California
A metal recycling plant was charged in a 25-count indictment on Thursday for exposing Jordan High School students in Watts to toxic explosions, hazardous waste and lead levels 75 times higher than those deemed safe by the U.S. EPA, authorities said.
Sept. 26, 2024
The student was arrested after what police described as a ‘unprovoked attack’ on a professor in a classroom. It wasn’t immediately clear the professor’s condition.
Sept. 24, 2024
Music
Two years after its seventh LP, ‘The End, So Far,’ the band is celebrating the anniversary of its self-titled debut album, whose corrosive imagery and experimentation still inform metal today, with a tour that hits Intuit Dome Sept. 13-14.
Sept. 11, 2024
Business
The recall covers select lots of Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets and Perdue Simply Smart Organics Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets.
Aug. 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
New research shows that potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules may be creating the “dark oxygen” of the deep sea. How will this affect current negotiations on the future of the mining industry?
July 27, 2024
At many universities across the country, graduation for the Class of 2024 will feel more like making it through airport security than a procession through a free-flowing campus green or a cheering stadium crowd.
May 5, 2024
As the International Seabed Authority considers the future of deep-sea mining for battery metals, California and other states are seeking bans against mining.
July 25, 2024
Movies
Alex Ross Perry is the indie director of “Listen Up Philip,” “Golden Exits” and “Her Smell.” But “Rite Here Rite Now” shows he’s also a fan of theatrical metal.
June 18, 2024
Updates
The Irvine office of D.A. Davidson & Co. has announced that it served as buy-side advisor to El Segundo-based A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., a fully integrated precious metals platform, on its acquisition of LPM Group Limited.
April 18, 2024
FireHouse vocalist and keyboardist C.J. Snare, who was expected to return to the band after abdominal surgery last year, has died of cardiac arrest at 64.
April 8, 2024