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Cities Voted For Progressive Prosecutors. Republican State Leaders Are Pushing Back.
The last few elections have brought a wave of self-styled progressive prosecutors into office. They've won elections by campaigning on issues like ba…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fighting Noise Pollution
A growing body of research makes it clear that noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health. It has been tied to heart disease and…
2 years, 8 months ago
NPR Investigation Reveals 'Barbaric' Conditions in ICE Detention Facilities
The Biden administration is under intense political pressure from Republicans over immigration, who accuse the president of being too lenient toward …
2 years, 8 months ago
COVID Nearly Sunk the Cruise Industry. Now it's Trying to Make a Comeback.
The CDC says that a new omicron variant called EG.5 is causing a summer wave of COVID cases.
Yet, COVID is nowhere near the threat that it was more th…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Georgia Indictment May Be Trump's Most Difficult Legal Challenge
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump for his role in failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results, implicat…
2 years, 8 months ago
100,000 Afghans Were Airlifted Out Of Kabul. What Happened To Those Who Weren't?
It's been two years since the Taliban entered Kabul, throwing the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan into chaos. Crowds of people des…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Challenges for a Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal
For the past few months, President Biden's top foreign policy advisors have been working as intermediaries between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Eventuall…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Battle Over Book Bans Takes a Toll on Librarians and Comes at a Financial cost
As the battle over book bans in schools and libraries continues to play out in various states across the U.S., the toll it's taking on librarians is …
2 years, 8 months ago
Maui's Devastating Wildfires
Hawaii may be a tourist attraction to many Americans, but for over a million people, it's their home. And like any state in the US, it is not immune …
2 years, 8 months ago
The People Smuggling Fentanyl Across The Border From Mexico May Not Be Who You Think
The number of overdoses from fentanyl continues to soar, as do concerns from those in Washington. Immigration authorities say illicit fentanyl is flo…
2 years, 8 months ago