School staff to strike in 10 Scottish council areas
GMB Scotland said the two-day strike in September will cause disruption in schools after members rejected a pay offer.
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Semi-final defeat most watched TV show in Australia on record
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Patt Morrison: Been attacked by marine life lately? L.A. could be to blame
By Patt MorrisonColumnist Aug. 17, 2023 3 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print How’s your summer going? Been attacked by any seagoing creatures? Lot of that going around. If you happened to be boating off Spain, or yachting off the Shetland Islands, there’s a slight chance your vessel got rammed…
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By Tony BriscoeStaff Writer Aug. 17, 2023 3 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print If there’s anything I’ve learned after covering air quality in California for the last year, it’s that there is no fundamental right to clean air. In my short time in Los Angeles, I’ve seen mountain ranges…
LAUSD kids won’t go on field trips to county parks this year unless district signs contract
By Jaclyn CosgroveStaff Writer Aug. 17, 2023 3 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print One child’s favorite part of the class field trip to Eaton Canyon was when classmates spotted lizards performing push-ups. “I learned when we were passing by them that they do push-ups to attract female lizards,” the…
Banging drums. Wedding scuffle. What it’s like inside a hotel during L.A.’s summer of strikes
By Marisa Gerber, Suhauna Hussain, Helen Li Aug. 17, 2023 3 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print Children shrieked and splashed in the water, and a couple on an anniversary staycation floated at the edge of the hotel pool, nursing their blended beverages. Alea Britain had checked into Hotel Maya the…
30 beers, a cockfight, a gun: The untold story of the man who tried to kill Chalino Sanchez
By Matthew OrmsethStaff Writer Aug. 17, 2023 3 AM PT Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print Edward Alvarado Gallegos cast his mind back three decades, to the night in 1992 that he tried to kill a legend. After clambering drunkenly onto the stage of a nightclub, he stood face to face with…
Texas woman arrested after threats to Trump judge Tanya Chutkan
1 hour ago About sharing Judge Tanya Chutkan A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill a judge who is overseeing a criminal case against former US President Donald Trump. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, allegedly phoned the court in Washington DC on 5 August and used a racial slur in her message for…
Memorable moments from Parkinson’s star-studded show
A look back at some stand-out interviews from Sir Michael’s best-known show, Parkinson.
Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88
9 minutes ago About sharing Of the many guests he interviewed, Parkinson said Muhammad Ali was his favourite By Paul Gribben and Emily McGarvey BBC News Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88, his family has confirmed. His TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed the world’s biggest stars on…