The Irish Times

Taxi! to the airport – by air, please

Several companies want to bring electric urban air travel to public – perhaps within the next few years

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 06:00

Taoiseach to join 70 world leaders in new global warming pledge

Five years after Paris, UN gathering an acid test of where world now stands on climate action

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 07:23

Biden faces new calls to comment on sexual assault allegation

Tara Reade filed criminal complaint with Washington DC police in early April

Thu Apr 30 2020 - 17:02

Coronavirus: China denies allegations pandemic began in lab near Wuhan

‘No fast track back to normal’, says WHO director as global cases pass 2 million

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 20:26

Volkswagen to hit 1m electric cars milestone two years early

Carmaker says it expects to reach 1m by end of 2023 and 1.5m by end of 2025

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 17:40

California wildfires force evacuation of thousands of homes

US state struggles to deal with blazes, windy weather and deliberate blackouts

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 20:05

Fire threatens LA homes as blaze in California wine country rages on

Cause of fire remains under investigation, as 96 homes and other structures destroyed

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 07:55

Howard Dean eyes youthful grassroots for Democratic Party resurgence

Former candidate sees younger Democrats beating ‘rogue’ Trump and Republicans

Sun Feb 11 2018 - 21:05

Fire in south California threatens 12,000 homes

More than 1,000 firefighters battling blaze in Ventura spread by Santa Ana winds

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 16:55

Jack Dangermond: The low-key billionaire whose maps help determine your life

More than 350,000 organisations worldwide from Starbucks to the Garda and even Irish Water use ESRI’s maps

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 05:15

Los Angeles reaches deal to hold 2028 Olympics

Paris will host 2024 edition of games after LA agree compensation package with IOC

Tue Aug 01 2017 - 08:47

Los Angeles to be announced as 2028 Olympics host city

The soon to be confirmed move paves the way for Paris to host the 2024 Games

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 20:34

Left-wing activist and ‘political giant’ Tom Hayden dies aged 76

Veteran of 1960s campaigns served in California legislature and married Jane Fonda

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 14:50

Race is hotting up for the 2024 Olympics

Delegates from Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Budapest woo officials for the chance to lose billions

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 12:40

Two killed in murder-suicide shooting at UCLA

University of California campus shut down for two hours as police responded to call

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 09:09

Schools bomb threat likely to be a hoax, Los Angeles officials say

California city shuts more than 1,000 public schools after email threatens attack

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 21:00

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles

Disneyland closes rides as a precaution following second earthquake in two weeks

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 10:22