World Nov 01 The Earth is at a tipping point. Here’s what’s at stake if we don’t act on climate change In his remarks to global leaders, President Joe Biden said climate change is "ravaging the world" — a message that is likely to be repeated at the U.N. summit on climate change. World leaders, researchers and activists all say we…
Politics Oct 26 Dems make progress in Biden agenda talks, but agreement may still take time Congressional Democrats spent Tuesday in a rush trying to work out the contours of a major proposal backed by President Joe Biden that would steer federal dollars toward climate initiatives, expand the U.S. safety net and change some aspects of…
Nation Oct 25 Facebook’s leadership had ‘no appetite’ to fact check political ads, combat disinformation Facebook is under fire again over alleged harm caused by the platform and the tech giant’s willingness — or lack thereof — to stop it. Leaked internal papers given to Congress and federal regulators by a former employee show how…
Nation Oct 21 How this ‘vulture’ hedge fund’s gutting of local newsrooms could hurt Americans The hedge fund Alden Global Capital has been acquiring scores of U.S. newspapers across the country — then gutting newsrooms and selling off assets. It’s part of a larger trend in the erosion of local news and related jobs in…
Nation Oct 20 Chappelle Netflix special is ‘hate speech disguised as jokes,’ advocate says The blowback to Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, produced by Netflix, has reached a boiling point. Netflix employees walked off the job Wednesday, demanding the company better support its transgender workers. Imara Jones, creator of TransLash Media, a media non-profit…
Nation Oct 19 How Ahmaud Arbery’s killing spurred a national reckoning on race Jury selection is underway in the high profile case of white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in Georgia — one of the cases that set in motion a wave of racial justice protests nationwide in…
Nation Oct 15 Missouri city honors Black doctor whose land was taken decades ago through eminent domain Historically, urban renewal and eminent domain have separated hundreds of thousands of African Americans from their property and locked them out of generational wealth. But a newly dedicated park outside St. Louis, Missouri is one of the latest attempts to…
Nation Oct 12 How Gruden’s emails expose NFL’s regressive attitude, and what change should look like One of the National Football League’s most well-known head coaches — Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders — is out of a job after a series of highly offensive emails were publicly disclosed by The New York Times and…
Nation Oct 05 Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to regulate tech giant’s influence on users Facebook is under fire Tuesday following testimony by a former employee before a U.S. Senate committee. Frances Haugen alleged the company too frequently turns a blind eye to potential harm for the sake of profit. Facebook denied that in statements…
Science Sep 29 Here’s what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These extinctions are part of an…