a.m., was triggered when water from the plant’s sprinkler system mixed with a reactive chemical, creating a…