Bullying is different now and a lot crueler
Cyberbullying has increased the threat to students, but in many ways, bullying hasn’t changed that much since I was in high school in an area west of Los Angeles in the late 1980s. I was never the victim of bullying, but like 70 percent of…
Florida is running out of gas while being hit by Hurricane Dorian
FLORIDA – The gas-tracking app GasBuddy is reporting 30.8 percent of Florida gas stations are running on empty as east coast evacuations continue in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. The Miami/Fort Lauderdale area is reporting the most gas stations without fuel (53 percent),…
Los Angeles expected to be hit with high ultraviolet index levels
LOS ANGELES – The ultraviolet index level in the greater Los Angeles area is expected to be a ’10’ on Tuesday, meaning “very high,” according to the National Weather Service. The reading indicates what the UV exposure is expected to be at noon, when the…
NYC has a serious case of rat infestation
A handful of New York City neighborhoods are overrun by rodents despite a recent drop in rat sightings citywide, a new report says. New Yorkers logged 17,353 rat-sighting complaints to the city government this past year, 9 percent fewer than in 2017. But that’s the…