Month: January 2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have fallen out of favor in higher education recruiting and hiring in recent years, but even more colleges and universities are moving away from the programs now, Thea Felicity reports in University Herald. 

In addition to political opposition to the programs, there are concerns that DEI initiatives hinder free speech, affect ideological balances and discourage academic freedom. (December 2024)

Information on Trump’s election interference case would be released, but not the report on document hoarding

Macron said Monday that African nations failed to say thank you to France for deploying its military to the Sahel region

California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as officials prepared for the situation to worsen early Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

As the American weapons manufacturers bow out, Germany’s top arms producer is stepping in, and DAX share prices are skyrocketing.

Visitors honored Jimmy Carter this week, as the body of the nation’s 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol in Washington for two days, allowing the American public to pay its final respects.

 

Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the Los Angeles area as wildfires continue to tear through the region Wednesday. The Palisades Fire, which was first reported at 10:30 AM PST on Tuesday, was fanned by wind gusts of up to 60 MPH into Tuesday night, leaving the Los Angeles area under major evacuation orders. 

As of Wednesday morning, the fire had spread to at least 2,921 acres and was 0% contained, with an expectation that its only going to spread due to the strong Santa Ana wind gusts and low humidity fueling the fires. 

A second fire, the Eaton fire, was reported by CalFire on Tuesday evening, and had spread to 2,227 acres by Wednesday morning. It, along with three other reported fires in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, were 0% contained on Wednesday morning. 

The fire has burned through homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades, but official numbers on how many structures have been destroyed have not been released yet Nearly 70,000 people in the LA region were without power early Wednesday. 

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who declared a state of emergency Tuesday night, said early Wednesday morning that the state had deployed over 1,400 firefighters to the region to fight these “unprecedented fires.” As of early Wednesday morning, no fatalities had been reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

See photos of the massive fire below: