Politics Nov 13 Ohio sheriff says local partnerships with feds on immigration ‘starting to ramp up’ As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements, sheriffs’ offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff…
Nation Oct 20 Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand.