Samantha Maldonado

Associated Press

This April 18, 2019, photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a nutria in Merced County, Calif.

Swamp Rodents Threaten CA Farm Region

At around 20 pounds each and eating about a fourth of their weight each day, nutria are setting off alarms in California.

In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Google employees hold up signs during a walkout rally at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco to protest against what they said is the tech company's mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against executives. Employees at Google, Amazon, Microsoft and elsewhere are increasingly speaking out about military warfare, immigration and the environment, and questioning the effects of their work. Experts say it’s an unprecedented trend of activism in Big Tech.

Big Tech Workers Speak Out

It's being called a "growing backlash against unethical tech."

The burned out remains of a twin-engine Cessna Citation sits at the end of a runway after the pilot aborted the takeoff at the Oroville Airport in Oroville, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. The plane carried two pilots and eight passengers, who all escaped injury. Firefighters were able to quickly control a grass fire that broke out and temporarily closed Highway 162. No cause of the crash has been listed.

Execs Survive Plane Crash

Eight executives were touring company plants before boarding the private plane.

Tariffs Threaten California Almond Industry

India imposed tariffs on almonds and 27 other American products, including apples and walnuts, in retaliation for the U.S. ending India's preferential trade status.

In this Monday, June 17, 2019, photo, Joshua Ni, 24, and Fritz Ramirez, 23, vape from electronic cigarettes in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors are considering whether to move the city toward becoming the first in the United States to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes in an effort to crack down on youth vaping. The plan would ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes, as well as prohibit e-cigarette manufacturing on city property.

City May Ban Sale of e-Cigs

Since 2014, e-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product among young people in the country.