A forest pest that bedevils Maine residents and tourists with hairs that cause an itchy rash appears to be spreading due to warming temperatures, a group of scientists has found. The browntail moth is a scourge in America’s most forested state, where it defoliates trees and causes a rash in… Read More
First big 2022 election test happens Tuesday
Voters in Texas will usher in the midterm campaign season with primaries that will test exactly how the Republican Party will shift… in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump. Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears well positioned to secure… Read More
I quit! Top Dem retires right before State of the Union
On Tuesday, the House watched President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address… but one more House Democrat has checked out. The previous day, Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., announced his decision not to run for re-election in November. Controversial Formula Increases Animal Lifespan [Sponsored] He has become the… Read More
Man saved after clinging to ice chunk in Alaskan inlet
An Alaska man walking on a shoreline wound up clinging to a chunk of ice for more than 30 minutes in frigid water when the shoreline ice broke loose and carried him out into Cook Inlet. Jaime Snedden, 45, of Homer, was rescued Saturday near the community of Anchor Point… Read More
Big Tech cracks down on Russia’s state-owned channels
As Russia’s war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are moving to restrict Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and misinformation. Google announced Tuesday that it’s blocking the YouTube channels of those outlets in Europe “effective immediately” but acknowledged… Read More
Supreme Court to review adoption regulations
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving a federal law that gives Native Americans preference in adoptions of Native children. The high court said Monday it would take the case that presents the most significant legal challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act since it was passed… Read More
Poll shocker! Americans worry less as omicron fades
Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans’ worries about COVID-19. As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet, fewer people now than in January say they are concerned that they will be infected after the rise and fall of the wildly contagious virus variant, according to… Read More
George P. Bush tested during Texas primary
Fighting to stay in office, George P. Bush — the last of the Bush family still on the ballot — greeted a small outdoor crowd at an Austin brewery sounding like most Republicans running in Texas’ primary Tuesday. He’ll secure the border. He’ll support police. He didn’t mention Donald Trump,… Read More
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband dead at 86
Richard Blum, the husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 86. Feinstein announced her husband’s death in a statement Monday morning that said her “heart is broken today.” She said her husband, a wealthy San Francisco investor, “left things better than… Read More
Pelosi has a State of the Union curveball for Biden
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will stand in the Capitol and deliver his second State of the Union… and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a surprise for him. After two years, Pelosi is expected to lift the House’s mask mandate right before the address, in accordance with the C.D.C.’s new… Read More
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