San Francisco has a new initiative to try to combat the city’s drug epidemic. Officials are preparing to pay people $100 for every week they stay sober.  Mayor London Breed introduced the “Cash Not Drugs” bill in July 2024 and it passed the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Oct. 30. The goal is to give the…

After Japan was battered by a record setting earthquake and tsunami in 2011, all of Japan’s 54 commercial nuclear reactors were taken offline for safety assessments and upgrades. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant saw a major meltdown that spread contaminants over the surrounding area, particularly damaging the fishing industry. The 2011 disaster had dire…

There’s a new statue in Washington located on the National Mall right across the street from the Capitol building, prime real estate. It’s a simple piece of artwork — poop on Nancy Pelosi’s desk.  “It’s kind of funny because that’s kind of like I heard what happened — some dude took a dump on Nancy…

After a series of legal setbacks, a major victory for Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, Oct. 30, days before the U.S. presidential election. The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal to allow the state to resume the purge of more than 1,600 voter registrations. As is tradition in emergency appeals, the high…

The New York City Council passed a bill decriminalizing jaywalking, an act in which a pedestrian crosses a street outside of designated crosswalks or against traffic signals. In the Big Apple, thousands of people commit jaywalking, and hundreds receive tickets for it each year. Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, a Democrat from Brooklyn who sponsored the…

Halloween celebrations are a relatively new phenomenon in China, but authorities in several major cities reportedly cracked down on public costume events this year. Officials expressed concerns that participants might use their outfits to send subtle messages of dissent toward the government. Under President Xi Jinping, China’s cultural environment has been tightly controlled, with Western…

As the Washington Post faces a subscriber exodus after its controversial decision to stay neutral in the 2024 presidential election, owner Jeff Bezos was celebrating in Europe, sparking frustration among staff and observers. The policy shift, which more than 250,000 subscribers protested by canceling their accounts, came after Bezos blocked an endorsement of Vice President…

A report from a Pentagon watchdog on Tuesday, Oct. 29, said Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force for a dozen spare parts for C-17 transport planes. That included marking up soap dispensers by nearly 8,000% for the aircraft. The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General’s report shows that the U.S. Air Force…

A New York City judge ruled Tuesday, Oct. 19, that the process used by the state of New York and New York City to shut down illegal cannabis shops is unconstitutional. Under the program “Operation Padlock to Protect,” more than 1,200 cannabis shops were inspected and shut down across New York. New York City Mayor…

Ford CEO Jim Farley is facing backlash after publicly sharing he’s been driving an electric vehicle (EV) from the Chinese brand Xiaomi for months. The comment, made during an appearance on the “Fully Charged” podcast, comes as Ford has emphasized its commitment to American manufacturing, calling their EV lineup “proudly American made.” “I don’t like…