Health Apr 20 How the closure of EPA offices puts poor and minority communities at risk For three decades, the EPA established offices nationwide to address disproportionately high levels of pollution in poor and minority communities. Now, the Trump administration is eliminating these environmental justice offices as part of its effort to end DEI programs and…
Economy Apr 13 How China is responding to pressure from Trump as trade war brews The developing U.S.-China trade war keeps ratcheting up, with reports Sunday that China has suspended exports of rare earth minerals. Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Lutnick said that the electronics the Trump administration exempted from reciprocal tariffs could be subject to different…
Nation Apr 13 How the Telegram app became a hub for hate crime and radical extremists A joint investigation by ProPublica and PBS Frontline into the shadowy world of online hate networks and the platform Telegram is detailed in a new documentary, “The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram.” The investigation identified 35 crimes linked to the…
Health Apr 13 Why insurance companies are denying coverage for prosthetic limbs More than 2 million Americans are living with limb loss. A federal report says that number is expected to almost double by 2050. Recent reporting by KFF Health News found that many who have lost limbs are hitting roadblocks when…
Health Apr 05 Are gummy vitamins as effective as traditional vitamin pills? Making sure you get the right amount of daily vitamins can be difficult. Today, a booming multi-billion-dollar industry of gummy vitamins and supplements claims its products make it both easier and tastier. But how do they compare with traditional vitamin…
World Mar 30 Aid group describes unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia after deadly earthquake A new 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattled survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake as rescuers worked frantically to pull survivors from the rubble in Myanmar’s second-largest city. In neighboring Thailand, more bodies were pulled from a collapsed building in Bangkok. Lisa Desjardins…
World Mar 30 How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran Earlier this month, two men were convicted in a plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist and women’s rights activist living in New York. Her attempted assassination was orchestrated by the Iranian government, part of more than a…
World Mar 22 Violence flares on Israeli-Lebanese border as Israel steps up attacks in Gaza The Israel-Lebanon border saw the heaviest exchange of attacks since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire four months ago. It comes as Israel says it will intensify its offensive in Gaza until Hamas releases the remaining Israeli hostages. Josef…
Nation Mar 22 How AI is being used to create explicit deepfake images that harm children A new report offers a troubling look at the latest digital threat to young people: deepfake nudes. These are realistic-looking photos and videos that have been altered using AI technology to depict subjects in sexually explicit situations and then spread…