[ad_1] For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He’s been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly…
[ad_1] Washington — The House Oversight Committee intends to release some of the documents from the Justice Department about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson said Tuesday. The committee expects to receive the documents later this week after issuing a subpoena in August to the department for records related to Epstein, a…
[ad_1] The federal government is now in the midst of its second-longest shutdown, after Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a bill to fund the government on a temporary basis. The 2025 shutdown is a few days shy of the record set by the 2018-2019 shutdown, which lasted 35 days and took place during President…
[ad_1] Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether a federal law that prohibits unlawful drug users from having firearms violates the Second Amendment, adding a second high-stakes case involving gun rights to the docket for its current term. The Justice Department is urging the high court to uphold the prohibition,…
[ad_1] The mortality rate in the United States declined by 3.8% in 2024, and COVID-19 was no longer among the 10 leading causes of death, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Using provisional death certificate data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics estimates there were 3,072,039 deaths last…
[ad_1] At least 153 unvaccinated students exposed to measles in South Carolina schools are quarantining, according to local health officials. In a media briefing on Thursday, officials confirmed these students were exposed contacts without immunity, leaving them to be excluded from school until the period of potential disease transmission has ended. The schools, Spartanburg County’s Global…
[ad_1] After her passing this summer, Oceanside, California native Gayle Noble is being celebrated for her lifelong mission to spread joy through small acts of kindness. Her daughter, Nisse, honors her legacy through “Planet Gayle,” an online community dedicated to love, generosity, and being unapologetically yourself. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A leader of lime growers in the violent western Mexican state of Michoacan was killed Monday, authorities said, after repeatedly denouncing in recent months the extortion demands of organized crime on producers. The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said on social platform Monday that the body of Bernardo Bravo, president of the Apatzingan Valley Citrus…
[ad_1] The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 19, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we begin with Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, who’s here in studio with us. Good morning to you, Senator. SEN. MARK KELLY: Good…
[ad_1] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — The Academy of Classical Christian Studies high school girls basketball team in Oklahoma City returned to the court this week, their first practice since last season’s division championship game, where they hit a buzzer-beater against Apache High School that both ended the game, and started it all. After seemingly winning…
