Extreme heat is getting worse. Can we learn to live with it? | The Excerpt
On a special episode (first released on June 16, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: May 2024 marked the twelfth straight month of record-high temperatures for the planet. Here in the U.S., […]
More than 171K patients traveled out-of-state for abortions in 2023, new data shows
More than 171,000 patients traveled out-of-state to receive abortion care last year, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, which underscores the widespread impact of state abortion bans that […]
False claim SCOTUS ruled Texas SB4 immigration law is constitutional in May 2024 | Fact check
The claim: The Supreme Court ruled Texas’ Senate Bill 4 is constitutional in May 2024 A May 28 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims the nation’s highest court made a […]
Abortion advocates, opponents agree on one thing about SCOTUS ruling: The fight isn’t over
Like many advocates across the country, Julia Kaye was watching closely to see if Thursday morning would be the day the Supreme Court would dramatically curb access to the widely […]
Massive heat wave heading for USA next week. Cities have been preparing for this.
Forecasters say a heat wave will spread across much of the central and eastern U.S. next week, a moment health officials have been preparing for. Forecasters warn a dangerous and potentially […]
Immigration activists sue Biden administration over border policy
EL PASO, Texas – Two immigrant rights organizations on Wednesday sued the Biden administration to block the president’s new asylum restrictions at the U.S. border. In the complaint filed in U.S. District […]
State’s weigh school cell phone bans atop district policies
Educators are pursuing creative tactics to limit their students’ cell phone use in class. Some students are required to leave their phones in lockers, others store their phones in pouches […]
EPA orders the Air Force, Arizona National Guard to clean up groundwater contamination
PHOENIX — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding the U.S. Air Force and Arizona National Guard take action as concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” are increasing in the groundwater in a […]
What is COVID KP.3 variant? Symptoms, CDC data, what to know about the newest COVID strain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking the new COVID variant KP.3 as data shows its dominance across the United States. “CDC is tracking SARS-CoV-2 variant KP.3. For the two-week […]
Chronic absenteeism is schools’ ‘biggest problem.’ Five reasons kids are missing school.
Cur’ra McCoy is one of millions of students who missed weeks of school over the past few years. Instead, the Baltimore teen often slept in or played on her phone. She did a whole […]