WASHINGTON – It should not be such a political milestone that Wes Moore is Maryland’s new governor. In a blue state, he ran as a mainstream Democrat against a MAGA Republican who was in the crowd during the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. With state and national GOP leaders all ...
<em>“Man can rebuild a pyramid, but he can’t rebuild a giraffe.”</em><strong><em>– Joy Adamson</em></strong>Global warming, the pandemic and new research on wild animal behaviors have stimulated an ...
This week, the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee released a report calling on the city to pay every black resident $5 million and absolve all of their outstanding personal debt. Their rationale was broad – as it had to be, since California was founded as a free ...
<div class="grid-ten large-grid-nine grid-last content-body content entry-content instapaper_body">Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a ...
U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose 2022 election to the House of Representatives flipped a seat previously held by a Democrat, faces pressure to resign for having reportedly lied extensively about his education, employment history and religious heritage. He also faces ...
When I worked on Reuters’ business desk, we weren’t allowed to parrot press releases reporting that earnings soared 100% from the year before. Why? Because here’s the reality behind some such claims: Acme Pebble’s income last year may have grown from a miserable $100 to only $200. ...
