Most of the workers were asymptomatic and self-isolating at home, said Badai Ismoyo, head of the health office in the district of Kudus in central Java, but dozens have been hospitalized with high fevers and falling oxygen-saturation levels. Kudus, which…
Climate change: How rich people could help save the planet
CNN — Rich people don’t just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us – they also have bigger carbon footprints. The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
Miami CNN — In a city where “sunny day floods” increased 400% in a decade, rising seas are changing the old real estate mantra of “location, location, location.” In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation. And…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
CNN — If you’re looking for a reason to care about tree loss, this summer’s record-breaking heat waves might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.…
An anonymous donor is paying the college tuition of Black athletes who get straight As
The donor, a community member who didn’t want his identity revealed, was inspired to make change after realizing the lack of diversity in Centennial High School’s athlete scholarship. He reached out to the school’s athletic department with a concern about…
Silicon Valley may look very different after the pandemic
Akram, who works for Google, moved with her husband and two young children from Los Altos — a 15-minute drive from the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters — to Dallas, Texas. The biggest reason for the move, she said, was cost…
A Louisiana high school senior was accused of violating his graduation’s dress code with his shoes— so a teacher switched with him
Daverius Peters told CNN he showed up to his high school graduation in a pair of black leather Alexander McQueen shoes, ready to walk across the stage to get his diploma when he was stopped, at the door. The faculty…
Liberian rebel sentenced in Switzerland for war crimes, cannibalism
The case was also Switzerland’s first war crimes trial in a civilian court. It involved 46-year-old Alieu Kosiah who went by the nom de guerre “bluff boy” in the rebel faction ULIMO that fought former President Charles Taylor’s army in…
When the pandemic brought her business to a halt, this chef tackled food insecurity with farm-to-table meals
But when Covid hit, everything came to a halt. “I didn’t know where my next penny was coming from,” said Ibraheem, who had to close down her business. “I didn’t know if I would be able to pay any bills.”…
New spacesuits designed for NASA’s next moonwalk
Written by Megan Marples, CNN Humans have explored the infinite abyss beyond Earth’s atmosphere for over half a century. When astronauts explore the vast expanse of outer space, they need to wear high-tech spacesuits to protect them from the frigid…