Jun. 29, 2024 09:03 AM EDT
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades.
Typically the world’s largest tropical...
Jun. 27, 2024 13:27 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 25, 2024.
Editorial: No hiding flaws of proposed mask ban
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a new ban on face coverings raises irresolvable constitutional and enforcement concerns.
When she took office during the COVID-19...
May. 23, 2024 19:30 PM EDT
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A containment boom has been placed around a defunct 1950s-era cruise ship that began sinking and leaking pollution in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, authorities said.
The 294-foot (90-meter) ship permanently moored in Little Potato Slough...
Apr. 23, 2024 07:19 AM EDT
Arlington Heights Daily Herald. April 17, 2024.
Editorial: For everyone’s safety
With measles cases rising, IDPH’s check of unvaccinated students is the right call
The Illinois Department of Health is asking schools to check records and get in...