On January 7, as Palisades fire It exploded, a man interrupting a reporter’s live footage. One of the biggest movie stars of the 80s and 90s was Steve Guttenberg. He was moving cars — abandoned by people around the Pacific Palisades area trying to escape the creeping flames — so emergency vehicles could pass. “What … Read more
A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, destroying buildings in the capital, Port Vila, including one housing the embassies of the United States and other countries. A witness told Agence France-Presse of bodies seen in the city. Dan McGarry, a journalist with the Vanuatu-based Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, … Read more
Authorities in dozens of countries seized 225 tons of cocaine during a six-week mega-operation in which they uncovered a new trafficking route across the Pacific, from South America to Australia, the Colombian Navy announced on Wednesday. Authorities said they also seized “increasingly sophisticated” drug-laden semi-submersibles – better known as “narco submarines” – which can go … Read more