“A Lynch Mob”: After Months of Inaction, 2 White Men Are Charged with Murder...
The two white men caught on camera shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African American man, were arrested and charged Thursday with murder. The arrests came two days after...
Former fighter pilot launches Senate challenge against McConnell
Amy McGrath, a Kentucky Democrat and former fighter pilot who lost a House race last year, said Tuesday she's running for Senate against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in what could be one of...
As new U.S. law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up
Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’ war on drugs.
CMonae Davis poses for...
Billionaire Wealth, U.S. Job Losses and Pandemic Profiteers
The number of U.S. citizens filing for unemployment increased to 38.6 million since March 18, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the same two months, the wealth of U.S. billionaires has...
The Indian Ocean’s Great Disappearing Garbage Patch
Garbage patches in the ocean are sobering reminders of humanity’s collective plastic pollution problem. Measuring up to thousands of kilometers across, the patches have been confirmed to exist in the Pacific...
Marijuana arrests in Va. reach highest level in at least 20 years, spurring calls...
Marijuana arrests in Virginia hit their highest levels in at least 20 years in 2018, a climb that has sparked calls for overhauls and bucked trends in a number of other...
Why North Korea’s Kim Jong Un May Be Leaving The Door Open To Nuclear...
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After keeping the world waiting and watching, first for a "Christmas present" to the U.S., and then for a New Year's shift to a harder line on...
California’s Wildfires Are 500 Percent Larger Due to Climate Change
On a hot July evening last year, a rancher tried to use a hammer and stake to plug a wasp’s nest. The hammer slipped, a spark flew, and a patch of...
There’s More Bad News on the Long-Term Effects of the Coronavirus
Uncertainty has been the trademark of both the economic and public-health crises caused by the coronavirus. Occasionally that’s not a bad thing — like in the emerging consensus that the initial models for case fatality rates and...
Seattle-Based Marijuana Delivery Service Could Be Using Drones Soon
In an effort to save money on logistical costs, a cannabis company has announced its plans to deliver product to Seattle businesses with drones. The high-flying partnership was publicized last month by GRN Holding Corporation,...