As it has been for nearly 16 months, longer than any time in the nation’s history, the U.S. Capitol is closed to most public visitors. The one-two punch of the coronavirus pandemic that shuttered the Capitol’s doors in the spring…
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given U.S. spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups that might once again use the beleaguered nation to plan attacks against the U.S. homeland. But that will end soon.…
Manchin open to Biden’s ‘human infrastructure’ plans and undoing some Trump tax cuts
WASHINGTON — A key moderate Democratic senator opened the door Tuesday to investing in President Joe Biden’s “human infrastructure” proposals and unwinding some of the Republican tax cuts of 2017. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who is working to ink a…
Trump White House doctor, 13 other House Republicans urge Biden to take cognitive test
The former White House doctor who gave a glowing report in 2018 about then-President Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities is calling on President Joe Biden to take the same test. U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, led a group of 14 Republicans…
The COVID-19 Delta variant: What you need to know
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially declared the Delta variant, a coronavirus strain first detected in India, “a variant of concern.” This designation is given to variants shown to be more transmissible than the original strain,…
Indonesia: Hundreds of Sinovac vaccinated health workers get Covid-19, dozens in hospital
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…