Biden immigration rule will protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation
WASHINGTON – Thousands of immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens but are in the country illegally would be protected from deportation and allowed to work while they seek permanent legal status under a sweeping new government program announced Tuesday. The program, which President Joe Biden unveiled during an immigration event at the White House, would allow […]
Can geoengineering help us solve climate change? | The Excerpt
On a special episode (first released on May 23, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: As the world warms and aspirations to reach net-zero carbon emissions slide further and further away, climate scientists and engineers are looking at solutions, that to some, might sound like they’re straight out of science fiction. By taking on climate control with […]
Los Angeles school district bans use of cellphones, social media by students
Over 429,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district will be prohibited from using cellphones and social media platforms during the school day after the Los Angeles Unified School District board passed the ban Tuesday. The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education voted 5-2, approving a resolution to develop within 120 days a policy […]
A tale of two Great Falls: In the US, weather extremes rule
Great Falls is scorching hot. Great Falls is frigid. During a week of weather extremes in the U.S., it all depends on which Great Falls the mercury is measured. In Great Falls, Virginia, Luke Mraz, lugged a 100-pound hose around a golf course, spraying pond water over several acres of dry grass as the temperature climbed […]
Major shift in global climate patterns is unfolding now, federal forecasters say
El Niño is officially over, federal forecasters announced Thursday, but we’re not quite in a La Niña yet. We’re in the middling “ENSO-neutral” phase. What had been a potent “super” El Niño is now officially over, federal forecasters announced Thursday. They also said the hurricane-boosting La Niña climate pattern is expected to begin over the next few months. “The […]
Immigrants who missed hearing lose deportation battle at Supreme Court
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said each ‘alien’ was provided all the details they needed for their immigration hearing. One immigrant brought his case 13 years after being deported. Addressing a potential new immigration battlefront, the Supreme Court has blocked immigrants from challenging their deportation orders − even when the government’s initial hearing notices are […]
Is college worth it? The answer for half of Americans is striking.
A college degree has often been sold as the key to a higher-quality, affluent life. But a new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests Americans have mixed views about that narrative – and data shows people without degrees have seen their earnings increase in the last decade. Just 1 in 4 U.S. adults said […]
Concerns grow as ‘gigantic’ bird flu outbreak runs rampant in US dairy herds
Bird flu has already spread to wild birds, chickens and mammals, including a polar bear and an alpaca. The more widespread it becomes, the more officials worry it could spread among people. More than three years into a worldwide outbreak of bird flu, the virus continues to expand in the U.S., with growing impacts to food […]
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., temperatures across the country are likely to break records again this summer, increasing health risks to those spending long periods outdoors – from construction workers […]
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 followed the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Out-of-state travel for abortion care has more than doubled since 2019 when 73,100 patients traveled across state […]