Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast
Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather was forecast for the region on ...
Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on
Most Americans have developed some level of protection against severe disease from previous COVID-19 infections, vaccinations ...
78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from ...
Ohtani and Dodgers featured on four of ESPN's first 10 Sunday night baseball broadcast
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on four of ...
Couple Transform Crumbling Abandoned Motel Into a Trendy 'Micro Hotel' That Now Rakes In $3K a Day
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Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The Office of Management and Budget, known as OMB, is a small but powerful agency housed within the Executive Office of the President. It is the central nervous system of the federal government, ...
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
Low-nicotine cigarettes are not a new idea. Several companies, including Philip Morris, experimented with selling the ...
Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask
The first step in solving a problem is to identify it. When it comes to insurance, this isn’t always easy. For example, “Homeowners need insurance coverage that they can’t afford in the private market ...
Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech
(THE CONVERSATION) Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions.
Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI
Within the first 10 weeks of Biden’s presidency, one-third of the U.S. population had received at least one dose, half by the end of May, and over 70% by year’s end. And as Americans got vaccinated, ...
Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
Because Harris doesn’t discuss her multiracial background very often, memes allow the public to address the cultural examination of the first Black and South Asian female presidential candidate. One ...
Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist
A group of academics at multiple universities have formed the Local News Impact Consortium, which collaborates with researchers and practitioners to help develop standards and protocols. Its goal is ...