Day: August 10, 2023

Virginia prison refuses to release complaint records following 2022 death of an inmate

6:13 pm August 10, 2023

The Virginia Department of Corrections, under scrutiny over the death of an inmate that raised broader questions about conditions at a southwest Virginia prison, is refusing to release public records documenting inmate complaints about the facility. Allegations that multiple inmates were treated for hypothermia arose as part of a lawsuit over Charles Givens’ death last […]

US to release more endangered red wolves in North Carolina following lawsuit with conservation groups

6:02 pm August 10, 2023

The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free. The conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2020 after it stopped releasing captive-bred […]

Closure of 3 CA gas power plants delayed, ensuring state has emergency resources during extreme weather

5:18 pm August 10, 2023

Temperatures in many California cities are cooling down this week, but a debate is simmering on how to generate enough electricity to power the state through extreme weather events while transitioning away from a reliance on fossil fuels. The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday to extend the life of three gas power plants along the […]

Ethiopia’s military recaptures several areas from local militia fighters in embattled Amhara region

5:17 pm August 10, 2023

Ethiopia’s government and residents say the country’s military recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters as details of dozens of civilian deaths began to emerge from the region amid an internet shutdown. The military reclaimed control of six towns, including the regional capital, Bahir Dar, and Amhara’s second-largest town, Gondar, […]

Iraq bans the media from using the term ‘homosexuality,’ decrees ‘sexual deviance’ to be used instead

5:16 pm August 10, 2023

Iraq banned the term “homosexuality” from being used in the media, commanding that journalists use “sexual deviance” in its place. An Iraqi Communications and Media Commission, a media regulation agency, “direct[ed] media organizations … not to use the term ‘homosexuality’ and to use the correct term ‘sexual deviance’,” the Arabic-language statement said, per Reuters. Critics […]