2+ week, 1+ day ago   (651+ words) Daniel Macfarlane is the author of “The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History” and a professor at Western Michigan University’s School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability. The president has said and done many ridiculous things. Because of my personal…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (561+ words) Looking like a luna-tick in the name of health. With a tick season of biblical proportions underway out on the East Coast, checking for the disease-harboring arachnids is key to preventing dangerous infections, such as Lyme disease. And Will Forte…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (327+ words) Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that pending home sales in the US had dropped to their lowest level in three years. That coincided with a sharp drop in construction of new homes, which plummeted to the lowest level in over…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (552+ words) WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Linda McMahon revealed Sunday that a terrifying study showed that as many as 10% of schoolchildren will be molested before completing high school. McMahon vowed that the Trump administration is cracking down on sexual abuse in public education…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (848+ words) The first bench downtown was modest, just sanded wood with no paint. It was stamped with the words, “TO NASHVILLE WITH LOVE.” The next few were splashier, with bright colors and designs. Now, at least 100 handmade benches have appeared at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Late one night in the summer of 1990, Earl Swift was startled awake at his campsite in the White Mountains of New Hampshire by the loudest noise he’d ever heard. He was in his early 30s and only a few weeks into…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (476+ words) Heat waves are becoming the new summertime normal across Europe — and while Europe is doing its best to adapt, travelers need to as well. With the following advice in mind, you can enjoy a cool trip despite hot temps. Time…...

3+ week, 43+ min ago   (792+ words) On a cold January morning in 2010, a 22-year-old woman was walking to work on Staten Island when a man grabbed her from behind, pulled her scarf across her face and yanked her to the ground by the roadside. The attacker…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (262+ words) North Beach in San Francisco was temporarily shut down Saturday after a 58-foot fishing boat carrying roughly 1,000 gallons of diesel ran aground at Point Reyes National Seashore, officials said. The fishing vessel ran aground Friday morning, prompting a multi-agency response…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (376+ words) Bette Midler raged against the “cultural genocide” that is generative AI in the arts, sharing in a fiery Instagram post Friday her disdain for the viral hit song “Celebrate Me” from AI-generated artist IngaRose. The song comes from AI music…...