The pandemic has led to a surge of inexperienced hikers venturing into the outdoors, and that in turn has increased the pressure on search-and-rescue teams, as well as the costs. Increasingly, U.S. states are looking for ways to penalize people who take unnecessary risks. But some question whether these laws might also discourage people from […]
Tracking community transmission is at the heart of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus, scientists say, and in most states the daily dashboards showing new cases have been a critical tool for public health officials trying to track the trajectory of the virus, which has killed 700,000 Americans. Yet for three crucial months […]
This is the Education Briefing, a weekly update on the most important news in U.S. education. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Today, we’re covering one community’s fight over a book ban and the success of New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all public school employees. Fights over banned books […]
A North Carolina woman’s wedgie from a tight pair of denim shorts she wore on a date left her with life-threatening sepsis and a week-long ICU visit. The woman, a 25-year-old named Sam, recounted her unusual medical emergency in which she ‘could’ve easily died’ in a viral TikTok that has garnered more than 8million views. […]
One of Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughters has criticized his manhunt of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie, saying he should ‘back off and let the FBI handle it’. ‘It’s just a publicity stunt. That’s really what it is,’ 28-year-old Cecily Chapman told The Sun of her estranged dad, Duane Chapman, 68, and his highly publicized […]
One of Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughters has criticized his manhunt of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie, saying he should ‘back off and let the FBI handle it’. ‘It’s just a publicity stunt. That’s really what it is,’ 28-year-old Cecily Chapman told The Sun of her estranged dad, Duane Chapman, 68, and his highly publicized […]
Top Democrats say the Republican refusal to allow a vote to avert a federal default is the most powerful argument yet for weakening the Senate’s signature procedural weapon. By Carl Hulse WASHINGTON — With a federal default projected in less than two weeks, leading Senate Democrats increasingly see the Republican blockade against raising the federal […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio has begun to tell people privately that he plans to run for governor of New York next year, according to three people with direct knowledge of his conversations with fellow Democrats and donors. Mr. de Blasio, who has been a polarizing figure during his two terms in office, has also sounded […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – The US Coast Guard and a pipeline executive were questioned sharply on Tuesday (Oct 5) about the response time to a massive oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches and killed wildlife. As miles of beaches remained closed after roughly 3,000 barrels of oil were spilled into the Pacific Ocean, officials […]
It was the final changing of the guard for Sgt. First Class Chelsea Porterfield. She was completing 20 months of service as the first female Sergeant of the Guard, running the day-to-day operations of the unit that for 84 years has stood watch over the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Early on […]