Scorching Texas heat is contributing to migrant deaths
On patrol in the harsh brush along the border in South Texas, Deputy Don White of the Brooks County Sheriff's Office paused to study some empty water jugs, torn clothing...
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In Chicago, keeping the heritage of Black dance moving
On a warm July afternoon, Princess Mhoon, the director of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, was sitting in a bustling cafe on the outskirts of the University of Chicago's...
Donald Trump could clinch the nomination before the GOP knows if he’s a felon
By the time Donald Trump is sitting at his federal trial on charges of criminally conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, he may have already secured enough delegates to effectively...
There’s a vast source of clean energy beneath our feet. And a race to tap it.
In a sagebrush valley full of wind turbines and solar panels in western Utah, Tim Latimer gazed up at a very different device he believes could be just as powerful...
An inside look at COVID’s lasting damage to the lungs
More than three years after the start of the pandemic, many COVID-19 survivors continue to struggle. Some, especially those who became so severely ill that they were hospitalized and unable...
Can AI detect wildfires faster than humans? California is trying to find out.
For years, firefighters in California have relied on a vast network of more than 1,000 mountaintop cameras to detect wildfires. Operators have stared into computer screens around the clock looking...
‘Don’t kiss or snuggle your turtle,’ CDC warns amid salmonella outbreak
In recent years, health officials have warned those who have bearded dragons, hedgehogs, ducks and chickens as pets to do their part in preventing the spread of salmonella infections. Now,...
Drowning death of Obama family chef is ruled an accident
The personal chef to the Obama family died of accidental drowning last month in a Martha's Vineyard lake, the chief medical examiner of Massachusetts has ruled, officials said Tuesday. The...
At the Texas border, some support for Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration crackdown is waning
When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced a multibillion-dollar initiative two years ago to deter migrants crossing from Mexico, the border city of Eagle Pass was seeing 1,200 people coming...
You can take your dog to a national park, but you’ll both need to be very, very good
Ely MacInnes and her husband, Tom, began traveling in the western United States with their 85-pound mutt, Alaska, in March 2020. Driving and living in a recreational vehicle, they visited...