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Pa 30, linked to a supernova seen in 1181, reveals chains of tiny gas knots in a new image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii.

(Los Angeles Times illustration; Photos courtesy of the California Air Resources Board and CALSTART) Oct. 18, 2026 3 AM PT See more from the L. A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred California’s clean truck and bus incentive program was designed to expand the zero-emission vehicle market and improve air quality in heavily polluted communities. But the $1-billion program has been roiled by allegations of fraud, waste and poor oversight. Although state officials insist California’s clean truck and bus subsidy program has helped reduce air pollution and planet-warming gases, a Times investigation found that those claims rely heavily on assumptions and estimates, instead of actual data. Some state-funded trucks and buses were rarely driven due to issues with vehicle performance and maintenance. In at least one case, California paid nearly $1 million in public funds for “vehicles that did not exist,” according to court records.

A parent who listens, a teacher who offers encouragement, or friends who make school fun can leave a lasting impression. But could these everyday moments also shape mental health years later? A new study explored how positive childhood experiences relate to mental health in adulthood, examining whether supportive relationships and environments may matter alongside difficult or traumatic experiences. About the studyResearchers followed 3,499 people from a birth cohort in England from birth to age 24. They assessed 10 types of positive childhood experiences between ages 0 and 17, including supportive relationships with parents or teachers, feeling safe in the neighborhood, enjoying school, having close friends, and spending time with family and friends. Researchers gave participants a positive childhood experiences score based on how many of these 10 experience types they had. Each type contributed one point, creating a score from zero to 10. The score counted the range of positive experiences, not how often they happened or how meaningful each one was to the child.

Trevor Milton, the founder and former chief executive of Nikola Corp., helped raise over $1 billion by touting the company as an emerging rival to Tesla. He boasted that Nikola, founded in 2014, had developed the world’s first fully functional hydrogen-powered semi-truck — the Nikola One. He told investors that the company had over 14,000 preorders, representing billions of dollars of future revenue. He claimed Nikola operated the largest hydrogen production facility in the Western Hemisphere to fuel the company’s fleet. The only problem was, none of that was true: Nikola did not develop the world’s first hydrogen truck, and the Nikola One was never fully functional. Also, the company never had that many preorders, and it never developed a hydrogen production facility. Even after Milton was criminally indicted in 2021 and the company reached a costly settlement, the California Air Resources Board allowed Nikola to compete for state funding and sell vehicles through its Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project in 2022.

Alberta’s future won’t be found in the politics of a populist agrarian past, and Monday’s vote is an opportunity to make that clear

Crop prices have risen recently in part due to global conflict, increasing many soy and corn farmers’ chances at producing a profitable crop.

The university in the San Luis Valley saw a big boost in first-time enrollment -- nearly 10% this year.

Cedrick Frazier and Anders Folk represent a fork in the road, four years after the county lurched toward reform.

Sundays are for firing up Twine again and thinking you know what, if this swanky IF plotter had been around when I was an undergraduate, I might have preserved all my exam revision notes in text adventure form. I still have two, reassuringly heavy boxes of tabbed and colour-coded index cards that you could plausibly lay out to form a maze, navigable by compass commands. Head down the western corridor from Middle English to the Renaissance, and – ah, bollocks, you have been eaten by a Grue. Surely somebody's thought of this, in the decade and change since Twine was released? I mean, we already have 3D museum exhibits extracted from Wikipedia. Sundays are also for heading to the allotment and getting annoyed with the tomato plants, who have decided to go bonkers right at the end of the growing season. I thought you were done, pesky nightshades. I thought I could leave you alone for the rest of the year. Finally, Sundays are for sharing good criticism, like the below.

A couple of years ago, Taveuan Williams sent the man who prosecuted him a letter, not expecting anything in return.

The next mayor of Los Angeles will preside over what many are calling the largest athletic event in U. S. history — and that mayor could be someone who didn’t even want the 2028 Summer Olympic Games here in the first place. When she ran for City Council in 2020, Nithya Raman gave a clear “no” when asked if she supported the Olympics coming to Los Angeles. But if she beats incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the Nov. 3 election, Raman will take center stage during the international sports extravaganza. Raman’s stated opposition to the Olympics came in response to a questionnaire to council candidates from the Democratic Socialists of America. Asked if she supported having the 2028 Summer Games here, Raman wrote: “No — especially not after the way it was approved. There was no vetting of this process, extremely rushed budgeting outreach, and the residents of our city had no say in any of it.”After she was elected, Raman was one of two councilmembers to vote against the primary contract outlining the partnership between the city and the Olympic organizing committee, LA28.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — San Diego County Republican Carl DeMaio had a warning for conservatives at a get-out-the-vote rally this month in Placer County. “You are doomed,” DeMaio said, crooning the phrase like a foghorn. The audience chuckled. “Doomed” is DeMaio’s description for races that lack a conservative candidate. Skip voting in those, he told the crowd, briskly walking them through the Nov. 3 ballot. Rep. Carl DeMaio speaks to attendees during a “Beer, BBQ & Ballots” event for Proposition 39 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. (Fred Greaves / For The Times) Microphone in hand, the freshman state legislator paced the floor, threw up his hands and scowled as he declared California a “communist state,” the progressive Bay Area “the gates of hell” and Hillary Clinton “the wicked witch.” Urging volunteers to door-knock at Republican households, he instructed them to ignore Democratic homes entirely. “I don’t need to remind them there’s an election going on,” he said, prompting more laughs. DeMaio, 52, is emerging as a prominent voice for California Republicans, promising a path back to power and delighting audiences with his sharp takedowns of Democrats.

MONTREAL — On July 13, a pair of Canadair water bombers touched down on the Seine River, skimming along its surface to refill their water tanks as they battled a wildfire south of Paris. The “super scoopers,” with their signature ketchup-red wing tips on a mustard-yellow body, sucked up 6,000-plus litres from France’s most famous waterway in one go as part of a fight against the flames then rampaging across Europe.

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaVideoFirst Nations prepare to Rock the Vote in referendum | CBC.ca LoadedFirst Nations prepare to Rock the Vote in referendumOctober 18|Duration 2:55October 18NewsDuration 2:55closed captionErmineskin Cree Nation and Siksika Nation hosted information sessions for their community members for the referendum vote in Alberta on Oct. 19. Many say they are voting to protect treaties. Related StoriesFirst Nations in Alberta work to mobilize voters, prepare community members for referendumFort Chipewyan leaders criticize Elections Alberta over advance voting delays for referendumCampaigns enter homestretch ahead of Alberta referendum MondayAdvance polling opens today for Alberta referendum.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone each had a goal and an assist, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Saturday night for their first victory this season. Philadelphia (1-6-3) opened with nine consecutive losses, a franchise record. Michkov set up Martone with a nifty pass to the far post, and Martone tapped in his second goal this season at 9:03 of the second period to tie the score 1-all. Martone returned the favor on a power play late in the period, firing a shot toward the net that Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark stopped. But the rebound went right to Michkov, who snapped home his fourth goal of the season at 18:33. It was the 50th career goal for Michkov in 171 games. He became the fastest Flyers player to reach the milestone since Matt Read in 2014. Trevor Zegras added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds left in the third to seal it. Philadelphia scored three goals for the first time this season after entering the game with just 11 total in its first nine games. Dan Vladar made 25 saves for the Flyers. Drake Batherson scored Ottawa's goal on a 2-on-1 in the first period, one-timing a pass from ex-Flyer Claude Giroux past Vladar.

Calcified peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common health condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Endovascular procedures have become more common in treating these lesions, and plain balloon angioplasty (PBA) is often used for vessels with mild-to-moderate calcification. However, decreased vascular compliance in heavily calcified vessels leads to poorer outcomes and higher complication risk. Intravascular shockwave lithotripsy is a more novel endovascular management option. It uses a specially designed balloon catheter to create shockwaves in an attempt to modify and increase compliance of the calcified plaque. This review aims to assess the safety profile and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). The currently available literature shows that use of IVL for calcified PAD has a good safety profile and low complication rate. Intravascular lithotripsy has also been shown to be more effective in treating patients with calcified PAD as compared to PBA alone. Whilst short-term and mid-term results are promising, there is a scarcity of published long-term data. Hence, further long-term data is required before a definitive conclusion can be drawn.