'We've Made It Through': Bermuda Endures Hurricane Humberto
Hurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed by. (Image credit:...
View ArticleTo Better Understand The Arctic, This Ship Will Spend A Year Frozen Into The Ice
A group of scientists is embarking on a bold plan to better understand an extremely understudied part of the rapidly warming Arctic — the central Arctic Ocean. (Image credit: Ravenna Koenig/NPR)
View Article'We're Young, But We're Not Dumb': Millions March In Global Climate Strike
"We know it's happening. We need change. We demand better," an 11-year-old girl says at a march in Thailand. The rallies call for net zero carbon emissions and other changes. (Image credit: Jeff J...
View ArticleInvestors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The Workforce
A new study found investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies. (Image credit:...
View ArticleA Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, 16, is calling on young people to skip school Friday and hold rallies to demand more action against climate change. (Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)
View Article'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their Work
Day after day, researchers are immersed in the propaganda of ISIS and neo-Nazi factions. But there's almost no discussion of the mental toll of examining the world's most dangerous extremists. (Image...
View ArticleColt Suspends Manufacture Of Controversial AR-15 For Civilian Market
The gun maker says it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts from the military and law enforcement for the semi-automatic weapon that has come for many to be associated with mass shootings,...
View ArticleSome 'Podunk' Town In The Middle Of Nowhere
"Podunk" is supposed to be bleak and isolated. But there are a few things that people who use the term might not know. For one, it really exists. For another, its history predates the United States....
View ArticleNew York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Ends 2020 Presidential Bid
The mayor of America's largest city was one of the last major candidates to enter the race, but his progressive pitch never caught on in the crowded field. (Image credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
View ArticleFar Right Makes Gains In 2 German State Elections As Centrists Hang Onto Power
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won big in this month's Brandenburg and Saxony state elections. A recent poll shows the AfD more popular than ever throughout Germany. (Image credit:...
View ArticleMet Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With...
One of opera's most popular and bankable stars is scheduled to sing at New York's famed opera house next week. But a number of Met employees say that they find the situation untenable. (Image credit:...
View Article23 States Sue Trump Administration In Escalating Battle Over Emissions Standards
The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."...
View ArticleTrump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran (Image credit: Amr...
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