Author: Dawn Johnson

An unusual spring storm has set a new snowfall record in Northern California, causing widespread disruption over the weekend. This cold front, originating from the Gulf of Alaska, dropped temperatures and brought significant snow down to as low as 2,500 feet, leading to a winter weather advisory across the region from Eureka to the Lake Tahoe basin. The heavy snowfall, which started on Saturday, forced the closure of Interstate 80 in both directions for several…

The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that mandates the popular short-video app TikTok to dissociate from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. This decision now moves to President Joe Biden’s desk, who has indicated he will sign it into law. ByteDance will have a maximum of one year to divest from TikTok, or face the app being banned from U.S. app stores. The viability of this legislation in U.S. courts remains uncertain, following the failure of…