Nation Jul 27 Rise of ICE agents wearing masks creates opportunity for imposters to conduct crimes In recent months, photos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making arrests in public spaces have shown the officers wearing street clothes and face masks. There have also been a handful of arrests of people posing as ICE officers, in…
Science Jul 20 Malaysia stops accepting plastic waste from the U.S. and other rich nations The U.S. produces more plastic waste than any other country in the world. Last year, more than 35,000 tons of it was shipped to Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country. But in…
Health Jul 20 What to know about the rise of mental health misinformation on social media In recent years, people have become more comfortable sharing their personal experiences about mental health, a sign that stigma around it is diminishing. On Instagram and TikTok combined, there are nearly 90 million posts with the hashtag “mental health.” But…
Health Jul 19 How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease For decades, the National Cancer Institute has spearheaded breakthrough advancements against the disease. Cancer deaths have been reduced by a third since the 1990s, but now the world’s premier cancer institute is in the midst of a fierce battle over…
Science Jul 13 ‘Slow-motion crisis’: Why some of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Cities, 28 of the most populous U.S. cities are sinking. It’s due to a phenomenon called land subsidence, exacerbated in many cases by humans extracting too much groundwater from underground…
Nation Jul 12 FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic in Texas, new analysis reveals The search for more than 100 people still missing from the catastrophic July 4 flash floods in Texas began its second week Saturday. Officials have rejected suggestions that the calamity could have been anticipated, but an analysis by NPR and…
Nation Jul 06 Ground crews and volunteers race to find those still missing after Texas floods The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian summer camp still unaccounted for.
Science Jul 06 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences…
World Jul 05 How North Korean operatives are infiltrating U.S. companies to fund weapons programs This week, federal prosecutors charged four North Korean nationals with scheming to get hired by a U.S. company as remote workers and then steal nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency. It’s a relatively new North Korean threat: operatives using fake IDs…
Health Jun 28 Former top CDC vaccine expert on why she resigned in protest over firing of advisory panel Earlier in June, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of a key vaccine advisory panel and handpicked eight new members, including several who have expressed skepticism about some vaccines. The move prompted the resignation of Dr.